(Click for larger version) Jason's latest book, Low Moon, has not even been released yet in the U.S. (look for it to premiere at MoCCA, as well as to-be-officially-announced June events at the Strand in NYC, Portland OR, and our very own bookstore), and our hard-working Norwegian has already completed his next opus, another full-color 48-pager in the same format as the Eisner-Award nominated The Last Musketeer and the Eisner Award-winning The Left Bank Gang. Here is an exclusive preview of the first page from Werewolves of Montpellier, scheduled for release next summer. (In between, we will be releasing a…
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A man after my own heart.
Quote of the Day
"And I pursued, best I can, to get the record I just made to look as beautiful as possible. Tony Millionaire has delivered this very beautiful and intriguing illustration. You know, the hand and hand-ink thing has a refinement you can't get with a computer. It's got the touch of a masterful artist." — Elvis Costello, talking to Newsweek
Zettwoch & Covey for 826 Seattle
Dan Zettwoch talks about the above book cover he collaborated with our own Jacob Covey on for 826 Seattle. Looks fantastic, gents.
Goldbrick with Snake ‘n’ Bacon!
Michael Kupperman's SNAKE 'N' BACON pilot is now available on the Adult Swim site!
“Rocky” by Martin Kellerman – #522
{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: 5/20/09
Today's hot batch of Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "…[T]he furtive griminess that Jason wrings from his stock character designs is impressive to behold… [Y]ou'll enjoy any number of his typical moments of storytelling grace…" – otherwise Tom Spurgeon is unfortunately somewhat sparing in praise for Jason's Low Moon at The Comics Reporter • Review: "Miss [Lasko-Gross]' previous book, Escape from 'Special,' launched her fearless plan to produce an autobiographical trilogy. [A] Mess [of Everything] tackles the high-school years, which involve mean girls, mean boys and plenty of awkward social situations. Each anecdote is super-short with cringeworthy dialogue that…
Paul Hornschemeier, screenprint, Desert Island
Because paraphrasing takes time, here's the scoop ripped straight from Paul's blog, where you should go to see the print in higher-res: Raising awareness one high five at a time: featuring the mouthless, deity-esque Huge Suit with Mister Hidden (who will join Huge Suit in the pages of the upcoming All and Sundry collection [which just went to the printer – Ed.]). I'll be signing this print (and books) when I'm at Brooklyn's own Desert Island on June 5th, prior to joining the throngs of cartoon and comics enthusiasts at MoCCA. Desert Island has the print available for pre-order and…
Fantagraphics to Publish New Novel by Monte Schulz
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF THIS SIDE OF JORDAN, A NOVEL BY MONTE SCHULZ THIS SIDE OF JORDAN, by MONTE SCHULZ, will be unveiled at the 2009 Book Expo America in New York City, May 29-31, with an appearance by the author on Saturday, May 30, at 2:30PM in the Autographing Area. SEATTLE, WA, MAY 20, 2009 — This September, Fantagraphics Books is proud to publish This Side of Jordan, by Monte Schulz, only the second original prose novel (following 2007's Laura Warholic by Alexander Theroux) in the company's 33-year history. This Side of Jordan is a tapestry…
Humbug art on the block
Boing Boing reports that a fairly substantial collection of original art from Humbug is now up for auction. It's well worth checking out just for the images, even if you're not Uncle or Aunt Moneybags. Of course, you can see more original Humbug art in our Flickr sets here and here. (Thanks to Paul Hornschemeier for the tip.)
