Friday is new webcomics day! This week: a surprise twist! First up, a theological mystery is solved in this week's Blecky Yuckerella strip by Johnny Ryan! It might be time for a new plan in this week's installment of Steven Weissman's in-progress pages from "Blue Jay," an epic 50-page story from Chocolate Cheeks, the next collection of the Yikes! gang's adventures. Wait, what? Yes, the formerly 32-page story has expanded by 18 more pages and will continue through July! WHAMMY! More cutting observation of modern life and relationships, plus some papier-maché, in our current 5-day chunk of Martin Kellerman's hilarious…
Look maw, we’re on the teevee
Seattle TV station KING5's "Evening Magazine" program presents a picturesque profile of the Georgetown neighborhood, with clips of Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery and sound bites from manager/curator Larry Reid. I gotta visit that vintage telephone museum someday.
“Rocky” by Martin Kellerman – #448
{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…
HUMBUG 3/7/09 part five
Your prayers have been answered! More photos of original HUMBUG art by the likes of Will Elder (gush! gush!), Al Jaffee (get laughy with Jaffee!) and Arnold Roth (makes a mean chicken fat broth!). The work pictured below will be on display at the Fantagraphics Books this Saturday March 7th to celebrate the release of HUMBUG. The original for Will Elder's "Fake Santa Clauses" from HUMBUG #6, including tissue overlay indicating where to place the spot color. The same without overlay. What you can't see in the photo are the several different pieces of paper glued together making…
Signed bookplate update: Esther Pearl Watson
Starting now, when you order Esther Pearl Watson's Unlovable Vol. 1 direct from us, you can choose to receive the exclusive signed bookplate pictured above as a free bonus (and why wouldn't you?)! Supplies are limited and the usual conditions and caveats apply; click here for more details and the complete list of books available with this FREE premium!
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.
