Clementine Reynolds models the latest fashions from Steven Weissman and Babywit:
Comicon Premiere Spotlight: TCJ 299
THE TRUE STORY OF HOW MICHEL CHOQUETTE (ALMOST) ASSEMBLED THE MOST STUPENDOUS COMIC BOOK IN THE WORLD Issue No. 299 of The Comics Journal [in-stores August 2009, premiering at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con] unearths a long-lost treasure: Way back in 1970, satirist/editor Michel Choquette conceived a mammoth anthology of new comics from all over the world by just about every cartoonist imaginable circa 1970 (as well as such unimaginable cultural icons as Federico Fellini and Frank Zappa). All of the contributors were to riff on the 1960s, creating a comics snapshot of that decade, but the project kept growing in ambition until it reached…
“Rocky” by Martin Kellerman – #551
{mosimage} Fritz the Cat meets Jane Austen!?! This mostly autobiographical daily strip details the rudely hilarious travails of a young cartoonist and his layabout pals and neurotic girlfriends. Basically, it’s the pottymouthed animal-headed Seinfeld-esque comic strip we’ve all come to love. A smash hit in its native Sweden, presented in English for the first time. Join us Monday through Friday for a new daily strip, with a rolling archive of a week’s worth of strips. “It’s being acclaimed as the funniest Swedish comic of our time, but it’s more than that. Rocky is the long awaited generation novel that no…
Daily OCD: 7/20/09
Online Commentary & Diversions updates resume next week. Off to Comic-Con tomorrow! I'll be Twittering from the show as much as I can. • Preview: "Now Jason publishes a collection of his short, sharp works …called Low Moon, in which his trademark anthropomorphic animals get into all sorts of trouble — including, in the story 'Emily Says Hello,' murder, revenge and sexual domination." – New York Magazine presents an exclusive five-page excerpt from Low Moon • Review: "All of Jason’s tales in Low Moon play like a black comedy, tragic yet humorous. Maybe it’s his protagonists blank eyed stares or…
Goodin goods at Comic-Con
Robert Goodin previews the new stuff he'll have for sale at his Comic-Con table (M8 in the small press area). Be sure to pick up the new issue of Mome from us and truck it on over to have it signed by Rob. Hopefully Rob's wife Georgene will have some of her cuddly knit versions of Rob's characters, too!
New Comics Day 7/22/09
You can drop big bucks on Fantagraphics this week even if you're not in San Diego to peruse our Comic-Con booth! On this week's shipping list to arrive in comic shops Wednesday: Delphine #4 by Richard Sala – the chilling conclusion! Grotesque #3 by Sergio Ponchione – the cult-fave neo-surreal tale continues! From Wonderland with Love: Danish Comics in the Third Millennium – a bold new anthology! Hey, we've got a downloadable preview to show you now! Willie & Joe: The WWII Years by Bill Mauldin – re-released with a new lower price! You Shall Die by Your Own Evil…
Bookmark: The Squirrel Machine blog
Hans Rickheit, creator of the forthcoming graphic novel from Fantagraphics The Squirrel Machine (debuting this week at San Diego, otherwise due this fall), is blogging tidbits about the book on a weekly basis right here.
Clowes draws Zwigoff
From Chris Diaz, who went to Dan & Terry's signing at the 14th Annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival this past weekend.
Ignatz Update/Previews!
It's been a while, but the international "Ignatz" series is finally percolating again. As you know, the final issue of Delphine by Richard Sala, #4, and Sergio Ponchione's third issue of Grotesque, have just been released (and will be proudly displayed at this week's Comic-Con). Also just released is a new, second printing of Lorenzo Mattotti's stunning Chimera #1, which has been out of print for many months; if you didn't catch it the first time around, now's your chance. This coming week Kevin Huizenga will be delivering the hotly-anticipated Ganges #3, featuring insomnia and cops. Expect this one to…
Paul Karasik’s Fletcher Hanks Summer Book Tour
Starts this Thursday! Click to embiggen for legible details, and visit www.fletcherhanks.com.
