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Esther Pearl Watson at DOMY June 12
Domy Books is pleased to present TEXAS INSTRUMENTSNEW PAINTINGS By UNLOVABLE creator ESTHER PEARL WATSON Friday, June 12, 2009 at Domy Books, Austin913 E Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX 787027-9pm, FREE ADMISSION Exhibition runs June 12-July 23
“Rocky” by Martin Kellerman – #531
{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: 6/3/09
Another late dose of Online Commentary & Diversions: • List: CBC Radio's "Canada Reads: The Book Club" host Hannah Sung kicks off voting on the "Top 10 Graphic Novels" with Ghost World: "I love Dan Clowes’s clean, graphic style. I love Enid’s glasses, I love how everything is 'lame' and I love that Enid expresses how much she hates Sassy magazine even as she reads it." • Interview: The Daily Cross Hatch's Brian Heater wraps up his 3-part talk with Michael Kupperman. Sample quote: "But of course the point of humor is that you always want it to look easy….
First photo: The Sweetly Diabolic Art of Jim Flora
From editor Irwin Chusid, the first photographic evidence of The Sweetly Diabolic Art of Jim Flora, our third Jim Flora art book. We're hoping to have our own photos of the exterior and interior of the book taken and posted soon (not to mention getting it listed here on our gol' dang website so you can order the blessed thing).
First look: Abandoned Cars softcover
On his blog, Tim Lane reveals the killer cover for the softcover edition of Abandoned Cars, due late '09-early '10, and hints that there may be two variant covers. Head over there for a sweet sampling of the lurid Golden Age crime comics covers that inspired this one!
Jason in Seattle June 13 for Low Moon Launch & Art Show
Celebrated Norwegian Cartoonist Jason Appears at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery on June 13 for Launch of LOW MOON Graphic Novel June 3, 2009 – SEATTLE, WA. Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery is honored to host an exhibition and book signing by internationally acclaimed comics artist Jason on Saturday, June 13 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. This event marks the debut of Jason's Low Moon collection, published by Seattle-based Fantagraphics Books. Norwegian alternative cartoonist Jason is among the most prolific and influential cartoonists of his generation. His economical narrative approach, clever rendering technique, and singular color sensibility distinguish his sophisticated yet…
Jason in Seattle June 13 for Low Moon Launch & Art Show
Celebrated Norwegian Cartoonist Jason Appears at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery on June 13 for Launch of LOW MOON Graphic Novel June 3, 2009 – SEATTLE, WA. Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery is honored to host an exhibition and book signing by internationally acclaimed comics artist Jason on Saturday, June 13 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. This event marks the debut of Jason's Low Moon collection, published by Seattle-based Fantagraphics Books. {product_snapshot:id=1575,true,false,true,left}Norwegian alternative cartoonist Jason is among the most prolific and influential cartoonists of his generation. His economical narrative approach, clever rendering technique, and singular color sensibility distinguish his sophisticated yet…
Hornschemeier draws for you (and your money)
For a limited time (the next 17-18 days or so), Paul Hornschemeier is accepting commissions to draw anything from your fevered imagination. I've seen him draw a cubist Smurf — the sky's the limit here, folks. Fully rendered, $50 B&W, $100 color. Details and purchasing info right here (or just talk to him at the MoCCA Fest).
El premio de Hopey Glass
La educación de Hopey Glass, the Spanish edition of The Education of Hopey Glass by Jaime Hernandez from Ediciones La Cupula, has won the Best Foreign Work Award at this year's Saló Internacional del Còmic de Barcelona. Congratulations Jaime!
