Leah Hayes Hits New York & Austin with New Book & CD

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 WHERE: 208 Smith St. WHERE: Brooklyn, NY 11201 WHERE: 718.797.1348 tel. WHEN: Friday, March 7, 8PM WHO: Leah Hayes & Scary Mansion WHAT: South By Southwest Music Festival Showcase WHERE: The Hideout WHERE: 617 Congress Ave. WHERE: Austin, TX 78701 WHERE: 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 WHERE: 5002…

It’s Official: The Drinky Crow Show is ON

As expected for awhile, Adult Swim on Cartoon Network has placed an initial order for 10 episodes of "The Drinky Crow Show," based on Tony Millionaire's acclaimed "Maakies" comic strip. The newest Maakies book, The Maakies With the Wrinkled Knees, will hit stores next month. A pilot episode of the proposed series was developed by Millionaire and animation producer Eric Kaplan last year. It aired as part of a competition which pitted dozens of pilots against each other, with the fans voting online for their favorites. The Drinky Crow Show was far and away the most popular new pilot, leading to the order for more episodes, which are…

Members Preview: Daddy’s Girl

This week's free preview is a downloadable 10-page excerpt of the new hardcover edition of Daddy's Girl, the long out-of-print Fantagraphics classic from 1995 by Debbie Drechsler. The excerpt includes the Table of Contents and the entire first story, "Visitors in the Night" (warning: explicit content). These previews are exclusive to registered Fantagraphics.com users, so sign up and/or sign in to view. (As a reminder, 20/20 Club members receive these previews two weeks before we post them on the website, just one of many great reasons to join up…)

Daddy’s Girl – Exclusive Preview

A New Edition of a Long Out-of-Print Fantagraphics Classic {product_snapshot:id=1442,true,false,true,left}Fantagraphics Books is proud to re-release one of the most powerful and moving books in its distinguished publishing history: Debbie Drechsler’s first collection of short comic stories, Daddy’s Girl. Originally published in 1995 and distributed only to comic book specialty stores, Daddy’s Girl was ahead of its time: Two years before The Kiss, Kathryn Harrison’s critically acclaimed story of her incestuous relationship with her father, Drechsler’s account of her abuse at the hands of her father, told from the point of view of an adolescent, is one of the most searingly…

MOME Interview 4: Jonathan Bennett

Gary Groth put the questions to Jonathan Bennett in February 2006 for the interview we printed in Mome Vol. 4; now it's the latest installment of our ongoing series of Mome interview web reprints and you can read it right here. Previously: Paul Hornschemeier, Gabrielle Bell and Kurt Wolfgang. Next up: Andrice Arp.

Hotwire release party at Rocketship Friday!

Fantagraphics Books & Rocketship are proud to present: A HOTWIRE COMIX RELEASE PARTY & SIGNING! WHO: Jonathon Rosen, Glenn Head, Sam Henderson, Danny Hellman, Mark Newgarden, David Sandlin, Chadwick Whitehead, Craig Yoe, R. Sikyorak, Doug Allen, Marc Dean Veca and other guests t.b.a.! WHAT: HOTWIRE COMICS Vol. 2 Release Party & SigningWHERE: Rocketship, 208 Smith St., Brooklyn, NY 11201WHEN: Friday, Feb. 22, at 8PM Insanity, dementia, stray bullets, hangovers, hillbillies, sci-fi, candy-rods, carnies, Wilhelm Riech, PCP, decayed portraits, Tijuana bibles, gags, mobsters, Mick Jones, zombies, paranoia, orgones, and psychedelia… it's all here! HOTWIRE COMICS Vol. 2 weighs in at 136 pages, 64 in full color,…