We can’t wait to unveil Art Chantry Speaks: A Heretic’s History of 20th Century Graphic Design. Come meet the influential graphic arts guru at a book signing, art exhibition and reception this Saturday, July 11 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. This event coincides with the Georgetown Art Attack featuring visual and performing arts presentations throughout the lively industrial arts corridor. The exhibition continues through August 6, 2015. Be sure to check out our vast array of small press publications including a beautiful new portfolio of Black Hole drawings from Charles Burns. Both Burns and Chantry contributed to the aesthetics…
Daly’s Digital!
Joe Daly is a master of uproarious action and grotesque intensity. Here, he pulls no punches in the penultimate issue of Dungeon Quest Book Three, now available on comiXology.
Can’t Make it to Comic-Con? Shop our SALE instead!
This week, many of the Fantagraphics staff members head to San Diego for Comic-Con: International. If you were lucky enough to get one of the coveted badges- we’ll see you there at booth 1718! For everyone else missing out on all the panels, signings, and artists sketches; we’ve got an amazing sale starting tomorrow and continuing through Friday: 20% Off Everything Storewide! Just use code SDCC
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…
SDCC 2015: Signing & Panel Schedule
More cartoonists signing at Fantagraphics Booth 1718 than you can shake a stick at! Some familiar faces, and some brand new ones, gracing our table; come say hi, get books signed, buy original art (please, no actual stick shaking).
What’s in Store
Celebrate Independence Day early at Seattle’s favorite independent comix shop! Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery will operate normal hours on Friday, July 3 and remain open until 4:00 PM on Saturday, the Fourth of July. Drop by this weekend and check out all our new titles. You’ll have a blast!
Heretical Graphic Designer Art Chantry at Fantagraphics Bookstore
Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery is pleased to announce the global debut of Art Chantry Speaks: A Heretic’s History of 20th Century Graphic Design from Port Townsend’s Feral House press. The reception, book signing and companion exhibition by one of the country’s most influential graphic designers opens Saturday, July 11 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. The exhibition continues though August 6, 2015. Chantry’s idiosyncratic style dramatically impacted contemporary graphic design throughout the 1980s and 1990s with his emphasis on hand-crafted techniques just as digital graphics were becoming ubiquitous. His new book collects captivating essays and illustrations that document the essential elements…
Dame Darcy launches a Patreon!
The ever so talented Dame Darcy has launched a Patreon– an ongoing way to support artists you love. Patrons will receive exclusive access to content from the creator as well as fanciful prizes. A must-see for Meat Cake fans!
The Complete Eightball tops the New York Times best seller list!
Congratulations are in order to Daniel Clowes. The Complete Eightball has taken the #1 spot for graphic novels on the New York Times best seller list! We couldn’t be more proud! Get your copy from Fantagraphics.com
SDCC 2015: Fanta Staff Picks
Has your months of pre-planning, saving, and defensive stretching prepared your body for the impending San Diego Comic-Con? Well you’ve probably done as much as you can at this point, so to help make your life a little easier we’ve painstakingly selected some titles to help as you slog through bodies upon bodies of con-goers. (I say painstakingly because we love all of our books and these were really hard to choose!) You can pick up these books and pick our brains at booth #1718 from July 9-12th.
