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We're very pleased to have had three books chosen by the American Library Association's GLBT Round Table for their two honors lists this year. 7 Miles a Second by David Wojnarowicz, James Romberger, and Marguerite Van Cook and Julio's Day by Gilbert Hernandez were both named to the 2014 Over the Rainbow List of recommended books for adult readers in the Graphic Narrative category, and Wandering Son Vol. 4 by Shimura Takako was chosen for the 2014 Rainbow List of recommended reading for younger readers under Graphic Novels. (This is the third year in a row on the list for the Wandering Son series.) Congratulations to…

Vip: The Mad World of Virgil Partch at Fantagraphics Bookstore on February 8. Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery is privileged to host an exhibition by Virgil Partch, one of mid-century America’s most influential humorists. A new book, Vip: The Mad World of Virgil Partch celebrates the legacy of this notorious cartoonist. An exhibition of art and artifacts from the book opens Saturday, February 8 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Virgil Partch (1916 – 1984) burst onto the pages of the nation’s magazines with his captivating cartoons virtually overnight. His irreverent observations inspired a new breed of post-war comedians and cartoonists. Known affectionately…

Wednesday, January 29th • New York City, NY: The wonderful Society of Illustrators will host a special Happy Hour event in honor of the exhibit, The Art of Rodrigues: An Exhibition of the Late, Great Charles Rodrigues! The reception goes from 5:00 to 10:00 PM. A $10 cover charge includes one free drink ticket, buffet included. (more info) Friday, January 31st • Portland, OR: It's your last chance to Jesse Reklaw's exhibit The Art of Couch Tag, an exhibit of original pages from his outstanding tragicomic graphic memoir, at Pony Club Gallery. Don't miss it! (more info) Saturday, February 1st…

Editor Michael Dowers reveals: "Here is a sneak peek at the cover for Treasury of Mini Comics Volume 2. Cover by Esther Pearl Watson…book is scheduled for a January 2015 release…not that far away…just around the corner…" Have you picked up Volume 1 yet?

Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery is burning with love in February. This Saturday, February 1 finds rising star Julia Gfrörer signing the sensational new book Black Is the Color. Her story of a castaway sailor’s attraction to a nefarious mermaid examines the dubious value of maintaining dignity to the detriment of intimacy, and the erotic potential of the worst-case scenario. On Saturday, February 8 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM we open a colorful exhibition of art and artifacts by Virgil Partch, one of midcentury America’s most influential humorists. This event coincides with the festive Georgetown Art Attack featuring challenging visual and…

Insect Bath #1 by various artists; edited by Jason T. Milespublished by Profanity Hill; distributed by Fantagraphics 34-page black & white comic book • $3.99 Ships in: February 2014 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now   Out of the nihilist inkwell and printed in poison! Meet the finest in new cosmic horror! Face melters from: Max Clotfelter (Henry & Glenn Forever), Alex Delaney (Rapt in Fear), Eamon Espey (Wormdye and Songs of the Abyss), Noel Freibert (Weird Magazine), Sammy Harkham (The Simpsons' Tree House of Horror, Kramers Ergot and Everything Together), Juliacks (Swell and Rock That Never Sleeps), Jason T. Miles (Love Wins),…

Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Zero Hour and Other Stories (The EC Comics Library)Illustrated by Jack Kamen; written by Al Feldstein et al. 170-page black & white 7.25" x 10.25" hardcover • $28.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-704-8 See Previews / Order Now BARGAIN COMBO: Sucker Bait + Zero Hour Gift Set Price: $57.98 $46.38 Jack Kamen's deceptively wholesome approach to comics storytelling was never put to better use than in the science fiction shockers Al Feldstein wrote for him at EC Comics. Together, the two conspired to exploit Kamen's clean-yet-lush graphics with fantasies of the future that take a startlingly brutal…

Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Sucker Bait and Other Stories (The EC Comics Library)Illustrated by Graham Ingels; written by Al Feldstein et al. 216-page black & white 7.25" x 10.25" hardcover • $28.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-689-8 See Previews / Order Now BARGAIN COMBO: Sucker Bait + Zero Hour Gift Set Price: $57.98 $46.38 Before Halloween and Freddy Krueger and Night of the Living Dead, there were EC horror Comics. And before John Carpenter and Wes Craven and George Romero, there was Graham Ingels. "Ghastly" Ingels's fine-line depictions of the corruption of flesh and nature made him the premier artist for…

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.   Prince Valiant Vol. 8: 1951-1952 by Hal Foster 120-page full-color 10.25" x 14" hardcover • $35.00ISBN: 978-1-60699-699-0   "Medieval swordplay and adventure have never been as glorious as in Foster's Sunday-only comic strip…. Prince Valiant is one of the best-drawn comics ever, and this new edition does ample justice to its achievement." –…