Important news for our overseas customers: since the U.S. Postal Service no longer offers Surface Mail to international addresses, we can no longer offer this service to our customers. We looked far and wide to find the most affordable alternative, and effective immediately, our standard shipping option for most orders to addresses outside North America will be Global Mail, a service of DHL. Delivery times for this service are in the 2-3 week range. (The smallest and largest orders will be sent Air Mail.) We have also reconfigured our international Air Mail shipping charges, and we’re happy to say that…
A public service announcement…
… courtesy Johnny Ryan. This is the working cover for the next Blecky Yuckerella collection, coming in early 2009 from Fantagraphics. Aways off, but I had to share.
Now in stock: Castle Waiting Vol. II #10 by Linda Medley
Castle Waiting Vol. II #10By Linda Medley This issue: Jain, Tolly and Simon get some unexpected help when they find an unpleasant surprise in the Castle's hidden passageways, while the other castle folk learn how not to construct a doorway. 24-page black & white comic book $3.95Order Now!
New Jim Blanchard print
Jim Blanchard is offering this new, limited edition giclée print of Redd Foxx, over at his website. Only 12 printed — at $36, it's a steal.
Dorkin’s con sketches
Evan Dorkin has posted some 20-year-old con sketches he's collected from Los Bros Hernandez and Daniel Clowes.
Eustace Tilley contest entries
The New Yorker has a flickr pool with entries in their aforementioned Eustace Tilley redesign contest. I was partial to this one, courtesy robotalphabet: And here's a fine contribution from our own Wilfred Santiago:
Panelism
At the Thought Balloonists blog, Craig Fischer offers an in-depth analysis of Thierry Groensteen's theories of comics semiotics and structure, using this page from Jason's (out of print) graphic novel Hey, Wait… as an example:
Doing our part to rectify trade imbalance
"Congratulations to Fantagraphics for being the best-represented North American comics publisher I encountered in Japan: two stores." Thanks, Chris.
Colleen Coover profile
Timed propitiously for the imminent arrival of the new printing of Small Favors Vol. 1, OregonLive.com has a great profile of Colleen Coover.
R. Crumb’s Underground exhibit opening pics (and more Comixtravaganza)
Our Eric Reynolds made the scene at the Frye Museum for the gala opening of "R. Crumb's Underground" and has the photos to prove it — click here for the whole set on Flickr. I also uploaded a few of Eric's photos from Ellen Forney's talk at Comixtravaganza — see those here.
