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SUMMARY:Walker Tate (Laser Eye Surgery) Book Launch at Desert Island
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss the book launch for Laser Eye Surgery\, Walker Tate’s idiosyncratic and lopsided take on sight\, paranoia\, and the comics form! He’ll be at Desert Island on September 5th at 7:00 pm.
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/walker-tate-laser-eye-surgery-book-launch-at-desert-island-comics/
LOCATION:Desert Island\, 490 Metropolitan Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11211\, United States
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SUMMARY:Des Moines\, IA: Greg and Fake (Santos Sisters) at Galaxy Con
DESCRIPTION:Catch Greg and Fake in Des Moines\, Iowa: they’ll be at Galaxy Con on September 12th-13th! https://ow.ly/jmhJ50WTrRW
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/des-moines-ia-greg-and-fake-santos-sisters-at-galaxy-con/
LOCATION:Iowa Events Center\, 730 3rd Street\, Des Moines\, IA\, 50309\, United States
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SUMMARY:Bethesda\, MD: Fantagraphics at Booth W51-55 at Small Press Expo
DESCRIPTION:Fantagraphics is going to SPX! Catch us there at our regular booth–W51-55–on September 13th-14th! We’ll be hosting signings with Special Guests Kayla E. (Precious Rubbish)\, Julia Gfrörer (World Within the World: Collected Minicomix & Short Works 2010-2022)\, Jordan Crane (Goes Like This)\, and more! We’ll also have a table full of books: new and forthcoming releases\, our Ignatz nominees (request a ballot here)\, everything your heart can desire! \n\nSigning Schedule for booth W51-55:\nSaturday\, September 13th:\n12:00-1:00 pm: Paul Karasik (How to Read Nancy: The Elements of Comics in Three Easy Panels) + Marc Sobel (Reading Love and Rockets) + Zachary J. Pinson (The Woman With Fifty Faces) \n1:00-2:00 pm: Lee Lai (Stone Fruit) + Beth Hetland (Tender)\n2:00-3:00 pm: Jordan Crane (Goes Like This) + Julia Gfrörer (World Within the World)\n3:30-4:30 pm: Briana Loewinsohn (Raised By Ghosts) + Kayla E. (Precious Rubbish)\n5:00-6:00 pm: Tim Lane (Mythologies and Apocrypha #2) + Mia Wolff (Lost and Found) \nSunday\, September 14th:\n1:00-2:00 pm: Kayla E. (Precious Rubbish) + Jordan Crane (Goes Like This)\n2:00-3:00 pm: Ann Telnaes (Trump’s ABC) + Briana Loewinsohn (Raised By Ghosts)\n3:00-4:00 pm: Tim Lane (Mythologies and Apocrypha #2) + Charles Forsman (I Am Not Okay With This) + Mia Wolff (Lost and Found)\n4:30-5:30 pm: Julia Gfrörer (World Within the World) + Beth Hetland (Tender) + Marc Sobel (Reading Love and Rockets) \n\nProgramming Schedule:\nSaturday\, September 13th at 12:30 pm in Brookside C: The Legacy of Highwater Books and Red Ink: Come sit around the campfire with Jordan Crane (Goes Like This\, Keeping Two)\, Brian Ralph (Daybreak\, Reggie-12)\, and Tom Devlin (Drawn & Quarterly) and some surprise guests as they reminisce about the halcyon days of the late 90s when Highwater\, Red Ink\, and Fort Thunder were at their creative peaks. It’s all about the community and reckless adventures! \nSaturday\, September 13th at 2:00 pm in White Oak Room: The Only Way Out Is Through: Working through trauma in the form of a graphic memoir is a process that is both difficult and therapeutic. But what happens when it’s done and out in the world? Moderator Alice Santos will discuss this with Kayla E. (Precious Rubbish)\, Natalie Norris (Dear Mini)\, Briana Loewinsohn (Raised By Ghosts)\, and Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell (The Joy Of Snacking). \nSaturday\, September 13th at 3:00 pm in White Oak Room: Navigating Family Trauma: Growing up in a dysfunctional family can be difficult to process\, but a number of cartoonists have done so in their comics. Moderator Sally Madden will discuss the funny\, sad\, and sometimes absurd ways that Lee Lai (Stone Fruit)\, Eagle Valiant Brosi (Black Cohosh)\, Melissa Mendes (The Weight)\, and Mara Ramirez (Flea) have done it. \nSaturday\, September 13th at 3:30 pm in Brookside C: Paul Karasik And The New York Trilogy: Legendary editor\, educator\, and cartoonist Paul Karasik will discuss his newest project: The New York Trilogy\, an adaptation of Paul Auster’s short story collection that he did in collaboration with David Mazzucchelli & Lorenzo