"The much-anticipated conclusion to Ferris’s dazzling debut proves a triumph...Ferris coaxes images of uncanny depth and vitality from ballpoint pen on lined notebook paper..."--
@PublishersWkly
, starred review
Out 5/28 and available for pre-order now!
It is with great sadness that we share the news that our dear friend, the cartoonist Richard Sala, has passed away at the age of 61. We are still processing, and will say more soon, but our hearts are with his close friends and family who are grieving this insurmountable loss.
Great news: The Heart of Thomas by Moto Hagio is being reprinted and is available for pre-order now! This edition of the beloved shojo manga contains the same material and features the same cover as existing editions ❤️
Get excited: My Favorite Thing is Monsters Book Two by
@Emilferrisdraws
is coming out in April 2024! Read all about this extraordinary book and pre-order your copy here: !
BIG NEWS: this October, we are publishing Monica by Daniel Clowes! Five years in the making, Monica marks the apex of creativity from one of the defining voices of the graphic novel boom over the past quarter-century.
Fantagraphics, Ed Piskor, and Jim Rugg have decided to not publish the variant cover for Red Room: Trigger Warnings
#3
that referenced the comic Maus. A full statement:
Sun Ra: Art on Saturn is the first comprehensive collection of all Saturn printed covers, along with hundreds of the best hand-designed, one-of-a-kind sleeves and disc labels, decorated by Ra himself and members of his Arkestra--and it's out tomorrow!
Huge congrats to
@Emilferrisdraws
, who's just been named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation! See all the 2021
@GuggFellows
, here:
Coming soon: 26 pounds of Love and Rockets!
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Fantagraphics’ flagship series, this prestigious box set presents bound facsimiles of the original fifty issues of the Love and Rockets comics magazines.
Slash Them All is cartoonist Antoine Maillard's tribute to 1980s American horror cinema, skillfully absorbing the traditions and tropes of the genre, yet drawn in a gorgeous, grayscale pencil style that evokes 1950s film noir more than Jason or Freddy Kreuger.
Tonight 8/29! You've got just two more chances to catch a sneak preview screening of
@feelsgoodmandoc
, with live filmmaker Q&A afterwards hosted by
@2gay2lift
at 5pm PDT and
@duncantrussell
at 8pm PDT!
Happy Love and Rockets Day! Today is a very special day, the day the 40th anniversary of Love and Rockets continues with an all-new issue of the World's Greatest Comics Magazine (sorry, FF)!
Back in stock: The Heart of Thomas by Moto Hagio! If you want a copy, order now—our reprint of this legendary and enigmatic shojo classic keeps selling out!
Out soon: Sun Ra: Art on Saturn! Drawn from private collections, this is the first comprehensive collection of the Saturn label’s record covers, along with hundreds of the best hand-designed sleeves & labels decorated by Sun Ra & members of his Arkestra.
Just incredibly stoked today to officially unveil our new logo, The Legacy Torch, designed by the one and only
@UnCovey
!
@dailyheller
at
@printmag
has the story:
Darkwing Duck, TaleSpin, and the original comics adaptation of A Goofy Movie! All this and more is in the first volume of our new Disney Afternoon Adventures series, Darkwing Duck: Just Us Justice Ducks, coming this summer!
@screenrant
has the scoop:
Reminiscent of David Lynch, Lars Von Trier, and Junji Ito, Spa by Erik Svetoft is a nightmarish critique of consumer society and the “wellness” industry. It's not out until 2/14/23, but if you pre-order your copy before 11:59 pm PST, it's 20% off!
Wow, look what
@neilhimself
is reading! Curious? Find out more about See You At San Diego: An Oral History of Comic-Con, Fandom, and the Triumph of Geek Culture by Mathew Klickstein here: !
Take your first look at Love and Rockets: The Sketchbooks by
@BetomessGilbert
and
@xaimeh
, out 4/23! This two-sided book collects sketches, inked drawings, early comics, and uninhibited graphic ephemera that never made it into the pages of Love & Rockets!
Guess what? The back cover of Monica is just as stunning as the front! This incredible new book by
@danielclowes
is out 10/3, but it's available for pre-order now ❤️
Take your first look at Okinawa by Susumu Higa, out 8/22!
This heartbreaking manga, by an award-winning cartoonist, examines the history of Okinawa and its military occupation--an essential manga classic presented in English for the first time.
We’ve been publishing the Love and Rockets series by the Hernandez brothers for over 40 years and there’s *a lot* to read! Not sure where to start? Head to for the handy guide on our blog!
