The Toronto Comics Art Festival has announced the first batch of special guests for the 2012 fest, and we're excited to reveal that we'll be hosting the following global guests on May 5th and 6th: Jason: You asked for him, you got him! Jason was, hands-down, the most asked-about artist at TCAF 2011. See? Don't say we don't ever listen to you, Toronto. He will be signing his latest, Athos in America, along with many, many other books. Gabriella Giandelli: We are absolutely delighted to be hosting Gabriella, all the way from Italy! This is a rare treat to meet…
Listen, Whitey! Presentation with Pat Thomas in Seattle!
Get ready to listen up on Thursday, March 1st as editor Pat Thomas gives a special presentation for Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975! Join us at the historic Washington Hall [153 14th Avenue, Seattle] for a slideshow on this powerful and politically-charged period of music, starting at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $10 at the door, or you can purchase tickets in advance for $8 general public / $5 students at Brown Paper Tickets. This wonderful event is presented by Seattle's Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas, and co-presented with Elliott Bay Book Company and…
Gary Groth & Robert Crumb at Comic Con India
It's true: in a couple of weeks Gary Groth hops a plane to New Delhi and meets up with Robert Crumb for the 2nd Annual Indian Comics Convention at Dilli Haat! On Saturday February 18th, Gary gives a special talk about the evolution of alternative comics in America and the history of Fantagraphics. And on Sunday February 19th, Gary leads a live conversation with special guest of honor Robert Crumb for what promises to be an illuminating and entertaining look at the life and work of one of comics' all-time greats. Will there be photos of Gary, Crumb and Drawn…
Angelman by Nicolas Mahler – page 10
We are proud and pleased to be publishing our first Nicolas Mahler book (a full-color hardcover, no less) in April 2012: Angelman. We are serializing the first quarter of the book with the rest of our weekly digital comics… at the end of which, you will be so absorbed in Angelman’s travails that you will have no choice but to pick up the book. Enjoy!
Exclusive Woodring T-Shirt from Boing Boing!
Everyone — er, everything — will wanna follow you home when you're wearing this snazzy t-shirt designed by our own Jim Woodring! Jim designed these t-shirts just for our friends at the website Boing Boing! This exclusive design is screened in scarlet ink on a jet black t-shirt, for a "tigers' breath in a cave" effect, as Jim describes it. Follow this link to get one sent to your home!
Athos in America by Jason – Now in Stock
Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship to our mail-order customers: Athos in America by Jason 196-page full-color 6.5" x 8.75" hardcover • $24.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-478-8 See Previews / Order Now Another all-original collection of full-color graphic novellas in the format of Low Moon, Athos in America takes its title from the lead story, a prequel of sorts to the graphic novel The Last Musketeer, in which the seemingly ageless swashbuckler turns up in a bar in 1920 New York and relates the tale of how he went to Hollywood to play himself in a film version of The…
Things to See: Tim Lane covers the Riverfront Times
Tim Lane shares his breathtaking cover illustration for next week's Riverfront Times, which will feature his graphic feature narrative "Notes of a Second Class Citizen." You lucky St. Louisans will not want to miss out on getting your hands on a copy! [Follow our Tumblr blog for lots more Things to See every day.]
Undergroundhog Day Sale 2012 – 30% Off Underground Comix!
Tomorrow, February 2, 2012, through Sunday, February 5, 2012, it's the return of our "Undergroundhog Day" Sale with at least 30% OFF almost every book and comic in our Underground Comix category, including books by Vaughn Bodé, R. Crumb, Kim Deitch, Joyce Farmer, Bill Griffith, Rand Holmes, Jack Jackson, Victor Moscoso, Spain Rodriguez, Frank Stack, Robert Williams and more! Yes, this includes brand new books like Bill Griffith's Lost and Found and the hardcover Fritz the Cat collection, plus not-quite-out-yet books like Diane Noomin's Glitz-2-Go, Spain Rodriguez's Cruisin' with the Hound and the expanded edition of The Complete Crumb Comics…
Daily OCD: 2/1/12
Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "Nearly every cover in this collection [Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age 1933-45] sizzles like a good slice of breakfast bacon. Pop art and the peculiar modernist aesthetic that defined postwar American culture really started here, with the liberation of comics from the funny pages and their metamorphosis into this most dynamic and demented of mediums. As a result, every deli and newsstand in America became its own peculiar gallery exhibit, a nexus of transient mass culture. This magical and immersive communion is now a thing of the past,…
New Comics Day 2/1/12: Action! Mystery! Thrills!
This week's comic shop shipment is slated to include the following new title. Read on to see what comics-blog commentators and web-savvy comic shops are saying about it (more to be added as they appear), check out our previews at the link, and contact your local shop to confirm availability. Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age 1933-45 by various artists; edited by Greg Sadowski 208-page full-color 8" x 10.5" softcover • $29.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-494-8 "If I had $30, I’d… pick up Action! Mystery! Thrills!, a colorful collection of comic book covers from the Golden Age edited by Greg…
