Fantagraphics Blog

The day after Zak Sally and Nate Denver played the Fantasygraphics comic book store we tried to go see the batman (stinks) movie at the imax bubble but it was sold out so then we went to Archie Mcphee's and looked at stuff. Capt. Zak! We found a photo of Xaime stapled to the wall! Nate Denver surveys the land. (Zak and I did eventually see the 12 and a half hour long batman movie and it was… uh… the best movie ever… I guess…)

A comics-related post on the topic of curses over at Cryptomundo. Is The Dark Knight cursed? The argument isn't that strong (yet) but it's worth reading this brief rundown. I'm going to spoil Loren Coleman's final word by sharing it here, as it perfectly summarizes my own interest in BEASTS! : "From Batman to Mothman, whether or not there are curses is not important. The fact that they have become part of popular culture and that there is a dark sense that there may be such things in the modern world, in the end, may be what becomes more significant."…

A good week to be a comics fan kickin' it in Martha's Vineyard:

This week we're unleashing another series of daily video and photo teasers of upcoming releases. Kicking things off, here's Interiorae #3 by Gabriella Giandelli, one of three releases in our Ignatz format due later this month. Watch the video above, and take a closer look in our photo gallery.

Last week, I was emailing with MOME contributor Derek Van Gieson, who also happens to be a New Yorker contributor. He was bringing me up to speed on his next MOME story's progress, and mentioned to me that in the course of working on something for Vol. 13, he abandoned several panels. I told him I was sorry to learn he had worked hard on something only to abandon it, and later that day he told me not to worry, he'd found another home for part of it at The New Yorker. I half-jokingly told him I took a certain pride in knowing the New…

… Courtesy the great Drew Friedman:  

Courtesy Ivan Brunetti:

We're celebrating our 2008 Eisner Award winners by putting them on sale — along with selected Eisner Award-winning titles from past years! Save 20% off this selection of titles through 11:59 PM Pacific time, August 31, 2008.

  If you couldn't make it to the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery last night to see Zak Sally and Nate Denver perform, here's a little taste of what you missed: above, Zak plays "My Secret World" from his unreleased solo album Fear of Song. Nate won the crowd over with songs like "Snuggle Tummy" and "4 Horsemen," his tribute to Slayer, while Zak electrified with acoustic versions of his solo songs and a Beat Happening cover to close out the evening. Comics were signed, books on Zak's excellent La Mano imprint were sold, the amazing David B. exhibit "My Story, My Stories" was on display,…

Steven Weissman continues bringing us in-progress pages from "Blue Jay," an epic 32-page story from Chocolate Cheeks, the next collection of the Yikes! gang's adventures. The story continues right here! (Remember, you must be registered and logged in to read.)