You may have been wondering, "Hey, wasn't Fantagraphics supposed to put out a big Jack Davis art book back in December?" Yes, we were, and we very nearly did. Jack Davis: Drawing American Pop Culture — A Career Retrospective was printed, and some copies even found their way into the hands of fans at a few events like the Brooklyn Comics & Graphics Festival and our recent event at our Seattle store. However, we noticed a quality control issue with this initial printing — namely, the covers were prone to warping — so we decided that the best course of action was to reprint the book. Of course, being the obsessive perfectionists that we are, we couldn't resist making a few additional tweaks to the book first, including brand new cover art as shown above, which is why it's taking a little extra time. The new improved version should be hitting the shelves in May or thereabouts. We certainly do appreciate your patience!
If you have a copy from the initial print run, congratulations, you are now the proud owner of a very rare collectors item! However, if you would like to exchange it for the new printing, you may return it to us and we'll send you a new copy. If you want to keep your original copy AND have the new printing, we'll sell you the new printing for 50% off if you send us a digital photo of your copy as proof — contact us to make arrangements.