California! Get ready to look into the Eye of the Majestic Creature as Leslie Stein kicks off her West Coast mini-tour TONIGHT at Secret Headquarters in Los Angeles! The event starts at 7:00 PM, and the staff promises "boozy beverages" will be in supply. I'll bet Leslie will also have a supply of her latest comic, Eye of the Majestic Creature #5! It's a beaut! Secret Headquarters is located at 3817 W. Sunset Blvd. Don't miss this rare West Coast appearance from this Brooklyn-based artist!
Daily OCD: 9/21-22/11
Yesterday & today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "This latest in Fantagraphics' line of books featuring Jacques Tardi and the second of those books to feature an adaptation of the work of Jean-Patrick Manchette is lovely-looking, stylish and bleak as hell…. The short third act, where we learn what becomes of the assassin, proves so ruthlessly depressing it's almost a human rights violation. Tardi's artwork is beautiful here, although you probably already knew that. No one in comics does the frowning face better than Tardi, and Like a Sniper [Lining Up His Shot] proves to be an absolute showcase…
Up All Night by Michael Kupperman – Moon 69 Part 18
This weekly strip by Snake ‘n’ Bacon and Tales Designed to Thrizzle creator Michael Kupperman runs weekly in the Washington City Paper and here on the Fantagraphics website.
B. x 2 = !!
Our new David B. book The Armed Garden just dropped, but did you know that this is actually the second major English-language David B. book to be released in the past couple of months? A UK publisher called Metromedia / SelfmadeHero released its edition of Par les Chemins Noirs (collecting both volumes to date of the French edition) to the British market earlier this summer. Samples here. This book has not yet been released stateside, but we're told that will happen sometime soon. Impatient David B. fans can buy a copy on Amazon U.K., where it will run you about…
The Art of Joe Kubert sneak peek at PREVIEWSworld
In honor of Bill Schelly's The Art of Joe Kubert being released in comic shops this week, PREVIEWSworld offers a 7-page sneak peek of the book!
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…
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…
