Fantagraphics Blog

Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind – A Visual History from the Permanent Collection of Experience Music Project Edited by Jacob McMurray, Senior Curator of EMP 248-page full-color 7.5" x 9" softcover with DVD • $29.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-433-7 Ships in: April 2011 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind visually documents the explosion of Grunge, the Seattle Sound, within the context of the underground punk subculture that was developing throughout the U.S. in the late 1970s and 1980s. This musical journey is represented entirely through the collection of Experience Music…

Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: The Complete Peanuts 1979-1980 (Vol. 15) by Charles M. Schulz Introduction by Al Roker; designed by Seth 344-page black & white 8.5" x 7" hardcover • $28.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-438-2 Previews & Ordering Info Charles Schulz enters his fourth decade as the greatest cartoonist of his generation, and Peanuts remains as fresh and lively as it ever was. (How do we know it’s 1980? Well, for one thing Peppermint Patty gets herself those Bo-Derek-in-“10” cornrows — Peanuts’ timelessness occasionally shows a crack!) That said, The Complete Peanuts 1979-1980 includes a number of classic…

Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: R.I.P.: Best of 1985-2004 by Thomas Ott 192-page black & white 6.25" x 10" hardcover • $28.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-417-7 Previews & Ordering Info This omnibus collection of Thomas Ott’s short shock-ending horror stories — imagine E.C. Comics done with no words, and executed in an impossibly lush black-and-white scratchboard style — collects a dozen stories originally published in three (now out of print) thin European style “graphic albums” (Tales of Error, Greetings from Hellville and Dead End) during the 1980s and 1990s, plus 8 previously uncollected tales, including "The Breakdown" from Fantagraphics'…

• Chris Ware draws Tiny Tim for 6-year-old Clara Ware's review of a Tiny Tim compilation album at Roctober (yes, you read that correctly) • Dame Darcy offers artwork for sale with partial proceeds donated to the Red Cross for Japan relief; she also encourages you to donate directly • Fight or Run artwork from Kevin Huizenga; also some super-moon-related cover art • A commissioned sketch of Wonder Woman from 1998 by Richard Sala • Drew Weing posts a page from the story he drew in the new issue of Papercutter • Title design (in various stages) by Leslie Stein…

If you have the means please consider making a purchase or donation to Hans Rickheit as he searches for a new job after his place of employment shut down. He has plenty of stunning original pages for sale or you can buy a book or even just slide him a few bucks for his acclaimed free webcomic Ectopiary. See all your options listed and linked here. Yep, we're all getting rich off of comics, boy howdy.

Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "Whenever Fantagraphics releases a new Popeye book it's cause for manic joy, but this one is extra special because it introduces the mythical beast known as Eugene the Jeep who was possibly the namesake of the car/jockmobile. It also introduces Popeye's foul-tempered father, Poopdeck Pappy, who dislikes Popeye and punches Olive Oyl in the face. […] This volume is pretty special." – Nick Gazin, Vice • Review: "I like that Jordan Crane had decided not to play the victim of infidelity/villainous partner dynamic with the story of Leo and Dee. He has stripped…

I've been hoping a report from the panel discussion with Lorenzo Mattotti & Dave McKean in London earlier this month would show up, and now one has courtesy of Joel Meadows at Walls and Bridges. (Via The Comics Reporter.)

Luc Besson's film adaptation of Jacques Tardi's The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec comes to cinemas in the UK starting April 22, reports Empire. No word about what this might mean for a potential U.S. release. (Via Bleeding Cool.)

Yet another page, pre-color, from Jason’s forthcoming book Athos in America. Via Jason’s Cats Without Dogs blog, where there are further details and an English translation of the dialogue. (Also don’t miss Jason’s hilarious list of "Things to do in Paris.")

(Click image for larger version) Come check out the fabulous backglass for the forthcoming Frank pinball machine that recently arrived at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery! A thing of jaw-dropping Woodring weirdness. According to game developer Eli Curtz of Olympia, the custom playfield program will interface with a Stern or late model Williams driver board. We can hardly wait to play the thing. In the meantime, you can get a glance of this work in progress at Fantagraphics Bookstore. Come down to the store and get some amazing comix, then stay and play at one of Georgetown's many amusing pinball emporiums….