Tag: Fantagraphics
The Beat’s Best Comics of 2017
2017 was a year of uncertainty and upheaval. As we headed into the year, no one knew what to expect. But as the months...
REVIEW: An Artist In Search for Meaning in Joseph Remnant’s CARTOON CLOUDS
One of the most perplexing epistemological questions that enters the human mind is: “What’s next?” For those of us who try to derive some...
Review: Johnny Appleseed and the Apocalyptic Frontier
Johnny Appleseed is one of those American historical figures who calls into question the line that divides reality from fantasy. He seems like a...
All the wonderful things I bought at SPX this year
I had never been to an SPX before. Generally speaking, as a guy that lives in the deep south (or as deep as Atlanta...
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Professor Enigma’s adventures continue in LOVE AND ROCKETS #3
It's a Los Bros kind of Wednesday, and rightfully so, as anytime your local comics shop is graced with the latest issue of Love...
SDCC ’17: INTERVIEW – The Hernandez Bros. on the latest developments in the world...
Today sees the release of the latest issue of Love and Rockets, the alt-comics landmark by the Hernandez Bros. that has inspired and entertained for...
SDCC ’17: Fantagraphics announces debuts, panels and guests – AND online 20% off sale!
Those who say the comics aren't in Comic-con any more haven't stopped by the Fantagraphics booth at #1721. It's always a hotbed of graphic...
Interview: Famed Spanish cartoonist Paco Roca talks about history, memory and dreams
In recent years, Paco Roca has established himself as one of the bright lights of Spanish cartooning and the world. Perhaps best known for his 2007 graphic novel Wrinkles about a group of elderly residents in a home that deals in beautiful and heartbreaking ways with dementia and other issues.
Review: ‘The Interview’ examines the nature of meaning
I write a lot about contemporary art, and one of the areas that I find so many people get hung-up about is meaning. That...
FCBD 2017: Read It! The TOP FIVE Issues!
50 Free Comic Book Day titles!
If you’re lucky, your store will give you a bundle of comics!
But more likely, you’ll have a limit… both...
Review: Cathy Malkasian’s latest dark parable ‘Eartha’
You’re not likely to come out of a Cathy Malkasian book without being spooked by something you can’t quite put your finger on even...
My Favorite Thing is Monsters gets 30,000 second printing
The surprise graphic novel hit of the start of 2017 is Emil Ferris's My Favorite Thing is Monsters. It's both a sui generis story...














