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Thursday, July 22, 2004
out of town:
be back in a few days.
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Wednesday, July 21, 2004
when fraction attacks:
just found out that matt will be joining us in san diego. thank god.
posted by peter! 11:25 AM EST permalink
when superman attacks:
look out...! "man in superman costume attacks motorists...!" "attack reportedly leads to street brawl...!" only in detroit...
"Police say a 21-year-old man dressed as Superman attacked some motorists in Ann Arbor early Sunday.
"A group of men stopped their car to talk to some friends outside an Ann Arbor home when the alleged attacker jumped out from behind some bushes and into the vehicle, Local 4 reported.
"'He was in costume, and it was a pretty terrible Superman costume at that,' said Mark Majewski, who witnessed the incident."
posted by peter! 11:20 AM EST permalink
d&q signs with fsg:
"Leading North American literary graphic novel publisher Drawn & Quarterly announced that the company has entered into a distribution deal to be a client publisher of the renowned publishing house, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, in the U.S. book store market, effective January 1, 2005.
"'We are extremely pleased that a company as venerable as FSG recognizes the literary merit of our titles and the potential in representing our graphic novels to the US book trade,' said Chris Oliveros, President and Publisher of Drawn & Quarterly. 'As we publish the best in literary graphic novels and FSG publishes the best of literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry and children¹s books, retailers as well readers will benefit from the alliance.'
"FSG will begin taking orders in December 2004 and will ship in February 2005."
posted by peter! 11:13 AM EST permalink
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
whoops:
i thought i had blogged this already, but apparently i forget. anyway, the new york times continued their graphic novel push over the weekend by reviewing fred gallagher and rodney caston's megatokyo (dark horse), brian azzarello and eduardo risso's 100 bullets (vertigo), seth's clyde fans (d&q), and charles schulz's complete peanuts (fantagraphics), among others.
posted by peter! 10:54 AM EST permalink
laurenn mccubbin says...
"graphic novels are good for you."
posted by peter! 10:53 AM EST permalink
Monday, July 19, 2004
poor lieber:
if you're in san diego this weekend, please find steve lieber and give him a hard time. or simply call him...
"Cartoonist Steve Lieber is one of those who isn't listed. Steve will be attending the convention, but thanks to a office snafu, he isn't listed in any of the printed guides. Steve will have a number of new books with him: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel, which he co-wrote with Nat Gertler, On the Road to Perdition: Detour, which he inked over Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, and Family Reunion, a short comic illustrated by Lieber and written by novelist Sean Stewart, who will also be appearing at the con.
"Most of the time, Steve will be seated with Eisner-nominee Jeff Parker and their friends from Mercury Studios, somewhere in the EE section of artist's alley. He might also be doing some signings with various publishers and retailers. Since all of this is being orchestrated at the last minute, Steve invites his readers to call him during the con on his temporary cell-phone at 503-358-5221 for up to the minute intel regarding where and when he'll be appearing."
posted by peter! 11:05 AM EST permalink
redeye brits:
here's the cover to redeye #3, the latest issue of the new magazine that aims "to promote and examine the ever growing British indie comics industry."
"Under a brand new original cover by spotlighted creator Grant (PEST CONTROL) Springford, RE3 also includes interviews with Alan (BATMAN/2000AD) Grant, Mardou (STIRO), Jock (THE LOSERS) and Paul (XTINCT and New Dr Who Series writer) Cornell. With articles on the 2000AD art of Brian Bolland, the rise of the Brit Nostalgia Comic, and the concluding part of The Rise and Fall of Dan Dare, the magazine is bigger and better than ever before."
posted by peter! 10:58 AM EST permalink
Sunday, July 18, 2004
more indy island:
if you're in san diego for the big shindig this upcoming weekend, stop by and say hello. i'll be camped out at the cold cut indy island (look for the palm tree), along with the following cats:
also look out for artbombers kelly sue, laurenn mccubbin, colleen doran, brian wood, and (upcoming) steve rolston.
bingo.
posted by peter! 11:32 PM EST permalink
fantagraphics: november
major graphic novel releases this november from fantagraphics include...
king by ho che anderson
"This groundbreaking body of comics journalism collects for the first time Anderson's entire biography of the renowned civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Over a decade in the making, the saga has been praised for its vivid recreation of one of the most tumultuous periods in U.S. history and for its accuracy in depicting the personal and public lives of King, from his birth to his assassination. King probes the life story of one of America's greatest public figures with an unflinchingly critical eye, casting King as an ambitious, dichotomous figure deserving of his place in history but not above moral sacrifice to get there."
what're you lookin' at? by johnny ryan
"The book includes several stories featuring Johnny Ryan's signature creation, Loady McGee (and straight-man Synus O'Gynus), a misanthropic, acne-scarred hustler who finds himself in scams that would make Wimpy proud, and responds to almost everything with an endless stream of wisecracks, puns, and X-rated double entendres. Loady's ridiculous crackpot schemes serve as perfect comic set-ups, and Ryan's art is crammed with visual gags and existential asides that brings to mind the great Will Elder (MAD magazine)."
fanta also has the fifth volume of george herriman's krazy kat on deck as well as a limited signed edition of the the neil gaiman interview book, hanging out with the dream king.
in floppies, look for the the mystery of wolverine woo-bait featuring the long-of-print, classic work from indy comix great joe coleman, a sketchbook from cartoonist leah hayes called holy moly, the second issue of belly button comix from sophie crumb, and the twelth issue of love & rockets from los bros hernandez, which is always worth a look at:
in smut, they've got available via eros comix the best of bondage fairies vol 2 by kondom (that's his real name, y'know), and a boatload of floppies including marcel dejong's rear entry #8, rebecca's teens at play holiday special and christian zanier's trannie trish and honey #1, among other classics.
posted by peter! 10:47 PM EST permalink
nbm publishing: november
no art, alas, but nbm has some big books coming out this november including...
the trade-paperback edition of ted naifeh and tristan crane's how loathsome, which was recently released as a hardback and is described as "Part Queer as Folk, part Trainspotting, this deeply personal, sexually bizarre, drug-addled adventure is a gothic exploration of the not-so obvious nature of gender." (96pp, 2-color, tpb, $13.95)
a new graphic novel by lewis trondheim and manu larcenet from the pages of oddballz entitled astronauts of the future featuring "two kid geniuses in a world of parents that are either aliens or robots depending on which one you want to believe and is all a big conspiracy." (96pp, color, tpb, $14.95)
a collection of comic strips from political cartoonist andy singer appropriately titled attitude presents andy singer. (96pp, color, tpb, $14.95)
some more smut from ismael ferrer featuring katy, sexy magic in her second volume, sporting quite possibly the best solicit ever: "Our hot little sorceress keeps looking for more semen to accomplish her magic and gets herself in a lot of delicious trouble." (56pp, b&w, tpb, $9.95)
nbm has also announced the launch of a new line of kid books for 2005 called papercutz that'll begin with new versions of the hardy boys and nancy drew. a comic book serial of the latter will start this november courtesy of creators scott lobdell and lea hernandez.
posted by peter! 10:21 PM EST permalink
big brain comics:
for those of you in the minneapolis area, big brain comics is moving from 81 south tenth street to their new swank digs at 1027 washington avenue south. the old store will be open until july 22nd and the new store will open on july 28th. complete contact info below.
posted by peter! 10:13 PM EST permalink
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