Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: The Heart of Thomas (トーマの心臓 / Thomas no Shinzō) by Moto Hagio 528-page black & white (with some color) 7" x 9.5" hardcover • $39.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-551-8 See Previews / Order Now The setting: A boys' boarding school in Germany, sometime in the mid-20th Century. One winter day, fourteen year-old Thomas Werner falls from a lonely pedestrian overpass to his death, immediately after sending a single, brief letter to another boy at the school: To Juli, one last time. This is my love. This is the sound of my heart. Surely you…
Castle Waiting Vol. 1 (Softcover Edition) by Linda Medley – Now in Stock
Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Castle Waiting Vol. 1 (Softcover Ed.) by Linda Medley 472-page black & white 5.5" x 8" softcover • $24.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-602-7 See Previews / Order Now Castle Waiting is the story of an isolated, abandoned castle, and the eccentric inhabitants who bring it back to life. A fable for modern times, it is a fairy tale that’s not about rescuing the princess, saving the kingdom, or fighting the ultimate war between Good and Evil — but about being a hero in your own home. The opening chapter tells the origin of the…
SNL takes on Charlie Brown
We missed this in the holiday rush of making sure you got those beautiful Peanuts books but Saturday Night Live created a laugh-and-fart-out-loud parody of the beloved characters created by Charles M. Schulz. Hats off to Bill Hader's Al Pacino as Charlie Brown and Martin Short's Larry David as Linus. Also, a friend sent us this odd text-based adventure of a future society that learned how to be through a Peanuts filter. Walk around the world in your mind (live an hut made of baseball gloves)! Read a little bit of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang before immersing yourself.
Good Work Illustration Art Exhibit in Rochester, NY!
The forthcoming exhibit Good Work looks, well, great! The Nazareth College Department of Art is celebrating the country’s top commercial illustrators, such as our own Steve Brodner, Debbie Drechsler, Drew Friedman, and Richard Sala, along with about 50 other leading artists in the field. Curators Kathleen Calderwood, associate professor, and David Cowles, lecturer, invited each participant to choose the illustration they think is their best work to date. Here's what Drew chose, but really, how can you possibly choose?!!: The opening reception for the show is Friday, January 18th from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, and the exhibit runs through March…
Jim Woodring gets Problematic at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery
Visionary artist and cartoonist Jim Woodring presents Problematic, an enlightening look inside his creative process, at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery opening Saturday, January 12 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Woodring is rarely without a pocket-sized Moleskine sketchbook, in which he captures character studies, sight gags, emblems, dream motifs, and other fugitive impressions. He has filled at least one a month for the past 8 years. Problematic collects random images from these sketchbooks from 2004 – 2012. The resulting book is, in Woodring’s words, "an idea battery loaded with shorthand references to long game insights." The exhibition includes drawings, notes, and related ephemera from…
Jim Woodring gets Problematic at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery
January 3, 2013 – Seattle, WA. Visionary artist and cartoonist Jim Woodring presents Problematic, an enlightening look inside his creative process, at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery opening Saturday, January 12 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Woodring is rarely without a pocket-sized Moleskine sketchbook, in which he captures character studies, sight gags, emblems, dream motifs, and other fugitive impressions. He has filled at least one a month for the past 8 years. Problematic collects random images from these sketchbooks from 2004 – 2012. The resulting book is, in Woodring’s words, "an idea battery loaded with shorthand references to long game insights." The exhibition includes…
Night Fisher casts out digital bait on comiXology
Fantagraphics and comiXology release R. Kikuo Johnson's debut graphic novel, Night Fisher , which tells the intimate tale of young teens verging into the alien territory of adulthood. The setting? First-rate prep school, S.U.V., and a dream house in the heights: This was the island paradise handed to Loren Foster when he moved to Hawaii with his father six years ago. Now, with the end of high school just around the corner, his best friend, Shane, has grown distant. The rumors say it's hard drugs, and Loren suspects that Shane has left him behind for a new group of friends….
Turn Your E-reader in to a Modern Fairy Tale Tome: Castle Waiting Vol. 1 for Digital Download
A home with a drawbridge awaits you, troubled merchant or peasant. Fantagraphics and comiXology release the fairy tale with a twist, Castle Waiting by Linda Medley, for digital download or 'magical reading'! Castle Waiting is the story of an isolated, abandoned castle, and the eccentric inhabitants who bring it back to life. A fable for modern times, it is a fairy tale that’s not about rescuing the princess, saving the kingdom, or fighting the ultimate war between Good and Evil — but about being a hero in your own home. Linda Medley lavishly illustrates Castle Waiting in a classic…
Happy New Year! In Pictures!
Happy New Year's! Here's to a great year of books and the next year and the year after that. We salute you and thank you for your friendship and purchases. Some of you sent in photos reading books from this year (and a few past ones). Cartoonist Zack Giallongo reads The Complete Syndicated Pogo Vol. 1: "Through the Wild Blue Yonder" by Walt Kelly. He's also surrounded himself with favorite things: banjos, dogs and crazy couches. Cartoonist Chris Haley enjoys The Complete Syndicated Pogo Vol. 1: "Through the Wild Blue Yonder" by Walt Kelly. Writer Chris Roberson (MonkeyBrain Comics publisher as well) reads Spacehawk…
New Year’s Deja Vu Sale – 20% Off Everything, Again!
What are new years for if not second chances? In this spirit, we're giving you a second chance to save 20% on everything we offer, hot on the heels of our previous post-Xmas sale. Missed it the first time? Get another paycheck between then and now? Just not satisfied? Let's do it again! Just use coupon code DEJAVU when checking out for 20% off your entire order now through Saturday, January 5, 2013! (If you prefer to shop by phone, just mention this offer when you call — 1-800-657-1100 or 206-524-1967 outside the U.S., 9 AM to 5 PM Pacific time…
