We’re so excited to be back at San Diego Comic-Con booth 1721, along with Special Guests Emil Ferris and Janice Shapiro! We’ve got a full signing schedule, fascinating panels, tables full of books (including some new releases that aren’t out yet), and exclusive merch! And then of course, there’s our big annual Not-At-Comic-Con Sale, with 25% off just about everything on Fantagraphics.com! Scroll down for the details.
Fantagraphics Booth 1721 Signing Schedule:
Thursday, July 24th:
12:00-1:00 pm: Greg & Fake (Santos Sisters Vol. 1)
1:00-2:00 pm: Briana Loewinsohn (Raised By Ghosts)
2:00-3:00 pm: Janice Shapiro (Honoria: A Fortuitous Friendship) + Mathew Klickstein (Daisy Goes to the Moon)
5:00-6:00 pm: Caitlin McGurk (Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins) + Caitlin Cass (Suffrage Song)
Friday, July 25th:
10:00-11:00 am: Emil Ferris (My Favorite Thing is Monsters)
12:00-1:00 pm: Briana Loewinsohn (Raised By Ghosts) + Caitlin Cass (Suffrage Song)
1:00-2:00 pm: Daniel Clowes (Monica)
3:00-4:00 pm: Jaime Hernandez (Love and Rockets)
4:00-5:00 pm: Greg & Fake (Santos Sisters Vol. 1)
5:00-6:00 pm: Caitlin McGurk (Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins) + Janice Shapiro (Honoria: A Fortuitous Friendship)
Saturday, July 26th:
11:00 am-12:00 pm: Mathew Klickstein (Daisy Goes to the Moon) + Paul Karasik (How to Read Nancy)
12:00-1:00 pm: BK Taylor (I Think He’s Crazy!) + Eddie Campbell (Kate Carew: America’s First Great Woman Cartoonist)
1:00-2:00 pm: Briana Loewinsohn (Raised By Ghosts) + Liniers (Macanudo: The Way of the Penguin)
2:00-3:00 pm: Emil Ferris (My Favorite Thing is Monsters)
4:00-5:00 pm: Caitlin McGurk (Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins) + John Pham (J & K)
5:00-6:00 pm: Janice Shapiro (Honoria: A Fortuitous Friendship) + Caitlin Cass (Suffrage Song)
Sunday, July 27th:
12:00-1:00 pm: Mathew Klickstein (Daisy Goes to the Moon) + Eddie Campbell (Kate Carew: America’s First Great Woman Cartoonist)
1:00-2:00 pm: Janice Shapiro (Honoria: A Fortuitous Friendship) + Caitlin Cass (Suffrage Song)
3:00-4:00 pm: Briana Loewinsohn (Raised By Ghosts)
Panels:
Thursday, July 24th at 1:00 pm in Room 29AB: Comics Your Way: Can’t create like everyone else? Great! Comics are for everyone and can be created in so many unique and wonderful styles. A variety of Comic-Con special guests, including ChrisCross, Emil Ferris, Todd Klein, Liniers, Jen Sorensen, and Bianca Xunise, discuss how they found their place in comics and how you can too! Moderated by TBD.
Friday, July 25th at 11:30 am in Room 10: The Birth of Comics: How Anarchy and Innovation Led to the Comics of Today: Elements of modern comic strips, comic books, and graphic novels can be observed in the earliest efforts of early newspaper comic artists. Through the newly revised volume Society is Nix (Fantagraphics/Sunday Press), a panel of historians and artists look back at a time when there were no set rules or formats for comics. The early creators built on this freedom to establish a new artform, leading to the artistic and technological evolutions that followed. Peter Maresca (Sunday Press), Paul Karasik (Paul Auster’s The New York Trilogy, How to Read Nancy), Peter Kuper (Insectopolis, Wish We Weren’t Here), and Bruce Simon (Hoo-Hah Press) discuss the influence of the past on artists of the present, with a Q&A to follow.
Friday, July 25th at 2:00 pm in Room 28DE: Comics Set In the 1990s: Six of your favorite cartoonists discuss everything ’90s, from passing notes to pagers. With Raina Telgemeier (Smile), Julia Wertz (Impossible People), Jordan Morris (Youth Group), Thien Pham (Family Style), and Briana Loewinsohn (Raised by Ghosts).
Friday, July 25th at 3:00 pm in Room 28DE: Reconciling and Reckoning with the Past: Historical fiction and nonfiction comics can help us understand the past and current moments by shining a light on the fallout of World War II, the rise of fascism and communism, the challenges faced by the civil rights movement, or the work of a groundbreaking newspaper cartoonist. Emil Ferris (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters), Mimi Pond (Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me), Eddie Campbell (Kate Carew: America’s First Great Woman Cartoonist), and Nate Powell (Save it For Later) speak to Meg Lemke (Publishers Weekly) about the laborious and enthralling process of bringing the past back to life for today’s readers.
