Fantagraphics Books and artists have been featured in Rolling Stone, Playboy, The Atlantic, Boing Boing and more this week. Check out some selections below.“After reading Josh Simmons’ Black River I had to read Cormac McCarthy’s The Road and watch Requiem for a Dream to cheer myself up.”
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“Simmons renders his tale in a blunt, almost primitive visual style; the ink-drenched darkness mirrors the unrelenting blackness of his vision.”
—Booklist, May 15, 2015 print magazine
Praise for Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created MAD and Revolutionized Humor in America
“Is revolutionized too strong? No way. Kurtzman was, in the words of Art Spiegelman, “a goddamn national treasure.”
—Playboy, Book of the Month, May 2015 print edition
“The unsung genius of modern satire”
—Rolling Stone magazine, May 7, 2015 print edition
“Exhaustively researched.”
Read more at The Atlantic
“The Kurdles is a story for all ages with plenty of fun, weirdness and childhood innocence that captivates your imagination and jolts you with some of that nostalgic wonderment that made childhood so grand.”
Read more at AiPT!, Indie Comic Corner
“Goodin fills each panel with cinematic, hand-painted scenes that, while certainly for kids, are slightly eerie.”
—Booklist, May 15, 2015 print magazine
“ANGRY YOUTH COMIX is an incredibly successful comic.”
Read more at This Is Infamous
“The biggest stars in black music have been gathered together in this very handsomely designed and informative coffee table book… adept at vividly capturing musicians and political figures in revealing off the cuff moments”
Review of Invitation to Openness: The Jazz & Soul Photography of Les McCann 1960-1980 in JAZZ WISE (UK) April 2015 print magazine
“A triumphant comeback.”
Review of Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen by Dylan Horrocks
in Knack Focus print magazine (Belgium)