It’s not a reboot… it’s a comeback! Chip ’n Dale Rescue Rangers, TaleSpin, Darkwing Duck, DuckTales, and Adventures of the Gummi Bears return—with more classic 1990s adventure comics based on beloved TV cartoons from The Disney Afternoon package!
It's here: The Poe Clan Vol. 2 by Moto Hagio is out today! We're proud to publish this groundbreaking young adult vampire series created by a pioneer of the shojo/shonen-ai manga genres and one of the world's most influential cartoonists!
“‘We just wanted to do what we wanted to do, and there was no one to tell us no,’ says
@xaimeh
. ‘And if they did say no, we weren't going to listen… it was very liberating to do it this way, because we had nothing to lose.’"
Don’t miss “Love and Rockets: The Great American Comic Book” tonight at 9 pm on KCET! If you’re wanting to tune in from outside of Southern California, stream in on the free PBS app!
Every day we miss our relentlessly fearless leader, Kim Thompson. His influence survives in each book published by Fantagraphics. Today would have been his 62nd birthday. In honor of Kim and his canine partner-in-crime, Ludvig, we made a donation to Seattle Dachshund Rescue.
We don't say this often, but we're saying it now: we're hiring! We're looking for a Graphic Designer, could it be you? Check out the job listing and drop us a line:
Happy
#NewComicBookDay
! A new issue of Love and Rockets is always exciting, but the release of Love and Rockets Comics Vol. IV
#11
feels especially momentous—Fantagraphics has been publishing this beloved series by the Hernandez brothers since 1982!
We’re honored to announce the release of Peepshow
#15
, the latest and final issue of the critically acclaimed series by the late Joe Matt.
Out 7/17, the issue was completed by Chester Brown and is a brilliant demonstration of Joe Matt at his Joe Mattiest!
At
@Comic_Con
? Catch
@BetomessGilbert
,
@xaimeh
, and Gary Groth at the 40 Years of Love and Rockets: Still the Greatest panel right now in Room 28DE! And they’ll be signing with
@astronatalia
at our booth 1721 from 3:30 to 5:30!
Prepare yourselves: Dementia 21 Box Set: Vols. 1 & 2, a two-volume custom slipcase set featuring the devilishly funny, absurdist adult manga stories by
@shintarokago
, one of the most transgressive and experimental of Japan’s manga auteurs, is out 8/8!
Proud to announce we’re publishing Hogbook and Lazer Eyes, the new graphic novel by
@mariabamfoo
and Scott Marvel Cassidy! It’s a beautifully illustrated love story, told by some incredibly charming pugs—out Summer 2023, it’s available for pre-order now!
We just received our advance copies of My Favorite Thing is Monsters Book Two by
@Emilferrisdraws
and they are stunning! The most anticipated graphic novel of 2024 is out 5/28 and available for pre-order now!
It’s Victor Hugo and Leo Tolstoy… duckified!
Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck in Les Misérables and War and Peace by Italian comics maestro Giovan Battista Carpi is out 9/19 and available for pre-order now!
New shirt alert! Featuring a Krazy and Ignatz cartoon that originally ran in a comic strip on September 10, 1914, this soft gold tee highlights why George Herriman is considered one of the greatest cartoonists of all time!
Take your first look at the updated cover for Monica by
@danielclowes
!
Out October 3rd, this incredible book—Clowes’s first new title in seven years—is available for pre-order now!
Deeply saddened to hear of the passing of the legendary underground cartoonist S. Clay Wilson. He will be missed, and remembered forever for his Checkered Demon character and as a founding member of Zap Comix. Portrait by Drew Friedman.
💔S.Clay Wilson passed on yesterday at 4pm, in my arms, listening 2the Gyuto Monks chant Freedom at the Top of the World.His rebel friends Spain, Geiser &Riddell will greet him w/warm clothes, fuzzy slippers &art supplies, so they can draw on the heavenly walls w/out permission.
Just landed: Love & Rockets Volume IV
#13
by the Hernandez brothers! It's out 4/19, but you can pre-order the regular edition (with a cover by
@xaimeh
) and the exclusive Fanta variant (with a cover by
@BetomessGilbert
) at !
A deep dive into the first 50 issues of the Hernandez Brothers’ acclaimed comic series, this scholarly book seeks to answer the question: What makes Love and Rockets such an enduring classic of the medium? Out 3/5!
Bad Gateway by
@s_k_hanselmann
is on
@Forbes
"Best Graphic Novels of 2019" list...presumably because of Werewolf Jones's strong entrepreneurial instincts!