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Take 10% off orders of $100+ by using the code TAKETEN at checkout!
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Congratulations to our Eisner Award winners: βBlood Harvest,β in Brain Damage, by Shintaro Kago, translated by Zack Davisson (Best Short Story), Nocturnos, by Laura PΓ©rez, translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Best U.S. Edition of International Material), and The George Herriman Library: Krazy & Ignatz 1928β1930, edited by J. Michael Catron and Bill Blackbeard (Best Archival Collection/ProjectβStrips)!
Speaking of awards, the Ringo Awards Nominees are in: The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief by Carol Tyler (Best Original Graphic Novel), Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse and the Amazing Lost Ocean by Denis-Pierre Filippi and Silvio Camboni (Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel β Ages 11 and Under), Raised By Ghosts by Briana Loewinsohn (Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel β Ages 12 and Up), and Messiahs, Meshugganahs, Misanthropes, and Mysteries by Bob Levin (Best Comics-Related Publication)! Comics pros can vote now here (link).
ββBitchy!β is a reminder of the depth and breadth of Gregoryβs own talent, and how much richer the medium is for its sustained presence.β The New York Times reviewed Bitchy! The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken by Roberta Gregory! Roberta will be signing copies of her work at the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery on 8/8 at 5:00 pm and at The Comics Place on 8/15 at 12:00 pm.
Weβll be at SPX booth W51-55 next month! Stay tuned for more information, but so far the special guests that have been announced are Peter Bagge, Raquelle Jac, Noah Van Sciver, Kim Deitch, and Carol Tyler.
"Embracing the gritty, grotesque aesthetic of 1970s underground comix, her swirling, intensely cross-hatched visions of violence, chaos, and substance abuse underline, highlight, and circle in red ink her psychic pain. The book feels forcefully expelled from the depths of Jacβs psyche, gruesome and glorious at once.β Another starred review for Bimbo Agitprop by Raquelle Jac, this time from Kirkus! Sheβll be discussing her lauded debut with Uday Narayanan at The Wild Detectives tonight at 7:00 pm.
Keep an eye on Broken Frontier: theyβll be posting about our books every day this month as part of their βFantagraphics at 50β coverage!
Go behind the scenes of Pop Surf Culture: Music, Design, Film and Fashion from the Bohemian Surf Era: in this video, authors Brian Chidester and Domenic Priore discuss their process in creating the definitive guide to surf culture in the 20th century! They will also be at Tiki Oasis in San Diego on 8/8 to present the book and will offer limited edition signed bookplates for the first 100 pre-orders.
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In the tradition of Aline Kominsky-Crumb and Phoebe Gloeckner, a remarkable debut graphic novel that wields art like a knife to organize, agitate, and dismantle the predatory systems that immiserate us all.
Bimbo Agitprop captures the reality of growing up in West Texas in the early 21st century, through Satanic Panics, Y2K, a recession, abusive parents, shitty men, identity-centric politics, and woke/anti-woke pendulum swings. Reflective of the authorβs era (born in the late 1990s) of hyperindividualist over-sharing of late 2010s internet, while being firmly grounded in the unfiltered, handmade, radically anti-establishment art of the 1960s underground comix, Raquelle Jac keeps her wounds fresh and open to both remember the past and protect herself in the future. At turns explicit, hilarious, profane, and defiant, Bimbo Agitprop is both an act of self-preservation and a call to arms.
Jac boldly embraces frivolity, βbimboism,β comedy, memory, and storytelling to interrogate reality in the 2020s, ping-ponging among relationships, psychedelic trips, good sex, bad sex, romance, and trauma. Her dense, obsessive pages read like a manifesto, announcing the arrival of a remarkable new voice in comics.
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Jim Woodring pays homage to the classic Big Little Book format to put his silent signature character through his most transformative adventure ever.
