Events

Don't miss the virtual book launch for Detention #2 by Tim Hensley! He'll be joined in conversation by Kayla E. (Precious Rubbish) and hosted by Floating World Comics--tune in to the Fantagraphics Facebook page on November 2nd at 3:00 PM PST/6:00 PM EST to watch the livestream! About the book: Brilliant cartoonist Tim Hensley (Wally Gropius) returns with his first new comic book since the acclaimed “Sir Alfred No. 3” in 2015! This is a gorgeous, oversized one-shot comic magazine (there is no Detention #1 — it's a joke, folks!) strictly limited to 2000 copies and available only through the...

Don't miss Antoine Maillard (Slash Them All) in conversation with Harry Nordlinger (Vacuum Decay)--they'll be talking horror, comics, and art at Silver Sprocket! Afterwards there will be a book signing and reception. Don't forget your mask! About Slash Them All: Two high school students are found dead, stoking fears amongst the student body and surrounding community of a serial killer on the loose. Yet summer is approaching, and the future is fraught with uncertainty—if only things could go back to normal for just a while longer. Instead, the heightened police presence prevents Pola from dealing at school while her best...

Shary Flenniken in conversation with Larry Reid from 6:00 - 6:30 PM Exhibition on view through Dec. 8th Featuring artwork by: Claudia Chinyere Akole, Shary Flenniken, Megan Kelso, Gareth Brookes, Natalia Novia, Lale Westvind, Anna Haifisch, Ariel López V., Casanova Frankenstein, James Spooner, T. Edward Bak, Madeleine Jubilee Saito, Julia Wald, Rodger Binyone, Jasper Jubenvill, Krusty Wheatfield & V. Vale Short Run and Fantagraphics Bookstore's long-going collaboration continues with the 10th annual Marathon Art Show. The title references comic artists' tireless commitment to the craft. This show features original work from the festival's special guests, a few stand-out exhibitors, and...

Stop by and see us at the annual (and beloved) Short Run Comix & Arts Festival! We'll have tons of books (including our newest releases) and merch at our table F:32-33, plus signings with our Fanta artists! Here's the signing schedule: 12:00-1:00 pm: Mannie Murphy (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden) 1:00-2:00 pm: Megan Kelso (Who Will Make the Pancakes: Five Stories) 2:00-3:00 pm: Casanova Frankenstein (How to Make a Monster: Ugly Memories of Chicago from a South Side Escapee) 3:00-4:00 pm: Alex Graham (Dog Biscuits) 4:00-5:00 pm: Ellen Forney (Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life) 5:00-6:00...

Don't miss a book signing with the legendary Hernandez brothers--Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez will be signing copies of their books and comics at Bart's Books on November 5th! About Love and Rockets: In 1982, Fantagraphics Books published the first issue of Love and Rockets by the Hernandez brothers (Gilbert, Jaime, and Mario), and the series has since gone on to become the publisher’s flagship title, a monumental work of graphic fiction. Collected under the umbrella of L&R, the series is comprised of two separate ongoing stories: Gilbert chronicles the colorful inhabitants of the fictional Latin American town of Palomar, while Jaime...

Don't miss Megan Kelso's event at the Seattle Public Library! She'll discuss her new book, Who Will Make the Pancakes: Five Stories, with Phyllis Fletcher (NPR, NYT) and then sign copies. 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 contemporaneously with the author’s own journey as a mother— wrestle with the concept of motherhood and the way the experience informs and impacts concepts of identity, racism,...

Don't miss a book signing and reception with Antoine Maillard for his new book, Slash Them All! About the book: Two high school students are found dead, stoking fears amongst the student body and surrounding community of a serial killer on the loose. Yet summer is approaching, and the future is fraught with uncertainty—if only things could go back to normal for just a while longer. Instead, the heightened police presence prevents Pola from dealing at school while her best friend, the typically discreet Daniel, resists increasingly morbid impulses. News crews speculate about the Bloody Batter, triggering PTSD and fueling paranoia....

Don't miss the book launch for Simon Hanselmann's newest collection, Below Ambition--he'll be joined by Anna Haifisch, whose newest book, Schappi, "radiates a satisfying complexity" (TCJ.com)! There will be live music by Simon, a reading by Anna, and a Q&A session and book signing with both artists! About Below Ambition: Following Simon Hanselmann's 2021 smash hit graphic novel Crisis Zone — which captured the zeitgeist of life under Covid and the New York Times Book Review called "the first great work of pandemic fiction" — things settle down, and Megg the Witch and Werewolf Jones get the band back together. Megg...

Don't miss Megan Kelso's presentation and book signing for Who Will Make the Pancakes: Five Stories at Destiny City Comics! 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 contemporaneously with the author’s own journey as a mother— wrestle with the concept of motherhood and the way the experience informs and impacts concepts of identity, racism, class, love, and even abuse. The book opens with “Watergate Sue,” originally...

Fantagraphics Bookstore welcomes legendary musician Kid Congo Powers reading from his fascinating new memoir, Some New Kind of Kick, followed by a conversation with fellow guitarist Tom Price and book signing. A former member of the Cramps, Gun Club, and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds as well as a prodigious solo career, Powers offers a unique perspective on contemporary counterculture as a pioneering gay Latino punk rocker.

Don't miss Megan Kelso's book launch for Who Will Make the Pancakes: Five Stories at Danger Room Comics--she'll be in conversation with Danger Room's own Frank Hussey and then she'll sign copies of her books! 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 contemporaneously with the author’s own journey as a mother— wrestle with the concept of motherhood and the way the experience informs and impacts concepts...

See You At San Diego examines the rise of comix fandom from the seminal period of San Diego Comic Con and the artists that started it. Author Mathew Klickstein will be joined by cartoonist Roberta Gregory, science fiction and fantasy writer Astrid Anderson, Department of Cinema Studies Associate Professor Dr Erin Hanna, and Fantagraphics founder Gary Groth on a panel discussing this compelling pop culture phenomenon. About the book: This full-fledged oral history, bursting with intimate reflections, hilarious observations, and at times, heartbreaking, often thought-provoking stories, is about how the geek at last inherited the earth and the story of...

In person at Brookline Booksmith! Celebrate the release of Invisible Wounds with author Jess Ruliffson, in conversation with Heather Hopp-Bruce--RSVP here (link)! About the book: 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...

Don’t miss Megan Kelso’s presentation and book signing for Who Will Make the Pancakes: Five Stories at Third Place Books Ravenna! 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 contemporaneously with the author’s own journey as a mother— wrestle with the concept of motherhood and the way the experience informs and impacts concepts of identity, racism, class, love, and even abuse. The book opens with “Watergate Sue,” originally serialized...

Don’t miss Megan Kelso’s book signing and reception for Who Will Make the Pancakes: Five Stories at Floating World Comics! 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 contemporaneously with the author’s own journey as a mother— wrestle with the concept of motherhood and the way the experience informs and impacts concepts of identity, racism, class, love, and even abuse. The book opens with “Watergate Sue,” originally serialized...

Steve Brodner will discuss work from his new book Living and Dying in America: A Daily Chronicle 2020-2022--the first 25 people to arrive will receive a complimentary signed book! The event will feature a talk, Q&A session, and book signing. Come with ideas for projects you would like to begin! Living and Dying in America will be available for purchase and signing during the event. A graphic artist and political cartoonist working since the 1970's, Steve Brodner's work has been published in most major magazines and newspapers in the US. He has been a teacher at SVA since the 1990's...

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...