The COVER STORY book launch party at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery last Saturday was great fun. A steady stream of visitors viewed the display of otherworldly album art and visited with contributors Aja West and Cheeba. The book is pretty amazing, and will inspire you to peruse your vinyl collection for the cardstock covers. If you missed this wonderful event, you can still check out the COVER STORY exhibition and pick up a copy of the book at Fantagraphics Bookstore through this Wednesday, August 18. We're located minutes south of downtown Seattle at 1201 S. Vale St. in the heart…
Daily OCD: 8/16/10
Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "From the start, Cathy Malkasian's turbulent fantasy Temperance reels you in… It is not hard to spot allegories in this to today’s war on terror, and to the Cold War, in Temperance‘s portrait of siege mentality and the exaggeration of external threats. … No Shrek or Toy Story, Temperance confounds fairy-tale expectations with a disturbing, resonant parable about propaganda, memories and other lies." – Paul Gravett, The Times Literary Supplement • Review: "First of all, I have to say how much I enjoy the format. Fantagraphics has done a fine job with this book,…
Now in stock: 4 new Ignatz Series comics for Summer 2010
We have four new issues of Ignatz Series series just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship now, available individually or get all 4 for the price of 3 in our Ignatz Summer 2010 Super-Pack! One of them comes with a special exclusive bonus, and to help you catch up on the stories, all back issues of these 4 series are 20% off for a limited time! Read on for details. Grotesque #4 by Sergio Ponchione 32-page duotone 8.5" x 11" saddle-stitched softcover with jacket • $7.95(part of the Ignatz Series)ISBN: 978-1-60699-419-1 Add to Cart • More Info &…
Now in stock: Mome Vol. 19 – Summer 2010
Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: Mome Vol. 19 – Summer 2010 by various artists; edited by Eric Reynolds 128-page color/b&w 7" x 9" softcover • $14.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-349-1 Add to Cart • More Info & Previews The acclaimed anthology of contemporary comics steams toward its landmark 20th issue. This issue leads off with the cover story, the first part of the satiric psychedelic epic "The White Rhinoceros," drawn by Josh Simmons and written by The Partridge in the Pear Tree. It is our privilege to welcome the great Gilbert Hernandez to the pages of Mome with a…
Are We A Tony Award-Winner, Yet?
I just learned that there is a "Zippy the Pinhead: The Musical" opening Nov. 12 (and running thru Nov. 21) in Baltimore, MD. Hello?!?! It's written by Baltimore composer Lorraine Whittlesey and tells the story of the Zipster's return to Baltimore to attend his high school reunion, and includes numbers such as "Pinhead Love," "The Condiments" and "Type 'Z' Personality."
Tony Millionaire covers Elvis Costello’s National Ransom
For the second time in a row Elvis Costello has tapped Tony Millionaire for the cover art for his new platter. National Ransom streets on November 2nd in the U.S. More info on the album here.
Joe Sacco, Enemy of Puppies
Joe Sacco is rightly considered to be one of our greatest living cartoonists, but he is most underrated as a humorist. From yesterday's New York Times.
A Drunken Dream and Other Stories by Moto Hagio: Previews, Pre-Order, Signed Plate
A Drunken Dream and Other Stories by Moto Hagio 288-page black & white/color 7.25" x 9.75" hardcover • $24.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-377-4 Ships in: September 2010 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now This book is available with a signed bookplate as a FREE premium! The bookplate has been uniquely designed for this book, and each bookplate is printed on acid-free cardstock and hand-signed by the author. (Click here for more books available with signed bookplates.) Please select your preference when adding the item to your shopping cart. Signature plates are VERY limited in quantity and available only WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. Forty years…
Happiness is a Something Or Other
From the new Complete Peanuts 1977-1978.
Things to see: 8/13/10
Periodic clips & strips — click for improved/additional viewing at the sources: • Bleeding Cool presents this R. Crumb sketch which was printed on the front page of Brazilian newspaper O Globo • Bob Fingerman depicts "Another Day in Hell" • Two unpublished Jason pages: a gag strip starring "D.V." and an aborted Poe adaptation • This week's "I, Anonymous" spot by Steven Weissman • This week's Maakies by Tony Millionaire (still on Facebook while his new website is being built — if that last link doesn't work try this) • New Mome contributor D.J. Bryant has a strip in…