Jim Woodring has been drawing the otherworldly, allegorical adventures of his cartoon Everycreature, Frank, for three and a half decades. These stories are a singular rarity in the comics form β both bone-chillingly physical in their depictions of Frank's travails and profoundly metaphysical at the same time. Not since George Herriman's Krazy Kat has the comics language been so exquisitely distilled into pure, revelatory aesthetic expression.
With Quacky, Woodring adopts the format of 1930s Big Little Books to deliver a text story with illustrations, in which the typically nonplussed Frankβs reactions are told to us explicitly, through narration and his own thoughts. Frank is buffeted by generosity, anguished to see how loving friends perceive him, distraught by the process of aging and physical transformation in a beloved pet, delighted by nature and physical experiences shared with others, and ultimately sees a path toward radical acceptance in the face of trauma.
Frank cast regulars Pupshaw, Pushpaw and Manhog are here, along with new entries to Frankβs world of the Unifactor. And, in a backup feature, we meet a cast of toontown pigs in a story that undercuts the kiddie book format: βHoggy Goes Hogwild.β Cunningham, the clever pig who helps all his friends, and his confirmed fiancΓ©e, Porceline, are called on to assist local pal Hoggy β who turns out to have gone on a violent crime spree, presaging a possible psychotic break.
Jim Woodring is back, and no two worlds wouldnβt be the same without him.
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The first-ever lorebook of Uncle Scrooge's ancestral clan! Follow Duckburg's richest tycoon on a deep dive into Matey McDuck's Elizabethan world of piracy; Molly Mallard's 19th century battle with Scotland's richest crook; Swamphole McDuck's Sherwood Forest β in feature-length comics adventures all new to North America!
For generations, Scrooge McDuck's biggest fans have studied and saved classic comics by Carl Barks and Don Rosaβstriving to learn about Scrooge's past in Scotland and his canny, courageous Clan McDuck. Now, for the first time, Scrooge presents (and co-stars in!) adventures starring his epic ancestors, created by fan-favorite international comics talents!
In "The Lost Months of Swamphole McDuck," Scrooge's most mysterious ancestor joins the outlaws of Sherwood Forest... as a hostage! In "The Double Life of Molly Mallard," Scrooge's theatre-girl grandma battles Glasgow's richest crookβthen "Matey McDuck, Corsair" faces fiendish Flameheart Glomgold on the high seas! In "For King and Bonnie Scotland," Scrooge even learns how the knightly Sir Eider McDuck became Scotland's king until scandal brought him down... in less than a day. And moreβmuch, much more!
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Set in the atmospheric Korean capital in the 1920s, this dynamic manhwa period piece follows two teenagers from different social strata thrown together β and their unlikely connection leads to comedic, emotional, and eye-opening experiences of discovery.
South Korea, 1929. Arisa Jo, the daughter of a wealthy merchant, is the most eligible bachelorette in all of Gyeongsung (the capital city). With her Western dresses, movie star hairstyle, and assertive attitude, she embodies bold βModernβ values. Meet her opposite, Jun Seomoon, a young man from the countryside deeply rooted in tradition. When Jun is charged by Arisaβs father to be her escort in the big city, these opposing forces create sparks. Through this unlikely connection, these teenagers open their eyes to new perspectives amidst the rapidly changing world they find themselves in.
Coming off the heels of her acclaimed Raging Clouds, Lovers of the Empire proves Yudori to be a comic artist at the height of her creative powers. On the surface a sweet and funny will they, wonβt they romance, this story garners depth from its depiction of Korea at a crossroads: a city occupied by Japan, molded by Western influences, and facing a modernity that stirs inner conflicts within its citizens. Rendered in gorgeous full color, this period piece portrays a fascinating city in a tumultuous time, with two winsome characters at its heart.
