Praise for Black River “Black River, unlike the many other post-apocalyptic stories, doesn’t give its reader the satisfaction of a glimmer of hope. Nothing is going to get better. No one is going to survive.” Sequential Slate “It’s this molasses drip of eventuality that Simmons hooks us on, demonstrating that humanity may morph into its simplest and truest form when the darkest of hours is upon us.” Cleaver Magazine Praise for Ofelia: A Love and Rockets Book “Engrossing, sexually explicit, violent, and satirical.” Booklist June 17, 2015 Praise for Wandering Son Vol. 8 “Wandering Son won critical acclaim for its…
San Diego Comic-Con 2015: The Debuts
Can’t make it to comic-con? You can pre-order debut titles on Fantagraphics.com Sacred Heart by Liz Suburbia There’s an absence of authority in the town of Alexandria, and the teens are trying to keep their makeshift society together until their parents return. But students keep dying mysteriously, local band The Crotchmen rock the nights away, freshmen palm readers and seers have lines out the door, and Ben Schiller has had it up to HERE with her sister Empathy’s disappearing act. It’s a punk summer vacation that might not make it to fall. In stores September 2015 …
This Week’s Press Highlights
Read interviews with Fanta artists like Daniel Clowes, Josh Simmons, Richard Sala, Les McCann and Ed Luce. R. Crumb writes for WSJ, Hip Hop Family Tree drops monthly and Bleeding Cool tries to predict Eisner winners + more great reviews!
This Week in Fanta Events 6.2-6.7
Thursday, June 4th Portland, OR – Floating World Comics is hosting a spectacular art show and book signing this Thursday with comics heavy-weight, Ed Luce to coincide with the recent release of the hardcover Wuvable Oaf collection (in stores now!) Floating World is one of our favorite comic shops in the whole wide world, and we love when they host our favorite artists in the whole wide world. What I’m trying to say is there’s going to be a lot of love at this art show and signing, and you’ll want to get in on this. Festivities run from 6-8…
The South Gets a New Festival
Austin, Texas is getting a upgrade this year with the inception of New South Festival of Literary Arts and Cartooning. Here’s why you should put it on your calendar for June 6th.
This Week’s Press Highlights
Fantagrahics books and artists have been featured on MTV, XXL, Vulture and more. Hip Hop Family Tree Drops Monthly! “Marvel at hip-hop greatness.” Read more at MTV.com “Though hip-hop and comic book culture have often borrowed from one another, there has been relatively little in the way of direct intersections. Other than one-issue takeovers of existing series, the worlds have remained, for the most part, mutually exclusive. That’s all changing now, with the announcement that Ed Piskor’s Hip Hop Family Tree will become a monthly comic book series.” Read more at XXL
This Week’s Press Highlights
Praise for Wuvable Oaf by Ed Luce “Wuvable Oaf is definitely a book you’ll want to eat up.“ Read more at Paste Magazine “There isn’t really anything else out there like Ed Luce’s Wuvable Oaf. Not only does it star one of the most charming and likable gay characters in comics, it also features a cross-section of gay subculture that doesn’t get much play in other media.” Read more at Mental Floss, Most Interesting Comics of the Week “It’s a great comic. It’s well drawn, and the dialogue and story are grounded, believable and really damn funny…” Read more at Topless…
Austin: New South Fest
This adorable poster is brought to you by New South Fest, celebrating literary arts and cartooning. This is their first year and it looks like they’re going to make it a smash hit with special guests like Josh Simmons, Jim Rugg, Hellen Jo, and Johnny Negron.
MeCAF
Josh Simmons and Hans Rickheit will be tabling at this years Maine Comics Arts Festival
This Week in Fantagraphics Events: 5/5-5/11
Tuesday, May 5th Minneapolis, MN – Black River has been rattling bones up and down the coast with its release. Which means it’ll fit right in at Boneshaker Books in Minneapolis tonight! This volunteer run book store and community space is the bees knees, and we’re so excited that they’re hosting Josh Simmons and 2D Cloud’s Nic Breutzman for a signing that will begin at 7 PM.
