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Wednesday New Releases: Batman and Robin, Adventure Comics, Farscape

By Shervin | Published: February 11, 2010
by Elisabeth@TFAW New Reviews of This Week’s Releases! Hey everyone! Better late than never, eh? Today we take a look at Uncanny X-Men First Class #8 , Adventure Comics With Black Lantern Superboy #7 , Batman & Robin #8 , Farscape: D’Argo’s Quest #3 , All-Star Superman Vol. 2 TPB , the King Special-Edition graphic novel from Fantagraphics, and Classic Simpsons Character #5: Comic Book Guy : Read more
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Fantagraphics Bookstore And Gallery celebrates third anniversary

By anthony | Published: November 26, 2009
Media Release -- The third anniversary celebration for Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery on Saturday, December 12, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM, promises to be an unforgettable affair. The event features appearances by an international cadre of compelling cartoonists and artists as well as the world premiere of PORTABLE GRINDHOUSE with editor Jacques Boyreau. An entertaining panel discussion will be held the following Sunday afternoon, December 13. Read more
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Fantagraphics Books announces acquisition of What Is All This

By Shervin | Published: November 23, 2009
Media Release -- Fantagraphics Books is proud to announce the acquisition of What Is All This?, a 900-page collection of previously uncollected short fiction by two-time National Book Award Nominee (1991, 1995) Stephen Dixon. The collection will be published in May, 2010 and mark the third entry in Fantagraphics burgeoning line of literary fiction, following Alexander Theroux's Laura Warholic (2007) and Monte Schulz's This Side of Jordan (2009). Along with Theroux, Dixon is the second National Book Award nominated-author to publish new fiction through Fantagraphics. Read more
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Fantagraphics celebrates Al Columbia’s new graphic novel PIM & FRANCIE

By Shervin | Published: October 29, 2009
Media Release -- Al Columbia is widely regarded among his peers as one of the most accomplished and influential artists working in comics today. On the occasion of the publication of PIM & FRANCIE , his most ambitious work to date, Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery is hosting a rare public appearance by the cartoonist on Saturday, November 7 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Read more
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Seven (Seven!) New Fantagraphics Classic Comics Volumes

By admin | Published: October 28, 2009
Okay, we know what we expect now. Big thick volumes of comics, lovingly restored at vast expense, shoved in a thick hard cover with a hope that a mainstream market and a very long tail indeed will turn this into a viable market opportunity. And with Fantagraphics has jumped on ex-employee comics historian and editor Greg Sadowski ( Supermen: The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941 ) to put these new books together. The once-a-quarter line starts with the pictured Four Color Fear: Forg
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Paul Hornschemeier and Jay Ryan on tour

By admin | Published: October 22, 2009
Media Release -- As previously announced, Paul Hornschemeier and Jay Ryan hit the road together this November & December for an extensive book tour behind their respective new releases All and Sundry and Animals and Objects In and Out of Water . They'll have the poster above, drawn by Jay and Paul and printed by Jay, available for sale along the way, and the whole thing wraps up at our blowout Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery 3rd Anniversary party, about which more will be announced
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The Pilgrim’s Progress: Gary Groth

By admin | Published: October 20, 2009
The child is father to the man…or else there is always room for redemption and wisdom, Saul of Tarsus style. A few weeks ago, Jeet Heer unearthed a newspaper profile of Fantagraphics co-publisher Gary Groth at the age of 17. The young Groth was even then interested in publishing — the profile was published in no less an outlet than the Washington Post — but his feelings then were somewhat…well, unevolved.
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Diamond’s Spring 2010 Book Catalog

By admin | Published: October 19, 2009
Here’s something that bound to get you to stop working and completely waste your time. Last night I was e-mailed a link of Diamond’s Spring Book Catalog .pdf ( Products with Release Date from January – April 2010 ). I’m not sure how long the link will work (forever, perhaps). Also please note that, for whatever reason, DC Comics, Fantagraphics, Boom! Studios, Drawn and Quarterly and few others are not listed
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APE ‘09 | Fantagraphics, Drawn & Quarterly and more

By admin | Published: October 16, 2009
The Unclothed Man in the 35th Century A.D. The Alternative Press Expo , or APE, is coming up this weekend at The Concourse in San Francisco. The show runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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APE ‘09 | Fantagraphics, Drawn & Quarterly and moreJamaican NewsAdd comments

By admin | Published: October 16, 2009
The Unclothed Man in the 35th Century A.D. The Alternative Press Expo , or APE, is coming up this weekend at The Concourse in San Francisco. The show runs from 11 a.m.
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