Make sure those tablets are turned on because we’ve got a wide array of digital releases for you this Wednesday! Collecting the final year of Charles Schulz’s classic strip, The Complete Peanuts Vol. 25 also has a forward by none other than the President of the United States. Rerun become a comic artist, Snoopy’s playing pranks, and the Li’l Folks are here — Schulz’s precursor to Peanuts that ran in his hometown paper. Be a part of history and read Volume 25 through comiXology. Josh Simmons is undertaking a grand experiment . . . Drawing one page each…
Fantagraphics at 40: History on Our Side
APRIL 28, 2016: SEATTLE, WA — This summer marks the 40th anniversary of Fantagraphics Books, and the publisher will celebrate the occasion with a series of events throughout the rest of 2016. Founded in 1976 by Gary Groth and Mike Catron (soon to be followed by Kim Thompson), the company published over 5,000 comic books and graphic novels over the next four decades, confirming its reputation as the publisher of the world’s greatest cartoonists, and as a champion for cartoonists who don’t fit within the commercial confines of traditional corporate publishing. The highlight of the anniversary celebrations will be the long…
New Digital Releases
Get your reading devices ready for Kramers and consternation because this week marks the digital debut of Kramers Ergot #9 and Josh Simmons’s The Furry Trap. Powerful and uninhibited cartooning of the highest caliber still exists in the short form and in Kramers Ergot #9, the best and brightest voices have been collected. Whether you’re laughing with joy or cowering in terror, Kramers has you covered with contributors like Michael Deforge, Renee French, Archer Prewitt, Anya Davidson, Julia Gfrörer, Kim Deitch, and more. Get it on your tablet through comiXology. Josh Simmons’s 2012 collection The Furry…
Fantagraphics at Short Run 2015
Ghosties and Ghoulies! The best holiday of the year is getting a comix takeover when Short Run comes to the Fischer Pavilion at the Seattle Center on the treasured All Hallow’s Eve. Special guest, Jim Woodring designed this year’s poster of a nightmarish hell-scape. These limited babies are available for purchase only to those who are brave enough to wander the haunted halls of the Seattle Center and find what comix and spirits may be lurking.
This Week’s Press Highlights
Praise for Chicago by Glenn Head “A titillating, brutal comics memoir… There’s always something pornographic about a good memoir. Even if there’s no actual sex in the tale, we’re still drawn to the forbidden thrill of seeing behind closed doors and witnessing parts of the human experience we’re not supposed to discuss in polite society. We crave the sweet release of seeing someone else be as shitty and stupid as we fear we might be. In his breathtaking new semiautobiographical graphic novel, Chicago, Glenn Head is the best kind of emotional-smut peddler, offering a mouthwatering medley of humiliations, obsessions, jealousies,…
Dungeons and DJs
This week’s digital releases focus on the beginnings of hip hop and the ending of Dungeon Quest.
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…
This Week’s Press Highlights
Praise for Leah Hayes’ Not Funny Ha-Ha on Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Cosmopolitan, Bitch Media, MTV, Ravishly, Bust, and Publisher’s Weekly- “Hayes’ illustrations are straightforward and witty. She defines technical terms and medical processes, while still managing to capture the deeply personal, human side of the reproductive decisions a woman makes.” Read more at Huffington post “Conveys a feeling of comfort and openness, while also conveying the weight of the topic.” Read more at BuzzFeed “The book explains medical jargon and breaks down the physical process of having a termination, while still offering a very human portrayal of the experience.” Read…
This Week’s Press Highlights
Praise for The Complete Eightball The Complete Eightball tops the New York Times best seller list for graphic novels! “Over 500 pages of subversive comics that made Clowes such a force in the comics scene and beyond.” Read more at the Amazon Book Review Blog- Omnivoracious “The Complete Eightball is without a doubt a masterwork “ Read more at AiPT! Praise for Black River “Simmons is a grimly witty take-no-prisoners storyteller, and his smart and violent tale is well paced and startling.” Read more at Miami Herald “This is a book about survival, told with delicacy and weight.” Read…
This Week’s Press Highlights
Praise for The Complete Eightball: “Like A Velvet Glove Cast In Iron, ’Eightball’ Will Knock You Out” Read more at NPR “Combining freestanding absurd vignettes, autobiographical rants and lengthy pieces like the surreal…Clowes offset cynicism with sympathy as he cast an outsider’s eye on members of society some might classify as ‘the dregs.’ As the anthology developed, Clowes proved himself a master of the short story in comics form…” Read more at the Chicago Tribune “Eightball is considered one of the most influential titles of all time, and with the loving care this reprint has received, it’s easy to see…
