Can you tell we've been rooting around in our warehouse a lot lately? Our most recent find: vintage copies of two thought-to-be-lost issues of the seminal magazine on classic comic strips (edited by Rosebud Archives' Rick Marschall): Nemo: The Classic Comics Library #2 dates from 1983 and includes an exclusive interview with Siegel & Shuster and their early pre-Superman "Superman" story; a history of William Randolph Hearst; early Western funnies by Fred Harman; a history of superhero strips; a Caniff Terry and the Pirates tale; and a profile of Art Young. Nemo: The Classic Comics Library #30 from 1989 features…
International Comics Sale – One Week Only
From now through the end of the day September 30, 2010, take at least 20% off comics and graphic novels by international creators! Our slogan is "Publisher of the World's Best Cartoonists Since 1976," and we mean it when we say THE WORLD. Beyond North America our creators hail from such far-flung locales as Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, and the UK. (We've also published some Latin American creators over the years but that stuff's out of print. And we're not including our neighbors to the north this time around —…
Monday’s Strip by Stephen DeStefano – Strip 4
Originally run as an experiment on Stephen’s blog starting in 2008, Monday’s Strip is re-presented here. Stephen’s graphic novel Lucky in Love Book 1: A Poor Man’s History (written by George Chieffet) was released by Fantagraphics in September, 2010.
Daily OCD: 9/23/10
Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • Commentary: "I was a long-standing fan of the art of graphic critique from my youngest days. I’d first come across Bill Mauldin’s one-panel portraits of Willie and Joe in my teen years. These WWII G.I.s were foot soldiers for democracy, serving and surviving in the trenches and roughly rendered in charcoal and ink. And they revealed to me how powerfully political perspectives can be expressed with tremendous warmth and humanity." – Michael Dooley, Voice: AIGA Journal of Design • Plug: "I haven’t had a chance to read the new Zippy the Pinhead collection, Ding…
Peter Bagge covers The Guild
Remember last week when we reported that Gilbert Hernandez did a cover for an upcoming comics one-shot from Dark Horse focused on a character from the web series The Guild? (That's a mouthful.) Well Peter Bagge did one too, as revealed today by USA Today Pop Candy.
Back in stock: Frank Vol. 1
We discovered an inventory SNAFU, so Frank Vol. 1 by Jim Woodring has been upgraded from "Sold Out" to "We Got Plenty"! This softcover volume contains Frank material currently not in print elsewhere (including 32 pages of full-color stories), so if you're a recent Frankophile and you don't have this stuff in your collection, now's your chance!
Jet City this Weekend
This Saturday is the first inaugural Jet City Comic Show here in our own backyard of Seattle, and we will be there. Come by and say hi to Larry Reid and Jacq Cohen, and in the afternoon, look for Peter Bagge and newly-crowned GENIUS Jim Woodring, who will be signing books for an hour or two. Stop by an pick up a coupon for 20% off at our bookstore and gallery!
Now in stock: What Is All This? Uncollected Stories by Stephen Dixon
Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: What Is All This? Uncollected Stories by Stephen Dixon 528-page 6.25" x 9.25 hardcover • $28.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-350-7 Ordering Info & Previews Stephen Dixon is one of the most acclaimed authors of short stories in the history of American letters. His work, characterized by mordant humor and a frank attention to human sexuality, has earned him a Guggenheim Fellowship, the American Academy Institute of Arts and Letters Prize for Fiction, the O. Henry Award, and the Pushcart Prize. Fantagraphics Books is proud to present this incredible volume of short stories, a massive…
Now in stock: The Sanctuary by Nate Neal
Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: The Sanctuary by Nate Neal 208-page black & white 8" x 10" softcover • $22.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-388-0 Ordering Info & Previews In Nate Neal's first full-length graphic novel, the author explores the primal mysteries and sordid inner workings of a Paleolithic cave-dwelling tribe, creating an original "silent" reading experience by using symbols instead of words. When a mysterious nomad girl is offered up as an item of trade, she seeks refuge by forming a tenacious friendship with the local cave-painter turned outcast. Together they set out on a dangerous mission to bring…
Now in stock: Rip, M.D. by Mitch Schauer, Michael Vosburg et al.
Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: Rip M.D. by Mitch Schauer & Michael Vosburg et al. 88-page full-color 7.5" x 9.25" softcover • $12.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-369-9 Ordering Info & Previews Rip M.D. is the debut graphic novel from The Angry Beavers creator Mitch Schauer, a creepy, fun-filled all-ages adventure introducing Ripley Plimpt, an eleven-year-old boy whose ordinary life is turned upside-down when he discovers that monsters are not only real, but are also in desperate need of his help to overcome their very real problems. One foggy night, while searching for monsters in the cemetery behind his house,…
