The boys are rolling into Mission Comics and Art right as everyone is waking up from APE! Simon Hanselmann is casting spells right and left with his bong magic in Megahex, while Michael DeForge and Patrick Kyle are taking readers on epic, strange journeys in their books, Lose #6 and Distance Mover respectively. It all starts on Tuesday, October 7th at 5pm! Also joining the illustrious line-up is everyone's favorite, Ed Luce, of Wuvable Oaf! His Fantagraphics' collected edition is coming out next March but he has a ton of single issues and fun comics like the Music Mini (choose from one of four crazy covers) to read and rock out…
Bumf Vol. 1: I Buggered the Kaiser by Joe Sacco – Photoset Preview
"[Sacco’s comics are] a vital pure comix experience." – Time "Joe Sacco is a genius. Easily one of the most important journalists, writers and cartoonists alive, every stroke of his assured and humblingly mature pen captures what the camera simply cannot. Through his reserved yet compassionate use of words and pictures, he allows us to occupy the horrifying inner and outer boundaries of human cruelty and desperation — yet all, I believe, with the aim of returning to what it means to be a civilized, sympathetic and possibly even forgiving soul." – Chris Ware "There’s nobody else anywhere near Sacco’s…
OAKLAND: Surprise double stop from Cute Boy Alert
Monday, October 6th, we have a last minute addition to the Cute Boy Alert tour and we know you'll love this rocking 2-stopper in Oakland, California, for the new releases Megahex (Fantagraphics), Lose #6 (Koyama Press) and Distance Mover (Koyama Press) FIRST, Simon Hanselmann, Michael DeForge and Patrick Kyle are heading to the Naming Gallery (335 15th Street, Oakland, California 94612). If you like live music, projectors and *sweat*, know that the doors at 5 pm. Feautring the musical talents of DJ Tender Lloyd, Ted the Block, Creep Highway, and girlmountain. The Cute Boy Alert guys: Simon Hanselmann, Michael DeForge and Patrick Kyle will also have a gallery…
Aces High by George Evans, Al Feldstein, Harvey Kurtzman – Excerpt
This 11-page, 2.4 MB downloadable excerpt of the next volume in our EC Comics Library series—Aces High by George Evans, Al Feldstein, and Harvey Kurtzman—takes us into a cold December night in 1805, where the Russian and French armies are preparing for battle near Austerlitz. The ensuing battle comes alive under Evans' deft pen, with the French troops led by Emperor Napoleon I to a decisive, cunning victory. Aces High will be coming to a store near you this November, and you can always pre-order the book to have it delivered right to your doorstep.
LOS ANGELES: Secret Headquarters invaded by Cute Boy Alert
Continueing to ride the high and wave of pleasured comics readers every where, seen laughing or observing their comics through slit eyes, Cute Boy Alert is about slide into Secret Headquarters with the sole intent of rocking your pages. We've probably bored you with their tour details, LA, until you slammed your fists on the table screaming "GET TO ME!" Your time is now! Simon Hanselmann (Megahex), Michael DeForge (Lose #6) and Patrick Kyle (Distance Mover) are signing copies of their newest comics in your favorite comic store on Sunday, October 5th at 5pm. Come for the signings, stay for the fun! Secret…
Now in Stock: SuperTrash by Jacques Boyreau
Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: SuperTrashby Jacques Boyreau 220-page full color 8" x 8" softcover • $29.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-738-3 See Previews / Order Now SuperTrash is the awaited, mutagenic sequel to Trash: The Graphic Genius of Xploitation Movie Posters (2002, Chronicle), the book that became a prophecy of the lasting influence of grindhouse and a model describing the shared evolution between art and trash. Now, original Trash author and curator Jacques Boyreau returns to the gonzo archives of 20th century design in pursuit of more bionic art-agony and trash-ecstasy. Serving together a mix of traditional movie signage…
New Comics Day 10.1.14
This week's comic shop shipment is slated to include the following new titles. Read on to see what comics-blog commentators and web-savvy comic shops are saying about them (more to be added as they appear), check out our previews at the links, and contact your local shop to confirm availability. The Lonesome Go by Tim Lane 296-page black & white/color 8" x 10.75" softcover • $39.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-754-3 "[Tim Lane] is part of the tradition of American authors, like Nelson Algren, John Fante and Raymond Carver, able to carve out small slices of down-and-out despair with sensitivity, perception and pathos, and, quite often, a…
Cochlea & Eustachia by Hans Rickheit – Excerpt
Two young lookalike girls named Cochlea and Eustachia, whose exact relationship to each other remains unclear, wake up and survey their surroundings, spying on another mysterious, wheelchair-bound mole-ish character as he moves throughout this strange Victorian house. Enjoy our 10-page, 5.3 MB excerpt here, and find out more abou Hans Rickheit's new, darkly humorous book here, where you can also grab it on pre-sale. Cochlea & Eustachia is due to hit bookstores in November, and we'll have more previews coming soon.
SAN FRAN: Ed Piskor at Isotope Comics
Say it loud, say it proud, Ed Piskor is coming to San Francisco! The Isotope is honored to be kicking off their annual Alternative Press Expo APE AFTERMATH celebrations with Eisner Award nominee and New York Times best selling cartoonist Ed Piskor! 8PM to Midnight on October 4th join the party at the Istope along with DJ BEARZBUB. Known for his historical graphic novel explorations like the fictional look at the early world of computer hacking WIZZYWIG and also THE BEATS: A GRAPHIC HISTORY with comics legend Harvey Pekar, Piskor's most recent works are exploding in popularity and also his most…
The Great Pumpkin Never Tasted So Good
This Friday and Saturday marks the 10th annual Great Pumpkin Beer Festival, featuring dozens of tasty punkin beers from over 60 Northwest brewers, at the Elysian brewery in Georgetown. Stagger down the street a few blocks to Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery afterward and pick up a copy of Waiting for the Great Pumpkin. If you don't have tickets to the sold out beer festival, be sure to take in the Macefield Music Festival in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, where the Tom Price Desert Classic, featuring our own Martin Bland, open for legendary Northwest proto punk band The Sonics on Friday.
