Really, weren't you sold on this one just from the kickass poster above?Hot damn. Anyway, the show opens on Sept 26th, 7-9PM and goes through Nov. 9th. For more info, visit: Subterranean Books6275 Delmar BlvdSt Louis, MO 63130 Here's a review of Abandoned Cars from PRINT magazine: Forget about Marvel's Secret Invasion or DC's Final Crisis. The real comic book event of the summer comes in the unassuming guise of a hardcover collection of illustrated short stories. Abandoned Cars (Fantagraphics) is the breathtaking debut book by St. Louis writer/illustrator Tim Lane. Lane drew on a number of inspirations-everything from "pre-Comics…
WotS: Bagge Does Vancouver 9/28
BUDDY DOES VANCOUVER! Speaking of Word on the Street, you British Columbians won't want to miss Vancouver's graphic novel component to Word on the Street: Lucky's Comics is sponsoring Peter Bagge's appearance at Word on the Street! Come on by the Vancouver Public Library and meet Peter Bagge on September 28 between 1:00pm and 4:00pm.
WotS: Fenwick Does Toronto 9/27
If you're in Toronto this weekend, don't miss the Word on the Street Festival, where super duper comic shop the Beguiling will be actively involved, including sponsoring these two events with Ray Fenwick, author of Hall of Best Knowledge. Saturday September 27, 5PM, 2 hoursOjingogo & Pohadky & Hall of Best Knowledge Book Party!Featuring Matthew Forsythe, and Pat Shewchuk and Marek Colek, and Ray Fenwick!The Central, 603 Markham Street (next to The Beguiling) This is a release party for two new Drawn & Quarterly books as well as an official Toronto book event for Hall of Best Knowledge, at a bar next to The Beguiling….
Let’s You and Him Fight.
Our wonderful printer of the Popeye series, Print Vision, just sent me this photo of our 3rd volume to confirm that the diecut aligns correctly. This should be in stores in November. Thank you Fantagraphics for letting me use such a ridiculous sequence on the Wimpy cover. (Next year: Sea Hag/Goon.)
Robert Williams Wears Vans
Certainly the first major national ad campaign to throw around phrases like "But sometimes polyps develop on the colon of mankind." Look for a new Robert Williams book from Fantagraphics in the fall of 2009.
The Office
Our own Eric Reynolds recently posted some nice photos of our glamorous office on his Flickr page. Behold! (Above: our library.)
Weissman’s Le Sketch
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Joe Cool
Me on Halloween circa 1986 at the comic book store I worked at in Fountain Valley, CA. Because nothing screams cool like trying to look like a badass in front of a wall of X-Men back issues and a Hulk poster.
Now in stock: Castle Waiting Vol. II #12
Castle Waiting Vol. II #12 By Linda Medley This is the long-awaited special all-bowling issue, as Henry, Dayne, Chess, Tolly, Peace and Simon wage an all-out ninepin war… and it turns out one of them has heretofore unsuspected bowling skills! Like all good sports competitions it's a high-stakes battle to the very last frame. Meanwhile, back in the kitchen, Dinah and Jain pull out more and more dresses from the bottomless trunk and use a not-terribly-resistant Rackham to model them. All this, plus conjectures about what the heck's going on with the mysterious, elusive, and somewhat sinister Dr. Fell. 24-page…
Jason: Low Moon Collected
Coming next year, fans of Jason will be excited to hear that this book collects several new stories besides the New York Times Magazine serial, "Low Moon."
