Scheduled to arrive in comics shops this week: Uptight #3 by Jordan Crane. Comic shops will be getting this item before we have it in stock ourselves, due to the intricacies of shipping and distribution, so once again the Wednesday Warriors win out! As always, check with your local shop to confirm availability. (Note that our description of the issue has been updated to reflect the issue's contents; the story "Keeping Two" does not appear in this issue.)
“Rocky” by Martin Kellerman – #529
{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…
Now in stock: Castle Waiting Vol. II #15 by Linda Medley
Castle Waiting Vol. II #15 By Linda Medley As the cast pairs off to commence moving Jain and Pin (and a pampered chicken) into the castle, the conversations range far and wide, from romance to war politics. You'll learn that the wise man always has the right goat for the job, and that sometimes you just have to say "Hooray for ridiculous." Plus, you'll find out what happens when a giant moves to your town (hint: making a pie requires semaphore signals). 24-page black & white 6.75" x 10.25" comic book • $3.95 Add to Cart • More Info &…
Daily OCD: 6/1/09
Your Online Commentary & Diversions for the first day of June '09: • Review: "Holy cats!… Wolverton's illustrations [in The Wolverton Bible], done in the same unmistakable, stippled style that characterized his grotesqueries, show off the grim, the violent, and the destructive in the Old Testament, putting the blood and guts in the spotlight. The result is like no illustrated Bible you've ever seen… This is a side of Wolverton I never suspected, but it is perfectly him, humorous, grisly, mad and wonderful." – Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing • Review/Profile: "…Unlovable by Esther Pearl Watson… was for me like discovering…
Clowes covers The New Yorker
Daniel Clowes envisions the future of print on the cover of the new issue of The New Yorker. You might have heard a tiny bit of buzz about the 11-page excerpt of Crumb's Book of Genesis in the issue, too.
Gahan for the Day 4
The Fletcher Hanks Experience at MoCCA & on WFMU
Pummelin' Paul Karasik provides details of the Fletcher Hanks-travaganza planned for this coming weekend's MoCCA Festival in NYC: "The Fletcher Hanks Experience" will debut at MoCCA Comics festival on Saturday, June 6 at 5:00. "The Fletcher Hanks Experience" is a safari over the craggy landscape of the psyche of Fletcher Hanks. Combining archival audio of Hanks' son with comic book panels, Paul Karasik takes the audience into the mind of the man whom R. Crumb called, "A Twisted dude". PLUS: "You Shall Die By Your Own Evil Creation!" the 2nd of volume of collected Hanks tales will also debut at…
Conan O’Brien says Michael Kupperman’s comics are a Must
Conan O'Brien takes a break from preparing to take over The Tonight Show tonight to sing the praises of Michael Kupperman's comics in the pages of this week's Entertainment Weekly: Congratulate Michael in person this weekend at the MoCCA Festival! The new Thrizzle hardcover will be on hand.
“Rocky” by Martin Kellerman – #528
{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…
Mahler & Newgarden talk Funny
At the Austrian Cultural Forum NYC, on Weds. June 3 at 6:30 PM (note that this overlaps with Jason's Low Moon signing at The Strand in NYC): 6:30 PM WHAT IS "FUNNY" ANYWAY? A comics conversation with award-winning cartoonists Nicolas Mahler and Mark Newgarden.Moderated by Mark David Nevins. Join us for a lively and visually rich conversation with Nicolas Mahler and Mark Newgarden, in which we will explore how comics work, the marketplaces for graphic humor, where these cartoonists get their ideas, and, yes, the answer to the eternal question, "What is 'Funny'?" ACFNYReservations required. The Ephemerist has more details….