Mattotti. \nSaturday\, September 13th at 4:30 pm in Brookside C: Other New York Cities: New York City: The City That Never Sleeps has been the setting for countless stories. Dean Haspiel (The Red Hook)\, Rachel Coad (New York City Glow)\, Peter Kuper (The System)\, and Josh Neufeld (“Supply Chain Superhero”) all have their own interpretations of the city\, and moderator Faith Cox will go into detail with them. \nSaturday\, September 13th at 5:30 pm in Brookside C: Carousel: Since 1997\, R. Sikoryak has hosted Carousel\, a series of comics readings and visual performances by cartoonists and theater artists. This special edition of Carousel at SPX features exhibiting artists and guests\, performing live. Join us for an audio-visual journey to the place where comics and performance collide! Featuring: Gigi Murakami (Resenter)\, Keith Knight\, (K Chronicles)\, Kevin Huizenga (Curses)\, Tom Gauld (Revenge Of The Librarians)\, Julia Gfrörer (World Within The World)\, and R. Sikoryak (Constitution Illustrated). \nSunday\, September 14th at 12:00 pm in Glen Echo Room: Connecting With Your Audience Through Cover Design Workshop: Learn the basics of designing a compelling graphic novel cover with Briana Loewinsohn and Thien Pham! We’ll cover key principles like composition\, typography\, and visual storytelling to help you create eye-catching designs that reflect your story. Whether you are self-publishing or working with a graphic designer at a publishing house\, you’ll gain practical tips for translating your novel’s themes into a visually striking cover. Walk away with a solid foundation in cover design to kickstart your own creative projects. \nSunday\, September 14th at 1:00 pm in Brookside C: Censorship And Resistance: Free expression is under attack in the US in an unprecedented way. Warren Bernard will moderate a discussion with some of the most significant figures related to censorship in comics history\, as they discuss how they have found ways to resist it. Panelists include Gary Hallgren (Air Pirates Funnies)\, Denis Kitchen (Kitchen Sink\, CBLDF)\, John Kelly (Dummy)\, Ann Telnaes (Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist)\, and Maia Kobabe (Gender Queer). \nSunday\, September 14th at 2:30 pm in White Oak Room: Ideas: Tom Gauld and Kevin Huizenga In Conversation: Moderator Marc Sobel will engage with Tom Gauld (Revenge of the Librarians) and Kevin Huizenga (Curses) in a free-flowing conversation about ideas. How does each cartoonist organize their thoughts on paper? How does doodling enable them to talk through their process to a finished comic? In what ways do the images themselves convey the same meaning as words? \nSunday\, September 14th at 3:30 pm in White Oak Room: Psychological Horror: The most frightening horror stories don’t necessarily involve blood\, gore\, or jump scares. It’s the stories that unsettle you with atmosphere and terrifying realizations that are often the scariest. Julia Gfrörer (World Within The World)\, Beth Hetland (Tender)\, and Ashley Robin Franklin (The Skin You’re In) will explain why with moderator Francesca Lyn. \nSunday\, September 14th at 4:00 pm in Brookside C: Depicting The Impossible: Mediating Meaning Through Formal Play: How do you express sound in comics? How do you depict horrifying trauma without it overwhelming you? How do you adapt a story that doesn’t seem to fit in comics? Faith Cox will discuss how innovative formal solutions and play can help depict the impossible with Kayla E. (Precious Rubbish)\, Joonas Sildre (Between Two Sounds)\, Paul Karasik (New York Trilogy)\, and Peter Kuper (Insectopolis). \n\nIgnatz Nominees:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSPX Debuts:
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/bethesda-md-fantagraphics-at-booth-w51-55-at-small-press-expo/
LOCATION:North Bethesda Marriott Hotel & Conference Center\, 5701 Marinelli Road\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20852\, United States
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SUMMARY:Max Huffman (Dogtangle) Fall ’25 Book Tour
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss the Fall tour for Dogtangle\, Max Huffman‘s satirical comedy about an ambitious power couple in a bleak corporate landscape who defy God and nature to create a modern Cerberus for their time!
