It’s come the time that Fantagraphics Bookstore curator Larry Reid selects his favorite comix of the year. If this list seems somehow less cohesive than in the past, it’s testament to the creative and cultural diversity in current contemporary comix. That’s a good thing. These wonderful books, and many more amazing new titles that I absentmindedly overlooked here, can be found at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, located at 1201 S. Vale Street in the heart of Seattle’s historic Georgetown arts community. Open daily 11:30 to 8:00 PM, Sundays until 5:00 PM. Phone 206-557-4910. 20. Book of Weirdo. This oral history…
What’s in Store: Australian artists, Robert Williams, and more!
Glom Press, a craft comics publisher and risograph printer based in Melbourne, Australia, comes to Fantagraphics Bookstore to present their work on Friday, September 27 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. This includes a recent series of graphic novellas by emerging and established Australian artists, a series of prints by the same, as well as the latest releases by Glom Press founders Marc Pearson and Michael Hawkins. Don’t miss a chance to meet these accomplished artists from Down Under. Celebrated painter and underground comix legend Robert Williams appears at Fantagraphics Bookstore on Saturday, October 5 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. We’ll…
