From the press release: Fantagraphics Starts The Quiet Rrriot with Megan Kelso, Nikki McClure and Stella Marrs at the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, July 9th Riot grrrl is mainly remembered for the loud rock bands that grew out of it, but as much as it was a musical movement, it was a visual arts and [...]
Fantagraphics Books have made available preview pages from Jim Woodring’s Congress of the Animals. You can check out the gorgeous pages below, along with the solicitation text, and book details Fantagraphics aim to have the book on shelves in about four weeks, but that date isn’t concrete. To make sure you don’t miss it, I’d [...]
From the press release: Drop by our bookstore on Wednesday for an extraordinary event. Wilfred Santiago will discuss his recent graphic novel biography of Roberto Clemente with sports journalist, bestselling author, and comics aficionado Rob Neyer. 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente documents the unlikely career of the Pittsburgh Pirates legend and his inspirational rise [...]
Word is that Johnny Ryan is close to finishing up work on Prison Pit 3! So prepare your brains for exposure to total insanity, because Cannibal Fuckface’s latest gorefest is due on shelves in October! Below, you can check out a sneak peek of an internal page, and see the cover to the book. You [...]
What is this? Every week I like to pull apart Diamond’s confirmed shipping list for the week, and create a list of all of the creator-owned titles that will be arriving in stores that Wednesday. I then use the magic of Javascript to pull the details on the books from comiXology.com, and hey presto! To [...]
Going to MoCCA 2011 this weekend? I wish I was! Well, if you are lucky to go, make sure to check out all of Fantagraphics’ signings, and to pick up all of these fantastic early releases that they will be carrying. Don’t suppose anyone would be willing to pick me up copies of Congress of [...]
From the press release: Music Critic Paul Nelson Finally Gets His Due MARCH 31, 2011, SEATTLE, WA—Fantagraphics is proud to announce Everything Is an Afterthought: The Life and Writings of Paul Nelson. Author Kevin Avery spent four years researching and writing this unique anthology-biography. This book compiles Nelson’s best works and also provides a vivid [...]
Fantagraphics have released a 25-page preview of the collected edition of Yeah!, the all-ages comic book series written by Peter Bagge and illustrated by Gilbert Hernandez, which was originally published from 1999-2000 by Wildstorm. I’m a massive fan of both Peter Bagge and Gilbert Hernandez, but somehow I missed this series when it was originally [...]
Peter Bagge and Leslie Stein will be signing books at Desert Island in Brooklyn, NY on April 8th, from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. Peter Bagge will be signing hot-off-the-presses copies of Hate Annual #9, and early release copies of Yeah! – his all-ages collaboration with Gilbert Hernadez. Leslie Stein will be signing copies of her [...]
I just found out that Fantagraphics are planning to release a collected version of Yeah!, the all-ages comic book series written by Peter Bagge and illustrated by Gilbert Hernandez, which was originally published from 1999-2000 by Wildstorm. I didn’t realize that they were collecting the series, until Peter Bagge showed off the advance copy of [...]