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/max-huffman-dogtangle-fall-25-book-tour/
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SUMMARY:Kayla E. (Precious Rubbish) Fall '25  Book Tour
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss the Fall ’25 tour for Precious Rubbish\, “a scream as precisely pitched as a middle C from a tuning fork” (The New York Times)!
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/kayla-e-precious-rubbish-fall-25-book-tour/
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SUMMARY:Columbus\, OH: Fantagraphics at Table 2 at Cartoon Crossroads Columbus
DESCRIPTION:Fantagraphics is going to CXC! We’ll be there at Table 2 and we’ve got some fantastic guests: Kayla E. (Precious Rubbish)\, Carol Tyler (The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief)\, Charles Burns (Kommix\, Final Cut)\, and Don Simpson (The Complete Megaton Man Universe Volume 1: The 1980s). Keep scrolling for the full schedule: \n\nTable 2 Signing Schedule:\nSaturday\, September 20th:\n12:00-1:00 pm: Don Simpson (The Complete Megaton Man Universe Volume 1: The 1980s)\n1:00-2:00 pm: Carol Tyler (The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief)\n2:00-3:00 pm: Charles Burns (Kommix\, Final Cut) \nSunday\, September 21st:\n2:00-3:00 pm: Charles Burns (Kommix\, Final Cut)\n3:00-4:00 pm: Carol Tyler (The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief) \n\nProgramming:\nFriday\, September 19th at 11:00 am in the Eisner Room at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum: The Eyes of My Eyes Are Opened: How Precious Rubbish Makes Use of Comics to Tell the Story of a Childhood Shaped by Trauma: There isn’t enough language in the world to wrap all the way around atrocity. Sometimes the truth is too intimate or hideous to tell with text or images alone. Kayla E.\, author of Precious Rubbish\, expands on why only comics can tell the story of a childhood shaped by trauma. \nFriday\, September 19th at 2:00 pm in the Robinson Gallery (upstairs/second floor) at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum: Guided Gallery Tour with Carol Tyler – Write It Down\, Draw It Out: The Comics Art of Carol Tyler: Join cartoonist Carol Tyler for a personalized guided tour through the exhibit\, Write It Down\, Draw It Out: The Comics Art of Carol Tyler. The exhibit explores Tyler’s artistic origins and working process\, extensive examples of diaries\, sketches\, notes\, rare artifacts\, and other personal materials that fueled the inspiration and led to the development of her story making style. \nFriday\, September 19th at 3:00 pm in the Wexner Lobby at the Wexner Center for the Arts: Charles Burns Signing: Cartoonist Charles Burns will participate in a limited signing in the Wexner lobby from 3-3:45 pm. Limit one signed item per customer. Books available for purchase at the Wexner book store. \nFriday\, September 19th at 4:00 pm in the Wexner Center for the Arts: CXC Keynote: Charles Burns: Hear from one of the most influential cartoonists of his generation whose work ranges from Criterion Collection covers to the landmark graphic novel Black Hole. \nInternationally renowned cartoonist Charles Burns is best known for early work in Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly’s avant-garde comics magazine RAW and such influential comics as Black Hole (1995–2005)\, X’d Out (2010)\, The Hive (2012)\, and many more. For this keynote address as part of Cartoon Crossroads Columbus\, Burns reflects on his distinguished career and recent work\, such as Final Cut (2023)\, Kommix (2024)\, and Unwholesome Love (2024). Burns will be interviewed by comics writer and film & comics scholar (Appalachian State University)\, Craig Fischer. \nA reception at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum follows the presentation. \nFree with ticket: \nhttps://wexarts.org/talks-more/cxc-visiting-cartoonist-charles-burns \nSaturday\, September 20th at 2:00 pm at the CXC Signing Table – Second floor\, end of the “L” in the CML Main Branch: Signing with Caitlin McGurk (Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund) \nSunday\, September 21st at 11:45 am at the Columbus Museum of Art: Queer Brunch: Join master-of-ceremonies Justin Hall and 2025 CXC special guest Kayla E. for brunch at the Columbus Museum of Art where LGBTQIA+ comic artists and enthusiasts will have a space to meet\, eat and enjoy each other’s company. \nKayla E. (she/her) is an award-winning Texas-born artist of Mexican American descent whose graphic novel debut\, Precious Rubbish\, is a work of trauma recollection told in the style of post-war children’s comics. \nQueer Brunch M.C. Justin Hall is a San Francisco-based cartoonist and the editor of the Anthology No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics and producer of the subsequent documentary No Straight Lines: Rise of Queer Comics. \nWhether you’re curious about the history\, future\, or present state of queer comics or just want to discuss comics-craft and personal experiences about being a queer artist\, this event was made for you. \nFree with ticket: https://13351p.blackbaudhosting.com/13351p/tickets?tab=2&txobjid=c8f277e7-9bd7-400e-aa8a-9c70ee2f2c29 \nGround floor: Schottenstein Property Group Pavilion \nSunday\, September 21st at 1:00 pm in the Auditorium of the CML Main Branch: My Old Therapist Was Worried About Me Publishing This Book: Spotlight on Kayla E.: Kayla E.’s harrowing memoir Precious Rubbish is a stunning achievement and is not for the faint of heart. It is a masterfully designed graphic novel about pain\, trauma\, child abuse and incest told in a style that perfectly evokes the lighthearted children’s comics of the 1950s and ‘60s. She will be interviewed by comics historian John Kelly (DUMMY\, The Comics Journal) who had the experience of watching Precious Rubbish evolve from its earliest initial manuscript into the masterpiece it is today. \nSunday\, September 21st at 2:00 pm at the CXC Signing Table – Second floor\, end of the “L” in the CML Main Branch: Signing with Kayla E. (Precious Rubbish) \nSunday\, September 21st at 2:00 pm in the Auditorium of the CML Main Branch: Spotlight on Carol Tyler: Join renowned cartoonist Carol Tyler for an exploration of her new graphic novel\, The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief(Fantagraphics 2025) which is debuting at CXC. The Ephemerata draws upon Tyler’s own bereavement to bring forth a masterful exploration of uncharted emotional territory for herself and others\, in a work that is both painfully intimate and philosophically rich. Tyler’s other graphic novels include Late Bloomer\, You’ll Never Know\, and Fab 4 Mania. Her wide-ranging autobiographical work is currently featured at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum exhibit\, Write It Down\, Draw It Out: The Comics Art of Carol Tyler.
URL:https://blog.fantagraphics.com/events/columbus-oh-fantagraphics-at-table-2-at-cartoon-crossroads-columbus/
LOCATION:Columbus Metropolitan Library\, 96 S. Grant Avenue\, Columbus\, 43215\, United States
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