Aaaaaand we’re back! San Diego Comic-Chaos has come and gone again. Infinite thanks to those of you who came by the booth and said (especially if you bought books or brought snacks/swag). Please enjoy this round-up of this year’s show! And the winner is… Excessively proud of Emil Ferris for her (count ’em) THREE well-deserved Eisner Awards this year. She took home the prizes for: Best Writer/Artist, Best Coloring, and Best Graphic Album–New And if there had been a prize for Best Acceptance Speech, she would have won that handily as well. There was hardly a dry eye in…
Fantagraphics goes to San Diego Comic-Con 2018 — The Sale!
Mark your calendars! Thursday July 19th–Sunday July 22nd, we’re taking 20% off just about everything at Fantagraphics.com. Take advantage of this site-wide sale to stock up on our hottest new releases for the summer, or fill those gaps in your collection of classics. Our loyal 20/20 Club members will receive 30% percent off! Enjoy! Note: Sale does not include pre-ordered books or subscriptions. All order fulfillment subject to availability. For questions, email fbicomix@fantagraphics.com with “Comic-Con Sale” in the subject line.
Fantagraphics goes to San Diego Comic-Con 2018 – Staff Picks & Debuts!
Hey folks! Can’t wait to see all your beautiful shiny faces at this year’s show. Now is the time to start planning your shopping list! Need a little guidance as to this year’s best books? Fear not, the Fantagraphics staff is here to help with a list of our personal faves. Read on to find out what we’ve been reading! RJ’s Pick: Now: The New Comics Anthology #4 by Various Artists (Debut) The NOW series of anthologies is in its second year of existence, bringing in cartoonists from all over the world, showcasing self-contained short stories, and coming in…
Fantagraphics goes to San Diego Comic-Con 2018 — The Signing Schedule!
Signing Schedule – Fantagraphics Booth #1721 Come one, come all! We’ve got a great line-up this year, with special guests, new faces, and old favorites. Come on down to Booth #1721, say hello, and get your books signed by some of the world’s greatest cartoonists. Thursday, July 19th 11am-12pm – Emil Ferris 11am-12pm – Manuele Fior, Noah Van Sciver, Emil Ferris 12pm-1pm – Trina Robbins, Carol Tyler 1pm-2pm – Sammy Harkham 2pm-3pm – Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez 3pm-4pm – Emil Ferris, Robert Williams 5pm-6pm – D.J. Bryant Friday, July 20th 11am-12pm – Jordan Crane, D.J. Bryant 12pm-1pm – Emil Ferris 1pm-2pm…
Fantagraphics goes to San Diego Comic-Con 2018 — Special Guests & Panels!
Fantagraphics Books — Booth #1721 It’s just around the corner! San Diego Comic-Con returns and Fantagraphics will be there in full force at Booth #1721! Read on for details of panels, programming, special guests, and more! Special Guests: Emil Ferris Writer, artist, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Emil Ferris grew up in Chicago during the turbulent 1960s and is consequently a devotee of all things monstrous and horrific. In a previous life, she worked as an illustrator and toy sculptor and received her MFA from the Art Institute of Chicago. Ferris was a 2010 Toby Devan Lewis Fellow…
Hot Off the Press Book Fair feat. Jim Woodring & Lilli Loge
Fantagraphics Bookstore hosts the 4th annual Hot Off the Press Book Fair with special guests Jim Woodring and Berlin cartoonist Lilli Loge on Saturday, July 14 from 5:00 to 9:00 PM. Small press exhibitors include Czap Books, Paper Press Punch, Kilgore Books, FU Press, Short Run Micropress, Fogland Studios, Cold Cube and others with appearances by local artists Simon Hanselmann, DW, Marc Palm, Tom Van Deusen, Max Clotfelter, Rhodora Jacob, Sarah Romano Diehl, Kelly Froh, Alex Graham, Brandon Lehmann, Laura Knetzger, Hella Handa, and many more. Jim Woodring’s latest book, Poochytown, will debut at the fair, the latest and…
What’s in Store: Georgetown Carnival feat. Jini Dellaccio!
The 13th annual Georgetown Carnival arts festival on Saturday, June 9 offers a spectacular array of attractions in Seattle’s historic Airport Way S business corridor, featuring an exhibition by legendary photographer Jini Dellaccio at Fantgraphics Bookstore of music icons of the sixties, including vintage prints created in the late artist’s darkroom. Dellaccio documented Northwest proto-punk garage acts like the Sonics, Wailers, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and Buffalo Springfield, as well as touring bands like the Rolling Stones, the Who, Mitch Ryder, Yardbirds, among many others. Carnival highlights include Hardzardfactory’s Power Tool Drag Races featuring creative contraptions racing side-by-side from…
Fantagraphics at CAKE 2018
Next weekend, June 2nd and 3rd, Fantagraphics will head to the Windy City for the 2018 Chicago Alternative Comics Expo. Read on for special guests, debut books, and some very exciting programming. Fantagraphics Tables #317-#318 Special Guests: Nicole Hollander — Table #314 Nicole Hollander is best known for her syndicated comic strip, Sylvia. Her work has been archived in the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library at Ohio State University, alongside Roz Chast’s, Bill Watterson’s, and other greats. She has published fifteen books and blogs at badgirlchats.com. She’ll be debuting her new graphic memoir, We Ate Wonder Bread, a chronicle of her childhood…
Books Not Bombs: Fantagraphics Post-Memorial Day Sale
Hey, Folks! As you’re recovering from your Memorial Day hijinks, why not do some early summer shopping for a good cause? On Tuesday, May 29th, we’ll be running a flash sale/fundraiser—You’ll get 15% off just about everything at Fantagraphics.com, and we’ll donate 10% of the day’s sales to the (2017 Nobel Peace Prize-winning) International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. You can read more about their work here. Stock up on summer reading and help save us all from fiery doom! Shop the sale at Fantagraphics.com All titles subject to availability. Sale does not apply to pre-orders, subscriptions, or new 20/20…
What’s in Store: Ben Horak’s Daydreamin’ Dave release party!
Join us at Fantgraphics Bookstore on Saturday, May 26 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM as we celebrate the publication of Daydreamin’ Dave by Ben Horak with a book signing, urban barbecue, and complementary refreshments. Dave is a mild-mannered, imaginative, anthropomorphic, joke-spewing day dreamer. Dave is constantly breaking the fourth wall to speak directly to the delighted audience, ending every quip with a friendly wink. This is Dave’s world, we just live in it. But what happens when Dave is suddenly gone? How can the story continue? Who will entertain the audience? As the comic itself begins to break down and…
