Don’t miss an opportunity to meet Gregory Benton at Fantagraphics Bookstore on Saturday, February 22 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM as he presents his new graphic novel B + F. Benton's award winning fable explores an otherworldly forest with a woman and a dog as they encounter its denizens, both benevolent and malicious. A wordless meditation on goodwill, hostility, and isolation. Join us in welcoming this engaging artist to Seattle. (Please note: the previously announced musical guest appearance by Jeremy Spencer at Georgetown Records has been cancelled due to illness.) The following Wednesday, February 26 from 7:00 to 11:00 PM we host Foxing…
Trina Robbins and Ed Piskor at The Pittsburgh Indy Comix Expo!
Make your picks at PIX: The Pittsburgh Indy Comix Expo! On Saturday, March 22nd, you can meet two of the awesome people on our roster: Ed Piskor, artist behind Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 1: 1970s-1981, and Trina Robbins, the author of Pretty in Ink: North American Women Cartoonists 1896-2013. Admission is free and the event is open to the public. PIX: The Pittsburgh Indy Comix Expo is held at the Federation of Teachers at 10 South 19th Street in the city's South Side neighborhood.
Perfect Nonsense: The Chaotic Comics and Goofy Games of George Carlson – Now in Stock
Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Perfect Nonsense: The Chaotic Comics and Goofy Games of George Carlson by George Carlson; edited by Daniel Yezbick 320-page color/black & white 9.25" x 12.25" hardcover • $49.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-508-2 See Previews / Order Now George Carlson was one of the most prolific and innovative cartoonists and illustrators of the 20th century, whose playful, absurdist, exquisitely rendered drawings graced every medium, from comic books to children's games to magazines — and Perfect Nonsense is the most definitive and expansive collection of his work ever published! Perfect Nonsense is a cornucopia of Carlson's outrageous…
Ron Regé, Jr. Cartoon Utopia Exhibit in Los Angeles!
Los Angeles, brace yourself for the wonder of Ron Regé, Jr.'s Cartoon Utopia, coming March 1st to the gallery Dem Passwords in Los Angeles! Ron relates on his blog, "If you were to go way back in the archive of this blog, you would notice me talking about The Cartoon Utopia as of a set of concepts & ideas that I was creating art with, not simply the title of my book. The project started as a set of drawings that were displayed in solo art shows around the world." The utopia lives on! A year after the book's release,…
Daily OCD 2.11.14
The best-seasoned pan that your friends accidentally cleaned with soap of Online Commentaries and Diversions: • Review: Comics Bulletin looks at Charles Forsman's latest: "Celebrated Summer works as an excellent examination of what remains unspoken between close friends and what it means to feel trapped in your own skin." –Geoffrey Lapid, Comics Bulletin • Review: Santa Barbara News Press in PRINT, baby reviews "Unexpectedly, almost secretly lovely, Celebrated Summer has a sadness and listlessness at its core that resonates much louder…Forsman gets in and out quickly, not making more of this tale of suburban apathy than needs making, which only makes his story that much…
The EC Comics Slipcase Vol. 1 – Video & Photo Preview
The EC Comics Slipcase Vol. 1by Harvey Kurtzman, Wallace Wood, Jack Davis, Al Williamson, Al Feldstein et al. 832-page four-volume hardcover 7.5" x 10.5" x 4" slipcased box set • $94.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-728-4 Ships in: March 2014 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now A boxed set of our first four books in our acclaimed EC Comics Library, which collects the best comics of the 1950s from the greatest mass market comic book publisher in history. Featured are: Corpse on the Imjin! by Harvey Kurtzman, et al.; Came the Dawn by Wallace “Wally” Wood, Al Feldstein, et al.; 50 Girls 50 by Al Williamson, Al Feldstein, et…
This Week in Fantagraphics Events: 2/10-2/17
Tuesday, February 11th • New York City, NY: The NY Comics & Picture-Story Symposium will host a lecture from Conor Stechschulte, along with Christopher Adams, at the Kellen Auditorium in Parsons The New School at 66 Fifth Ave. (more info) Friday, February 14th • Los Angeles, CA: Spend Valentine's Day with Cannibal Fuckface and Johnny Ryan at Secret Headquarters for the book launch party for Prison Pit Book 5! (more info) • San Francisco, CA: "Herstorian" Trina Robbins will be speaking on graphic novels for teens and tweens at the 2014 San Francisco Writers Conference! (more info) Sunday, February 16th…
OCD Extra – Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 1 & VIP
Next month's issue of Booklist will include reviews of two recent releases by Fantagraphics creators, excerpted below: Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 1 by Ed Piskor "Hip-hop devotee Piskor was one of Harvey Pekar's last collaborators and here shows himself to be Pekar's true disciple as a chronicler of popular culture… Piskor's artwork seems equally indebted to the looks of golden-age DC superhero comics and Pekar's greatest collaborator, R. Crumb." -Ray Olson VIP: The Mad World by Virgil Partch, edited by Jonathan Barli "His drawings (under his famous "VIP" signature) stood out not just for their immediately recognizable, wildly peculiar look (once…
Bomb Run and Other Stories (The EC Comics Library) by John Severin – Cover Uncovered
John Severin produced some of the finest war comics ever drawn during his long, distinguished, and versatile career, and working in collaboration with other greats like Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder, his work in the genre for EC Comics is unmissable. Lucky for you, we've gathered all of that material together for the first time in a single volume under this handsome cover. Bomb Run and Other Stories is just off to the printer, is available for pre-order, and launches in July. Keep it tuned for more previews.
Hip Hop Family Tree Two-in-One (FCBD) cover update
Ed Piskor made a real subtle modification to the cover art for Hip Hop Family Tree Two-in-One, one of our two 2014 Free Comic Book Day offerings available exclusively at comic shops on Saturday, May 3. See if you can spot the difference from the previous version! (Hint: we're not talking about the "mature readers" notice.)
