We blame the arrival of this book at our office for the sudden urge to don sunglasses, pull out our trench coats, and light a cigar. Mark Fertig‘s lushly oversized coffee table art book, Film Noir 101: The 101 Best Film Noir Posters from the 1940s-1950s, is here! Listen, we know you're no square. Get your kicks with our downloadable preview, then call dibs on the book when it comes out in August. You dig?
Fantagraphics Bookstore at the Anacortes Unknown Music Series!
It's that time of year again: the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery is taking the show on the road to beautiful Anacortes, WA for the 4th Annual Anacortes Unknown Music Series, co-organized by Northwest comic artist Geneviève Castrée. On Saturday, July 19th and Sunday, July 20th, we'll be on-site during the festival's Small Press Book Fair, carrying a handful of our titles alongside some of the self-published mini-comix and zines that we carry at the store. And this year, The Unknown welcomes special guest Anders Nilsen! Anders will be making a couple of special appearances. Join him on Friday evening, July…
Julio’s Day: Last Call!
For anyone who is still waiting to pull the trigger on Gilbert Hernandez's standalone masterpiece, Julio's Day: delay no longer! This book is now sold out, except for the fewer than 30 copies in our warehouse. Almost half of that number are signed by the man himself, so treat yourself and buy this book now, while supplies last! Julio's Day by Gilbert Hernandez The life of a man, the span of a century. There is hope and joy, there is bullying and grief, there is war, there is love, there is heartbreak. A standalone masterpiece of elliptical, emotional storytelling from the…
Megahex by Simon Hanselmann – First Look
Get ready to kick back, relax, and light up a joint with us as we…Um, we—what were we doing? Oh yes! Office copies of Simon Hanselmann's eagerly awaited debut collection, Megahex, have hit our desks, and we are ecstatic to finally see this beloved webcomic in printed form, beautifully bound in hardcover. Whether you're a first time reader or longtime fan of Hanselmann's Megg, Mogg, and Owl comics, make sure to check out our downloadable preview to cool your cravings. The book is available for presale and is expected to hit stores in a month or so!
New Comics Day 7.16.14
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.Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Vol. 5: Outwits the Phantom Blot by Floyd Gottfredson 288-page black & white/color 10.5" x 8.75" hardcover • $34.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-736-9 "This is primetime Gottfredson, beautiful to look at and fun." -Tom Spurgeon, Comics Reporter Prince Valiant Vol. 9: 1953-1954 by Hal Foster 120-page full color 10.25" x 14" hardcover • $35.00ISBN:…
Fantagraphics at San Diego Comic Con 2014: The Panels
Here's a complete list of fun panels our cartoonists, editors and team players will be on Thursday through Sunday at San Diego Comic Con. We love questions so don't feel shy at the panels. And check out all these people during their lovely signings at the table, booth #1718. Thursday, July 24th 5:00-6:00 Spotlight on Eleanor Davis Eleanor Davis (How to be Happy) will do an autobiographical presentation that has something to do with finding truth in fiction & the strange passions inside an author/reader relationship.Room 9 6:30p.m. – 7:30p.m Indie Comics Marketing & PR 101Have a comic but don't know how to…
The Jason Treasury released at comiXology
Today marks the start of a limited-time only Jason treasury bundle, featuring titles BRAND NEW to comiXology and on Sale! For a chill $99 you get 18 titles by Jason saving up to 52% on the books. It even includes several sold out print titles like The Living and the Dead, The Iron Wagon, Pocket Full of Rain and more. So fill up that digital shelf with as many Jason books as you can muster! Or exactly eighteen! Isle of 100,000 Graves • Werewolves of Montpellier • I Killed Adolf Hitler • Lost Cat • Athos in America • Hey, Wait • The…
Fantagraphics at San Diego Comic Con 2014: The Special Guests & Signing Schedule
Now you know about the books you want to get but WHAT about getting them signed?! These cartoonists' hands have been certified by the State of California to touch black ink to paper and spin it around a bunch! Come get your books 'notarized' by these official cartonists and special guests at the designated times their 'offices' are open. Don Rosa, Eleanor Davis, Lucy Knisley and Drew Friedman are all Special Guests of SDCC (everyone else is just a Rad as Hell Guest). Find us at the usual spot booth #1718 Wednesday, July 23rd 6:30-8pm: Don Rosa Thursday, July…
Weekly OCD 7.15.14
This week's pink cotton candy goodness of Online Commentaries and Diversions: Review: How to Be Happy by Eleanor Davis "A mix of evocative, geometric watercolors and fluid pen-and-ink cartoons, How to Be Happy tells stories of sad people, lonely people, strong people, confident people, all trying to find a tiny bit of happiness in life…Davis’ clever and sometimes jaw-droppingly beautiful artwork makes those stories feel real." – Dan Kois, Slate Book Review "The use of Adam and Eve’s human bodies to communicate to one another, to seek the bliss that’s coming, to lift that weight, is the image Davis wants…
The Secret History of Marvel Comics wins True Believer
The London Film and Comic Con held its inaugural awards ceremony for the True Believer Awards over the weekend. The Secret History of Marvel Comics by Blake Bell and Dr. Michael J. Vassallo received an award for the Best Comics Related Book Category Exposing the seamy underside of Martin Goodman's publishing empire, this never-before-told history of Goodman's pulps and scandal sheets and the Marvel artists who worked for them is chock full of unseen art. Blake Bell is also the editor for our sumptuous Steve Ditko Archives. Congrats!
