Hey, want to get some holiday gift shopping out of the way early and make a big impact without breaking the bank? How about limited, signed edition books (some with exclusive prints) by some of the greatest comics creators around? How about HALF PRICE? That's right, get the following books at 50% off now through next Thursday, Nov. 8! Conceptual Realism by Robert Williams — A catalog of the Fall 2009 solo exhibition of paintings and sculptures by the groundbreaking master of "lowbrow" art, with essays on each piece by the artist, sketches and other supplemental material. Hardcover edition with…
Fantagraphics October 2012 arrivals recap
What's new around our mail-order operation in the past month? Oh, just FOURTEEN new books. (Actually sixteen, but two of them snuck onto last month's recap.) We've got Mickey Mouse! We've got Charlie Brown! We've got Cannibal F***face! Our eagerly-awaited first EC Comics Library volumes have arrived, along with 3 major books by cutting-edge talents, the final volume of a masterful memoir series, the start of a wonderful fantasy-adventure series from one of the greats, and some bold experimental books for those of you interested in the various ways literature and images can intersect. (Remember, our New Releases page always…
The Umpteen Millionaire Club: Discussion Questions for Barack Hussein Obama
[For this installment of The Umpteen Millionaire Club (which perhaps should be renamed The Umpteen 1% Club for the occasion), The Comics Journal interns Kristen Bisson, Aiden Fitzgerald, Tom Graham, Janice Lee & Anna Pederson put together this series of discussion questions about Barack Hussein Obama by Steven Weissman for use in book clubs. – Ed.] Summary: Barack Hussein Obama is a collection of absurdist four-panel gag strips featuring the Head of State, his family and numerous political friends and foes. Barack Hussein Obama Book Club Questions: What does this book have to say about Obama’s role as a statesman…
First Look: Problematic: Sketchbook Drawings 2004-2012 by Jim Woodring
If you've ever wished you could get a glimpse into Jim Woodring's sketchbooks — and why wouldn't you? — your desires are soon to be fulfilled in spades as we present Problematic, a curated assortment of about 300 of the thousands of pages Jim has filled over the last 8 years or so in his pocket-sized Moleskine notebooks. Printed at larger than actual size in a chunky hardcover cleverly disguised as an actual sketchbook (complete with trompe l'oeil stickers on the covers), these drawings provide a previously unseen view into the creative mind of one of comics' great visionaries. Look…
The Last Vispo at Washington State University This Friday!
Join editor Crag Hill for "Visual Poetry, Visual Poetics: A Reading," featuring a reading of The Last Vispo Anthology: Visual Poetry 1998-2008! This event takes place tomorrow, Friday, November 2nd, in the Bundy Reading Room, Avery Hall, at the Washington State University in Pullman, WA, from 1:00-2:00 PM. Crag will be joined by graduate students Owen Williams and Sarah Thaller for a collaged reading of essays against a slide show of images from the anthology. The reading will stimulate dialogue about visual poetics and multimodal composition.
Ellen Forney Presents MARBLES at Seattle Public Library on November 10
One of Seattle's most notable artists, Ellen Forney, will discuss her courageous new graphic memoir Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, & Me at the Seattle Public Library central branch on Saturday, November 10 at 7:00 PM. Her slide presentation in the Microsoft Auditorium will be followed by a book signing. Copies will available at the event. Admission is free. Ellen Forney has a long history of achievement as a cartoonist, visual artist, and charismatic figure in the Seattle's cultural community. Forney was recently anointed a "Genius" by alternative newspaper The Stranger. She's the featured public artist on the Capitol Hill light…
Ellen Forney Presents MARBLES at Seattle Public Library on November 10
November 1, 2012 – Seattle, WA. One of Seattle's most notable artists, Ellen Forney, will discuss her courageous new graphic memoir Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, & Me at the Seattle Public Library central branch on Saturday, November 10 at 7:00 PM. Her slide presentation in the Microsoft Auditorium will be followed by a book signing. Copies will available at the event. Admission is free. Ellen Forney has a long history of achievement as a cartoonist, visual artist, and charismatic figure in the Seattle's cultural community. Forney was recently anointed a "Genius" by alternative newspaper The Stranger. She's the featured public…
Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse by Floyd Gottfredson Vol. 4 & Vol. 3-4 Box Set – Now in Stock
Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Vol. 4: House of the Seven Haunts by Floyd Gottfredson 280-page black & white/color 10.5" x 8.75" hardcover • $29.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-575-4 See Previews / Order Now Who says dead men tell no tales? When grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize, they’ll find fearless Mickey all ready to rumble — as soon as he’s done fighting gangsters, bandits, and international men of mystery, that is! From Africa to Eastern Europe, our favorite big cheese is in for terrifying thrills — and he’s bringing Goofy, Donald Duck, and…
Charlie Brown’s Christmas Stocking by Charles M. Schulz – Now in Stock
Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Charlie Brown's Christmas Stocking by Charles M. Schulz 56-page three-color 5.75" x 5.75" hardcover • $9.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-624-9 See Previews / Order Now During his fifty-year career, ninety-nine percent of Charles Schulz's creative energies went into the daily Peanuts comic strip. But once in a while he would create a special something else on the side, and this adorable little package collects two of his best "extras" from the 1960s: two Christmas-themed stories written and drawn for national magazines. Created in 1963 (two years before the Charlie Brown Christmas TV special) as…
Prison Pit Book 4 by Johnny Ryan – Now in Stock
Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department: Prison Pit Book 4 by Johnny Ryan 116-page black & white 6.5" x 8.5" softcover • $12.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-591-4 See Previews / Order Now Order this book and receive this FBI•MINI comic shown here as a FREE bonus! Click here for details. Limit one per customer while supplies last. BARGAIN COMBO: Prison Pit: Books 1 – 4 Price: $51.96 $38.97 As always, a plot summary of the latest installment of Johnny (Angry Youth Comix) Ryan’s hugely popular sci-fi-prison-planet-gore-fest-slugfest-a-thon serial must, in order to be presentable to normal, decent human beings, be cut…
