Vanessa Davis on tour
Vanessa Davis and her delightful Make Me a Woman are coming to several towns near you in the coming months:
The Drawn & Quarterly sale
Drawn & Quarterly is also having a warehouse sale, with nearly all titles in stock 30-40% off. Lots of great stuff from Chester Brown to Lynda Barry to Kevin Huizenga.
Two from Mizuki at D&Q
Drawn & Quarterly expands its gekiga offerings with the announcement of two new books from manga-ka Shigeru Mizuki, one of the most famed cartoonists in Japanese history. (Above image from Drawn, not from...
SD10: Drawn and Quarterly
D&Q, one of the finest comics publishers in the world, actually has all their news and debuts and what not at their blog. We urge you to go there for all the poop. We have taken the liberty of reproducing the covers to WILD KINGDOM, the new Kevin Huizenga and a new issue (hardcover) of PALOOKAVILLE by Seth. Also their signing schedule is below, with guests Vanessa Davis, Jillian Tamaki, Gabrielle Bell and James Sturm. These put the COMIC back in Comic-Con! Let's do this!
New comic alert: Pablo Holmberg’s EDEN
Speaking of D&Q, they just showed off a new book called Eden by a Argentinian cartoonist, Pablo Holmberg, a.k.a Kioskerman.
Clowes on tour!
Dan Clowes is on tour this week, D&Q tells u, starting today in Washington DC.
In each city, Dan will be talking with a special guest moderator complete with slide show. (and it's a great...
OJINGOGO returns
Chris Oliveros announces a new edition of Matthew Forsythe's OJINGOGO. We need more of this!
The Funnies Business
A few links making the rounds related to the health of various sectors of the comics business.
§ In Boston, while book industry sales are "in freefall", comics sales are strong enough to support...
Coming soon: Imiri Sakabashira
According to Drawn & Quarterly's blog, the next gekiga artist we need to pay attention to is Imiri Sakabashira. He's also been published in Vice, so that should give a little idea of what...
21 Days of Halloween: Seth
The NY Times teams up Lizzy Ratner and Seth for some haunting views:
Even in this cheek-by-jowl town, the realm of other people’s apartments remains resolutely mysterious. Sure, New Yorkers share walls, overhear fights, inhale...
Marc Bell on Tour
10/17-18APESan Francisco, CA10/19, 7-10pmLucky'sVancouver, BC10/21, 8-10pmFamilyLos Angeles, CA10/25, 5-7pmDesert IslandBrooklyn, NY11/20, 7-9pmMagic PonyToronto, ON11/27, 7-9pmLibrairie D+Q BookstoreMontreal, QC
