These are release dates to the bookstore market. Release dates in the direct-sales (comic book store) market may occur a couple of weeks earlier. Dates are not final and subject to change; please direct press inquiries to Eric Reynolds. WEEK OF APRIL 9 The Clouds Above softcover edition by Jordan Crane Daddy's Girl by Debbie Drechsler The Education of Hopey Glass by Jaime Hernandez Most Outrageous by Bob Levin WEEK OF APRIL 23 Funeral of the Heart by Leah Hayes Willie & Joe: The WWII Years by Bill Mauldin The Complete Peanuts 1967-1968 (Vol. 9) by Charles Schulz Hall of…
Sandlin’s goings on
David Sandlin has been down in Athens, Georgia, this school year as the Lamar Dodd Chair/Visiting Artist of UGA's art department. Here's a few jpgs of his current show at the Lamar Dodd Gallery. There's also an exhibit of his artist's books at the Georgia Museum of Art…
Original Clowes Art Going Fast
I wouldn't normally recommend buying original art off Ebay rather than through the artist but, then, it's not often you get the chance to buy early Dan Clowes pages… You only have a few hours!
Georgetown Second Saturday Art Attack!
Georgetown Second Saturday Art Attack Continues with Spring Surge on March 8! The inaugural “Georgetown Second Saturday Art Attack” in February attracted countless throngs of art enthusiasts to Seattle’s colorful and creative Georgetown community. This lively event continues on Second Saturday, March 8, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. The list of participants has expanded to more than 30 galleries, studios, nightclubs, boutiques, and cafes. The public of all ages is invited to explore the singular appeal of this diverse industrial arts district. Among the many highlights of Art Attack festivities: Mike the One Man Band performing his vaudevillian act at…
Hotwire / Rocketship postponed
Apologies to our New York fans, but due to inclement weather, the HOTWIRE2 comics signing (at Rocketship) originally slated for tonight has been RESCHEDULED. It has been pushed back to March 14th (Friday nite 8:00-10:00) at Rocketship….. it is NOT ON TONITE. Hope to see you all then, and apologies on behalf of Mother Nature. Stay warm, all!
Chocolate Cheeks for 2/22/08
Time for your weekly dose of Steven Weissman's "Chocolate Cheeks!" In this week's strip: confusing advice and, um, health issues. (Remember, you must be registered and logged in to read.)
Point and Shooter
My good pal Kurt Schlosser took this pic of our store window, and it's part of an exhibition he's having soon called "Giant Polaroids" in our fine neighborhood of Ballard. Check out more here.
Arflover talks to Glenn Head re: Hotwire
Craig Yoe's ARFLOVERS blog has a nice new interview up with cartoonist and Hotwire editor, Glenn Head. Craig and Glenn will of course be on hand at Rocketship this Friday as well, along with Jonathan Rosen, Sam Henderson, Danny Hellman, Mark Newgarden, David Sandlin, Chadwick Whitehead, R. Sikoryak, Doug Allen, Marc Dean Veca, and more!
Stranger Beasts…
Nice to see my pal Tyler Stout get some more mileage out of his BEASTS! book submission by snagging the cover of Seattle's beloved weekly, The Stranger. Meanwhile, the response to the "open call" slot(s) for BEASTS! Book Two has been surprising and it's been fun to see the work of people I wouldn't have otherwise come across. I can't find time to respond to everyone and though there are a few standout pieces we're all looking forward to seeing more before the March 1st deadline… Want to submit something? Here are the details…
Eaton / Blanefield art collaboration
Jeremy Eaton is collaborating with outsider musician Willy Blanefield III over at Blanefield's MySpace page, with Eaton providing illustrations for each of Blanefield's mercurial songs (with titles such as "Retarded" and "We Burned Frank Sinatra"). Meanwhile, Eaton is selling the originals over at Comic Art Collective, including this amazing Shaft-as-literal-sex-machine Kirby homage.
