Wednesday, November 12th Seattle, WA – In conjuction with our favorite video store non-profit, Scarecrow Video, Fantagraphics is pleased to host an in-store screening of the film, Wild Style, with an intro and signing to follow with Hip Hop Family Tree cartoonist, Ed Piskor. Wild Style was first released in 1983 and featured the hottest graffiti artists of the day. Not only that, it captured a perfect snapshot of Hip-Hop culture of New York City in the early '80s. Breakdancing, freestyle, scratching by Grandmaster Flash, and of course some of the most classic and notorious graffiti artists and their work. And in the…
ATLANTA: Drew Weing + Eleanor Davis signing at Criminal Records
The time is nigh to get your sea legs so strap on your cutlass and step aboard the good ship Criminal Records this coming Saturday, November 8th. Nefarious outlaw among the waves, Drew Weing will be signing and sketching in copies of his freshly reprinted graphic novel, Set to Sea. This rollicking adventure and ballad follows the life of an aspiring poet (and big lug) as he is shanghaied aboard a ship bound for Hong Kong, changing his notions on the romantic sea life. Weing will also give a small presentation about life under the stars and above the murky depths. But…
Nancy Loves Sluggo: Complete Dailies 1949-1951 by Ernie Bushmiller – Photoset Preview
"Reading Nancy in continuity, rather than in isolation, may be an unfamiliar experience, but it is one which reveals the strip’s patient and inquisitive reaction to the bric-a-brac and ins-and-outs of everyday life—an attentive curiosity whose effect is diminished by removing the comics from their daily or weekly contexts." – Sean Rogers, The Comics Journal "Bushmiller's genius [was] to make everything in his strip so basic that anyone, anywhere, at any time, could get the joke." – Noel Murray, The A.V. Club "…Nancy possesses in spades the quality common to all great art — a singularity of vision…. The clarity and…
Michael Jordan: Bull on Parade by Wilfred Santiago – Cover Uncovered
Following the critical success of his previous baseball-themed graphic novel, 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente, artist Wilfred Santiago is back with another beautifully rendered, dramatic retelling of a sports superstar. This time, Santiago's lens is focused on basketball icon Michael Jordan, and we're pleased to have the final cover art for you to ogle as the book moves through production. Michael Jordan: Bull on Parade is slated to arrive in January 2015, with more previews of this action-packed book on the way. This is Michael "Air" Jordan as you've never seen him before!
Creeping Death from Neptune: The Life and Comics of Basil Wolverton Vol. 1 – Video/Photo Slideshow
Creeping Death from Neptune: The Life and Comics of Basil Wolverton Vol. 1edited by Greg Sadowski 304-page color 8" x 10.5" hardcover • $39.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-505-1 Ships in: December 2014 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now This is the first of two volumes reprinting copious amounts of comics stories and recounting the career of cartoonist Basil Wolverton. Based on his correspondence and journals, the biographical portion of the books follows Wolverton from childhood to adult day-to-day life as freelance cartoonist, itinerant handyman, persistent contest enterer, and local pastor of the Radio Church of God. Wolverton lived and worked in the Pacific…
Pat Thomas at George Washington University
Tuesday, November 10th Washington D.C. – The Multicultural Student Services Center at George Washington University is hosting acclaimed journalist, music producer, and author, Pat Thomas. His premier book, Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975, is an interdiciplinary and multi-sensory look at the music, and sociopolitical atmosphere of the times that helped influence the creation of the Black Power movement. To compliment this inspiring book, Pat Thomas is presenting a multi-media presentation that combines music, images, and spoken word recordings to present a bizarre and engaging connection between the Partridge Family and the Black Panther Party; Timothy Leary and…
Weekly OCD 10.31.2014
This week's hauntingly spooktacular collection of Online Commentaries and Diversions: Review: The Complete Zap Comix "While the early issues stand as rowdy documents of the 1960s counterculture, Zap was also more. In reinventing the comic book, it set off legal battles and conversations over censorship, brought attention to cartoonists as artists, and set an example for generations of alternative comics creators like Charles Burns, Daniel Clowes, Joe Matt and the Hernandez Brothers." – Dana Jennings, The NY Times Review: The Lonesome Go by Tim Lane "Lane’s fluency in portraiture, page layout, lettering, and storytelling is on display, as deep…
Now in Stock: Arsène Schrauwen by Olivier Schrauwen
Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Arsène Schrauwenby Olivier Schrauwen 250-page full color 8" x 10" hardcover • $34.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-730-7 See Previews / Order Now In 1947, the author's grandfather, Arsène, traveled across the ocean to a mysterious, dangerous jungle colony at the behest of his cousin. Together they would build something deemed impossible: a utopia of modernity, in the wilderness — but not before Arsène falls in love with his cousin's wife, Marieke. Whether delirious from love or a fever-inducing jungle virus, Arsène's loosening grip on reality is mirrored by the reader's uncertainty of what is…
Comica Festival with Carol Swain
From October 20th and until November 19th, Comica Festival 2014, the 11th London International Comics Festival, presents conversations, exhibitions, workshops, launches and the unmissable, free-entry Comica Scarycat Comiket, the Independent Comics Market, and Transitions Conference, plus numerous satellite events across the capital. One of those events will feature the amazing Carol Swain. ‘What Makes A Cult Comic?' talk with Rob Davis, Ilya, Paul Rainey & Carol Swain is next Friday November 7th, 2014 7-8:30pm at Foyles Bookshop, watch these creative minds dig into some deep comic topics. "Not all comics are corporate global franchises spun off into endless merchandise and movies. Some of the…
Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It – First Look
Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It has landed on our desks! This is something we've quite been looking forward to (ahem) reviewing. Besides the gorgeous artwork, ranging from softcore to hide-the-children explicit, every chapter focuses on a single artist, showing photos of their workspaces, interviews, and essays on what it's like to be a gay erotic artist in Japan. More previews are coming your way next week, and don't forget to pre-order Massive for a December delivery. Who knows, this could be the perfect, ah, stocking stuffer for a friend.
