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“Kim Deitch has created a private world as fully realized in its own way as Faulkner’s. He’s an American original, a spinner of yarns whose beautifully structured pages and intricate plots conjure up a haunting and haunted American past.” – Art Spiegelman "Maybe even more than fellow first-wave underground comics creator Crumb, Deitch has maintained his quality." – Ray Olson, Booklist "Deitch… retains an astonishing ability to tap into the deepest desires of pop-culture junkies, and to show how the satisfaction we seek from nostalgia can lead us to some dark corners of our collective showbiz past." – The A.V. Club…

There are so many reasons to celebrate on Friday, July 12th. First off, it'll be Leslie Stein's birthday! And secondly, it'll be the release party for Eye of the Majestic Creature, Vol. 2! Join Leslie at Desert Island for a night of talking instruments, weird drifters, NA meetings, Long Island, Booji Boy, and New York City. The fun starts at 7:00 PM. Gabe, there better be cake. So, welcome to Brooklyn, indeed! Desert Island is located at 540 Metropolitan in the friendly Williamsburg neighborhood. Don't miss it!

The Amazing, Enlightening and Absolutely True Adventures of Katherine Whaley by Kim Deitch 176-page black & white 11.25" x 7.5" hardcover • $29.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-631-7 Ships in: July 2013 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now This is a story about a girl, born at the beginning of the 20th century. She grows up in a small river town in upstate New York. One day the mysterious Charles Varnay, an eccentric who dresses in the style of an 18th century dandy, comes to town, his sole companion a remarkably intelligent dog named Rousseau. Varnay wants to star Katherine in a movie serial he plans…

 If you're a geek, like hip hop and have ever been on the Internet, chances are you've heard of Adam WarRock. Having made his unique brand of pop cultural indie hip hop, the emcee has rapped about everything from Downton Abbey to Ron Swanson in his three years of releasing free music to the Internet. Fantagraphics and Michael Kupperman donated some comics from Tales Designed to Thrizzle Vol. 2 just for you if you donate to his donation drive. If you've ever been to a Kupperman/WarRock version of the Crimestoppers show, you know the magic they possess dressing up and rapping as Albert…

Remember that Daniel Clowes exhibit we were telling you about? Well, not only does Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes open to the public this Saturday, June 29th, but the man himself will be in attendance! Join him for a discussion of his work starting at 1:00 PM!  Exhibit curator Susan Miller will engage Clowes in a conversation about his practice, his connections to Chicago, and the genesis of the exhibition. A book signing follows the talk. Space is limited, so don't hesitate to get your ticket today! The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is located at 220 E…

For the first time ever and for a VERY limited time (now through Saturday) The Complete Peanuts is ON SALE! • Get single volumes of Charles M. Schulz's beloved masterpiece for $5.00 off each book!• Get special 5-volume decade sets and save up to $45.96 (and only pay shipping for one; we pay shipping for four)!• Get the entire series (including upcoming volumes) and save over $230 (plus FREE domestic shipping)! This offer is only good now through Saturday, June 29, so act now! See below for details. The Complete Peanuts Single Volumes: All single volumes of The Complete Peanuts are $5.00 off cover price for each book!…

To get everyone excited about Volume 2 coming out soon, Fantagraphics and comiXology released Eye of the Majestic Creature Vol. 1 to add to your digital comics library. Leslie Stein's book is a collection of semi-autobiographical and fantasy-based comics that combine dry humor, psychedelia, and emotion to show the viewpoint of one person's world internally and externally. The story follows a young girl, Larrybear, and her talking acoustic guitar Marshmallow on their adventures through the countryside, Chicago, San Francisco and New York. While Larrybear struggles to connect with strangers, her friends, and her family to various degrees of success, her growing population…

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.   New School by Dash Shaw 340-page full-color 8.75" x 11.25" hardcover • $39.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-644-7 "Instead of a tidy narrative, [New School] is about art, about the art that's in the book itself…There's stuff going on at other levels, the intuitive, the leve of the unconscious, the subconscious I guess you could say….This…

We're thrilled to announce two of our esteemed artists will be guests-of-honor at the 2013 Locust Moon Comics Festival in Philadelphia: come say hi to Kim Deitch and Michael Kupperman! While Fantagraphics won't have a table ourselves, you can visit these fine gentleman direct on Saturday, October 5th, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The festival itself takes place on Saturday, but events and festivities at Locust Moon Comics will spill across the weekend, including a Drink & Draw, a book release party, and post-con pancake breakfast.  The second annual Locust Moon Comics Festival will be held at The Rotunda,…

* Other People's Publications** Yeah, You Know Me. I'm a big fan of anthologies — I think they're a fantastic way of discovering new artists whose work you might be unfamiliar with, nestled beside the work of some of your favorites.  So, I was excited to see on our shelves The Big Feminist But: Comics About Women, Men, and the IFs, ANDs, & BUTs of Feminism, edited by Shannon O'Leary and Joan Reilly. There a quite a few Fantagraphics artists included: Ron Regé, Jr. submits the transcendent piece "Adam & Lilith," while Ulli Lust teams up with Kai Pfeiffer for…