Stuck with another ugly sweater, useless gadget, or awful CD this year? We know. Santa sucks! Get yourself the gifts you really want this weekend at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery's storewide sale. At least 20% off on every item in stock! Two days only — Saturday and Sunday, December 26 & 27. Hundreds of titles by your favorite artists and a big batch of brand new books. 2009 was a banner year for Fantagraphics Books. Don't miss this chance to catch up on the graphics action. For all you procrastinating shoppers, Fantagraphics Bookstore is open this week 11:30 to 8:00…
Monte Schulz on Santa Barbara TV
The Creative Community: Monte Schulz from The Santa Barbara Channels on Vimeo. Author Monte Schulz talks with host David Starkey about writing his newest book This Side of Jordan and his experiences with publishing a series of books. Join host David Starkey for a one on one interview with author Monte Schulz on this edition of The Creative Community. Taped on 12.16.09
Nate Neal e-comics
At the risk of making Nate Neal uneasy, reluctant self-promoter that he is, we'd like to point out that he's made three collections of his work available as downloadable comics — each is well over 50 pages for just $3.99. There's a collection of his Mome stories to date (pictured), a collection of his stories from the Hoax anthology, and a collection of his work predating that. More info and links to purchase and preview the collections can all be found here.
Daily OCD: 12/21/09
Online Commentary & Diversions are not slowing down, no sir: • List: New York Magazine's Dan Kois names You'll Never Know, Book 1: A Good and Decent Man by C. Tyler one of the ten Best Comics of 2009 • List: The Daily Cross Hatch posts "The Best Damned Comics of the Decade Chosen by the Artists" — among the wide-ranging choices are I Killed Adolf Hitler by Jason, The Three Paradoxes by Paul Hornschemeier, Palestine and Safe Area Gorazde by Joe Sacco, The Complete Peanuts 1952-1953 (which doesn't exist, but 1950-1952 and 1953-1954 do), Ghost World and Eightball #22…
Save the date: Mome 17 launch party in Brooklyn Jan. 10
Join a bunch of Mome contributors for a party celebrating the release of the 17th volume of the anthology at Bergen Street Comics. Flyer by Derek Van Gieson. More details TBA.
Holiday shipping FINAL DEADLINE
If you want your order to arrive before Christmas, tomorrow (Monday, December 21) is the FINAL day to get your order in and you MUST select the 2nd Day UPS shipping option! Hop to it! Our handy Holiday Gift Guide will help you find lots of gift ideas for every interest and budget!
Webcomics update for 12/18/09
Friday webcomics are off next week due to Christmas (and possibly the week after due to New Year's). Enjoy! Tears of a clown in this week's The House of No by Derek Van Gieson… …we've all been there, am I right, in this week's Blecky Yuckerella strip by Johnny Ryan…. …and a festive booze recipe in this week's Barack Hussein Obama strip from Steven Weissman!
Viva VHS – tonight & tomorrow
Live in Seattle? Like Portable Grindhouse: The Lost Art of the VHS Box? Tonight and tomorrow night at 9:30 at Central Cinema catch VIVA VHS, a rollicking compilation of tape-only rarities and oddities organized and curated by our pals at Scarecrow Video, who co-sponsored and participated in our Portable Grindhouse panel discussion at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery last weekend. Local synergy! Dig it!
Daily OCD: 12/18/09
Online Commentary & Diversions: • List: Critic John Seven names Safe Area Gorazde by Joe Sacco one of the Decade's Best Graphic Novels, in a list focused on "graphic novels for people who don’t want to read comics." (via The Comics Reporter) • List: Matthew Price of The Oklahoman gives Ganges #3 the 9th position on his 10 Best Periodical Comic Books of 2009: "Kevin Huizenga continues to be one of comics' brightest indie creators… Huizenga uses his talents to immerse the reader inside Ganges' head." • List/reviews/analysis: On the Inkstuds radio program, a roundtable of prominent critics (Sean T….
Now in stock: Sublife Vol. 2 by John Pham
Just arrived in our warehouse and ready to ship: Sublife Vol. 2 By John Pham The acclaimed graphic novel anthology continues with Sublife, Volume 2. Creator John Pham enlarges the scope and expands the style of his series with an all-new collection of stories and strips. “The Kid” is a self-contained short story set in an eerily familiar post-apocalyptic future. Bloodthirsty marauders roam the blasted desert. A nomad and his dog, scavenging the road for gas and supplies, stumble upon a sealed bomb shelter, the contents of which will test whatever humanity he has left, as the marauders pursue him…
