Colorful grease paint, gravity-defying wigs, and elaborate sewing marvels: welcome to the wonderful world of cosplay. Comic book writer/artist, and animator Dash Shaw loving explores this costume-crazed fandom in his latest book Cosplayers. Dash will be joined in conversation with writer and curator Dan Nadel. There will also be a small preview of the film based on his previous book Doctors.
R. Crumb: Early Works, 1965 - 1967 Opening Saturday, September 10, 6:00 to 9:00 PM Exhibition continues through November 2, 2016
The Beguiling is proud to welcome our long-time pal Dash Shaw, creator of the graphic novels Cosplayers, New School, Body World, and so many more for a very special signing at the shop! See Dash is in town because one of his comics has been turned into a film, and it’s screening at The Toronto International Film Festival, or TIFF, from September 11th through the 16th! Hooray! Here’s where it gets super interesting: The film is screening at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema (around the corner) on Tuesday, September 13, at 4:00pm. So Dash is gonna come by a do...
Add this event to your SPX 2016 calendar, and come to the Library of Congress West Dining Room on Friday, September 16th to hear founder, owner, and publisher Gary Groth talk about the humble beginnings of Fantagraphics books and the advent of the graphic novel. Friday, September 16, 2016 Fantagraphics Books and the Advent of the Graphic Novel SPEAKER: Gary Groth, editor and publisher, Fantagraphics Books. Where:Â West Dining Room, 6th floor, Madison Building When:Â Friday, September 16, 2016, 11:30 AM-1:00 PM Sponsored by the Serial & Government Publications Division Information about the talk is available at:Â http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/calendar.html
Ed Luce, creator of the Wuvable Oaf comics series, will discuss his work!
Join Lawrence "Rawdog" Hubbard to celebrate the release of the collected Real Deal Comix. Music, hanging, friends, and comics = perfect Friday night
You know what's up! All the guests, books, and hotel conference centers you could ask for in one convenient location, the North Bethesda Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. All this only means one thing, it's time for SPX! Small Press Expo is the premier independent comic convention for fans, artists, and publishers of outstanding comics art. Make sure to check our blog for all the signing schedule, panels, and debut book info. It's our 40th birthday and we're doing this party right!
In celebration of the release of Fantagraphics Books Inc.'s THE MEAT CAKE BIBLE, PhilaMOCA will host a very special evening with Dame Darcy! Darcy will be reading, singing, and signing copies of her new book, which will be available at the event. Plus special opening performers Gavin Riley Smoke Machine and Beth Heinly. Doors 7, Event 7:30, $5 admission Dame Darcy is known worldwide as a sequential artist for over 25 years, and has published about 100 books internationally.
The art exhibit, Robert Williams Slang Aesthetic travels from Los Angeles to the Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe, NM. The exhibition runs from September 23rd-November 27th with a series of opening events running all weekend long! Friday Sep 23, 5-6p Members' Preview 6-8p Public Reception Saturday Sep 24, 2-3p Gallery tour with Williams and curator Meg Linton Sunday Sep 25, 1p Robert Williams: Mr. Bitchin' screening and Q&A with Williams and film director Nancye Ferguson The exhibition features 60+ paintings, drawings, and hot rods by Robert Williams.
Come to Desert Island to celebrate the release of Ted Stearn's  (Fuzz & Pluck) newest book, The Moolah Tree! About the book: Pluck, an irritable and featherless rooster, and his best pal, the awkwardly unsocialized but lovable teddy bear known as Fuzz, met long ago in a garbage truck. A tenuous if decidedly co-dependent friendship followed, sending them on a series of not-so-heroic adventures. But now, we find them on a ramshackle barge, slowly drifting out to sea. How did they get there? How will they escape? The answer lies in the book’s title, but the true fun is in...
The centerpiece of the festival, the French Comics Framed exhibition, will be on view September 27 -November 5 at The Cooper Union, an institution known for its high-quality arts, architecture and engineering programs. The show will feature a selection of the best of French comics, presented through images and illustrations highlighting architecture in the design Franco-Belgian comics as well as Franco-Belgian comics narrative style. The exhibit takes the viewer on a journey through time and space, from Hergé’s well-known “ligne claire” to groundbreaking structural innovations by artists such as Fred (Philémon), and to the new scene of French comics today, with images from cutting-edge...
thelastcat presents ~ Spiritual Billionaires ~ ~ Jay Howell, Matt Furie, Lisa Hanawalt, Chris Sullivan, Johnny Ryan ~ ~ window show by Kris Chau ~ opening reception Friday, Sept 30th, 7pm-10pm. RVCA San Francisco. 1485 Haight St. San Francisco, CA 94117
American Blood is the new collection from Ben Marra, the definitive assembling of Marra’s most underground (and hardest to find) comics. Containing his provocative debut works including “Gangsta Rap Posse,” “The Naked Heroes,” “Lincoln Washington,” “Ripper,” and “The Incredibly Fantastic Adventures of Maureen Dowd,” the new collection is perhaps more timely than ever as the lines blur ever greater between satire and reality. American Blood will launch at a special event presented by The Beguiling and Suspect Video, featuring an audio/visual presentation by Ben Marra and a moderated Q&A hosted by The Beguiling's Alex Hoffman. The launch will also include...
