It’s officially Spooky Season and we are haunted, not by ghosts, but by the specter of holiday shipping delays. Like last year, we’re facing COVID-related supply and labor shortages, which means books are taking longer to get to us and longer still to get to you. On top of that, we’re expecting delays with our shipping services. So if you want to get your loved ones awesome Fantagraphics books and swag for the holidays, start your shopping now! More details: FedEx: OneRate 2-Day Shipping will increase by 70 cents from 10/4 to midway through January The last days to ship…
Lee Lai (Stone Fruit) is a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Honoree!
We are delighted to announce that Lee Lai has been selected as a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Honoree for her debut novel Stone Fruit. This hugely prestigious award was set up to recognize young, debut fiction writers whose work promises to leave a lasting impression on the literary landscape. Honorees are chosen by existing authors; Lee was selected by Bryan Washington, author of the short story collection Lot. The prize will be awarded at a ceremony in New York in Spring 2022. Congratulations, Lee! This is wonderful news, made all the more exciting for the fact that Stone…
The Complete Love and Rockets Bibliography
Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez’s long-running Love and Rockets comic series contains decades of incredible storytelling—here’s a list of essential reading!
The Fantagraphics Warehouse is Moving!
Fantagraphics is moving to a bigger warehouse! The good news: that means more room to house the books you love and greater shipping capabilities in the future. The bad news: we’ll be operating at reduced capacity while we transfer stock and all orders placed between September 10th* through September 19th will not be shipped out until the week of September 20th. If you’re in a hurry to get your next read, we recommend placing an order at your favorite bookstore or comic shop! The better news: to show our appreciation for your patience and support, we’re offering a $10 coupon…
Sneak Peek at Winter 2022 New Releases
We have no idea what the future holds, but we can guarantee you have some really amazing reads in store! We’ve got a great lineup of books coming out in 2022 and we’re offering you a sneak peek now–see the full list here! The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: the Idiots Abroad and Other Follies by Gilbert Shelton & Paul Mavrides With the imminent release of a new animated series, Gilbert Shelton’s legendary underground comix heroes find a new crash pad at Fantagraphics. The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers are the most iconic and enduring underground comix characters ever created, having sold…
September Newsletter
Despite the present circumstances (and the fact that all of us here at Fantagraphics are all well past graduation), September always brings with it a “Back to School” feeling. We don’t have Trapper Keepers or bouquets of pencils for you, but we do have *tons* of great new books to fill your book bag! But first, the news: Forbes reviewed Simon Hanselmann’s magnum opus, Crisis Zone and wrote, “In the deluxe and beautifully designed Fantagraphics edition, Crisis Zone ends up looking like a children’s book produced in an institution for the criminally insane. … Assuming we have a future ahead of us, Crisis…
Fantagraphics Acquires Publishing Rights to Keeping Two by Jordan Crane
SEATTLE, WA—August 27, 2021: Fantagraphics is proud to announce the acquisition of the worldwide publishing rights to Keeping Two by the acclaimed cartoonist, printmaker, and designer Jordan Crane, with a publication date of March 20, 2022. Over twenty years in the making, Keeping Two follows a young couple still relatively new at building what they hope will be a lifetime together, over the course of a day. Through a series of events, they are forced to individually confront loss, grief, fear, and insecurity in ways that will either strengthen their bond or tear it apart. Touching, raw, and beautifully illustrated, Crane has crafted a…
Nod Away 2 Pre-Order Deal
Love art? Love a good deal? Well here we are giving you BOTH! Order Nod Away 2 and get 20% off Nod Away 1! Offer good from 8/27/2021 to 10/7/2021. Vol. 2 moves away from the deep space transport where Vol. 1 took place and moves to earthly terrain, peeling back layers of Cotter’s world-building to reveal the bigger picture of this graphic novel series in ways that upend expectations. Aveline Moiré is a headstrong but self-destructive young French woman. When she meets and moves in with a young artist, Walter Walker, little do they know that the wheels they set in…
Beloved Cartoonist Jason Mixes Fact and Fiction in His Latest Graphic Novel GOOD NIGHT, HEM Starring Ernest Hemingway
Fantagraphics Will Publish The Three Interconnecting Short Stories This Fall SEATTLE, WA (August 26) Three interconnecting short stories starring Ernest Hemingway comprise the latest graphic novel by the beloved Norwegian cartoonist, Jason, out this fall from Fantagraphics. Mixing fact and fiction, Jason has imaginatively recreated one of America’s greatest and most controversial writers of the 20th century in the playful and thoughtful GOOD NIGHT, HEM. Paris, 1925. Our story begins when Hemingway meets Athos, the last Musketeer, who, together with several more friends of Hemingway, travel to Spain’s Pamplona for the fiesta. Festivities and complications ensue. Paris, 1944. The second…
Award-Winning Cartoonist Bastian Vivès’ THE BUTCHERY is a Poetic Exploration of a Romance Gone Awry
Out This August from Fantagraphics (August 19) This August, Fantagraphics will publish THE BUTCHERY, a poetic graphic novel by award-winning French cartoonist Bastien Vivès which explores the emotional bloodbath of a romance gone awry. A young man and woman fall for each other, and all is sweetness and light. But when their relationship crumbles, they each must endure the ensuing emotional fallout. Starting from this ostensibly simple premise, Bastien Vivès crafts an affecting narrative about the mercurial and tempestuous nature of romance and why we pursue it anyway. THE BUTCHERY is composed of the little moments that make and break…
