A report released this week by Auburn University shows that the oil unleashed on the Gulf of Mexico by the BP oil spill is not degrading and poses a long-term threat to coastal ecosystems. The Deepwater Horizon disaster is the subject of a new graphic novel by journalist Steve Duin and cartoonist Shannon Wheeler. On Saturday, October 1, Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery will host a reception for Duin and editor Michael Rosen where the public will get the first glance at this remarkable new book from Fantagraphics, Oil and Water. On a trip to examine the aftermath of the BP…
Oil and Water Mix at Fantagraphics Bookstore on October 1!
A report released this week by Auburn University shows that the oil unleashed on the Gulf of Mexico by the BP oil spill is not degrading and poses a long-term threat to coastal ecosystems. The Deepwater Horizon disaster is the subject of a new graphic novel by journalist Steve Duin and cartoonist Shannon Wheeler. On Saturday, October 1, Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery will host a reception for Duin and editor Michael Rosen where the public will get the first glance at this remarkable new book from Fantagraphics, Oil and Water. On a trip to examine the aftermath of the BP…
Hey, Remember Comic-Con 2011?
Somewhat belatedly, a portfolio of candid photographs by rovingphotojournalist Lynn Emmert. Captions by her husband (me). Now that is one fine lookin' booth. And then I woke up in a cold sweat, as the memories came flooding back. Kim Thompson and Frank Stack, separated at birth. Natalia Hernandez, more adorable than three Zooey Deschanels, next to one of her daddy's comics. Speaking of whom… Partying like it's 1982 (San Diego Comic-Con premiere of Love and Rockets #1, if you'll recall). It's always sad to see older cartoonists who have become so jaded they can't muster up any enthusiasm when meeting…
SPX 2011: Now With Even More Photos!
[ Hey, I promised you we'd have some photos from Kim's awesome wife, didn't I? — janice ] Kim Thompson's wife Lynn Emmert went to SPX and came back with a mini photo gallery. Kim wrote the captions. Diane Noomin confronted with evidence of past crimes by looming fan. Diane Noomin and Johnny Ryan signing away, as Conrad Groth (in striped shirt) practices the Groth charm. Remember when comic book conventions were pretty much guys only? Do you miss those days? Leslie Stein with her new book. Paul Hornschemeier wields patented "please buy my book" puppy-dog gaze, honed by years…
Fantagraphics APE 2011 Programming Schedule
APE: Alternative Press Expo is only a week-and-a-half away, on Saturday, October 1st and Sunday, October 2nd at the Concourse Exhibition Center in San Francisco, CA! Start making plans now to check out panels featuring these Fantagraphics artists: Saturday, October 1st 3:00 PM // A Discussion with Daniel Clowes and Adrian Tomine Critically acclaimed, award-winning, bestselling cartoonists — and APE special guests — Daniel Clowes (The Death-Ray, Ghost World, Wilson) and Adrian Tomine (Optic Nerve, Shortcomings) are both professional peers and friends, having met over a decade ago when both lived in the East Bay. TheComicsJournal.com editor and PictureBox publisher…
New Comics Day 9/21/11
This week's comic shop shipment is slated to include the following new titles. Read on to see what comics-blog commentators and web-savvy comic shops are saying about them (more to be added as they appear), check out our previews at the links, and contact your local shop to confirm availability. The Armed Garden and Other Stories by David B. 112-page two-color 7.5" x 10.75" hardcover • $19.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-462-7 "The French artist David B. is one of my favorite living cartoonists–he bridges the visual realms of the real and the unreal like nobody else–and the two of these fabulistic stories that…
Daily OCD: 9/20/11
Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "Into the '80s and no sign of the much-feared and long-rumored decline in quality in Charles Schulz's life's work that was supposed to come about 10 years earlier. The strips in this volume of Fantagraphics' series are stronger than ever. If there's a different quality to them it's because Peanuts is a mature strip now instead of a precocious, sometimes-astonishing one…. Schulz at this point still puts on frequent display his nearly unequaled ability to return to core character elements for a gag without seeming repetitive or didactic. Part of the richness of…
Twain in the Membrane: Desert Island Print
Michael Kupperman ponders the possibilities of Mark Twain's passing in this positively perfect print for Desert Island in Brooklyn. (My favorite possibility? Shot in the crotch.) Get your own copy of this historically accurate print on Thursday, October 13th, at the book release party for Mark Twain's Autobiography 1910-2010. Store owner Gabriel Fowler notes that if there are any prints leftover at the end of the night (unlikely!), they'll be available online. Keep an eye on all our Twain in the Membrane tour dates on the Fantagraphics Events page!
Taking Punk to the Masses Tour: Downtown Seattle (UPDATED)
UPDATE: Corrected with updated date and time! The Northwest tour for Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind has been hitting some pretty rockin' places, from record stores to college bookstores, but tomorrow's event is totally classy! Join EMP curator/editor Jacob McMurray on Wednesday, September 28th at the Pan Pacific Hotel in downtown Seattle for a reading and discussion of the "grunge" era in a completely non-grunge-y locale! Your $30 registration includes a copy of the book, and complimentary appetizers. Seating and noshing starts at 5:30 PM, and the presentation starts at 6:00 PM. RSVP to 206.654.5005 or…
Pogo Vol. 1: it’s real, and it’s spectacular
We received the first bound advance copies of Pogo – Vol. 1 of the Complete Syndicated Comic Strips: "Through the Wild Blue Wonder" at the office today, and it is breathtaking! Truly an exciting day as we behold the fruits of this labor of love for the first time. We will, of course, bring you better and more detailed previews in the near future.
