It's gonna be amazing! Join editor Blake Bell and our friends at The Beguiling on Wednesday, February 29th for the launch party of Amazing Mysteries: The Bill Everett Archives Vol. 1! Be one of the first people to get your hands on this long-awaited book, and get a special bookplate, signed by Blake himself! Blake will also present a slideshow, titled "Bill Everett and Steve Ditko: Before the Sub-Mariner and Spider-Man" — featuring a sneak peek at Blake's other upcoming collection, Mysterious Traveler: The Steve Ditko Archives Vol. 3, out in the Spring. The event starts at 7:00 PM at…
New Drew Friedman print: Harvey Kurtzman
Hey, 'member this stellar new portrait of the great Harvey Kurzman by the great Drew Friedman that got posted over at The Comics Journal last week? Well now it's available as a super-limited-edition print from Drew Friedman Fine Art Prints. The edition is at least half sold out already so get on it!
Daily OCD: 1/31/12
Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • Interview: The Believer presents part 2 of Ross Simonini's 2008 chat with Jim Woodring: "I depend on a certain little frisson that I get when I hit upon a valid idea, relationship, event, or image. The thing shimmers in my mind, gives me that sense that it is glowing with unseen energy. 'Fluorescing' is the way I think of it. I reject dead ideas and keep live, glowing ones until the story resolves itself and I have a script." • Review: "Jacques Tardi is a master storyteller, and The Arctic Marauder is a great…
Paul Hornschemeier Awarded Ohio Residency!
Congratulations are in order for Paul Hornschemeier! Earlier this month, the Columbus Museum of Art and Thurber House announced a collaboration for their first ever Graphic Novelist Residency, and the receipient is none other than this Ohio State University alumnus! Paul will spend three weeks starting in March living in a two-bedroom apartment located in the boyhood home of author and New Yorker cartoonist, James Thurber. In addition to researching and producing new work, he will also take part in several awesome events around Columbus! Monday, March 26, 6:00-8:00 PMPaul will lead an adult writing workshop for the graphic novel…
Daily OCD: 1/30/12
Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "In addition to undermining the colonialist attitudes of Hergé and classic Disney cartoons with his R. Crumb-ish verve, Swarte also presents a clutch of perfectly packaged riffs on cartoon art. Having a Chris Ware introduction makes sense, given Swarte’s excruciating eye for architectural detail, and could help introduce Swarte to a larger audience, but the book [Is That All There Is?] may not need it — the art doesn’t speak for itself, it shouts." – Publishers Weekly • Review (Audio): On the latest episode of Boing Boing's "Gweek" podcast, co-host Ruben Bolling discusses…
Down with OPP*: Kramers Ergot #8
* Other People's Publications** Yeah, You Know Me. Hey, it's the very first 2012 edition of "Down With OPP," our occasional column where we spotlight books from other publishers that you can find at the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery in Seattle! And I was thrilled to get to the store this past weekend to find the latest volume of the celebrated Kramers Ergot anthology, from our friends at PictureBox. It's chock-full of Fantagraphics artists: It opens with a great "Jimbo" strip from Gary Panter. There's also a wonderfully-drawn one-page gag from Tim Hensley. Kevin Huizenga re-draws a sci-fi story originally…
This Week in Fantagraphics Events: 1/30-2/5
Saturday, February 4th • Seattle, WA: The Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery kicks off Black History Month with the debut of two diverse books. Seattle-based music scholar Pat Thomas, author of Listen, Whitey!: The Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965 – 1975, will be joined by Seattle authors Mark Long and Jim Demonakos, who together with cartoonist Nate Powell created the graphic novel The Silence of Our Friends. (more info)
Jim Woodring’s Congress of the Animals wins Angoulême Jury Prize
Big, exciting news on a Sunday: Congress of the Animals (Frank et le congrès des bêtes) by Jim Woodring has been awarded the Prix Spécial du jury at the Festival international de la bande dessinée d’Angoulême! Congratulations and well deserved Jim! We're also happy to see that a volume of Carl Barks Donald Duck comics from our colleagues at Glénat received the Prix du Patrimoine. The full list of winners is reported by BoDoï; hat tip to The Comics Reporter.
Weekend Webcomics for 1/27/12: Mahler, Weissman & more
Our weekly strips from Mahler & Weissman (Kupperman's taking another week off), plus links to other strips from around the web: — Black Classroom by Steven Weissman (view at original size): Angelman by Nicolas Mahler (view at original size): And elsewhere: The All-New Cartoon Boy Adventure Hour by John Kerschbaum at ACT-I-VATE: Belligerent Piano by Tim Lane: Forming by Jesse Moynihan: Humblug by Arnold Roth: Keeping Two by Jordan Crane: Maakies by Tony Millionaire (via The Rumpus this week): The Pain — When Will It End? by Tim Kreider: Les Petits Riens by Lewis Trondheim (animated!): Truth Serum by Jon…
The Big Town by Monte Schulz – Previews, Pre-Order
The Big Town by Monte Schulz 440-page hardcover • $29.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-503-7 Ships in: March 2012 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now A novel of the Jazz Age, The Big Town is the story of a failed businessman whose dreams of prosperity hinge on the secret proposition of a millionaire industrialist and a dangerous relationship he finds with a poor orphan girl chasing love in the great American metropolis. Harry Hennesey’s hopes of success, both in his household and the world, have driven him to sell his home in an Illinois small town and take his chances in the big city….
