We’re unloading the new issue of Hip Hop Family Tree and a few Megan Kelso graphic novels digitally just for you this week! In issue #10 of Ed Piskor’s award-winning series Hip Hop Family Tree, the endlessly quoted graffiti documentary Style Wars gets lovingly dissected. Also, did you know Public Enemy were first the Spectrum City DJs? That Flavor Flav can play a dozen musical instruments? Power on your tablets and learn about all these earth-shattering discoveries only through comiXology. Megan Kelso has been a DIY cartoonist and publisher since the early ’90s, equally mastering…
What’s in Store: Coulrophobia!
Check out our entry in Hazardfactory’s annual Power Tool Drag Races at the Georgetown Carnival this Saturday, June 11. It’s a circular palm sander. Not fast, but definitely furious. Side by side eliminations start at noon. Don’t miss the amazing Georgetown Clown Town at the Stables curated by Celeste Kean and Larry Reid. The show features contemporary clown imagery by Marion Peck, Edward Matlock, Doug Parry, Tatiana Gill, Kelly O, Extremo, Jo David, Owen Smith, Seth Goodkind, Greg Swanson, Allen Gladfelter and Ron English. His “Coulrophobic Clown” (pictured above) refers to a compulsive fear of clowns. It’s been fascinating…
All You Need is LOVF
A brand-new, medium-expanding book by Jesse Reklaw and a murderous old favorite from Richard Sala highlight our digital releases this week. LOVF is the sketchbook companion of a man literally losing his mind. Homeless and broke, he ends up off his meds and on a secret quest from Portland to New York, DC, LA, San Francisco, and Seattle. With wild energy, promiscuity, criminal activity, and substance abuse, LOVF becomes a document of a full-blown manic episode captured by Jesse Reklaw. We know you’ve never read anything like it before and it is now available through comiXology and Google Play. …
F-Off Sale and other notes from the Underground
This week only, save 20% off FU Press books. Read staff picks and reviews below: Anna Recidivist Vol. IV by Zak Sally Zak Sally would like you to know that he’s not sorry for making a book that’s difficult to read, because it’s a part of the process. Tilting the book in certain angles to catch the right light is the only way to read some pieces of text that’s found within this zine/comic/object. It’s self-exploratory, probing, and seeking for answers that no one asked the questions to. Straight from brain to paper, the surreal experience of reading The Recidivist…
What’s in Store: Art & Music Galore
Don’t miss the amazing Georgetown Carnival on Saturday, June 11. Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery features Tatiana Gill presenting her new adult coloring book Down to Clown from 4:00 to 6:00 PM. She’ll appear in full clown costume and encourage customers to contribute to the exhibition with their own creations from the book. (Tatiana is a guest of honor along with Peter Bagge and Brandon Graham at Olympia Comics Festival this Saturday.) At 5:00 PM, Lisa Prank will perform right outside the store, following her guest appearance at last week’s Sasquatch music festival (and ahead of her appearance at…
Fantagraphics at CAKE 2016
A solid list of guests, pre-convention parties, panels, and of course books! Special Guests Trina Robbins – 9B Award-winning herstorian and writer Trina Robbins has been writing books, comics, and graphic novels for over forty years. She has written and drawn comics from Wonder Woman to Barbie. Her 2009 book, The Brinkley Girls: the Best of Nell Brinkley’s Cartoons from 1913-1940 and her 2011 book, “Tarpe Mills and Miss Fury,” were nominated for Eisner and Harvey awards. Her all-ages graphic novel, Chicagoland Detective Agency: the Drained Brains Caper, was a Junior Library Guild Selection. Her graphic novel, “Lily Renee: Escape…
Fantagraphics on comiXology Unlimited.
Yesterday, digital comics service comiXology revealed a new subscription service. For $5.99 a month, users will be given access to titles from a myriad of publishers, including Fantagraphics. Some of our most popular series will be available through the service, including Love and Rockets, The Complete Peanuts, Hip Hop Family Tree and more. You can browse the full list of titles currently available on Unlimited below: (subject to change) ‘Taint the Meat…It’s the Humanity! 7 Miles A Second Abandoned Cars Athos In America Barack Hussein Obama Barnaby Vol. 1 Billy Hazelnuts Bottomless Belly Button Casey At the Bat and Other…
What’s in Store: Carnival, Clowns, Music and More!
Don’t miss the Georgetown Carnival on Saturday, June 11 from noon to 10:00 PM. In addition to Hazardfactory’s World Famous Power Tool Races, the free festival features acrobats, art, carnival games, crafts, confections, and music by El Vez, Lisa Prank, Star Anna, Less Than Equals, Danny Newcomb & the Sugarmakers, MKB Ultra, Paper Dolls, and many more. This year’s Carnival includes a colorful new attraction organized by Celeste Kean and bookstore curator Larry Reid. Georgetown Clown Town includes art, performances, balloon making, magic and more. The Clown Show at The Stables event space – (one block north of the bookstore)…
Digital Wednesday
This week we are featuring two new collections — one assembling short stories from a modern-day marvel and another a continuation of Crockett Johnson’s great 20th century strip. Noah Van Sciver’s Disquiet highlights a dozen short comics by the acclaimed cartoonist behind Fante Bukowski and The Hypo. In this book you have “The Death of Elijah Lovejoy,” on Midwestern abolitionists in the 1830s; “The Lizard who Laughed,” about a painfully dysfunctional reunion; and “Punks Vs. Lizards,” an anarchic, darkly comic piece of absurdity that blends Quadrophenia with Jurassic Park. Find Disquiet on comiXology and Google Play. …
Fantagraphics at LineworkNW 2016
Hot in it’s third year, Linework NW brings together top cartoonists and illustrators to celebrate the graphic medium we love so much. Located in the beautiful Norse Hall of SE Portland, Linework will take place May 21st & 22nd of 2016 and feature debut books, special guests and pizza from Sizzle Pie. Guests Matt Furie Matt Furie was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1979 and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware in 2001. A Leo, he enjoys long walks in the park, bubble baths, and an occasional glass of wine. He currently lives in San Francisco. Matt Furie’s drawings come…