Friday, July 25th at 4:30 pm in Room 26AB: A Life Drawing: Jaime Hernandez in Conversation with Gary Groth: Jaime Hernandez (Life Drawing: A Love and Rockets Collection) has been crafting—along with his brother, Gilbert—”The Great American Comic Book” (as described in Los Angeles PBS station KCET’s 2022 Emmy-Award nominated documentary about the Hernandez brothers) for over 40 years. Over the course of L&R‘s multi-decade run, its characters have aged in real time, lending these stories a depth and weight that few literary works achieve. Combining elements of fantasy, science fiction, and real-life drama, romance, adventure, and heartbreak, Love & Rockets is a true original. Jaime will discuss the groundbreaking series and his art with his editor Gary Groth (Fantagraphics).
Saturday, July 26th at 11:30 am in Room 10: How to Pitch Your Story for Comics, Graphic Novels, Film, and Animation: Sara Phoebe Miller (You Belong Here, editor for Boom and DC), Julia Wertz (Impossible People), Derek Kirk Kim (The Last Mermaid, Royals), Jordan Morris (Bubble, Youth Group, Teen Titans Go!), and Briana Loewinsohn (Ephemera, Raised by Ghosts) discuss everything you need to know to pitch your million-dollar idea for graphic novels, comics, animation, TV and film. Moderated by Thien Pham (Family Style).
Saturday, July 26th at 12:00 pm in Room 25ABC: Spotlight on Emil Ferris: As the author and artist of the acclaimed My Favorite Thing Is Monsters series—arguably one of the most extraordinary and astonishing graphic works in decades—Emil Ferris is recognized worldwide for her contributions to the comics canon. She’ll be discussing her award-winning books, the importance of art and storytelling, and all things monstrous and horrific with her editor, Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics).
Saturday, July 26th at 3:00 pm in Room 29AB: See You in the Funny Papers: Humor And Social Critique in Comics: You’ll have to laugh or you’ll cry! John Pham (J&K), Walter Scott (The Wendy Award), Allison Conway (A Pillbug Story), and Nathan Gelgud (Reel Politik) discuss the ways humor can be used as a tool for valid social criticism, whether it’s exposing the degradation of low-paying jobs, the ridiculousness of misogyny, or gently mocking generational divides, these comics (hilariously) challenge the status quo. Moderated by Meg Lemke (Publishers Weekly).
Saturday, July 26th at 4:00 pm in Room 4: Spotlight on Janice Shapiro: With her debut graphic novel, Honoria: A Fortuitous Friendship, Janice Shapiro crafted a tale of friendship, grief, and growth that is both achingly sad and effortlessly funny. She’ll be discussing her art, the Jazz Age, and what the past has to teach us about the present with her editor, Gary Groth (Fantagraphics).
Sunday, July 27th at 12:00 pm in Room 24ABC: Horror at the Intersection of Genre: Comic-Con Special Guests Emil Ferris and Jonathan Maberry alongside authors Liz Kerin (First Light), Kiersten White (The House of Quiet), and Erika T. Wurth (The Haunting of Room 904) talk about some scary good books. These creators are pushing boundaries in horror writing, expanding the genre in terrifyingly fun ways. Moderated by Haydee Smith (writing instructor, UCSD).
Sunday, July 27th at 12:00 pm in Room 4: Truth in Comics Storytelling: Blurring the Line Between Fiction and Non-Fiction: Is anything ever purely made up? And is there such a thing as an undiluted truth? Comics creators—whose work diverges from each other in subject matter and style, but not in quality—will discuss how they treat the truth in their stories: how much they take from real life for their fiction and if they ever take artistic liberties with their nonfiction. Briana Loewinsohn (Raised by Ghosts), Janice Shapiro (Honoria: A Fortuitous Friendship), Caitlin Cass (Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S.), and Thien Pham (Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam) discuss fact and fiction with moderator Tiffany Babb (The Comics Courier)!
Sunday, July 27th at 1:00 pm in Room 32AB: Story of My Life: Autobiography in Graphic Novels: Generations of cartoonists discuss their innovative autobiographical comics, featuring underground comix legend Lee Marrs (Pudge, Girl Blimp) self-publishing pioneer Eddie Campbell (Alec), Craig Thompson and his industry-changing memoir Blankets, and graphic novelists Briana Loewinsohn (Raised by Ghosts) and Thien Pham (Family Style), who drew inspiration from childhood when crafting their own indelible memoirs. Moderated by Andrew Farago, curator of the Cartoon Art Museum.