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Roy is haunted by nightmares of the Froat, so he gets up and goes for a stroll and runs into Tom-Jim-Jack Clown β battling a generic Froat for control of each otherβs life force! In βCaptain Cockatiel & Rudy,β the duo sail the high seas and discover an island of scaredy cats! Plus, Roy reveals his secrets of Christmas shopping! |
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In Fantagraphicsβ latest Lost Marvels entry, we focus on obscure gems by one of the defining Silver Age artists β Gil Kane!
The Lost Marvels series again delves into the misty margins of Marvelβs past to shine a light on extraordinary work that has never or rarely been collected for modern readers. This is the first volume of a compendium of some of the legendary Gil Kaneβs finest storytelling. Freed from the conventions of super-hero battles, Kaneβs art is a revelation here, capturing in flamboyant, imaginative detail the classic settings and characters of Rudyard Kiplingβs Jungle Book tales (made even more vibrant by the great P. Craig Russellβs inking); the origin of Ka-Zar from Astonishing Tales; and episodes of Gullivar Jones, Warrior of Mars, an adaptation by Kane and Roy Thomas of the seminal 1905 SF/Fantasy novel. Plus, a genre-hopping gallery of 100 exciting covers by the artist who almost single-handedly defined the look of 1970s-era Marvel.
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In the latest of Fantagraphicsβ ambitious reprinting of Hal Fosterβs immortal masterpiece, this volume marks the stripβs sixtieth anniversary with a look back at the past and a plunge into Camelotβs dread-filled future.
On its sixtieth anniversary, the strip looks back on Prince Valiantβs eventful life as many threads begin to come together in a climactic and fateful series of events that will change the face of Camelot. Dire times are ahead for Prince Valiant and his companions, as a three-way war erupts between Arthurβs British kingdom, the Picts, and the Jutes; Aleta, Maeve, and Ingrid are thrown into prison by Lord Hussa; Camelot falls to a barbarian army; and King Arthur makes a last stand. Plus: Galleries of the best images from Prince Valiant by its creator Hal Foster chosen by artist admirers and comic-strip experts.
Universally acclaimed as the most stunningly gorgeous adventure comic strip of all time, Prince Valiant ran for 35 years under the virtuoso pen of its creator, Hal Foster. Starring a daring and gallant young hero, the series features epic sword fights, elaborate scenes of pomp and pageantry, and breathless plotting that always leaves the reader wanting more. Fantagraphicsβ deluxe editions, each collecting two yearsβ worth of Sunday strips, boast superbly restored artwork that captures every delicate line and chromatic nuance of Fosterβs art.
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Scrupulously cataloged and profusely illustrated by master cartoonist Keith Bendis, this reimagined field guide to the 50 state birds is as elucidating as it is guffaw-inducing.
In the mid-1800s, self-made naturalist and outdoorsman John James Audubon began work on his collection of 435 watercolor plates that would become the standard-setting Birds of America. Now, some nigh on two hundred years later, its indisputable and entirely authentic successor has finally emerged.
Master cartoonist Keith Bendis has traveled to all four corners of this nation, or wishes he had, returning with accounts of the Beach Stoners of North Carolina, the Impossible Screamers of Alaska that lay eggs five times the size of their body, the βtoo coo for schoolβ Red-Capped Delaware Slackers, and the alluring Pink-Breasted Frogcatcher of the Louisiana bayou.
These most whimsical and biologically unsound members of the avian species are brought to life in a style reminiscent of Gary Larsonβs Far Side, handsomely coupled with a rarefied New Yorker panache. Simply put, Grifters, Floaters, & Punks is essential reading for both seasoned birdwatchers and budding ornithologists as well as lovers of screwball cartooning.
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AUGUST βDEAL OF THE MONTHβ |
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A little thank you to our loyal subscribers: Every month, scroll down and check this space for a limited-time discount, special offer, or other exclusive, plus a sneak-peek excerpt from an upcoming book! Enjoy, and thanks for shopping Fantagraphics! This month:
Use code AUGUSTCOMICS at checkout through August 31st for 20% off your next purchase at Fantagraphics.com!*
*Cannot be combined with other offers
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