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"It’s an impressively thick tribute to L&R, featuring three lengthy interviews with the cartoonists, a complete list of characters in both Jaime’s Locas series and Gilbert’s Palomar saga, a timeline of the stories, an issue checklist and even a selection of highlights from the letter columns. In short, it’s the perfect scrapbook to some of the best comics ever made." – Chris Mautner, Robot 6 The Love and Rockets Companion: 30 Years (and Counting) edited by Marc Sobel & Kristy Valenti 368-page black & white/color 7.5" x 9.25" jacketed softcover • $29.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-579-2 Available Now! http://www.fantagraphics.com/lrcompanion

Lost Catby Jason; translated by Kim Thompson 160-page two-color 6" x 8.75" hardcover • $24.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-642-3 See More Previews / Order Now   A detective is walking down the street. It is raining. He sees a "Lost Cat" poster. A minute later he sees the cat from the photo. He picks it up and goes back to the poster. He calls the number. A woman answers. He turns up at her place and gives her the cat. She invites him in from the rain for a cup of coffee. They talk and find out they have a lot in common: both…

black bikini from al columbia on Vimeo. When Al Columbia is not drawing chilling comics or making home-made flame throwers (they can shoot as far as fifteen feet!), he's with his band cooking up something cool. The music video “Black Bikini” was filmed on location at 'Plum Island.' Columbia has about eight songs ready for his new album called Journey to Death Island, which will be out from Psychopop Records in the near distant future. Give it a listen, maybe even a shimmy and shake.

    Our cartoonists and creators are not only available in print form but LIVE IN PERSON on panels, talking about things they're all about and answering questions (which we know you're all about). Check 'em out and rest those tootsies, you'll be walking on them allll weekend long. Click on these wonder-links if you're wondering about our new books debuting and when people will be signing at our table.   Thursday, July 18th   12:30pm Spotlight On: Gene Deitch Comic-Con special guest Gene Deitch is a legendary cartoonist, animator, Academy Award-winning filmmaker, and creator of Tom Terrific. Join him…

Fantagraphics and comiXology bring to you a DIGITAL-ONLY  release from the creator of the critically-acclaimed KING, Ho Che Anderson. Miles From Home is a family drama that unfolds as Maureen moves out of her father's home while her older sister serves prison time. Family duty and honor all come into play as the two sisters paths move further and further apart. Their father's heart aches for his family to reconcile. Can Maureen make it on her own? Ho Che Anderson's art evolves throughout the story as Maureen sees herself and who she can become without the many forces pulling her…

Fantagraphics curator Larry Reid caught a ride in the back seat of a helicopter on Thursday for Mudhoney's unprecedented set on top of the Space Needle as famed photographer Charles Peterson leaned out the open door to take photos. Yikes! You can catch a down to earth Mudhoney show for free this Saturday, July 13 in Georgetown at the Sub Pop Silver Jubilee.  Before the music begins on Saturday, join Peter Bagge, Charles Peterson, Danny Bland, Bruce Pavitt, Greg Dulli, Jim Woodring, Owen Connell, and others at the opening of SODA POP: Super Sugar Big Buzz at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery. We'll be open all day with celebrity guests…

In conjunction with the exhibit Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is hosting the all-day event Saturday Strip on Saturday, July 27th, showcasing all that is amazing in the world of independent comics, cartoons, and animation in their town!  Paul Hornschemeier will discuss the Chicago comics scene, and Lilli Carré will give tips on how to make your own mini-comics and animated films, alongside many other awesomely talented artists during panels and workshops. You can also buy rare books and original artwork at a pop-up comic fair co-presented by the MCA Store and…

A landmark collection, The Daniel Clowes Reader features seventeen of the cartoonist’s award-winning comics, along with critical commentary exploring the complexities of Clowes’s art. The volume includes: Ghost World, the acclaimed graphic novel • “Art School Confidential,” “The Party,” “Blue Italian Shit,” and seven other short stories • Six never-before-reprinted comic strips • Modern Cartoonist, Clowes’s prose manifesto on the history of cartooning • Interviews with the cartoonist about his work and artistic process • Critical analysis of the collection’s comics • Essays on Clowes’s relationship with indie culture, Gen X, and advertising • Extensive annotations that illuminate Clowes’s sources and influences • A…

So you KNOW about our new books to debut at The Big Show aka (San Diego Comic Con) but we also have caged some wild cartoonists and even arranged some feeding times for them! Come by table #1718 to meet your favorite creators you've only read about in magazines online!     Thursday, July 18th 10-11:30am Paul Hornschemeier /Philip Nel 12-2pm  Gilbert Hernandez / Jaime Hernandez 2-4pm  Gene Deitch / Justin Hall 4-6pm Ellen Forney / Robert Williams   Friday, July 19th 10am-Noon Gilbert Hernandez / Jaime Hernandez Noon-1:30pm Ron Rege, Jr. / Justin Hall  1:30-3pm Johnny Ryan / Steven…

Join us this Saturday, July 13 from noon to 9:00 PM for an extraordinary event. Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery presents SODA POP: Super Sugar Big Buzz in association with the Sub Pop Silver Jubilee celebrating 25 years of the legendary Seattle music label. Free concerts by Mudhoney, Built to Spill, J Mascis, Chad VanGaalen, Father John Misty, Tom Price Desert Classic, and many more — right outside the bookstore doors. The SODA POP exhibition examines the seminal years of Sub Pop from 1980 to 1990 as a hand crafted zine, cassette label, and music column with an emphasis on its correlation to…