Today's Seattle Post-Intelligencer previews "Now Serving Cheesecake," our show of classic vintage pin-up cartoons opening Saturday at our storefront. (Pictured: Larry Reid with a Bill Ward original. Photo: Scott Eklund / P-I)
A panoramic view of Pinhead-ville!
(click to enlarge) Bill Griffith turned in his spectacular cover to the upcoming WELCOME TO DINGBURG Zippy collection, which focuses heavily on Dingburg, the "city inhabited solely by pinheads." (Other than Washington D.C., of course.) The inside cover will feature a full-color fold-out map of Dingburg, and as a result the front cover is also a foldout and our man Bill knocked himself out on both. Enjoy your sneak peek at the original to the cover (we're keeping the map under wraps for now), and look for the book late this year.
Draw, Johnny, draw
Johnny Ryan + a website devoted to "Street Boners" and "TV Carnage" = video of Johnny drawin' somethin' wacky (filmed at his appearance at Brooklyn's Desert Island a couple weeks ago).
Bell talkin’ Ditko some more
Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko author Blake Bell appears on Comic Book Talk Radio tonight at 7 PM Eastern time! Plus, Blake's appearance on Planet Comic Book Radio, originally broadcast on Tuesday, June 24, is now available as a downloadable podcast.
David B. coming to Seattle
The Summer 2008 issue of Art Source, the newsletter of the Seattle-based arts organization the Artist Trust, contains a feature article by curator Cynthia Rose (read a preview on the Artist Trust website) which profiles Epileptic/Babel creator David B. and highlights his upcoming visit to Seattle in mid-August, which is co-sponsored by the Alliance Française de Seattle and includes, of course, a stop and art show at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery. Stay tuned for our complete announcement with all the details of this exciting multi-day celebration of bandes desinées, which will also include a talk given by our own Kim…
Future releases revealed
Want to know what books we have coming in the fall and winter? Blog@Newsarama takes a peek into our crystal ball and gives you the scoop!
Angry Youth Klassix
Johnny Ryan unearths a rarity from the original self-published run of Angry Youth Comix over on his blog.
Bell talks Ditko with Planet Comic Book Radio
Blake Bell will discuss Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko with PCBR's Javier Hernandez. Tune in to the live feed at www.planetcomicbookradio.com tomorrow night, or download the podcast and listen at your leisure starting on Friday.
New signed bookplates available: Dash Shaw & Leah Hayes
We've added two new titles to our selection of books available with free signed bookplates: Dash Shaw's Bottomless Belly Button and Leah Hayes' Funeral of the Heart. These bookplates are an exclusive free bonus when you order these books from us, and supplies are limited, so get them now and you'll have bragging rights when Dash and Leah are household names!
Flora’s Primers for Prophets Series 2
From Jim Flora doyen Irwin Chusid comes the latest Flora art offering: PRIMER FOR PROPHETS SCREEN PRINTSFLORA ALPHABET SERIES CONTINUES NOW AVAILABLE: the next four prints in the Primer for Prophets silk-screen series. Cool Flora illustrations of the American nuclear family (and their weird pets) during the 1950s, when donuts and cake were considered essential nutrients, little girls could multi-task with brushes, and dogs craved beer! The images derive from a 1954 trade-only alphabet booklet that Flora illustrated for CBS-TV. The second set of prints features KISSED, COOKED, GROOMED, and QUAFFED. Edition of 100 (each image), hand-numbered and authenticated. The…
