Events

It’s hard to imagine the field of comics being as diverse and vibrant as it is today without publisher Fantagraphics Books. Founded in 1976 by Gary Groth and Mike Catron (joined by the late Kim Thompson in 1977), Fantagraphics began by publishing the collector’s magazine Amazing Heroes before beginning to publish comics in 1979. During its existence, the company has published and championed such alternative comics greats as Dan Clowes, the Hernandez Brothers, Jessica Abel, and Charles Burns, along with reprints of classic comics and the influential The Comics Journal. In We Told You So: Comics as Art, comics historian and...

Come meet Jim Blanchard. He'll be at Comics Place signing your autograph journals and selling his books, comics and magazines. Texas-born artist Jim Blanchard has lived all across the U.S.A. and in Norway. From 1982–1988, he edited and published the punk zine Blatch. In 1987, he moved to Seattle, Washington, where he’s been an illustrator, cartoonist, and designer. He now lives in Bellingham with his wife Diana and dog Henry. Fantagraphics Books recently published a coffee table book of his work entitled Visual Abuse. Visual Abuse (available at Comics Place or Fantagraphics Press) is an outrageous and optically rich collection...

Comix Revolution welcomes Evanston resident Emil Ferris as she signs copies of My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, her bestselling debut graphic novel set in 1960s Chicago that became an instant publishing sensation when released this winter. Called “a dazzling tour-de-force” by NPR while being hailed by The New Yorker for pyrotechnic drawings that “are already placing her among the greatest practitioners of the form,” the book is the first installment of a projected two-volume set. Sunday, April 30, 2017 1:00pm - 2:30pm Comix Revolution 

Drew Friedman’s two recent books Heroes of the Comics and More Heroes of the Comics, published by Fantagraphics books, depicted the great early comic book creators who entered into the dawn of the business between 1935–1955, a milestone in the early history of comic books. The Museum of Illustration at the Society of Illustrators is proud to present 100 original, meticulous color illustrations from Friedman’s two books. Among the colorful subjects are comics pioneer Max (M.C.) Gaines, the creators of Superman Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster, and Superman publishers Harry Donenfled and Jack Liebowitz, and comic book legends including Batman...

You are invited to celebrate the exhibit Heroes of the Comics. Begins at 6:00PM Society of Illustrators 128 East 63rd Street New York, NY Cash bar Al Jaffee by Drew Friedman

Join animators and cartoonists Cathy Malkasian (Percy Gloom) and Robert Goodin (The Kurdles) as they sit in conversation to celebrate the release of Cathy's masterful new book, Eartha.

Lots of guests! Lots of books! More details at http://www.torontocomics.com/

Cathy Malkasian presents Eartha Eartha is Cathy Malkasian’s fourth graphic novel — a metaphorical fable that resonates with contemporary themes. An exhibition of original art continues through June 7. 

One of the original feminist and radical bookstores, Women and Children First of Chicago welcome Emil Ferris to their store on May 19th to sign copies of her breakaway bestseller, My Favorite Thing is Monsters Vol. 1  In this highly acclaimed graphic novel, Karen Reyes tries to solve the murder of her enigmatic upstairs neighbor, Anka Silverberg, a holocaust survivor, while the interconnected stories of those around her unfold. When Karen's investigation takes us back to Anka's life in Nazi Germany, the reader discovers how the personal and political, the past and present, converge. Emil Ferris grew up Chicago during the...

Join visual artist Jim Blanchard for an art show opening and book signing at Floating World Comics in Portland! Featured works on display are found in his latest book, Visual Abuse, a collection work starting with ephemera from Blanchard's influential art during the Seattle grunge era, to hyper-psychedelic and complex fine art pieces. The exhibition will be on display all month long at Floating World. Thursday, June 1st 6-9pm