The Complete Peanuts 1953-1953 (Vol. 2 – Softcover)by Charles M. Schulz 320-page color 8.25" x 6.25" hardcover • $22.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-792-5 Ships in: October 2014 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now Our second paperback volume of the acclaimed Complete Peanuts series finds Schulz continuing to establish his tender and comic universe. It begins with Peanuts' third full year and a cast of eight: Charlie Brown, Shermy, Patty, Violet, Schroeder, Lucy, baby Linus, and Snoopy. By the end of 1954, Pigpen and his dust cloud join the crowd. Linus emerges as one of the most complex and endearing characters in the strip,…
Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse Vol. 6: Lost in Lands of Long Ago by Floyd Gottfredson – Cover Uncovered
Next up in our treasured Floyd Gottfredson Mickey Mouse series is Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: Lost in Lands of Long Ago. The cover sports a menacing Peg-Leg Pete, which surely means shenanigans in store for our intrepid and iconic mouse. Look for previews sporting even more brontosaurs (none o' that Apatosaurus nonsense here), classic western yarns, and ghosts soon! And, you know the drill—the book is ready for your pre-order here.
Hip Hop Family Tree Vols. 1-2: 1975-1983 Box Set by Ed Piskor – Photoset Preview
"It’s a great story and Piskor tells it immaculately well." – Bill Adler (co-author, Def Jam: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label) "In Ed Piskor’s Hip Hop Family Tree, readers get to experience the origins of rap music in a way like never before; they get to live it. They get to walk the streets of New York City, where in rented performance rooms with cobbled-together gear pioneers like DJ Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, and Grandmaster Flash birthed a new art form." – Comics Alliance "An avid lover of hip-hop music and superhero comic books from…
Sock Monkey: Into the Deep Woods by Matt Danner and Tony Millionaire – Excerpt
In these first nine pages of Tony Millionaire and Matt Danner's upcoming Sock Monkey book, Sock Monkey: Into the Deep Woods, Uncle Gabby appears to be dreaming about how he came to be a sock monkey living in the house of Ann-Louise. In a shifting dreamscape perspective, he gooes from a monkey with a toothache, to a fallen monkey's tooth next to an orchid, to a freshly-sewn sock monkey with a hidden monkey's tooth embedded in its breast pocket, beginning to flicker to life. You can download and read the whole 9-page, 1 MB excerpt here, and check out our…
Me and Mr. Burns
I first crossed paths with Charles Burns in the mid-70s, when we both attended a small college in rural Washington State. I later learned that Burns wasn't entirely comfortable in an art school attended by eccentric Charles Manson enthusiasts and Symbionese Liberation Army sympathizers. By contrast, I had finally found my people. Burns soon departed for the greener pastures of The Evergreen State College, where he joined talented young artists Lynda Barry and Matt Groening. Upon graduating in 1978, I opened the experimental Rosco Louie gallery in the tony Pioneer Square section of Seattle. I was privileged to give both…
The Late Child and Other Animals by James Romberger and Marguerite Van Cook – Cover Uncovered
A year following their collaboration on the critically acclaimed biography 7 Miles A Second, Marguerite Van Cook and James Romberger are back with The Late Child and Other Animals. This autobiographical work follows the story of Van Cook's mother, Hetty, through World War II, the loss of her husband, the adoption of her first daughter, and then the birth of Marguerite as a bastard child. We are so pleased to unveil the final cover design for this personal, coming-of-age memoir. Keep your eyes peeled for more upcoming previews, and we've got the book ready for pre-order here.
Tardi’s WWI: It Was the War of the Trenches/Goddamn This War! – Photoset Preview
Praise for It Was the War of the Trenches "'The war to end all wars' has become a magisterial comic book to end all comic books. I seldom give blurbs, but this book is an essential classic. Among all of Jacques Tardi's towering achievements as a comics artist, nothing looms larger than this devastating crater of a work. It’s a compulsively readable wail of Existential despair, a kaleidoscope of war’s dehumanizing brutality and of Everyman’s suffering, as well as a deadpan masterpiece of the darkest black humor. The richly composed and obsessively researched drawings — perfectly poised between cartoon and…
Set to Sea [Softcover Ed.] by Drew Weing – Excerpt
Drew Weing's graphic novel debut Set to Sea, which follows the adventures of a poet who ends up seabound aboard a pirate ship, is a mere month away from its upcoming paperback release. We've got a 12-page, 1.1 MB excerpt you can download and read while you wait. Want to pre-order your copy now? Step right this way!
Walt Disney’s Donald Duck Box Set: Lost in the Andes & Trail of the Unicorn – First Look
As we prepare for the release of our newest Carl Barks book, The Seven Cities of Gold, we're excited to also have the boxset of volumes 7 and 8, Lost in the Andes and Trail of the Unicorn, coming out in October as well. Here is the advance copy we've received to ogle: a beautiful slipcase cover holding two books full of duck adventures is the perfect way to cheer up a grey, drizzly Seattle day. Excerpts for each book are available at their respective listing pages, and we'll have an unboxing video preview to whet your appetite for this…
Wordless! with Art Spiegelman – Ticket Giveaway
Have you heard? Art Spiegelman is coming to Seattle, and he's bringing an entourage! Along with musical accompaniment by jazz composer Phillip Johnston and his sextet, Spiegelman will be presenting his new work, "Shaping Thought!" as well as images and stories that have influenced him, at the Moore Theatre on Sunday, October 12th as part of his WORDLESS! tour. This is not a show you'll want to miss. To that end, Fantagraphics has partnered with The Seattle Theatre Group to give away two tickets to one lucky fan. Here's how to enter: It's simple. Take a picture of yourself—or your…
