How to Be Happyby Eleanor Davis 152-page color/b&w 7.75" x 10.125" hardcover • $24.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-740-6 Ships in: July 2014 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now Eleanor Davis's How to Be Happy is the artist's first collection of graphic/literary short stories, and it’s about time. Davis is one of the finest cartoonists of her generation, and has been producing comics since the mid-2000s. Happy represents the best stories she's drawn for such connoisseurial venues as Mome, Nobrow, and Lucky Peach, as well as her own self-publishing and web efforts. Davis achieves a rare, subtle poignancy in her narratives that are at…
Now in Stock: Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse Vol. 5: Outwits the Phantom Blot
Just arrived and now shipping from our mail-order department: Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Vol. 5: Outwits the Phantom Blotby Floyd Gottfredson 288-page black & white/color 10.5" x 8.75" hardcover • $34.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-736-9 See Previews / Order Now Disney's greatest villain steals the spotlight! The deadly Phantom Blot — a master thief clad in a ghostly black cloak — is turning Mouseton upside down in search of seemingly ordinary box cameras. But why? Mickey's determined to find out if it kills him… and it just might! Floyd Gottfredson, artist of Mickey Mouse from 1930-1975 and creator of the Phantom Blot, produced…
Gast by Carol Swain – Video/Photo Slideshow
Gastby Carol Swain 176-page black & white 7.5" x 10" softcover • $22.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-755-0 Ships in: July 2014 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now Helen is an amateur bird watcher and naturalist who lives in a rural community in Wales. When local farmer Bill tells Helen that a "rare bird" named Emrys killed himself at Cuddig farm, she decides to investigate. One of the dogs at the farm tells her, by way of explanation, that Emrys "had no feathers and couldn’t fly." She plucks an old cosmetic kit from a dumpster and discovers it belonged to Emrys. Inventorying the kit's…
This Week in Fantagraphics Events 7/7-7/13
Wednesday, July 9th Portland, OR: To kick off her West Coast tour, ineffable cartoonist, Eleanor Davis will be taking to the good people of Portland and bestowing upon them signings of great peace, which is how you'll feel after you read her soon-to-be-released book, How to Be Happy. Floating World Comics (aka one of the best comic stores ever) will host this event, beginning at 5 pm! (More details) Saturday, July 12th Park City, UT: Dolly's Bookstore presents a signing with Kevin Avery, editor, compiler, and champion of the work of prolific columnist, Paul Nelson. Nelson's career and influence spanned far beyond the pages in…
Now in Stock: Special Exits (Paperback) by Joyce Farmer
Just arrived and now shipping from our mail-order department: Special Exits (Paperback)by Joyce Farmer 208-page black & white 7.25" x 10" softcover • $22.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-760-4 See Previews / Order Now Caring for elderly parents in failing health is a challenge many of us will face, but which is seldom depicted in works of art. In this moving memoir, Joyce Farmer creates a vivid portrait of a family, their relationships with each other, and how they cope with the day-to-day emotional fragility of the most taxing time of their lives. Composed over a decade by this pioneering underground cartoonist, Special Exits…
Art Attacks Georgetown This Saturday
Beginning in 2008, the Georgetown Merchants Association commissioned graphic artist Tim Silbaugh to design posters for the Georgetown Art Attack. Working with Fantagraphics curator and GMA president Larry Reid, Silbaugh's monthly motifs convey something about distinctive character and colorful culture of the historic Georgetown industrial arts corridor. Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery will host an exhibition of the posters next door at All City Coffee opening Saturday, July 12 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. The digital composite prints on archival stock are available in a signed, limited edition. Prints can be purchased at Fantagraphics Bookstore for $25 unframed ($40 framed.) The…
Weekly OCD 7.08.14
This week's tasty jubilee of Online Commentaries and Diversions: Review: Twelve Gems by Lane Milburn "This excellent, retro space opera reads like a funny, alternative Infinity Gauntlet meets Guardians of the Galaxy – but way cooler than both." – Benn Ray, Largehearted Boy "The story — involving a winged genius dog, a pig monster, a sultry space warrior in leather lingerie, a mad scientist, a quest for a dozen mystic rocks and the cyber-future of sex dolls — is dumb, convoluted and perfect! " – Jake Austen, Chicago Tribune Interview: How to Be Happy by Eleanor Davis "I tried…
Twelve Gems + Luba and Her Family on comiXology
Awww, yeah, our digital library groweth. Twelve Gems by Lane Milburn is a sci-fi epic taking place somewhere in the outer cosmos, beyond reckoning or observation. The mysterious Dr. Z has enlisted three space heroes to search the galaxy for the fabled Twelve Gems of Power: the hulking alien-brawn Furz; the beautiful and deadly sabre-wielding Venus; and the soft-spoken canine technician, Dogstar. They meet many strange and storied characters on their journey, but none so strange or sinister as their dear benefactor himself. With a heavy dose of humor and wall-to-wall action, this is one of the most action-packed and funny books of…
Waiting for the Great Pumpkin and Snoopy’s Thanksgiving – First Look
It's a double delight: the advance copies of our two new Peanuts gift books are here! These books are sure to make great holiday presents for everyone in the family. In Waiting for the Great Pumpkin, we've collected all the best strips featuring Linus' fervent idolatry and proselytization of the Great Pumpkin — a mythic character believed to rise from the pumpkin patch every Halloween to dole out gifts to good boys and girls. In Snoopy's Thanksgiving, Snoopy and his dearest friend Woodstock both approach the impending holiday with varying degrees of dread, disappointment, and expectation management. Great Pumpkin and…
The Lonesome Go by Tim Lane – Cover Uncovered
It is our great pleasure to reveal the final cover artwork for Tim Lane's upcoming book, The Lonesome Go, wherein he continues to explore the Great American Mythological Drama that he began with his first, award-winning book Abandoned Cars. Haunting, rich, gritty, and filled with the familiar imagery, mythologies, and icons of middle America, The Lonesome Go is best described as a tapestry of loosely connected stories, tied together by the experience of wandering. We're anticipating an August 2014 release for the book, though of course you can pre-order your copy now!
