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Daily links: 3/5/09
• Review/profile: The Oregonian says that Most Outrageous by Bob Levin is "The most challenging and thought-provoking book I read last year… unforgettable… among the great essays on human frailty," and discusses how the commercial success of The Complete Peanuts enables us to publish more challenging work • Review: Brick Weekly says of The Lagoon by Lilli Carré, "Carré’s cartooning is purely excellent, evolving nicely from her earlier work and pulling you into a world of vividly drawn characters and lush environments" (scroll past the video game review) • Previews: Whateves looks at The Wolverton Bible • Interviews: Robot 6…
Georgetown Second Saturday Art Attack Marches On March 14.
The colorful Georgetown Second Saturday Art Attack enters its second year with a lively array of arts and entertainment on Saturday, March 14 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Residents of region are invited to explore the enchanting Georgetown arts community and visit the diverse and delightfully creative artists, residents, and merchants that inhabit this historic neighborhood. Among the highlights of the March 14 installment: A record release party for Strange Jerome with special guests The Drews at the Mix; Paintings from the book "Monito Hermoso" by Mike Cressy at Georgetown Tile Works; Notebook drawings by Georgetown neighborhood advocates Holly and…
Michael Kupperman’s Vacation in China
Fun times! Video link. NSFW (blurry boobs). More Kuppermania on YouTube. Via Michael Kupperman's new Twitter feed, which you can follow too.
“Rocky” by Martin Kellerman – #447
{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…
Jules Feiffer dot com
A new julesfeiffer.com is up and has some neat stuff like a limited print of his Obama cartoon that made the rounds during the election. Check it out.
Daily links: 3/4/09
• Review: I Love Rob Liefeld digs Tony Millionaire's Billy Hazelnuts • Preview: Parka Blogs looks at the latest volume of The Complete Peanuts, with an overview of past volumes • Blurbs: Italian sites afNews and Il Sole 24 Ore both preview Sam's Strip by Mort Walker & Jerry Dumas • Blurbs: If English is more your bag, Newsarama talks up Sam's Strip in their weekly new-comics roundup
Dame Darcy sings & signs in Seattle Mar. 14
Cult cartoonist Dame Darcy appears for music performance and book signing at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery in Seattle on Saturday, March 14. Charismatic cartoonist and counterculture maven Dame Darcy will grace Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery with her presence on Saturday, March 14 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. She will present an acoustical music performance and sign copies of her popular comic book Meat Cake as well as her new graphic novel Gasoline. Currently in its 17th issue, Dame Darcy’s Meat Cake is a visionary blend of gothic horror, Victorian fantasy, and punk romance rendered with the artist’s singular graphic sensibility….
Dame Darcy at Fantagraphics on Sat. March 14
Cult cartoonist Dame Darcy appears for music performance and book signing at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery in Seattle on Saturday, March 14. Charismatic cartoonist and counterculture maven Dame Darcy will grace Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery with her presence on Saturday, March 14 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. She will present an acoustical music performance and sign copies of her popular comic book Meat Cake as well as her new graphic novel Gasoline. {product_snapshot:id=1507,true,false,true,right}Currently in its 17th issue, Dame Darcy’s Meat Cake is a visionary blend of gothic horror, Victorian fantasy, and punk romance rendered with the artist’s singular graphic sensibility….
Notice: Eros Comix orders back to normal
The technical malfunction which was preventing processing of orders on our Eros Comix website has been dealt with, so web orders are back to normal over there. Go buy some dirty comix!