Eisner Nominations:
The “Oscars” of the comics industry honors comics creators and their works in 32 categories, including the Will Eisner Hall of Fame! Nominated Fantagraphics books and creators are:
Short Story: “Pig” by Stacy Gougoulis, in NOW #13
Short Story: “Anything Sinister,” by Ross Murray, in NOW #13
Short Story: “You Cannot Live on Bread Alone” by Kayla E., in NOW #13
Single Issue/One-Shot: The War on Gaza, by Joe Sacco
Best Reality-Based Work: Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race, and Voting Rights in the U.S., by Caitlin Cass
Best Anthology: Now: The New Comics Anthology #13, edited by Eric Reynolds
Best Graphic Album—New: My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two, by Emil Ferris
Best Graphic Album—New: Sunday, by Olivier Schrauwen
Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Mothballs, by Sole Otero; translated by Andrea Rosenberg
Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Return to Eden, by Paco Roca; translated by Andrea Rosenberg
Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Sunday, by Olivier Schrauwen
Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia: Search and Destroy Vol. 1, by Atsushi Kaneko, based on the work of Osamu Tezuka; translated by Ben Applegate
Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips: Frank Johnson, Secret Pioneer of American Comics, vol. 1, edited by Chris Byrne and Keith Mayerson
Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips: Stan Mack’s Real-Life Funnies: The Collected Conceits, Delusions, and Hijinks of New Yorkers from 1974 to 1995, by Stan Mack, edited by Gary Groth
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books: The Complete Web of Horror, edited by Dana Marie Andra
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books: The Farewell Song of Marcel LaBrume, by Attilio Micheluzzi, edited by Gary Groth and Conrad Groth
Best Comics-Related Book: Reading Love and Rockets, by Marc Sobel
Best Comics-Related Book: Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund, by Caitlin McGurk
Best Comics-Related Book: Kate Carew: America’s First Great Woman Cartoonist, by Eddie Campbell with Christine Chambers
Best Publication Design: Bill Ward: The Fantagraphics Studio Edition, designed by Kayla E.
Best Writer/Artist: Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two
Best Writer/Artist: Paco Roca, Return to Eden
Best Writer/Artist: Olivier Schrauwen, Sunday
Best Writer/Artist: Charles Burns, Kommix (Fantagraphics); Final Cut (Pantheon); Unwholesome Love (co-published with Partners & Son)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist: Frederic Bremaud & Federico Bertolucci, Donald Duck: Vacation Parade
Best Lettering: Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book Two
2025 Eisner Hall of Fame Judges’ Choices:
Dan Clowes (1961– )
Daniel Clowes gained fame with his comic book series Eightball, which was notable for its dark humor and commentary on modern culture. His graphic novel Ghost World received particular acclaim, becoming a cult classic and later adapted into a feature film. More recently, his books Patience and Monica have been critically acclaimed, showcasing his continued innovation and depth in graphic storytelling.
Eddie Campbell (1955– )
Eddie Campbell is a Scottish comics artist and writer now living in Chicago. He is best known for his award-winning graphic novel with Alan Moore From Hell, which was made into a movie in 2001. Campbell is also the creator of the semi-autobiographical Alec stories collected in Alec: The Years Have Pants, and Bacchus, a wry adventure series about some of the Greek gods surviving to the present day. The Fate of the Artist, in which the author investigates his own murder, and The Lovely Horrible Stuff, an investigation of our relationship with money, are also among his graphic novels. His most recent works include The Goat Getters and The Second Fake Death of Eddie Campbell.
Peter Kuper (1958– )
Peter Kuper has been a regular contributor to The New Yorker, The Nation, and MAD magazine where he wrote and drew “SPY vs. SPY” every issue from 1997 to 2022. His “Eye of the Beholder” was the first comic strip to ever regularly appear in the New York Times. He is the co-founder and editor of World War 3 Illustrated, a political graphics magazine that has given a forum to political artists for over 40 years. He has produced over two dozen books, including The System, Diario de Oaxaca, Ruins (winner of a 2016 Eisner Award), and adaptations of many of Franz Kafka’s works into comics, including The Metamorphosis and Kafkaesque (winner of the 2018 Reuben Award). His latest graphic novel is an adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.
Can’t make it to Comic-Con? No need to fret—treat yourself during our Not-At-Comic-Con Sale! From Thursday, July 24th to Sunday, July 27th, you can use coupon code SDCC at checkout for 25% off just about everything (and yes, that includes pre-orders) at Fantagraphics.com!
All order fulfillment subject to availability. Merch, and gift cards will not be included in the sale. Due to increased order volume, please allow an extra 7-10 days for shipping and handling. Sale discounts can not be combined with any other promotions. Free shipping offers do not apply. For questions, please email helpme@fantagraphics.com with “Comic-Con Sale” in the subject line, or give us a call at 1-800-657-1100.