An 8-page downloadable excerpt of the upcoming release Dörfler is now available for your reading pleasure. Get a glimpse of the dreamy art and dystopian landscapes. Stay tuned for more pre-sale information.
This Week’s Press Highlights
Fantagraphics Books and artists have been featured in Rolling Stone, Playboy, The Atlantic, Boing Boing and more this week. Check out some selections below. “After reading Josh Simmons’ Black River I had to read Cormac McCarthy’s The Road and watch Requiem for a Dream to cheer myself up.” Read More at Boing Boing
Free Comic Book Day and More at Fantagraphics Bookstore
Come celebrate Free Comic Book Day at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery this Saturday, May 2. While supplies last, we’ll be giving out free copies of Ed Piskor‘s Hip Hop Family Tree Three-In-One featuring contributions from Jim Rugg, R. Crumb, Ben Marra and more, together with a companion 24-page Cosplayers story by Dash Shaw.
New Comics Wednesday: The Kurdles by Robert Goodin
The Kurdles by Robert Goodin 60-page full color 8.75″ x 12″ hardcover $24.99 | 978-1-60699-832-8 In comic book shops now! Click here to find a store near you and confirm availability.
Washington Speakers Bureau – Megan Kelso
Humanities Washingon, one of the best and most creative organizations in the state, has chosen Megan Kelso to participate in the 2015-16 Speakers Bureau! What Speakers Bureau does is create a roster of cultural experts and scholars who travel to all corners of the state to provide diverse public presentations that “encourage audiences to think, learn and engage in conversation.”
New York: Ed Piskor at The New School
Saturday, May 2nd New York, NY – The man of many talents, Ed Piskor will be joined by notable New Yorkers in the hip hop scene to discuss the dynamic intersectionality of hip hop and comics in an event called New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium. Beginning at 6 PM in room L104, head to The New School for a visual and verbal presentation that includes special guests: Eric Orr – creator of “Rappin’ Max Robot”, the first ever Hip-Hop comic book. Orr is a graphic designer, illustrator, graffiti artist, and visual innovator. Jazzy Jay – a DJ and produver whose career began in the…
Wuvable Oaf Tour 2015: East Coast Edition
A tour of oaf proportions is the only fitting way to celebrate the imminent release of the epic Wuvable Oaf collection, by the one and only, Ed Luce. You may have caught glimpses of him if you’re a frequenter of Seattle or Portland, but now the East Coast and back is about to get some wuv!
FCBD Events at FPNYC
Saturday, May 2nd New York City – We know you have options in New York about where to get your free comic fix this coming Saturday during the national Free Comic Book Day holiday. But are any of those stores besides Forbidden Planet bringing in Dash Shaw and Ed Piskor for a signing? Didn’t think so! Starting at Noon the Union Square store will be hosting these top notch artists to sign copies of their books. Titles they’ll have on hand include “Cosplayers“, and Doctors by Shaw, and the award-winning, action-packed Hip Hop Family Tree series by Piskor.
NYC: Queers & Comics Conference
May 7th-8th New York, NY – Queers and comics are combining forces and heading to NYC for a two day Queers & Comics conference at CUNY that will offer two days of panels, workshops, presentations, as well as an exhibition of queer cartoon art; sponsored by the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS). The history of queers in comics is long and rich, producing some of the most groundbreaking cartoonists of the past 40 years. From punk zines sold in queer bookstores and cafes, and now to the stage of Broadway, queer comics have been as diverse as those making them. Which…
This Week’s Press Highlights
“Daniel Clowes is…widely considered a one-man embodiment of nineties cool.” – Françoise Mouly and Mina Kaneko, The New Yorker Read more at The New Yorker Jaime Hernandez, “one of Southern California’s signature artists,” was awarded the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for his graphic novel “The Love Bunglers”. Read more at the Los Angeles Times “The nominations for the 2015 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards have been announced, with Marvel Entertainment, DC Entertainment and indie publisher Fantagraphics each receiving 18 nods across the board.” Read more at the Hollywood Reporter “The undisputed king of the comic publishing industry, Gary Groth, talks about…
