Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Tales Designed to Thrizzle Vol. 2 by Michael Kupperman 176-page full-color 7.25" x 10" hardcover • $24.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-615-7 See Previews / Order Now BARGAIN COMBO: Tales Designed to Thrizzle Vols. 1 + 2 Gift Set Price: $49.98 $39.98 Hot on the heels of his acclaimed Mark Twain’s Autobiography 1910-2010 comes Michael Kupperman’s second all-comics collection of surreal slapstick and crazy non-sequitur goofiness, all from the pages of his beloved comic book series Tales Designed to Thrizzle. Tales Designed to Thrizzle Volume Two features two of Kupperman’s recurring duos: America’s favorite mustachioed physicist/writer…
7 Miles a Second by David Wojnarowicz, James Romberger & Marguerite Van Cook – Now in Stock
Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: 7 Miles a Second by David Wojnarowicz, James Romberger and Marguerite Van Cook 68-page full-color 9" x 12" hardcover • $19.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-614-0 See Previews / Order Now 7 Miles a Second is the story of legendary artist David Wojnarowicz, written during the last years before his AIDS-related death in 1992. Artists James Romberger and Marguerite Van Cook unsentimentally depict Wojnarowicz's childhood of hustling on the streets of Manhattan, through his adulthood living with AIDS, and his anger at the indifference of government and health agencies. A primal scream of a graphic…
The Grammar of Rock by Alexander Theroux – Now in Stock
Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: The Grammar of Rock: Art and Artlessness in 20th Century Pop Lyrics by Alexander Theroux 352-page 6.25" x 9.25" hardcover • $28.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-616-4 See Previews / Order Now National Book Award nominee, critic and one of America’s least compromising satirists, Alexander Theroux takes a comprehensive look at the colorful language of pop lyrics and the realm of rock music in general in The Grammar of Rock: silly song titles; maddening instrumentals; shrieking divas; clunker lines; the worst (and best) songs ever written; geniuses of the art; movie stars who should never have…
Fantagraphics Books to Publish In Case We Die, a Novel by Danny Bland
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS TO PUBLISH IN CASE WE DIE, A NOVEL BY DANNY BLAND SEATTLE, WA 1/23/13 — Fantagraphics Books is proud to announce the forthcoming summer 2013 publication of In Case We Die, the first novel by longtime Seattle music figure Danny Bland, which follows a pair of addict outsiders who find themselves locked in the palpable, dizzy grunge-rock drug scene of '90s Seattle. The book will also be supported by a unique audiobook project from Seattle's Local638Records. It wasn't the pounding headache or the all-too familiar taste of blood in my mouth that woke me that morning, but the…
Dr. Ana Merino speaks of Love and Rockets at OSU
This Thursday, Dr. Ana Merino will give the first lecture in spring series at the Ohio State University. "Comic Books and Latino Identities: The Power of Los Bros Hernandez" is the title of her talk on Thursday, January 31st at the Cartoon Room of the Ohio Union. Join this comics scholar, who has worked as an ICAF Executive Committe member, professor at Dartmouth College and the Center for Cartoon Studies and much more, from 4-5:30pm for her critical analysis of culture, identity and the printed page. From the OSU press release: In the 1980s, Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez transformed the…
Fantagraphics Friends at the L.A. Zine Fest!
Lotsa Fantagraphics luminaries will be at the upcoming L.A. Zine Fest on Sunday, February 17th! From 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, stop by tables manned by Jordan Crane, Esther Pearl Watson, and Mome veterans Jon Vermilyea and Malachi Ward. The L.A. Zine Fest will be held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center at 4315 Melrose Avenue. And the night before, Saturday, February 16th, catch Esther Pearl Watson doing a comics reading at the L.A. Zine Fest Reading and Rock Spectacular at Footsies [ 2640 N Figueroa Street ]! H/T to Kelly Froh of Short Run Seattle for bringing this to my attention!
Fantagraphics Books to Publish In Case We Die, a Novel by Danny Bland
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS TO PUBLISH IN CASE WE DIE, A NOVEL BY DANNY BLAND (not final cover) SEATTLE, WA 1/23/13 — Fantagraphics Books is proud to announce the forthcoming summer 2013 publication of In Case We Die, the first novel by longtime Seattle music figure Danny Bland, which follows a pair of addict outsiders who find themselves locked in the palpable, dizzy grunge-rock drug scene of '90s Seattle. The book will also be supported by a unique audiobook project from Seattle's Local638Records. It wasn't the pounding headache or the all-too familiar taste of blood in my mouth that woke me that…
Fantagraphics presents Michael Jordan: Bull on Parade by Wilfred Santiago in March 2014
(not final cover) 15 seasons. 1,072 games. 41,011 minutes of basketball. Every kid, fan and often other players wished they could "Be Like Mike." The man who inspired a generation of children to lace up their high-tops will be depicted in a kinetic graphic novel fit for the greatest basketball player of all time. Wilfred Santiago, the creator of the acclaimed and best-selling 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente, depicts Jordan's public successes, private struggles and all the noise in between in his dynamic full-color graphic novel called Michael Jordan: Bull on Parade. Eric Reynolds, Associate Publisher and known ball-hog, had this to say…
Fantagraphics presents Michael Jordan: Bull on Parade by Wilfred Santiago in March 2014
(not final cover) 15 seasons. 1,072 games. 41,011 minutes of basketball. Every kid, fan and often other players wished they could “Be Like Mike.” The man who inspired a generation of children to lace up their high-tops will be depicted in a kinetic graphic novel fit for the greatest basketball player of all time. Wilfred Santiago, the creator of the acclaimed and best-selling 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente, depicts Jordan's public successes, private struggles and all the noise in between in his dynamic full-color graphic novel called Michael Jordan: Bull on Parade. Eric Reynolds, Associate Publisher and known ball-hog, had this to say…
This Week in Fantagraphics Events: 1/28-2/4
Thursday, January 31st • Los Angeles, CA: Do not miss Scrapbooks, Army Surplus, Comics and Other Stuff: A Conversation with Graphic Storyteller C. Tyler at the University of Southern California as C. Tyler makes a rare West Coast appearance to discuss You'll Never Know: A Graphic Memoir! Reservations are recommended, so click here to RSVP! (more info) • Los Angeles, CA: And you lucky Californians can also visit Esther Pearl Watson at the L.A. Art Book Fair, opening Thursday night and running through Sunday, February 3rd. (more info) • Seattle, WA: The Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery presents a truly Super…
