{product_snapshot:id=1465,true,false,true,left}Another great Arf book for 2008, and it features one of the greatest comickers of all: Milt Gross! The Gross-ness starts off with a stunning cover painting done in the 1930s but, as they say, ripped from today’s headlines. It’s all about immigration: Uncle Sam grinds up a sea of immigrants and out come… classic comic strip characters! Milt Gross drew a 1920s comic that left the last panel blank for aspiring cartoonists. Editor Craig Yoe drafted a who’s who of contemporary cartoonists to complete Gross’s unfinished masterpieces. Art Spiegelman, Seymour Chwast, Patrick McDonnell, Mort Walker, R. Crumb, Bil Keane,…
Meet Willie & Joe
Our advance copies of Bill Mauldin's Willie & Joe: The WWII Years arrived at the office yesterday, and hot mustard, this thing is a beaut. We took some photos and put up a preview slideshow on Flickr for your viewing enjoyment.
Funeral of the Heart previewed online
The First Post has an eight-page preview of Leah Hayes' FUNERAL OF THE HEART. Check it out!
David Boring Wears Chocolate
Our pal Rebecca Rosen from Drawn & Quarterly sent us these pictures from a mall in Bizarro World (a.k.a. Hong Kong). If there are any more Flog readers out there in Hong Kong, send more pictures! Rebecca took all she could: "Sorry I didn't get a better shot of the panel display….That last kind of blurry shot? That's when the security guard began loudly reprimanding me in Cantonese for illegally taking pictures in a mall."
This Friday night: Leah Hayes at Rocketship
ALSO: SPOONBILL & SUGARTOWN APRIL EVENT JUST ADDED! SEE BELOW.
Presenting FUNERAL OF THE HEART, the new graphic novel by LEAH HAYES and Scary Mansion’s debut CD, EVERY JOKE IS HALF THE TRUTH.
WHO: Leah Hayes
WHAT: Art Exhibition and Book Signing
WHERE: Rocketship
208 Smith St.
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718.797.1348 tel.
WHEN: Friday, March 7, 8PM • THIS FRIDAY NIGHT!
WHO: Leah Hayes & Scary Mansion
WHAT: South By Southwest Music Festival Showcase
WHERE: The Hideout
617 Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78701
512.443.3688 tel.
WHEN: Wed., March 12, 10PM
WHO: Leah Hayes & Scary Mansion
WHAT: In-Store Music Performance and Book Signing
WHERE: Austin Books
5002 N. Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX 78751
512.454.4197 tel.
WHEN: Saturday, March 15, 7PM
WHO: Leah Hayes
WHAT: Book Signing
WHERE: Spoonbill & Sugartown
218 Bedford Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718.387.7322 tel.
WHEN: Thursday, April 24, 7PM
Alexander Theroux interview at Bookslut
Here's an excellent interview with Alexander Theroux from Bookslut. "Every publisher is waiting for another Stephen King. They go to lunch and wait. Agents are lazy. Most editors couldn't tell a good novel from a pile of chimney flashing."
Flog Giveaway: Jason Lettering!
While we were putting together his upcoming release, Pocket Full of Rain, Jason sent over this small swatch of lettering– the title of a single page story in the book. He has given his blessing to give away this tiny treasure to the first Flog reader to post in the comments board. I'm not going to get clever and ask you to answer any questions, just be a fan. Leave a contact email address and I'll write you. Approx. 2.75" x 4" on what I'm sure is non-archival copy paper. Touched by Kim Thompson and myself only. Insurance value: $400,000.00.
Ray Fenwick’s Hall of Best Knowledge
The Comics Reporter previews Ray Fenwick's fantastic Hall of Best Knowledge.
Portland group art show…
This looks good…
Justin Green art show in Cincinnatti
From The Underground To The Basement: Cartoons, Drawings & Signs by Justin Green Who: Comic Underground Legend & Master Sign Painter, Justin Green What: From The Underground To The Basement: Cartoons, Drawings & Signs When: Show opens with a reception Sat., March 8th 6pm. Closes Sat. April 12th, 2008 Where: Shake It Records, 4156 Hamilton Ave., Cinti., OH 45223 Ph: 513-591-0123 Why: Read below. Opening Reception Saturday, March 8th 6 PM @ Shake It Records 4156 Hamilton Ave in Northside Cincinnati. Shake It Records is hosting a rare art show with underground comic legend & master sign painter, Justin Green….
