Fantagraphics Books, an internationally renowned publisher of graphic novels and art books, has a rare opening for a Graphic Designer. We are currently open to part time and full-time applicants. While the Fantagraphics headquarters is located in Seattle, Washington, this is a remote, work-from-home position and applicants based anywhere are eligible to apply. Our Design Department consists of a three-person team that meets virtually. The position is a minimum of 24 hours/week, Monday – Friday, up to 40 hours. Specific hours and days are flexible. What we’re looking for: • A thorough knowledge of InDesign and Photoshop required. Any other programs…
“See You At San Diego: An Oral History of Comic-Con, Fandom, and the Triumph of Geek Culture” Book Tour
We are so excited to be publishing See You At San Diego: An Oral History of Comic-Con, Fandom, and the Triumph of Geek Culture by Mathew Klickstein in September! Even better: Mathew is hitting the road with a full tour schedule. The details are below–check out www.MathewKlickstein.com for updates and more stops as they are added! Book launch:Sept 86 pm at Skylight Books (1818 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027)Followed by 7pm at American Cinematheque’s Los Feliz Theatre (1822 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027) where there will be screening of SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD followed by…
Fantagraphics Celebrates 40 Years of Love and Rockets by Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez
We’re celebrating the 40th anniversary of Love and Rockets with a new documentary from PBS and a beautiful new anniversary edition of the series.
Fantagraphics and Sunday Press Enter Partnership Deal
Fantagraphics is excited to announce a new partnership with the award-winning independent publisher Sunday Press.
Comic-Con 2022 Panels, Programming and Web Sale!
We are beyond excited to be back at Comic-Con this year, along with our Special Guests Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez and Ezra Claytan Daniels! We also have a full schedule of signings at our booth #1721 with a bunch of our amazing artists: Miranda Tacchia, Anders Nilsen, Robert Williams, Charles Glaubitz, Trina Robbins, Katie Skelly, and B.K. Taylor! See the full schedule below, along with the Fantagraphics Eisner nominations, and a sneak peek of the Love and Rockets 40th Anniversary t-shirt that we’re debuting at the Con. And then of course, there’s our big annual Comic-Con Sale, with 25% off…
The Dopest Comics for Stoners—and a Fantagraphics 420 Sale!
Our sale celebrating the highest of holidays may be over, but we’ve still gathered a selection of the best comics to read while high and we encourage you to indulge (responsibly)—you can find some of our choicest weed-reads (and recommended cannabis pairings) below, but check out the full sale list here! It’s never to late to check out the best comics for stoners. The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: The Idiots Abroad and Other Follies by Gilbert Shelton and Paul Mavrides You can’t go wrong with a classic! We suggest pairing this collection of the most iconic and enduring underground comix…
Sneak Peek at Fall 2022 New Releases
We can’t tell you what the future holds, but we can tell you what you’ll be reading: our amazing new releases! We have so many incredible titles coming out later this year and we’re offering you a sneak peek now–see the full list here! See You At San Diego: An Oral History of Comic-Con, Fandom, and the Triumph of Geek Culture by Mathew Klickstein A comprehensive chronicle of Comic-Con International and modern geekdom itself as told through countless intimate, hilarious, and often-thought provoking stories by nearly fifty of the most integral members of today’s convention and fandom community. See You At…
A Statement on Red Room: Trigger Warnings #3
Fantagraphics, Ed Piskor, and Jim Rugg have decided to not publish the variant cover for Red Room: Trigger Warnings #3 that referenced the comic Maus. Jim Rugg states, “I am sorry for my latest Red Room cover. I have drawn several variant covers for the Red Room series and I had fun parodying famous and iconic comics and graphic novel covers, but I realize (now) that the morally charged subject matter of Maus made it an inappropriate subject for the necessarily over-the-top Red Room treatment and I apologize for my misjudgment. I did not consider how this would affect people. I never meant to hurt anyone. I’m sorry I hurt you….
Fantagraphics March Newsletter
When it comes to books, we’ve got good things happening this month: new issues of Love and Rockets *and* Red Room: Trigger Warnings, the highly anticipated release of Life of Che: An Impressionistic Biography, our ever-popular Fantabucks Sale, and more! First things first though, here’s the news roundup: R. Kikuo Johnson (No One Else) and Lee Lai (Stone Fruit) are finalists for the LA Times Book Prize for Graphic Novel/Comics. The winners will be announced at the LA Times Festival of Books and we are just so proud! Another honor: Stone Fruit by Lee Lai made the 2022 Stella Prize Longlist—the second graphic novel ever to be nominated! The Paris Review published a lovely…
The Fantabucks Sale 2022
Mark your calendars, it’s almost here! Our most popular sale returns with its unbeatable 2-for-1 discount, running March 25th through 27th. Like last year, the Fantabucks Sale will work a little differently in 2022 than in years before, so please read the sale description below carefully, and check our FAQs, where we’ve tried to preemptively answer your queries. If you still have questions after that, feel free to shoot us an email at helpme@fantagraphics.com and we’ll do our best to clarify. Thanks, and happy shopping! The Basics: The Fantabucks Sale will begin at 12am PDT on March 25th and end at 11:59pm…
