Come to Fantagraphics Bookstore this Saturday as we welcome Brian Ralph on a rare visit to the Northwest. He'll present his new book Reggie-12 with a slide show, signing and reception. In a preview of the event, Paul Constant of The Stranger writes, "It's not for kids, but it feels as fizzy as a Saturday morning cartoon, in the best way possible. If you were raised on Astro Boy or Godzilla movies, you'll love the fuck out of this book." Brian will also sign copies of his alternative zombie adventure Daybreak, hailed by Entertainment Weekly as "A storytelling tour de force," and…
Atomic Books’ SPX-Plosion 2013
Our good friends at Atomic Books have released the deets on their 6th annual burnin-down-the-house party the night before SPX at their store in Baltimore, MD. This party features Peter Bagge signing his calvacade of new books from 6-7pm and then readings from 7-1opm. Iconic cartoonist, Hate-creator, Peter Bagge will be signing copies of his books, Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story (Drawn & Quarterly) and Everybody Is Stupid Except for Me and Other Astute Observations from us! The readings will feature these superb cartoonists and their new books:MICHAEL KUPPERMAN (Tales Designed To Thrizzle)SAM HENDERSON (Magic Whistle)T. EDWARD BAK (Island…
Wandering Son Vol. 5 by Shimura Takako – Video/Photo Slideshow Preview
Wandering Son (Hourou Musuko / 放浪息子) Vol. 5 by Shimura Takako 228-page black & white (with some color) 7" x 9.5" hardcover • $24.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-647-8 See More Previews / Order Now In this volume of the acclaimed series about transgendered kids exploring their unfolding identities, we’ve reached a big event; the junior high school entrance ceremony. The boys wear black uniforms with stand-up collars based on mid-19th century European military uniforms and the girls wear navy blazers, tan skirts, and red ribbon neckties. Enter our heroes; Nitori-kun is forced to wear a boy’s uniform while Takatsuki-san has to wear a girl's!…
The Secret History of Marvel Comics by Blake Bell & Dr. Michael J. Vassallo – First Look
Marvel Comics would probably prefer that their origins go unremembered, but comics historians Blake Bell and Dr. Michael J. Vassallo are here to rain on that parade with their new book The Secret History of Marvel Comics, which traces Marvel's roots in the sordid, exploitative pulp publishing empire of Martin Goodman. You'll also be treated to a bounty of rare, never-before-reprinted artwork by such comics legends as Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, Alex Schomburg, Bill Everett, Al Jaffee, and Dan DeCarlo, plus top-tier pulp artists, including Norman Saunders, John Walter Scott, Hans Wesso, and L.F. Bjorklund. This essential exposé on early comics history…
Jim Woodring & Bill Frisell at the San Francisco Jazz Center!
It's a dream come true! The great Jim Woodring is heading down the coast to San Francisco for a special performance with his friend and collaborator Bill Frisell on Saturday, September 14th. At 7:30 PM, Bill takes the stage with his band, Beautiful Dreamers, with Jim providing live digital illustrations, projected on the SFJAZZ Center Miner Auditorium video screen, to accompany and inspire the music. Or, bring the kiddos at 2:00 PM for a matinee performance that afternoon with a solo set from Bill, and more of Jim's imaginative illustrations! Tickets are on sale now (evening or matinee), but you…
YESSSS! Bob Costas on Willard Mullin’s Golden Age of Baseball
This blurb just in: "A beautiful compilation of the finest work of a uniquely talented artist." – Bob Costas See for yourself! (Correction: Oops, "yessss" is Marv Albert, not Costas. Sorry Bob.)
Sketching Guantanamo Talk with Janet Hamlin in Nyack, NY!
On November 24th, artist Janet Hamlin will bring her sketches from Cuba to her hometown of Nyack, NY. Join illustrator/instructor Hamlin for a discussion of Sketching Guantanamo: Court Sketches of the Military Tribunals, 2006-2013, a collection of her most potent and revealing sketches drawn during the 9/11 trials, as well a chronicle of her experience at Guantanamo, in general. From 2:00 to 3:00 PM, she'll be discussing these notorious and historic trials, and showing her exclusive, powerful illustrations. The Nyack Library is located at 59 South Broadway. Click here to register for this lecture.
Look Maw, we’re on the cover of Seattle Weekly
Peter Bagge pays tribute to "the World's Greatest Comics Publishers" (ahem, us) on the cover of last week's Seattle Weekly, where you can also find a "Fantagraphics 101" style profile in advance to our big hoo-hah at Bumbershoot. We're a little tardy posting this (our pals at D&Q even scooped us) because, well, that last panel has the resounding ring of truth.
Fantagraphics at the Brooklyn Book Festival 2013
The Brooklyn Book Festival is coming up for all you readers, writers and fans! A few of our cartoonists are coming up for panels AND we have one hell of a rager party planned at Bergen Street Comics! SIX, count 'em, SIX cartoonists will be at Bergen Street signing their newest graphic novels and minis. Saturday at 8pm at 470 Bergen Street—the place to be! Chuck Forsman, Leslie Stein, Ulli Lust, Ed Piskor, Dash Shaw and Tom Kaczynski will all be there. And so should you! And then on Sunday, let the Brooklyn Book Festival commence! Below…
Sketching Guantanamo by Janet Hamlin – Excerpt
We're pleased to present this 18-page preview of Sketching Guantanamo: Court Sketches of the Military Tribunals, 2006-2013 by Janet Hamlin. Hamlin's drawings are the only complete visual journalistic record of the military tribunal hearings of suspected terrorists at GTMO, and this historic book is the first place they're gathered all together. In this excerpt you'll be able to browse the Table of Contents; read Hamlin's background on her assignment, getting to the base, and her process; and see her sketches of the GTMO compound and her first tribunals. This fascinating volume is due to hit shelves in October and can be…
