Fantagraphics Blog

Sunday, November 9th Vancouver, BC – Put down your gravy covered hockey sticks and join us at the final Vancouver Comicon of the year! You pay only a pittance to get in ($4), or nothing if you donate school appropriate comic books at the door, and you get to bask in the glow of amazing artists like New York Times Bestselling authors, Simon Hanselmann and Ed Piskor! They're bringing the noise to the West Coast, and bringing their hit books Megahex, and Hip Hop Family Tree with them.  Joining these fine fellows are the Portland team, Joe Keatinge and Leila del Luca, and 'Couv locals Ed Brisson and…

The legendary EC Comics and MAD artist Wallace Wood is perhaps best known for the science fiction comics he drew. Our next EC Comics Library volume, Spawn of Mars and Other Stories, collects these stories in one glorious, deluxe hardcover book. In our 14-page downloadable excerpt, you can read the complete introduction by Bill Mason along with the first couple pages of Wood's first solo EC science fiction story, "Dark Side of the Moon." Spawn of Mars is due to come out by late December, and you can order yours in advance right here!

  Brooklyn, put on your wellies and cute little hats, it's time to saunter over to the Mt. Carmel Church for Comic Arts Brooklyn aka CAB! This year, taking place on Saturday, November 8th from 11am-7pm, with panels and talks on Sunday, November 9th. The Mt. Carmel Church is 275 N. 8th Street, Brooklyn, NY. Publisher Gary Groth will be expecting you.   Signing Schedule, Saturday November 8th 11am-12:00pm Dash Shaw 12:00-1pm Lane Milburn 1-2:30 Olivier Schrauwen 2:30-3:30 Anne Ishii and Chip Kidd3:30-5:00pm Tim Lane 5:00-6:00 James Romberger and Marguerite Van Cook  6:00-7:00 Jonah Kinigstein   Meanwhile, on Sunday, November 9th, there are panels a plenty, talks and interviews at…

"It’s remarkable to see art so twisted applied to such vivid pulp tales — almost as though Wolverton was trying his hardest to be Alex Raymond, but couldn’t help turning out images to rival Salvador Dalí." – The A.V. Club Creeping Death from Neptune: The Life and Comics of Basil Wolverton Vol. 1edited by Greg Sadowski 304-page full color 8" x 10.5" hardcover • $39.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-505-1 Due to arrive in 2-4 weeks. Click on the thumbnails for larger versions; get more info, see more previews, and pre-order your copy here: http://www.fantagraphics.com/creepingdeath

A Valentine for Charlie Brownby Charles M. Schulz 72-page color 5.75" x 5.75" hardcover • $9.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-804-5 Ships in: December 2014 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang have made an indelible mark on so many treasured American holidays and traditions, from Charlie Brown’s infamous Christmas tree to Linus’s obsession with the Great Pumpkin. And who can forget the most romantic—and occasionally loneliest—of all holidays? From Charlie Brown opening an empty mailbox every February 14th, to Sally Brown whispering sweet somethings to her “sweet baboo” Linus, A Valentine for Charlie Brown is the perfect gift…

New York Times best-selling cartoonist Lucy Knisley is back with another travel-themed graphic memoir! In Displacement, Knisley goes on a ten day cruise ship getaway with her frail grandparents. While caring for them, Knisley must learn to navigate around her grandparents' physical limitations and failing mental faculties, all while attempting to come to terms with their mortality. Here is Knisley's beautiful and sweet cover design for Displacement, and we'll have more previews of the book coming at you soon! In the meantime, go ahead and pre-order your copy now for its January debut!

Sam Zabel, a struggling cartoonist with an enormous creative block, hasn't actually drawn a comic in years. His world is reduced to the bare minimum of lifes necessities, and one day he discovers a word that perfectly captures the void he feels: "anhedonia." The absence of pleasure, of joy. Acclaimed cartoonist Dylan Horrocks is back with this all new, long-awaited graphic novel, titled Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen, and we've got a 15-page downloadable excerpt for your viewing pleasure. Sam Zabel is due out in December, and we'll be bringing you more previews soon. Get excited!

Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Vol. 6: Lost in Lands of Long Agoby Floyd Gottfredson 288-page black & white with color 10.5" x 8.75" hardcover • $35.00ISBN: 978-1-60699-782-6 See Previews / Order Now Decades before Jurassic Park, Doc Dustibones brings Mickey to Cave-Man Island—a lost world where fossil monsters survive alive! From stampeding brontosaurs to saber-tooth tigers, all of Goofy's least favorite Stone Age scares are here… and Dustibones is building a blimp to carry them to America! What could possibly go wrong? Floyd Gottfredson produced a canon of legendary, rip-roaring tales…

Hello Fanta readers! Our online shopping cart is currently undergoing some much-needed maintenance time, and so online ordering will not be available for the next few hours. However, you can still get a hold of the books you crave! Our rockstar customer service lines are ready to take your orders by phone in the interim. Please call us toll-free at 1-800-657-1100 or, if you're outside the U.S, 206-524-1967.

  Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, in association with Short Run Comix and Arts Festival, is pleased to present Marathon II, the second annual Short Run art show featuring Tom Neely, Ed Piskor, Josh Porcellino, MariNaomi, Josh Simmons, and Pam Wishbow. The exhibition and book signing on Friday, November 14 serves as a reception for participants and fans of the lively Short Run comix convention held the following day at Washington Hall in Seattle's Central District.     The exhibition title references the daunting challenge of establishing a viable career in alternative comix. Marathon II showcases a diverse group of gifted artists that defied…