This Week in Fantagraphics Events: 8/12-8/19

Edinburgh International Book Festival

Tuesday, August 13th

Edinburgh, UK: The great Joe Sacco will be a special guest at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. On Tuesday night, he'll discuss his groud-breaking work Palestine, and hopefully give some hints to his upcoming Fantagraphics release, BUMF — a collection of all-new short humorous fiction in the vein of his satirical story in The Comics Journal #302. (more info)

Wednesday, August 14th

Edinburgh, UK: And tonight, Joe Sacco will take the stage again at the Edinburgh International Book Festival alongside fellow guest-of-honor Chris Ware.  In a talk moderated by Teddy Jamieson, they'll discuss the brilliance in bringing together word and image on the page. (more info)

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Thursday, August 15th

New York City, NY: Samuel R. Delany and Mia Wolff will discuss their reissued graphic autobiography, Bread & Wine: An Erotic Tale of New York, at The Strand! (more info)

Jaime Hernandez: 30 Years of Locas

Friday, August 16th

Minneapolis, MN: Join the legendary Jaime Hernandez for an artist's reception from 6:00 to 9:00 PM, surrounding a talk at 7:00 PM at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design! (more info)

Autoptic Logo

Sunday, August 18th

Minneapolis, MN: Fantagraphics is excited to take part in the first-ever Autoptic Fest.  Stay tuned to the FLOG for more details!

Minneapolis, MN: Today is also your last day to see the exhibit Jaime Hernandez: 30 Years of Locas (and Counting) at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design! (more info)