Previews: Fantagraphics Releases for August 2009

As seen in the pages of Previews, these are the books and comics slated for release by Fantagraphics Books in August, 2009. Please note that all details, including cover art, prices, specs, contents, and release dates are preliminary and subject to change. THE COMPLETE PEANUTS 1973-1974 by Charles M. Schulz Introduction by Billie Jean King 8.5 x 7, HC, 344 pages, BW, $28.99 ISBN 978-1-60699-286-9 Celebrate life with THE COMPLETE PEANUTS! Fantagraphics is proud to present the release of the 12th volume of the most recognized comic strip of all time! Charles M. Schulz’s American masterpiece has defined the way…

Interview – Jaime Hernandez, 2007 Comic-Con International (audio)

On Friday, July 27, 2007, at Comic-Con International in San Diego, moderator Gary Groth was joined by the Hernandez Brothers for two featured spotlight panels on their work and the 25th anniversary of Love and Rockets. We are pleased to bring you this audio recording of the interview and Q&A with Jaime. (Click here for the interview with Gilbert.) Click here to download the audio file (19.5 MB MP3) or stream it here: {audio}images/stories/artists/interviews/01%20SDCC%20Panel_%20Jaime%20Hernandez.mp3{/audio} Related books (click covers for complete product details) {product_snapshot:id=864,false,false,false,left} {product_snapshot:id=810,false,false,false,left} {product_snapshot:id=1440,false,false,false,left} {product_snapshot:id=738,false,false,false,left}

Interview – Gilbert Hernandez, 2007 Comic-Con International (audio)

On Friday, July 27, 2007, at Comic-Con International in San Diego, moderator Gary Groth was joined by the Hernandez Brothers for two featured spotlight panels on their work and the 25th anniversary of Love and Rockets. We are pleased to bring you this audio recording of the interview and Q&A with Gilbert. (Click here for the interview with Jaime.) Click here to download the audio file (17.2 MB MP3) or stream it here: {audio}images/stories/artists/interviews/2-01%20SDCC%20Panel_%20Gilbert%20Hernandez.mp3{/audio} Related books (click covers for complete product details) {product_snapshot:id=7,false,false,false,left} {product_snapshot:id=810,false,false,false,left} {product_snapshot:id=200,false,false,false,left} {product_snapshot:id=988,false,false,false,left}

Amor Y Cohetes – Exclusive Preview

The Seventh and Final Volume of the Love and Rockets Library {product_snapshot:id=1458,true,false,true,left}To a very great extent, Love and Rockets is synonymous with Hoppers’ Maggie & Hopey and Palomar’s Luba & Carmen & Heraclio & Tonantzin… but there was always more to L&R than that. Amor Y Cohetes finally collects together in one convenient package all the non-Maggie and non-Palomar stories by all three Hernandez Brothers from that classic first, 50-issue Love and Rockets series — a dizzying array of styles and approaches that re-confirms these groundbreaking cartoonists’ place in the history of comics. The book leads off with Gilbert’s original…