Join us for an evening of art, comix, media, and music this Saturday, May 13 at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. We’ll host a reception and exhibition of original art by cartoonist Cathy Malkasian. She will discuss her new graphic novel Eartha in conversation with Fantagraphics Books publisher Gary Groth at 6:30 PM, followed by a book signing. The event will also include the video installation Patience, Atlas. This dance performance documentary from Marion Walker is presented in association with Georgetown Records. The stop-motion video captures a dancer stranded in the waiting room where patience is…
What’s in Store: Cathy Malkasian Presents Eartha!
Please join us in welcoming Cathy Malkasian to Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery on Saturday, May 13 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. The artist will exhibit original drawings from her new graphic novel and discuss her work in conversation with publisher Gary Groth, followed by a book signing. The exhibition remains on view through June 7, 2017. Eartha is Cathy Malkasian’s fourth graphic novel — a metaphorical fable that resonates with contemporary themes. Malkasian’s drawing is notable for its rigorous draftsmanship, stunning landscapes and atmospheric depictions of nature. The gestural nuances of her characters and her sophisticated storytelling are all on…
Get Two of the World’s Best Cartoonists on Your Tablets!
Lucky you! We’ve got a brand new graphic novel by Cathy Malkasian and a couple new-to-digital backlist bangers from Roger Langridge this week. Cathy Malkasian has quietly been making one of the most impressive bodies of comic work over the last decade, and Eartha continues this incredible run. For thousands of years, unfinished dreams — sex fantasies, murder plots, wishful thinking — came to Echo Fjord to find sanctuary. But recently, they’ve stopped coming and Eartha is tasked with solving the mystery. Malkasian’s stunning landscapes, depictions of nature, and character nuance are on full display in Eartha, now available through…
What’s in Store: Socially Relevant Art, Comix and More!
The next few months at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery will feature an amazing array of accomplished artists from across the country and around the world. Please support our efforts at elevating the discussion on important issues facing our global society in these unsettling times. Enlightening entertainment for everyone. This Saturday, February 11, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM, Regina Schilling presents Hey Lady #7, a small press publication and exhibition focusing on Sylvia Rivera, the civil rights pioneer who was a crucial voice for people of color, transgendered, and low income communities throughout her life. Over 30 original works by…
Zap on Your Tablet and Much, Much More!
Say goodbye to the most influential anthology of all-time and hello to an exciting selection of backlist titles as we introduce our weekly digital releases. This is it. The most important cartooning collective delivers one last issue of their uninhibited, id-stroking mad genius in this farewell 80-page giant issue of Zap. Zap #16 is the only issue to feature all eight Zapsters under one cover and, at long last, a woman joins the boy’s club as Aline Kominsky-Crumb delivers biting and witty strips herself. This final blowout issue not only showcases each artist individually, but also includes three double-page jams…
