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Two-Gun Zilch is coming… to the Society of Illustrators in New York City for the exhibit The Art of Harvey Kurtzman, a comprehensive retrospective of MAD creator Harvey Kurtzman, opening this Friday, March 8th! Co-curators Monte Beauchamp and Denis Kitchen have assembled the most comprehensive assemblage of Kurtzman art to date, culled from private and family collections. Highlights include: Kurtzman life drawings from 1941; rarely-seen late ’40s strips done for the New York Herald-Tribune and well as for Marvel’s Stan Lee; key covers, strips and full stories Kurtzman created for MAD, Frontline Combat, Two-Fisted Tales, Humbug and Help!, sometimes in…

The next issue of Love and Rockets: New Stories is still about 6 months away from hitting shelves. Too early to get hyped up for? Never, says we! And excitement reaches a fever pitch whenever Gilbert Hernandez sends in his original pages for scanning. More Killer in Palomar… Poison River revisited… oboy! I snuck the stack out of safekeeping in our art department for a quick snapshot.

(not final cover) The Comics Reporter let the monkey out of the bag: in November 2013 we'll be publishing Sock Monkey Treasury: A "Tony Millionaire's Sock Monkey" Collection! This big fat hardcover collects all the Dark Horse Sock Monkey comics, the Uncle Gabby graphic novella, The Glass Doorknob storybook, and The Inches Incident graphic novel. These comics have been hailed as modern all-ages classics and we're delighted to bring them to you in a single, sure-to-be-gorgeous tome. The precocious sock monkey Uncle Gabby and his innocent pal Mr. Crow are the heroes of this funny, unsettling and endearing collection. Follow them as…

Join us for a reception and book signing featuring Geneviève Castrée's Susceptible exhibition and music by Ashley Eriksson on Saturday, March 9 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery. Castrée is a gifted cartoonist, visual artist and musician raised in Quebec and currently residing in Anacortes, Washington, where she is central to the lively cultural climate in that remote island community. She will display original work from her first full-length graphic novel Susceptible and give a brief presentation on her creative process. Eriksson, another Anacortes resident, is best known for her band Lake. The group composed the music that plays at the…

Yes! We are all set-up and ready for you to come buy some comics from us at Booth 510 at the 11th Annual Emerald City Comicon! We'll be joined by our wonderful guests: Friday, March 1st4:00-6:00 PM            Peter Bagge Saturday, March 2nd11:00-1:00 PM            Bill Schelly1:00-3:00 PM             Peter Bagge3:00-5:00 PM            Ellen Forney5:00-6:00 PM            Michel Gagné We've got our exclusive limited-edition Peter Bagge t-shirt in stock, featuring our anti-superhero, Buddy Bradley! Get yours while supplies last, along with a debut copy of Peter Bagge's Other Stuff, not due in stores until May!…

The best looping GIF of Online Commentaries & Diversions:   • Review: Publishers Weekly gives a Starred Review to Messages in a Bottle by B. Krigstein. "Krigstein’s stories are sometimes epic and sprawling, sometimes compressed and confined…His mastery of chiaroscuro, and his dramatic composition and layout, applied across a very wide range of subject matter, are what make this gorgeous collection so essential." • Review: The AV Club also shows extreme love for the comics of B. Krigstein in his new collection Messages in a Bottle. Noel Murray writes, "Krigstein treated each assignment as a chance to put theory into…

'Tain't the Meat… It's the Humanity! and Other Stories (The EC Comics Library)by Jack Davis  & Al Feldstein 224-page black & white 7.25" x 10.25" hardcover • $28.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-578-5 Ships in: March 2013 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now  BARGAIN COMBO: 50 Girls 50 + 'Tain't the Meat… It's the Humanity! (The EC Comics Library) Gift Set Price: $57.98 $46.38 Order this book and receive the Jack Davis's Tales from the Crypt Halloween mini-comic shown here as a FREE bonus! Limit one per customer while supplies last. With its pitch-perfect blend of laughs, terror, and gore, as delineated by some of the finest cartoonists…

Residents of the Pacific Northwest are in for a pop culture bonanza this weekend at Emerald City Comicon. The action begins on Friday with an appearance by the legendary Peter Bagge, signing from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at booth 510. Fans in attendance will be the first in the country to get advance copies of Peter Bagge's Other Stuff, as well as the exclusive Buddy Does Emerald City tee shirt at a premium price. Bagge was largely responsible for creating the atmosphere that attracted dozens of aspiring cartoonists to Seattle in the 1990s. Come celebrate that legacy with us. The action continues on Saturday…

The wait is finally over! Fantagraphics and comiXology are bringing you JASON comics starting with his 2008 Eisner Award-winner I Killed Adolf Hitler. A hitman is hired to travel back in time to kill Hitler in 1939… but things go very wrong. Hitler escapes to the present, leaving the killer stranded in the past. This surprising thriller unfolds with Jason's wickedly dry humor. A hitman is hired to travel back in time to kill Hitler in 1939… but things go very wrong. Hitler escapes to the present, leaving the killer stranded in the past. This surprising thriller unfolds with Jason's…

50 Girls 50 and Other Stories (The EC Comics Library)illustrated by Al Williamson et al.; written by Al Feldstein et al. 264-page black & white 7.25" x 10.25" hardcover • $28.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-577-8 Ships in: March 2013 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now BARGAIN COMBO: 50 Girls 50 + 'Tain't the Meat… It's the Humanity! (The EC Comics Library) Gift Set Price: $57.98 $46.38 Order this book and receive the Jack Davis's Tales from the Crypt Halloween mini-comic shown here as a FREE bonus! Limit one per customer while supplies last. Barely old enough to drink when he joined the EC Comics stable, Al Williamson may have…