2010 shopping list: Backing Into Forward by Jules Feiffer
Come March, Random House will publish Backing Into Forward a memoir by Jules Feiffer, master cartoonist, playwright, screenwriter and all around renaissance man....
FLIGHT Volume One — where are they now
Speaking of Kazu Kibuishi, he has a nice post up examining what the contributors to the anthology FLIGHT #1 have done in the...
Don’t forget to set your DVR this weekend
I'm sure The Beat will have more on this later in the week but don't forget that the new version of The Prisoner starts...
Drew Friedman’s new book
Drew Friedman writes of his upcoming collection of illos:
This is my cover for the upcoming book, "The Kingdom of New York", the Best of...
Best Books of 2009 — PW and Amazon weigh in
Publishers Weekly has published its Best Books of 2009 list and David Small's STITCHES was named one of the Top Ten books OVERALL. There...
To Do: DOLLTOPIA west coast tour
Abby Denson's DOLLTOPIA tour continues on the west coast, with CUPCAKES! Starting tonight in Vancouver. BOO!
October 31, 12pm Halloween event @ Elfsar Comics, 1007 Hamilton St.,...
Events of the Week: Crumb/Mouly in Virginia
When R. Crumb does a book tour, it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Thus, his appearance Tuesday with Françoise Mouly in Richmond, VA has gotten lots...
Crumb’s GENESIS makes waves and appearances
You're one of the world's most revered but reclusive cartoonists and you've just put out a book that confronts the biggest human enterprise of...
R. Crumb biblical fiesta grips nation
With his long awaited GENESIS adaptation finally hitting shelves, somewhat reclusive cartoonist R. Crumb is having a, for him, orgy of publicity. First and...
Breaking news: David Small nominated for National Book Award
David Small's acclaimed graphic novel memoir, STITCHES, has been nominated for a National Book Award in the literature for young people category.
It's...
Wimpy Kid #4 printing hits 4 million; Jeff Kinney on tour
Via PR, the news that Wimpy Kid is really, really big, with a four million copy initial release for the next volume in the...
Crumb faces the press — UPDATED
Is there a living cartoonist besides Robert Crumb who could hold a press conference just about a comic book? For two hours? And...
