Exclusive Fantagraphics preview: Jason’s If You Steal presents off-kilter short stories “With his simplified art style and wry sense of humor, Norwegian cartoonist Jason has crafted some immensely entertaining stories.” Read more at A.V. Club Unshelved reviews Peter Bagge’s Buddy Buys a Dump, Lucy Knisley’sDisplacement and The Love Bunglers by Jaime Hernandez “Bagge’s humor is right out of a John Waters movie – loud, outrageous, sometimes transgressive.” Read more at Unshelved CBR TV: PETER BAGGE ON R. CRUMB, CRITICISM, WORKING FOR MARVEL & “FIRE!!” Watch at Comic Book Resource Praise for Hip Hop Family Tree “Ed Piskor continues to deliver…
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New Comics Wednesday
Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 3 drops in comics shops today! NPR has said of the book “The amount of research he’s done sets a rather terrifying new standard for anyone else inclined to study the birth of hip-hop.” Indeed, every book comes with an extensive reference page, that includes soundtrack selections. We’ve turned it into a handy Spotify playlist for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!
What’s in Store
And the winner is…Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery was named Best Comic Book Shop by the Seattle Weekly in their 2015 Readers Poll with the following editorial: “While its role as publisher of high-quality comic work from legends and future legends gives the Fantagraphics name its gravitas, it’s the bookstore and gallery in Georgetown where you can bring out-of-towners to say, ‘Yup, this is the city where I live—how cool is this!’ It has the culture of a traditional comic shop, where you hunt through shelves looking for hidden treasures. Universes of comics can be found on its shelves, but…
Dungeons and DJs
This week’s digital releases focus on the beginnings of hip hop and the ending of Dungeon Quest.
Winter Season 2016 Preview Part Four: Comics Dementia
Announcing: COMICS DEMENTIA By Gilbert Hernandez In the bygone days when graphic novels were just comic books, much of the innovation that sprung from the medium stemmed from the need to fill thirty-two pages (or so) of a comic with new material. Some cartoonists, when faced with those blank pages, fed the maw with unbridled id, and this is where the weird, the wonderful, and the wild flourished. Comics Dementia collects the best of such work by Gilbert Hernandez, one of Earth’s greatest living cartoonists. Most of these stories haven’t been available since their original appearance in comic shops in the…
Winter Season Preview Part Three: BABEL
Announcing Babel Babel is the long-awaited, unofficial sequel of sorts to David B.’s award- winning masterpiece, Epileptic. A boy’s world is shattered by his brother’s epileptic seizures and his growing awareness of turmoil in warring countries. As in Epileptic, David B. focuses on his relationship with his ailing brother, but delves deeper into their fantasy life and obsession with history. The two become fascinated by the Papuan Wars, and David discovers odd metaphorical parallels between those long-ago events and rituals and his brother’s struggle with his disease. The stunning two-color artwork evokes an extraordinary range of influences, from the boldness…
This Week’s Press Highlights
Praise for Not Funny Ha-Ha “It’s human, humane, and full of information that every person should have and many try to deny people from having. This is the rare book that is bigger than the sum of its parts.” Read more at Large Hearted Boy “It’s not only a beautifully-made and well-actualized book, but it’s also probably the most accessible and relaxed, while still being frank, discussion about abortion that I’ve ever seen…. It feels like Hayes is giving you a reassuring hug and a warm cup of tea and then calmly talking you through what your next few days…
What’s in Store
Prepare to party in Georgetown all weekend. This Friday, August 7 marks the 19th annual Dead Baby Bike Club Downhill Race. The reckless sprint ends in Georgetown about 7:00 PM, which marks the start of an apocalyptic party that includes BMX daredevils, drinking, tall bike jousting, drinking, punk and heavy metal mayhem, drinking, and…more drinking. Free entertainment all evening right outside the bookstore. Return to Seattle’s liveliest neighborhood on Saturday at 5:00 PM for the slightly more sedate Hot Off The Press book fest featuring special guests Noah Van Sciver, Ryan Boudinot, and Gina Siciliano presenting new works….
Stein and Ditko, Digitally
This week’s digital releases include two masterworks: one contemporary, one classic.
