Preview: Jim Woodring’s Congress of the Animals
NOT inked with a giant pen but incredible nonetheless, 10 pages of Jim Woodring's first ever Frank graphic novel, CONGRESS OF THE ANIMALS. For those unfamiliar with Woodring's work, it is set in a strange world of hope and cruelty, where strange creatures enact tales as deep as time, not even needing words. Few artists of any kind have ever limned the subconscious with such terrifying accuracy and beauty.
Continue ReadingBreaking: Jim Woodring’s giant pen is hard to use
In an interview that would be notable enough just for talking about his new Frank graphic novel CONGRESS OF THE ANIMALS, Jim Woodring drops even more bombshells, revealing that the giant steel nib pen -- which the world watched created with bated breath -- is not very easy to ink with.
Continue ReadingNice art: Dave McKean’s Celluloid
The just arrived issue of PW Comics Week has a nice preview of Celluloid, Dave McKean's first graphic novel since Cages. You'd think an undertaking of this sort might have gotten a little but more hoopla. Perhaps when people start looking at the art, it will Celluloid is described as a "pornographic work of art" about a man, a woman and a porn film that all intersect. It's out from from Fantagraphics next month.
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The new TCJ.com launches with new editors Nadel and Hodler
As long rumored, the much maligned Comics Journal website has re-launched with a new editorial team: Dan Nadel and Tim Hodler, founders of the Comics Comics website and zine, will bring their view of contemporary comics to the hallowed brand of TCJ.com. Hodler started things off with an editorial which, amazingly, did not talk about how crappy websites are; insead it laid out a pretty exciting vision for the new site: This site is divided into several sections which will continue to grow over the days and weeks and months to come: Feature articles, including lengthy interviews, investigative journalism, and long-form critical and historical essays; regular columns on a variety of subjects; a steady stream of book reviews; thorough and easily navigated event listings; an ever-growing archive of The Comics Journal‘s thirty-plus years as a print magazine (by the end of 2011, each and every issue will be online)—this will be available in full to magazine subscribers only; and of course this daily blog, which will be a catch-all for short items, selective link-blogging, and a forum for guest voices and bad jokes.
Continue ReadingSneak peek: Mickey Mouse as you’ve never seen him before
...unless you read old comic strips. Fantagraphics' Floyd Gottfredson reprint project was a big news item at last year's San Diego, and you can bet that the book (due on April 15th) will get people talking some more. FBI released a pdf of the promo materials and here's a sneak peek.
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First Look at Jim Woodring’s Congress of the Animals cover
A new graphic novel by Jim Woodring? A mere year after the great WEATHERCRAFT? Yes, somehow, in between dreaming about his giant steel nib pen, Woodring managed to draw a whole new book. And Flog just debuted the cover. As WEATHERCRAFT dealt with Manhog, this tome deals with Frank -- CONGRESS OF THE ANIMALS is the first ever all new Frank OGN and it's coming in May.
Continue ReadingPreview: The Arctic Marauder by Jacques Tardi — wow!
An astonishing icepunk adventure by the great French cartoonist Jacques Tardi is coming in March from Fantagraphics. It looks incredible.
Continue ReadingTo Do 1/27 — Tony Millionaire at Desert Island
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Continue ReadingComing Attactions: January 2011
So, this month is a bit light. There are always some significant titles every month, so here's the list for January.
Continue ReadingComplete Carl Barks to be published at Fantagraphics
As the entire pantheon of great cartoonists has been getting collected in respectful editions worthy of their contents, one name has been missing: Carl Barks. The "Good Duck Artist" has been collected many times but never in color and in hardcover. Now that is being remedied, as his complete works will be collected at Fantagraphics. In an interview with Robot 6, FBI publisher Gary Groth revealed details.
Continue ReadingTwo for the fantasy nerds
I see Saruman was at the Fantagraphics Bookstore Anniversary party on Saturday. It's good to see him getting out of Isengard more. [Via twitter but lost the link!]
Continue ReadingFantagraphics to publish Barnaby collection
The much-beloved cult strip Barnaby by Crockett Johnson is getting a quality reprint, courtesy of Fantagraphics, The Comics Reporter reports. Eric Reynolds will edit while Dan Clowes supplies the art direction. First volume is due in April 2012. Spurge has all the history and details:
Continue ReadingComing Attractions: December 2010
Share this link on Facebook!TweetWell here we are, the final month of the year. Most publishers have already launched their big titles last month, so that titles would be on shelves for the pillaging hordes of Black Friday. This month is a bit quiet, but still has some interesting titles. Although most Publishers tend to roll [...]
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