Tony Millionaire Returns to Fantagraphics Bookstore on March 8! February 25, 2014 – Seattle, WA. Join us on Saturday, March 8, at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery as we celebrate the publication of Tony Millionaire’s Sock Monkey Treasury with an art exhibition, book signing, and music concert. Tony Millionaire's Sock Monkey is one of the great all-ages comics properties of the new millennium, spawning plush dolls, TV appearances, lunch boxes, Zippo lighters and more. The precocious sock monkey Uncle Gabby and his innocent pal Mr. Crow are the heroes of this funny, unsettling and endearing new collection. Mr. Millionaire will also…
Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: Trail of the Unicorn by Carl Barks – First Look
Advance copies of Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Trail of the Unicorn have arrived by special Duck delivery and it's another great-looking volume of The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library, inside and out. In this volume: Donald gets superpowers! A sinking Viking ship! Dueling steam shovels! A steam calliope! And of course the titular mythical beast, plus much more all-ages adventure and comedy from the mirthful mind and masterful pen of the great Carl Barks. This book hits shelves in a couple of months; pre-order your copy and read a nice big excerpt for free right here.
This Week in Fantagraphics Events: 2/24-3/3
Wednesday, February 26th • Seattle, WA: Stop by the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery for Foxing & Friends, a festive reception hosted by our small press colleagues visiting Seattle for the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) conference. The party features readings by Derrick Brown, Kelly Luce and T. Kira Madden as well as a Post-It art show including Laura Knetzger, Alex Schubert, Paul Hornschemeier, Ryan Cecil Smith, Jim Rugg, Sabrina Elliott, and our own Eric Reynolds and Jen Vaughn, among many others. (more info) Friday, February 28th • Portland, OR: It's your last chance to see the Julia Gfrörer…
Esther Pearl Watson & Lilian Todd Art Exhibit in Los Angeles!
That stunning work of art above, from Esther Pearl Watson, is titled "Mother and Daughter Work to Change the Future" — and it's the perfect piece for this upcoming art show featuring Esther collaborating with her daughter, Lilian Todd! Esther and Lilian will debut their first collaborative art pieces in an upcoming group show, opening on Thursday, March 6th! Together, these two creative ladies work to change the future with their surreal, intergalactic pieces. Congratulate them in person at the opening reception, which will take place from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. The group show Amazon Solitaire, curated by Akina Cox,…
Ron Regé, Jr. Presents Cartoon Utopia at Spiritual Arts Night!
Celebrate the brand new lunar Year of the Horse with noneother than Ron Regé, Jr. this Sunday, February 23rd! Tomorrow night, the all-ages non-profit place pehrspace kicks off their new series, Pehrtalks, with "Spiritual Arts Night," an evening to explore the varied mysteries of the metaphysical arts. Five expert practitioners of different disciplines will form a panel to introduce their crafts and answer questions from the audience. There will be art, musical meditation, and light refreshments! At 8:15 PM, Ron will give a presentation on The Cartoon Utopia, his graphic novel masterpiece that focuses on ideas that he's become intrigued…
What’s Wrong with Comics (in 1983)?
Kim Thompson had an answer for a feature in the March, 1983 issue of Heavy Metal which asked just that question. Our own Kristy Valenti came across it and provided this scan. It's interesting to revisit statements like this now. In terms of what Kim called "pop comics" his last couple of lines are oddly apropos now that 30 years later one of the most successful comic titles is a zombie comic.
Significant Objects at the Dallas Museum of Art TONIGHT!
There's a significant event happening tonight for Significant Objects, our collection of extraordinary short stories inspired by ordinary stuff — things like novelty items, discarded souvenirs, and tasteless kitchenware picked up cheap at thrift stores and yard sales. And tonight, Friday, February 21st, at the Dallas Museum of Art, Significant Objects editor Rob Walker presents Materially Untrue: Stories About Objects Unearthed from Art Storage! At 7:00 PM, four Texas authors (Will Clarke, Doug Dorst, Merritt Tierce, and Shay Youngblood) will debut original stories about objects unearted from DMA art storage. This event is FREE and open to the public! A…
Gregory Benton and Foxing & Friends at Fantagraphics Bookstore
Join us at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery as we welcome Gregory Benton signing his new graphic novel B + F this Saturday, February 22 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. His award-winning hardcover book on the adventurous AdHouse imprint is a sublime meditation on goodwill, hostility, and isolation. Come see! Then return to the bookstore on Wednesday, February 26 at 7:00 PM for "Foxing & Friends," a festive reception hosted by our small press colleagues at American Short Fiction, The Austin Review, A Strange Object, Write Bloody Publishing, and Foxing Quarterly, visiting Seattle for the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) conference….
Gary Panter, Ron Regé, Jr and Dash Shaw in Non Sequitur Show
Non Sequitur: Abstraction in Contemporary Sequential Art February 28 – March 26, 2014 Opening Reception: Friday, Feb. 28, 7-10pm Special Event: Sequential S'mores – Progressive Art Opening – with Sequential Artist's Workshop and F.L.A. Gallery, Friday, Feb. 28, 6pm – 12am (click link for more info) Gallery Protocol is pleased to announce Non Sequitur: Abstraction in Contemporary Sequential Art, an exhibition of comic and sequential art from artists Pat Aulisio, Derek Ballard, Josh Bayer, Erin Curry, CF, Hellen Jo, Aidan Koch, Emma Louthan, Molly Colleen O'Connell, Gary Panter, Raymond Pettibon, Ron Rege Jr, Frank Santoro, Dash Shaw, and Angie Wang. Collectively, these artists represent…
TWO LA Times Book Prize Finalists
Fantagraphics is proud to brag that we have not one but TWO of five 2013 finalists in the Graphic Novel/Comics Category for the LA Times Book Prize. • Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life by Ulli Lust • The End by Anders Nilsen On Friday evening, April 11, 2014, at 7:30 pm, the winners of the 2013 Book Prizes will be awarded at a ceremony in Bovard Auditorium on the campus of USC. The ceremony will be followed by a buffet reception. We sincerely hope your finalist (s) will be able to attend event. This occasion will mark the 34th…
