Glenn Head’s Chicago hits stores today! “[Glenn Head] has style to burn, and his comics are always a highlight wherever they appear” – The Comics Reporter “Entertaining” – Paste Magazine “Unflinching” – John Porcellino “Head’s comics style ties right into the Underground setting of the late 1970’s that he’s exploring, and with innovative stylistic choices, Head manages to take us inside the psychological perceptions and reactions of the youthful protagonist to create an emotional and unfailingly truthful narrative.” – Bleeding Cool Find it at your local comic shop: http://www.comicshoplocator.com/storelocator Bookstore: http://www.indiebound.org/indie-store-finder Or online at Fantagraphics: http://www.fantagraphics.com/chicago
Dylan Horrocks on Tour
Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen Book Tour with Dylan Horrocks Critically acclaimed cartoonist, Dylan Horrocks bids farewell to his native New Zealand as he travels to the United States for his first convention appearance in over a decade on a book tour in celebration of the fan-favorite release, Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen. His first graphic novel since the classic, Hicksville, collected in 1998.
Fantagraphics Goes Back to Press on Two Summer Hits
Fantagraphics Books is proud to announce that two of its highest profile summer releases — NOT FUNNY HA-HA by Leah Hayes and MOX NOX by Joan Cornellá — are going back to press after near-immediate sellouts of their first printings. Both books have been virally popular and garnered rave reviews left and right, fueling demand and eroding supply. But don’t worry: more copies are on the way! The new printing of Not Funny Ha-Ha will hit stores in October, while the new printing of Mox Nox will debut next month at the Small Press Expo (SPX) in Bethesda, MD, where author Joan Cornellá will be a…
Comix Experience Book Club w/ Liz Suburbia
As the showrunner of a book club myself, I recognize book club game when I see it. Which is why we’re so excited for the September monthly graphic novel club at Comix Experience, because they get to read and discuss Sacred Heart by Liz Suburbia.
NY Comics Symposium – Fall 2015
School is back in session and the brilliant minds at The New School’s Parsons are taking comics education to the people with the Fall 2015 series of New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposiums. Check out the ones featuring Fantagraphics artists:
Throwback Thursday
R. Crumb in 1981, being a total Weirdo.
This Week’s Press Highlights
Praise for Hip Hop Family Tree #1 “Hip Hop Family Tree not only has a terrific story to tell, but it tells it with great style. The pages of the book are textured to look like an old, three color print comic, which has the visual effect of the pops and crackles on a vinyl record….It’s accessible and enthusiastic without ever being pedantic or condescending, to the reader or to the book’s subjects, coming off ultimately as exactly what it should be- a labor of love documenting an important and underrepresented portion of history in a way that almost any…
New Comics Out This Week
Now available at your local comic shop and bookstores:
Joan, Ed, and Jason
A U.S. debut, issue #1 of a new monthly comic, and a return from an old favorite — this week’s digital releases are by Fantagraphics’ heavy hitters!
What’s in Store
When visiting Seattle this summer, make a mandatory stop at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery in the historic Georgetown arts community. Search for coveted single-issues of Eightball, Hate, JIM, Palestine, Love & Rockets, and other hard to find merchandise. Check out original art and prints by your favorite artists. This week you can pick up a copy of the new edition of Phoebe Gloeckner‘s Diary of a Teenage Girl along with a revealing 2004 interview by Gary Groth in The Comics Journal #261. The new film, featuring Kristin Wiig, Alexander Skarsgard and Bel Powley opens locally on Friday. Looks fascinating.
