Fantagraphics Blog

The Pennsylvania Center for the Book is thrilled to present Jim Woodring with the Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize for his graphic novel, Fran. Woodring will be 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library at Penn State. As described by the jury, "Hypnotic and subliminal while entertaining and compelling, ‘Fran's' dream world is at once familiar and unsettling, a conduit to mental states that, in many ways, only the graphic novel can achieve. Woodring's work poses a refreshing change from the trend towards wordy graphic memoir, entreating the reader to reckon with a world whose language we cannot capture…

The epic adventures continue! We've received the final cover art for Prince Valiant Vol. 10: 1955-1956, collecting and celebrating the vivid, detailed artwork of comics virtuoso Hal Foster. In this tenth volume, our band of heroes are making their way back to the Kingdom of Thule when they are attacked by a band of barbarians. Prince Valiant Vol. 10 is expected to make an appearance in January and is available for pre-order now. Keep your eyes peeled for more previews of this book in upcoming weeks!

Here at Fantagraphics Headquarters we've been busy busy bees. As CAB approaches, we have been prepping and packing pallets of new books for CAB attendees. Among the many exciting new books we've got for you is a fresh stack of… well, of Frank Stack's upcoming Foolbert Funnies: Histories and Other Fictions! This comprehensive collection of the professor who arguably created the first underground comic (The Adventures of Jesus) will grace the Fantagraphics table at CAB, and otherwise will arrive at bookstores this December. If you can't make it to CAB this weekend, you can still pre-order your copy now.

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!