Hope you can join us at Fantagraphics Bookstore for the 9th annual Short Run Marathon art show and pre-festival party this Friday, November 8 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. The exhibition features original works from an amazing array of emerging and established international artists including Glynnis Fawkes, Marc Bell, Jasjyot Singh Hans, Malaka Gharib, Krusty Wheatfield, Seattle Walk Report, Abraham Díaz, Tommi Parrish, Jamilya Lowe, Mike Centeno, Chloë Perkis, and Rumi Hara. It’s always a festive start to the Short Run and a great opportunity to socialize with Short Run exhibitors. On Sunday, May 10 at 6:00 PM we’ll host…
What’s in Store: Comic Book Day
This Saturday, May 6 marks the 15th anniversary of Free Comic Book Day. Or, as we at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery like to call it, Comic Book Day. We’ll offer complimentary copies of Fantagraphics Books’ World’s Greatest Cartoonists collection featuring new work by Noah Van Sciver, Simon Hanselmann, Jason, Ed Piskor, Liz Suburbia, Matt Furie, Anya Davidson, Dash Shaw, Richard Sala, Emil Ferris and more! We couldn’t help but notice over the years that calling this Free Comic Book Day seems to discourage patrons from purchasing any products. This situation has been accentuated coming on the heels of successful celebrations…
This Week’s Digital Releases
Old favorites Fuzz and Pluck are back with a brand-new adventure and an incredible artists makes their Fantagraphics debut . . . this week in digital releases! You might know Ted Stearn’s Fuzz and Pluck from Zero Zero or Mome. You might know them from their own series and previous collection. The only thing you need to know now, however, is that they’re back! Carrying on their tenuous, co-dependent friendship, the irritable rooster and awkward bear find themselves on a ramshackle barge slowly drifting out to sea. How they got there, how they will escape, and all the classic cartooning…
