Events

Don't miss the launch event for Drew Friedman's newest book, Maverix and Lunatix: Icons of Underground Comix! He'll be joined in conversation with Funny Pages writer and director Owen Kline and there will be a book signing following their discussion. Book cover posters will be free to all who purchase tickets--get your tickets here (link)! About Maverix and Lunatix: Perverted, Insane, Degenerate, Brilliant. Artist Drew Friedman pays tribute to the great underground comix creators from Z (Zap) to A (Arcade). With the publication of R. Crumb's debut issue of ZAP in 1968, the Underground Comix revolution exploded, creating a major paradigm shift...

Don't miss the book launch for Tommi Parrish's brilliant new book, Men I Trust! They'll be joined by special guests, with readings by Jayson Keery, Eli Nixon, and Kurt Ankeny and performances by Pussy Vision and Father Hotep! About the book: Tommi Parrish's sophomore graphic novel establishes them as one of the most exciting voices in contemporary literature. Eliza is a thirtysomething struggling single mother and poet. Sasha, a twentysomething yearning for direction in life, just moved back in with her parents and dabbles as a sex worker. The two strike up an unlikely friendship that, as it veers toward something...

Join Jess Ruliffson in conversation with Bryan Doerries and Peter Catapano as they discuss Invisible Wounds, Jess’ new comics journalism project which is based on candid, compassionate graphic interviews with returning war vets from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. Cartoonist Jess Ruliffson spent five years traveling across the country interviewing veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, from kitchen tables in Georgia and libraries in New York City to dive bars in Mississippi and back porches in Vermont. What she finds is that the real experience of soldiers at war is a far cry from depictions in popular media...

Hey San Francisco, catch Megan Kelso at the inimitable Silver Sprocket! She'll be discussing her gorgeous new book, Who Will Make the Pancakes: Five Stories with Rina Ayuyang, whose newest book, The Man in the McIntosh Suit, is out in Spring 2023! About Megan Kelso: Megan Kelso has been drawing comics for over 30 years. In 2007, she was invited by The New York Times to serialize her "Watergate Sue" comic as part of the weekly "Funny Pages" feature. In 2019, she was selected for a public art commission for Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Her books include The Squirrel Mother...

Who will make the pancakes? The Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery will! They'll be slinging pancakes and mimosas with Megan Kelso to celebrate the release of her bestselling new book, Who Will Make the Pancakes: Five Stories! What could be better than that? Plus this is the perfect opportunity to get all your holiday shopping done in one place! About the book: Who Will Make the Pancakes collects five deeply social stories by the acclaimed cartoonist Megan Kelso, exploring the connective tissue that binds us together despite our individual, interior experience. These stories, created over the past 15 years — roughly...

Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez are going back to the site of their first signing back in the day: Golden Apple Comics! "Back in 1982, when Golden Apple was only 3 years old, we stocked an indie comic that a few locals made called Love & Rockets. It turns out, we also hosted the first signing back in the day with Los Bros. Hernandez and continued to bring them back and support their Fantagraphics creations until the last issue #50 & beyond. This year brings the 40th Anniversary of the beloved series Love and Rockets and Golden Apple has carried it...

Don't miss Ho Che Anderson (Godhead 1, King) in conversation with Peter Birkemoe (The Beguiling, TCAF) at the Lillian H. Smith branch of the Toronto Public Library! They'll be discussing his newest book, Godhead 2, the concluding volume and resolution to the futuristic corporate thriller! This event is co-hosted by The Beguiling and the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation & Fantasy. About the book: In the second and concluding volume of Godhead, GH2 picks up from where GH1 ended, with Racer Calhoun and the rest of Cadre Zeus finally learning why they've been assembled: to destroy Oceanus, the scientific facility...

Hey Philly, don’t miss Tommi Parrish’s Men I Trust book launch and exhibition at Partners and Son! They’ll be joined in conversation by Sally Madden (Thick Lines Podcast) on January 21st at 6:00 pm! About the book: Tommi Parrish's sophomore graphic novel establishes them as one of the most exciting voices in contemporary literature. Eliza is a thirtysomething struggling single mother and poet. Sasha, a twentysomething yearning for direction in life, just moved back in with her parents and dabbles as a sex worker. The two strike up an unlikely friendship that, as it veers toward something more, becomes a...

Tommi Parrish is coming to Seattle! Don't miss their conversation with Jas Keimig (The Stranger) at the Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery! About Men I Trust: Eliza is a thirtysomething struggling single mother and poet. Sasha, a twentysomething yearning for direction in life, just moved back in with her parents and dabbles as a sex worker. The two strike up an unlikely friendship that, as it veers toward something more, becomes a deeply resonant exploration of how far people are wil­ling to go to find intimacy in a society that is increasingly not conducive to it. In Sasha and Eliza, Parrish has...

Tommi Parrish will be signing copies of their beautiful books at Floating World Comics--don't miss it! About Men I Trust: Eliza is a thirtysomething struggling single mother and poet. Sasha, a twentysomething yearning for direction in life, just moved back in with her parents and dabbles as a sex worker. The two strike up an unlikely friendship that, as it veers toward something more, becomes a deeply resonant exploration of how far people are wil­ling to go to find intimacy in a society that is increasingly not conducive to it. In Sasha and Eliza, Parrish has created two of the most...