Fantagraphics is excited to be attending the 2013 MoCCA Arts Festival on Saturday, April 6th and Sunday, April 7th at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City! We've got so many beautiful debuts in store for you — in very limited quantities, so make our table your first stop: • 3 New Stories by Dash Shaw • New School by Dash Shaw (UPDATE: A slight delay at the printer means this will miss the festival. Sorry!) • Zippy: The Dingburg Diaries by Bill Griffith • Barnaby Vol. 1 by Crockett Johnson; edited by Eric Reynolds and Philip Nel •…
Fantagraphics at MoCCA 2013 in NYC!
Fantagraphics is excited to be attending the 2013 MoCCA Arts Festival on Saturday, April 6th and Sunday, April 7th at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City! We've got so many beautiful debuts in store for you — in very limited quantities, so make our table your first stop: • 3 New Stories by Dash Shaw • New School by Dash Shaw (UPDATE: A slight delay at the printer means this will miss the festival. Sorry!) • Zippy: The Dingburg Diaries by Bill Griffith • Barnaby Vol. 1 by Crockett Johnson; edited by Eric Reynolds and Philip Nel •…
Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: The Old Castle’s Secret by Carl Barks – Previews, Pre-Order
Walt Disney's Donald Duck: The Old Castle's Secret (The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 6)by Carl Barks 232-page full-color 7.5" x 10.25" hardcover • $28.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-653-9 Ships in: May 2013 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now With this volume, "The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library" loops back to Barks's earlier days, collecting the entirety of Barks's (astounding) 1948 output. The title story, "The Old Castle's Secret," is notable not just for being the first full-length 32-page adventure instigated by Scrooge McDuck (in his second-ever appearance), but for featuring some of Barks's spookiest, lushest settings in old Clan McDuck castle of…
Comedy Central, Fantagraphics and You
Just a cool note that some of our artists' work has been appearing on The Colbert Report and The Daily Show. It's friggin' awesome because you (dear reader) have been with us for a long time, supporting the likes of Tony Millionaire or our political comics, this is Janet Hamlin's first book with us, and now they are showing up on your computer monitors or TVs or Google glass. Above, Steve Colbert ran a picture of Tony Millionaire's cover to the classic Moby Dick. Below is a clip of Jon Stewart on The Daily Show discussing Guantanamo Bay detainee, Khalid…
We’ve gone April Foolish! 30% off all orders for 20/20 Club members & new signups!
Spring is here and we must be crazy or downright stupid — some kind of fools, if you will — to bring you an amazing deal like this! If you've already joined our 20/20 Club for loyal customers, right now you get an extra 10% off your base discount of 20%, for a total of 30% off, through April 1, 2013! And if you're not a member yet, join now and you'll automatically get the 30% discount off everything else you add to your shopping cart! This is not a prank, hoax or imaginary story! "What is the 20/20 Club?" you may be…
Cover Uncovered & Excerpt: His Wife Leaves Him by Stephen Dixon
We're greatly honored to follow up two-time National Book Award nominee Stephen Dixon's amazing short story collection What Is All This? with his brand new novel, His Wife Leaves Him. Design maestro Jacob Covey has put the finishing touches on the beautifully minimalist jacket and the book is off to the printer for release this Summer. Here are some learned opinions which may sway you: "Stephen Dixon is one of the great secret masters — too secret. I return again and again to his stories for writerly inspiration, moral support and comic relief at moments of personal misery, and, several times,…
First Look & Excerpt: Good Dog by Graham Chaffee
Readers have been patiently awaiting a new book from Graham Chaffee for nearly two decades, and that patience is about to be rewarded in just a couple of months. His first book in 18 years, Good Dog is a modest masterpiece of comics storytelling. How high is anticipation for the book? Well, Erik Henriksen of Wired already named it one of "The Best Comic Books of 2013," saying: "The world does not have nearly enough graphic novels told from the perspective of adorable dogs. Let alone graphic novels that have a good chance of making you feel delighted on one…
Sub Pop Rocks
A flock of rock stars descended on Fantagraphics Bookstore yesterday following a video shoot for the forthcoming Sub Pop Silver Jubilee celebrating 25 years of the storied Seattle record label. From left: producer and musician Jack Endino, Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil, brother TAD Doyle, and (former Fantagraphics staffer) Mudhoney front man Mark Arm. Mark your calendars – and make hotel reservations – for Saturday, July 13 when Sub Pop presents 15 bands on two stages of free, all-ages entertainment right outside our bookstore. Inside the store, Fantagraphics curator Larry Reid is teaming with Sub Pop founder Bruce Pavitt for an exhibition…
Daily OCD 3/27/13
The coldest shrimp cocktail of Online Commentaries & Diversions: • Interview: Alex Dueben of Comic Book Resources interviews editor Greg Sadowski about Messages in a Bottle: Comic Book Stories by B. Krigstein and about Basil Wolverton. "When I was putting together the first Krigstein books, Marie [Severin] was still actively working, so it made sense to hire her to do the coloring. Krigstein mentioned that she was his favorite colorist, so it was a decision I felt he would have approved of. I thought it would be a nice tribute to them both to encourage Marie to take her time…
Ron Regé, Jr. Cartoon Utopia Original Artwork On Sale Now!
Earlier this month, the great Ron Regé, Jr. taught an amazing week-long class at SAW, the Sequential Artists Workshop, in Gainesville, Florida, followed by an art show at the F.L.A. Gallery. Well, for those of us who don't live in Florida, artwork from Ron's show is now available online! There's everything from collages, pen-and-paper drawings, and even original artwork from his magnum-opus The Cartoon Utopia! Everything is one-of-a-kind, so go snap up your favorite before someone else does!
