Our friends at listener-supported radio station WFMU are wrapping up their annual Pledge Drive this Sunday, March 17th, so it's not too late to help them reach their goal! In the past, they've auctioned off our very own Irwin Chusid, the fine editor of the Jim Flora art books. But we need Irwin for the upcoming collection The High Fidelity Art of Jim Flora, due out this Summer. So, instead check out that WFMU tee that Gary Panter designed for them! (The lime green kittycat one; the radio zombies are by Mayuko Fujino, who we don't publish, but I just…
Scenes From Emerald City ComicCon 2013!
Photos by Janice & Jen! Thank you to everyone who visited Fantagraphics at the Emerald City ComicCon earlier this month! It was good times! Our local legend and store empresario Larry Reid manned the booth all weekend long, fueled by coffee and his lifelong love of comics. Peter Bagge drew this adorable sketch of a cosplayer as Miyazaki's Kiki! Speakin' of Pete, we've still got a few of the exclusive t-shirts he designed for ECCC at the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, while they last. Here's Bill Schelly and Michel Gagné, comparing the printing on Weird Horrors & Daring Adventures: The…
This Week in Fantagraphics Events: 3/11-3/18
Bay Area residents will like this week's edition of "This Week in Events"… Thursday, March 14th • San Francisco, CA: Editors Nico Vassilakis and Crag Hill will be signing and reading from The Last Vispo Anthology: Visual Poetry 1998-2008 at the The Poetry Center on the campus of San Francisco State University! (more info) Friday, March 15th • San Francisco, CA: And join Nico and Crag for a signing of The Last Vispo Anthology: Visual Poetry 1998-2008 at the Meridian Gallery! (more info) Saturday, March 16th • San Francisco, CA: Lilli Carré and Mome-veteran Eleanor Davis are just a couple…
Change in international Air Mail shipping charges
Due to a recent USPS postal rate increase, we have had to raise our shipping charges for international Air Mail delivery by approximately 10 percent. You can see the new rates on our Shipping Charges & Information page. Charges for DHL Global Mail delivery have not changed and remain the most economical option for our overseas customers.
Lilli Carré and Eleanor Davis at the Cartoon Art Museum!
Fantagraphics' own Lilli Carré and Mome-veteran Eleanor Davis are just a couple of the artists whose work will be featured in the exhibit I See What You Say: Visual Stories and Narrative Art. Opening at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, CA, on Saturday, March 16th, I See What You Say explores narrative as expressed through a wide range of illustrative media — in picture books, comics, editorial art, and beyond. The participants are not just artists, but storytellers, joining their artistic practices with their own narrative styles. Alongside Lilli and Eleanor, there will also be books and artwork…
Adventurous Music at Fantagraphics Bookstore
“Efforts” (2011) from Patrick McHale on Vimeo. Visitors to Geneviève Castrée's Susceptible exhibition and book signing this Saturday evening at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery are in for a delightful treat. Following Geneviève's slide talk, we'll present a free concert by Ashley Eriksson. (Many of you will know her band Lake from their song at the end of each episode of Cartoon Network's popular Adventure Time program.) Check out this lovely Lake tune with amazing animation by Patrick McHale.
Dave Cooper Art Show in Brooklyn Tonight!
Join Dave Cooper tonight, Friday, March 8th for the opening reception of his art show A Little Knotty at the Cotton Candy Machine in Brooklyn! Dave, himself, will be in attendance to sign your well-worn copies of Bent or Ripple! He'll be joined by artist Troy Nixey, debuting his own show Dead Inventors, and the two gentlemen will display original watercolored drawings, inkings, new prints and some fun merchandise. The reception runs from 7:00 to 11:00 PM. If you can't make it this Friday, the exhibit will be on display through April 7th, 2013. Tara McPherson's Cotton Candy Machine is…
Ron Regé, Jr. Art Show and Zine Fest in Florida This Weekend!
For the past week, our own Ron Regé, Jr. has brought his unique psychomagic to SAW, the Sequential Artists Workshop, in Gainesville, Florida. Sadly, the Cartoon Utopia Camp 2013 must come to an end, but before it does, you can spend one last weekend basking in the glow of Ron's artistic vision! Stop by SAW tonight, Friday, March 8th, for a final reception of the comics created this past week in his workshop! From 7:00 to 10:00 PM, you can view the original artwork, and get yourself a copy of the anthology zine. SAW is located at 18 SE 5th…
Daily OCD 3/7/13
The first peak of sun of Online Commentaries & Diversions: • Review: Noah Berlatsky on Slate reviews 7 Miles a Second by David Wojnarowicz, James Romberger, and Marguerite Van Cook. "That feared and desired encounter is in part the collision of comics and art—but it's also, and emphatically, the intermingling of queer and straight…7 Miles a Second still represents a road largely avoided…even if 7 Miles a Second never went mainstream, this new edition remains a stirring reminder that everything pushed to the side isn't gone." • Review: Full Page Bleed and Tom Murphy read 7 Miles a Second by…
No Straight Lines finalist for Lambda Literary Prize
No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics was announced as a finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards in the LGBT Anthology category. Edited by Justin Hall, No Straight Lines showcases major names such as Alison Bechdel, Howard Cruse, and Ralf Koenig (one of Europe’s most popular cartoonists), as well as high-profile, crossover creators who have dabbled in LGBT artooning, like legendary NYC artist David Wojnarowicz (whose work has now been reprinted in 7 Miles a Second) and media darling and advice columnist Dan Savage. No Straight Lines also spotlights many talented creators who never made it out of the…
