We missed this when we first ran our story about Michael Leavitt's fully-articulated hand-carved sculpture of R. Crumb (on exhibit one day only at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery on Feb. 13), but Comics Alliance caught it when they picked up our post. (YouTube link)
What they look like
We recently dumped a bunch of author/artist photos of various vintages from our files onto our Flickr page for the public to peruse. Most of them are at least a couple of years old, so if you're a blogger or member of the press looking for the most current images, please contact our Director of Publicity Jacq Cohen.
Now in stock: Newave! The Underground Mini Comix of the 1980s – Previews, Pre-Order
Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: Newave! The Underground Mini Comix of the 1980s By various artists; edited by Michael Dowers 892-page b&w/color 5" x 6.25" hardcover • $24.99 ISBN: 978-1-60699-313-2 Add to Cart • More Info & Previews Newave! is a gigantic collection of the best small press cartoonists to emerge in the 1970s after the first generation of underground cartoonists (such as R. Crumb, Gilbert Shelton, and Art Spiegelman) paved the way. These cartoonists, inspired by the freewheeling creative energy of the underground comix movement, began drawing and printing their own comix. The most popular…
Now in stock: King: The Special Edition by Ho Che Anderson
Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: King: The Special Edition By Ho Che Anderson 312-page color/b&w 7.5" x 11.25" hardcover • $34.99 ISBN: 978-1-60699-310-1 Add to Cart • More Info & Previews (NOTE: For academic/volume discounts on this title, please call toll-free at 1-800-657-1100 or 206-524-1967 outside the U.S.) Ho Che Anderson’s biography of America’s great civil rights advocate Martin Luther King is both a monumental recreation of his tumultuous public life (and death) and an intimate portrait of the man as politician, friend, lover, husband, and father. With the triumphant ascendancy of Barack Obama to the…
Now in stock: Hank Ketcham’s Complete Dennis the Menace 1959-1962 Box Set & Slipcase
Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace 1959-1962 Box Set By Hank Ketcham two 672-page black & white 5.5" x 6.25" hardcovers in a custom slipcase • $39.99 ISBN: 978-1-60699-312-5 Add to Cart • More Info & Previews slipcase also available separately, exclusively from Fantagraphics • $4.99 Add to Cart • More Info & Previews A swell custom-designed case containing the fifth and sixth volumes of Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace with strips from the years 1959 through 1962. (Sorry, case is not peanut butter or root beer resistant.) (Click the…
Now in stock: Chocolate Cheeks by Steven Weissman
Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: Chocolate Cheeks By Steven Weissman 112-page color/b&w 7.5″ x 7.5″ softcover • $16.99 ISBN: 978-1-56097-927-2 Add to Cart • More Info & Previews Hilarious, frightening, mysterious, adorable and utterly bleak, Chocolate Cheeks has arrived to disgust and delight comic-book readers of all ages. “Sweet” Chubby Cheeks and the Pullapart Boy (a 21st Century Frankenstein’s monster for kids) are driving each other crazy. Forced together by their dating parents, these two bitter enemies have alienated — or otherwise disposed of — most of their social circle, leaving them with plenty of quality…
The House of No by Derek Van Gieson – Feb. 5, 2010
Rejected New Yorker cartoons by Mome contributor Derek Van Gieson, added weekly. Visit Derek’s website for more of his work, and look for his accepted strips and illustrations in the pages of the New Yorker. {mosimage}
Things to see: 2/4/10
Looks like these posts are pretty much daily, huh? • Three "lost" prints from Paul Hornschemeier's vaults have been found and are now for sale on his blog • Holy smokes, it's a multi-page Amazing Facts and Beyond with Leon Beyond epic by Kevin Huizenga, Ted May and Dan Zettwoch, from the pages of the Riverfront Times (with "DVD extras" on Zettwoch's blog)! Will someone in St. Louis PLEASE send us some copies of this? • Speaking of Huizenga, holy moly, he just opened up a memory that's been dormant in my head for around 30 years with this bit…
Daily OCD: 2/4/10
Today's Online Commentary & Diversions starts with a rave: • Review: "This is a fascinating book on a lot of levels. For one, it's distinguished by Adam Grano's design work to a degree I think noteworthy: on many levels, Newave! represents better than any book I've seen the clash of comics publishing impulses now and then. … It says something about Grano's increasingly compelling body of work with Fantagraphics that he provides the work with much of the energy that helps the reader through nearly 900 pages. It's Michael Dowers that makes that trip worthwhile. By avoiding a summary statement…
DISTRICT 9
District 9 is the best socially conscious sci-fi story I've experienced since Ender's Game. I don't know if it was animatronics or computer-graphics or a combination of the two, but Christopher Johnson has my vote for actor of the year. Look at those eyes — they will melt your cold, cold heart. (Sharlto Copley as Wikus is a close second for actor of the year.) To avoid potential spoilers I won't go into too much detail here just PLEASE SEE THIS MOVIE. And it doesn't hurt that the graphic design within the movie is gorgeous as well. Here's some of…
