Dash Shaw (Blurry) and Olivier Schrauwen (Sunday) are going on tour! They'll be discussing their books with Conor Stechschulte (Ultrasound), with a signing to follow, at Quimby's Bookstore on November 9th!
Dash Shaw (Blurry) and Olivier Schrauwen (Sunday) are going on tour! They'll be discussing their books with Sandi Tan (Lurkers), with a signing to follow, at Secret Headquarters on November 12th! Pre-order your books here.
Dash Shaw (Blurry) and Olivier Schrauwen (Sunday) are going on tour! They'll be discussing their books with Justin Hall (No Straight Lines: Four Decades Of Queer Comics), with a signing to follow, at Comix Experience on November 14th!
It's a party! Caitlin McGurk will be celebrating the release of her new book, Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund, at Seventh Son Brewing Co. on November 14th! This event is a fundraiser for the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, and $1 of every beverage purchased will be donated to support their important work.
Join us for an in-person event with the Curator of Comics and Cartoon Art at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Caitlin McGurk for a discussion of her new book Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund. Joining Caitlin in conversation is Françoise Mouly, TOON Books publisher and the New Yorker art editor. This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street. This event is co-presented with the Society of Illustrators. For more information, please visit their website at societyillustrators.org. Get your tickets for the event here (link)!
Hey Portland, don't miss Josh Simmons (Jessica Farm) and Patrick Keck (Crusher Loves Bleeder Bleeder Loves Crusher)at Floating World! About Jessica Farm: Like a Lynchian take on Alice in Wonderland, Jessica Farm opens with an exterior of what could be any Midwestern farmhouse. Once inside, we track our titular heroine (she is a person, not a place) as she bounds out of bed on Christmas morning and goes about her routine, eventually breakfasting with her grandparents. The banality of the situation is subverted by a ratcheting sense of dread, as we discover that Jessica’s increasingly nightmarish house — where...
Stop by the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery on December 7th from 5:00-7:00 pm for a book signing event withPatrick Keck (Crusher Loves Bleeder Bleeder Loves Crusher) and Mark Ostler (Adventures in Accounting), accompanied by live music by The Mistons, The Zack Static Sect, and DJ Rad Fallout! We can't think of a better way to get your holiday shopping done!
Hey Seattle, don't miss your chance to meet Maria Bamford and Scott Marvel Cassidy! They'll be signing copies of their charming graphic novella, Hogbook and Lazer Eyes, at the Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery on January 4th at 2:00 pm!
Hey Berkeley, don't miss the first stop on Briana Loewinsohn's Raised By Ghosts tour! She'll be discussing her "Lovely and atmospheric" (Rainbow Rowell) YA graphic novel with Judd Winick (cartoonist of the bestselling book series HILO) at Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore on February 4th at 7:00 pm, with a signing to follow. RVSP here (link)!
"Lovely and atmospheric, Raised by Ghosts is a potent trip back to the 1990s. I could feel myself unfolding one of Loewinsohn's handwritten notes." — Rainbow Rowell Hey Portland, don’t miss a talk with Briana Loewinsohn! She’s coming to town to celebrate the release of Raised By Ghosts, her brilliant YA graphic novel that’s a love letter to family and all of the messy complexities they come with! She’ll be in conversation with Thien Pham, the artist behind many delightful books, including Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam!
