WHO: Megan Kelso WHAT: book signingWHERE: Desert Island, 540 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, NYWHEN: Friday, June 25, 7PM
Thurs. in NYC: Deitch & Kelso
WHO: Megan Kelso and Kim Deitch WHAT: Multimedia talk and book signingWHERE: The Strand Bookstore, 12th & Broadway, New York, NYWHEN: Thursday, June 24, 7PM Fantagraphics Books and New York's The Strand Bookstore are proud to present an evening with acclaimed graphic novelists Kim Deitch and Megan Kelso on June 24, talking about and signing their new graphic novels THE SEARCH FOR SMILIN' ED (by Deitch) and ARTICHOKE TALES (by Kelso).
Now in stock: Werewolves of Montpellier & more by Jason (with previews)
Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: Werewolves of Montpellier by Jason 48-page full-color 7" x 10" softcover • $12.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-359-0 Add to Cart • More Info & Previews Sven, a semi-aimless Scandinavian artist who has ended up in Montpellier, France on a futile romantic pursuit, enjoys nocturnal raids into other people’s homes, disguised as a werewolf. The way he figures it, the disguise will give him an extra few moments’ advantage vis-à-vis any startled home owner if things get ugly… but he hasn’t taken into account the existence of a society of real Montpellier-based werewolves who do…
Now in stock: Prince Valiant Vol. 2: 1939-1940 by Hal Foster
Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: Prince Valiant Vol. 2: 1939-1940 by Hal Foster 112-page full-color 10.25" x 14" hardcover • $29.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-348-4 Add to Cart • More Info & Previews For 35 years, Hal Foster created epic adventure and romantic fantasy in his legendary Sunday strip, Prince Valiant. Realistic in its visual execution and noble in its subject, depicting a time in which the fabled warriors of history and legends fought together for the greater good, it remains one of the great masterpieces of the medium. In this second volume, Prince Valiant helps his father reclaim…
Bargain copies of B. Krigstein Vol. 1 (without dustjackets) available – 60% off
We have a stack of copies of this award-winning book which are missing the dustjacket but are otherwise in perfect condition. Rather than having them languish in our warehouse we're offering them at the discounted price of $20.00 — nearly 60% off! Quantities are limited so order quick! B. Krigstein Vol. 1 [Without Dustjacket] by Greg Sadowski 240-page full-color 9" x 11" hardcover • $49.95 $20.00 Ten years in the making, this exhaustively researched tome is a giant biography and career retrospective of one of the most important cartoonists in the history of comics. Following his life from early childhood…
Daily OCD: 6/22/10
Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "Yes, [It Was the War of the Trenches] is an unpleasant book (even extending to the art, which does its job as well as everything else in making the war look ugly, muddy, dirty, and bloody; defining each character well but making sure to show the awfulness of their circumstances), but one that everyone should read, not only for a sense of history, but to see the horror of death and the suffering of those forced to partake in it." – Matthew J. Brady, Warren Peace Sings the Blues • Review: "In terms of…
Esther Pearl Watson at Skylight Books in L.A. – back on for July 9
Join Esther Pearl Watson at Skylight Books in Los Angeles on Friday, July 9 at 7:30 PM for a signing and what is sure to be a hilarious and delightful discussion with what Esther promises to be "an awesome slideshow of inspiration, sketches and behind-the-scenes craziness" for Unlovable Vols. 1 & 2. More info here. (This is a rescheduling of the event that was originally slated for May 12.)
Things to see: 6/21/10
Periodic clips & strips — click for improved/additional viewing at the sources: • Gonked, Glooked & Slurped! share a recently-acquired original Eightball page by Daniel Clowes • A new record-sleeve illustration for Indianapolis band Stand and Deliver by Peter Bagge • Michael Kupperman hijacks Beetle Bailey — according to this recent TCJ article I think Mort Walker would approve • The Paris Review presents a gallery of Robert Crumb self-portraits through the years (via The Comics Reporter) • It's your all-new weekly installment of "Cartoon Boy" from John Kerschbaum • J.R. Williams has zillions of great prints for sale at…
Indy Euphoria in Sacramento
Johnny Ryan, Jordan Crane and Steven Weissman are among the guests at Indy Euphoria, the awesome-sounding "indy comics/DIY/vinyl toy/lowbrow art/music convention" in Sacramento this coming Sunday, June 27! Jeez that sounds fun.
Jim Woodring at Desert Island – photos & video
Photos & video from Jim Woodring's appearance at Desert Island in Brooklyn on Saturday, June 19, 2010. Yoinked from Desert Island's Flickr photostream. More pics here.
