Fantagraphics Blog

Spend the weekend with the barracuda: not only will author Kipp Friedman be reading on Monday, December 16th, but you can also catch him on Saturday, December 14th in NYC! He'll be reading a chapter from his hilarious new memoir, Barracuda in the Attic, a moving tribute to growing up among a family of creative artists (like brothers Drew and Josh Friedman) — swept up in the whirlwind of the New York arts scene of the 1960s and '70s. So, join Kipp after 7:00 PM at KGB Bar [ 85 E 4th Street ], named best literary venue in New…

Vacancies are available for a brand new Jim Flora art print, released just last week! Titled Tenement K, this limited edition fine art print features residents who are bawdy, musical, criminal, and/or exhibitionistic. Doesn't matter if you're rowdy, serpentine, or headless — the landlord will rent you a room. If you were a mutant miscreant, you'd be home by now. The previously unpublished and uncirculated work, which dates from the 1940s, is owned by a private collector who allowed them to have the work professionally photographed for print reproduction. Although the work is untitled, they have provisionally named it Tenement…

Maria M. Book 1 by Gilbert Hernandez 140-page black & white 5.75" x 8.5" hardcover • $22.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-719-2 Ships in: November 2013 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now A woman comes to the U.S. from Latin America to escape her shady past, only to fall into a new shady life. After a go at the adult entertainment business, Maria marries a drug lord and her dangerous past is nothing compared to her new life in America. The drug lord's son, Gorgo, secretly falls in love with her and he watches over her like a guardian angel. Danger and corruption (and of course…

Austin! Tonight at Mondo Gallery from 7-9 is the opening of "It Didn't Rot Our Brains," an art exhibit in tribute to EC Comics and Tales from the Crypt! The undisputed star of the show: this brand new piece depicting Bill Gaines and the Crypt Keeper palling around by legendary TFTC artist Jack Davis! Also included: work by Jim Rugg, Chris Wright, our pals Eric Skillman and Mark Todd, and numerous others. See more sneak peeks and get more info at Collectors Weekly.

2012 Eisner Award Winner: Best Archival Collection/Project – Strips 2012 Harvey Award Nominee: Best Domestic Reprint Project "Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse… by Floyd Gottfredson will be warmly received by comics aficionados but should also intrigue Disney animation buffs who aren’t necessarily plugged into comic strip history… I have a feeling that this book, crafted with such obvious care, will earn Gottfredson a new legion of admirers." – Leonard Maltin "Gottfredson drew Mickey with a nosy snout and the bright eyes of an adrenalin junkie. The mouse’s diminutive size inspired Gottfredson to have the character attempt daredevil races, leaping stunts, and…

"Great lover, scholar, soldier, sailor, singer, toreador, tycoon, jockey, prizefighter, automobile racer, aviator, farmer. Mickey Mouse lives in a world in which space, time, and the law of physics are nil. He can reach inside of a bull's mouth, pull out his teeth and use them as castanets. He can lead a band or play violin solos; his ingenuity is limitless; he never fails." – Time (1931) Praise for Vol. 1: "What I really took away from this book… was Gottfredson's considerable (and very nuanced) compositional and storytelling skills…an entertaining read and still a thrill to see what Gottfredson work out…

     An Evening with the Hernandez BrothersBilly Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Grand Opening Festival of Cartoon Art   Sat, Nov 16, 2013 7:30 PMMershon Auditorium  A lot of fun stuff is going down during the weekend of Nov 14th – 17th for the Grand Festival of Cartoon Art, librarian and engagement coordinator Caitlin McGurk gave me the skinny. Join the great folks at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum  for a freewheeling conversation between alternative comics legends Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez as they discuss their groundbreaking series Love & Rockets and their ongoing stories about Latino and Latina life, love, and punk rock…

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Color Sundays Vol. 2: Robin Hood Rides Again by Floyd Gottfredson 280-page full-color 10.5" x 8.75" hardcover • $29.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-686-7 See More Previews / Order Now   He's faster than a speeding arrow… more powerful than the Sheriff of Nottingham… able to leap high taxes in a single bound! He's Mickey Mouse! He's back in color — and traveling back in time: battling evil medievals in our second book of Floyd Gottfredson's Sunday classics. Donald Duck, Goofy, and mischievous Morty and Ferdie are invited along too… if they dare! Standout stories in this volume include "The Robin…

On Wednesday, November 13th at 6:00 PM, the NYU School of Law presents a special panel: (Un)covering Guantanamo: Reporting On Some of the World’s Most Controversial Trials.  The Center for Human Rights and Global Justice and the ACLU are delighted to bring together a panel of speakers with unparalleled experience depicting and reporting on the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, and the military commission trials taking place there. Included on this panel are Janet Hamlin, artist behind Sketching Guantanamo: Court Sketches of the Military Tribunals, 2006-2013, and Carol Rosenberg, who wrote the foreword for the book. This distinguished group…

Join us at Fantagraphics Bookstore this Saturday, October 26 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM for a festive event featuring Jim Woodring's latest batch of ODDLAND beer from Elysian Brewing. We'll taste free samples while Jim demonstrates drawing skills with his oddly giant pen. He'll also be available to sign copies of his fabulous new graphic novel Fran. Begin your Halloween frolicking at this colorful early evening gala. Odd attire encouraged. Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery is located at 1201 S. Vale Street in Seattle's lively Georgetown arts community. Open daily 11:30 to 8:00 PM. Sundays until 5:00 PM. Phone 206.658.0110.