The long awaited successor to the Kramers Ergot 8 anthology has arrived! Edited and compiled by Sammy Harkham, Kramers Ergot 9 features a collection of the most dynamic cartoonists working in the medium today. With contributors like Anya Davidson, Al Columbia, Ben Jones, Kim Deitch, Julia Gfrorer, Michael Deforge and so many more, this is the must have book of the year. To celebrate its release, Fantagraphics is teaming up with Family Bookstore in Los Angeles to throw an unforgettable release party featuring some of the best talents in the business: Trevor Alixopulos Sammy Harkham Tim Hensley Beau Johnson Ben Jones…
Congratulations to Carol Tyler- winner of the 2016 Cartoonist Studio Prize!
Slate has announced the winners of the 2016 Cartoonist Studio Prize: “The winner of the Best Print Comic prize is Carol Tyler for her momentous Soldier’s Heart: The Campaign to Understand My WWII Veteran Father, a collection of Tyler’s three mournful, angry, beautiful memoirs about her dad, Chuck Tyler, his experiences on the European front in World War 2, and the PTSD—or “soldier’s heart”—that affected not just the rest of his life but his daughter Carol’s as well.” We congratulate her on this well-deserved honor and encourage everyone to purchase their own copy of this extraordinary work. http://www.fantagraphics.com/soldiersheart
What’s in Store: Alluring Images of Valentina
Don’t miss an amazing exhibition of tributes to Valentina, the signature character of late cartoonist Guido Crepax, opening this Saturday at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery. A delightfully diverse group of local, national, and international artists contributed original art in homage to the Italian master. Americans Benjamin Marra, David Lasky, Roberta Gregory, George Pratt, Mark Wheatley, and Peter Kuper, are joined by Javier Olivares, Sandra Hernandez and Pedro Espinosa of Spain, and Argentine artists Mister ED and Santiago Caruso. The art show will be complemented by continuously screening film shorts by Brazilian artist Alex Korolkovas and a special sound installation by Sérgio Rocha…
Simon Hanselmann Presents Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam at Fantagraphics Bookstore
Fantagraphics Bookstore is pleased to welcome one of the world’s most exciting cartoonists, Simon Hanselmann, presenting new work on Saturday, April 23 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. This event will feature an exhibition of original drawings from Hanselmann’s latest collection, Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam and Other Stories, as well as a musical performance and special guest appearance by his cartoonist colleague HTML Flowers. Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam continues the artist’s tragicomic examination of life on the periphery of acceptable social norms. Megg the witch, Mogg the cat, their friend Owl, and Werewolf Jones struggle unsuccessfully with their depression, drug use,…
SIFF Ticket Giveaway!
The highly anticipated animated film, April and the Extraordinary World, based on the works of Jacques Tardi, is finally coming to Seattle! The film opens this weekend at SIFF Uptown and we’re partnering with the organization to give away several pairs of tickets to a Saturday screening this weekend (April 9th). We’ll give away several tickets to Emerald City Comicon attendees. To enter at Emerald City: Stop by our booth 1810 on Thursday April 7th, the first day of the show Sign up for our email newsletter list That’s it! We’ll select the winners and send them an email by…
A European Debut in Digital
Prepare your tablets for lovely watercolors and heart-wrenching love because Manuele Fior’s 5,000 km Per Second makes its digital debut today. We’re also still catching up on exciting backlist choices! Winner of the prestigious Grand Prize at the 2010 Angouleme Comics Festival, 5,000 Kilometers Per Second is Manuele Fior’s Fantagraphics debut and details the love story between Piero and Lucia. Beginning when they are teenagers and ending with one last rendezvous as desperate, one-time lovers, this stunning book is broken down into five chapters spanning the globe. This delicate masterpiece can now be yours through both comiXology and Google Play. …
Digital Yucks and Yuckerellas
In an attempt to plug all the digital holes in your collection, we’re rolling out even more backlist titles on comiXology. This week is perfect for comedy lovers because it features past publications by Drew Friedman and Johnny Ryan. The genius illustrator Drew Friedman has been drawing and documenting the 20th Century’s greatest “Borscht-Belt” entertainers and they are all here in the three collections: Old Jewish Comedians More Old Jewish Comedians Even More Old Jewish Comedians! Names and faces of legends like Mel Brooks, Milton Berle, and Joan Rivers can now be proudly displayed in all their glory on your…
Fantagraphics at MoCCA 2016
Moving to it’s new location in Midtown West, MoCCA has long been a staple of comics and cartooning in New York. This year is no exception with fantastic Fantagraphics special guests like groundbreaking cartoonist and animator R.O. Blechman, and a selection of Wimmen’s Comix contributors like Phoebe Gloeckner. Join us April 2-3rd for a fantastic weekend of comics! Special Guests R.O. Blechman An award-winning cartoonist, animator, and author, R.O. Blechman has been producing top tier work since the 1950’s, earning him an Emmy, BAFTA, and a Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award. Best known for his book The Juggler of the Lady, the…
Staff Picks for the Spring Cleaning Sale
Not sure what books to pick up during the sale? Browse our staff picks for suggestions: Anna But I Like It Before tackling the emotional and political quagmire that is Palestine, Joe Sacco hit the really hard topics in the early ‘90s – punk bands. While on European tour with the Portland based band, Miracle Workers, Sacco skewers fans, musicians, and critics with his classic hard-hitting wit and skillful cartooning. Music is my second life, which means I love watching the industry and people who take themselves too seriously get made fun of. Sacco never misses an opportunity to turn…
Check out THESE digital releases!
From an Italian innovator to an American stylistic treasure to modern musical history, today’s digital releases couldn’t be more different, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Italy’s Guido Crepax is one of the most acclaimed and innovative cartoonists of all-time and in the ’60s and ’70s, he created and chronicled the adventures of Valentina. Along with Valentina tales, legitimizing the erotic genre in comics at that time, Crepax’s unique take on the works of Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley are also included in The Complete Crepax: Dracula, Frankenstein, and Other Horror Stories. These stories, many never before published…
