Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery
1201 South Vale Street (at Airport Way S.)
Seattle, WA 98108
(see below for maps; on King County Metro bus route 131 - click here for timetable)
Mon. - Sat 11:30 - 8
Sun 11:30 - 5
Call for holiday hours
206-658-0110

If you live in or plan to visit the great Pacific Northwest, be sure to visit our very own storefront, simply called the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, in the happenin' Seattle neighborhood of Georgetown. The culmination of a years-long dream, the store opened in October 2006, with a grand opening celebration held on December 2 of that year (and swinging anniversary parties each year thereafter). The store contains everything Fantagraphics has in print (as well as our adult imprint Eros Comix), including exclusive merchandise, plus a selection of the best alternative comics from our fellow publshers and other surprises! It also houses our hallowed Damaged Room, featuring heavily discounted and often out-of-print books unavailable anywhere else. (And vinyl junkies be warned: the Bookstore shares space with Georgetown Records, a Seattle record-collectors' mecca. And it is just a short stroll from some of Seattle's best and most beloved coffee shops, taverns, eateries and art spaces.)

The space also has room for art exhibitions, with a new exhibit mounted about once a month. We also host readings, screenings, music and other performances. Our current and upcoming events include:

• November 12, 2011: Short Run exhibit curated by Kelly Froh and after-party for the Short Run Small Press Fest (more info)
• November 25, 2011: Peter Bagge Black Friday book signing (more info)
• December 10, 2011: Playing Possum: The Pogo Art of Walt Kelly exhibit opening and 5th Anniversary Party (details TBA)

Be sure to check the Fantagraphics Bookstore tag on Flog! The Fantagrahics Blog (RSS), "like" the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery page on Facebook, and follow @fantagraphics on Twitter to keep up to date on all of our current and upcoming happenings.

Past events and exhibits (see photos on our Flickr page):

• Dec. 2, 2006 - Jan. 5, 2007: 30 Years of Misfit Lit, curated by Gary Groth, Kim Thompson and Larry Reid
• Dec. 16, 2006: Ellen Forney & Peter Bagge, Comics Rock! reading & performance
• Jan. 6 - Jan. 31, 2007: Mome: The New Guard, curated by Eric Reynolds
• Feb. 10 - Mar. 7, 2007: The Hernandez Brothers, 25 Years of Love and Rockets
• Feb. 17, 2007: Drawn & Quarterly tour - discussion and slide show with Gabrielle Bell, Kevin Huizenga, and Anders Nilsen
• Mar. 10 - 21, 2007: Jim Blanchard, Filthy Beasts (with musical guest The DTs)
• Mar. 24 - May 15, 2007: Jim Woodring, Seeing Things - "Lazy Robinson" performance by Jim Woodring & Bill Frisell
• May 19 - June 20, 2007: Ivan Brunetti, Misery Loves Comedy (artist reception June 8, 2007)
• June 23 - July 1, 2007: Peter Bagge & Lance Mercer, Buddies
• Aug. 4 - 29, 2007: Paul Hornschemeier, Adventures in Weltschmerz
• Aug. 31 - Sept. 19, 2007: Kim Deitch and Megan Kelso
• Sept. 22 - Oct. 24, 2007: The Curiously Sinister art of Jim Flora, curated by Irwin Chusid
• Oct. 26 - Nov. 20, 2007: Joe Sacco, Palestine: The Special Edition
• Nov. 23 - Dec. 31, 2007: Charles M. Schulz, Unseen Peanuts
• Dec. 8, 2007: 1st Anniversary Party with music by The Tom Price Desert Classic
• Jan. 12 - Feb. 6, 2008: Rebel Visions: The Underground Comix Revolution, curated by Larry Reid and Patrick Rosenkranz
• Feb. 9 - Mar. 17, 2008: Ellen Forney, Lust
• Mar. 8, 2008: Kim Deitch, Deitch's Pictorama Preview Slideshow & Friends of the Nib Comics Jam
• Mar. 27 - May 6, 2008: Drew Friedman, The Fun Never Stops!
• Apr. 12, 2008: Martin Bland, Randomized Control Trials music performance
• May 10 - 21, 2008: Jordan Crane
• May 17, 2008: Peter Bagge Manik Skateboard Launch Party
• May 24 - June 25, 2008: Shag, Shag: A to Z
• June 28 - July 25, 2008: Now Serving Cheesecake: The Classic Art of Cartoon Pin-Up, curated by Alex Chun
• Aug. 2 - 25, 2008: David B., My Story, My Stories, co-curated by Kim Thompson and Cynthia Rose (artist reception Aug. 15, 2008)
• Aug. 2, 2008: Zak Sally & Nate Denver musical performance & book signing
• Aug. 29 - Oct. 7, 2008: Daniel Clowes, Ghost World: Special Edition
• Sep. 13, 2008: Typhon Vol. 1 Book Launch Party & Signing with Danny Hellman & co. and musical performance by Pat & Jack Moriarity
• Oct. 11 - Nov. 5, 2008: Jim Woodring & Paul Di Filippo, Cosmocopia
• Nov. 8 - Dec. 10, 2008: Bill Griffith
• Dec. 13, 2008: 2nd Anniversary Party with music by Can You Imagine? (featuring Peter Bagge)
• Dec. 13, 2008 - Feb. 4, 2009: Beasts! - The Print Show
• Feb. 7 - Mar. 4, 2009: Esther Pearl Watson, Unlovable (with musical performance by Rusty Willoughby at Feb. 7 opening reception)
• March 7 - April 1, 2009: Humbug (more info)
• March 14, 2009: Dame Darcy musical performance and signing (more info)
• April 4 - May 6, 2009: Jaime Hernandez & Stan Sakai (more info)
• May 9 - June 10, 2009: Tony Millionaire, Drinky Crow (more info)
• June 13 - July 8, 2009: Jason (more info)
• July 11 - August 5, 2009: Peter Bagge, Everybody Is Stupid Except for Me and Other Astute Observations (more info)
• August 8 - October 7, 2009: Comics Savants: A Survey of Seattle Alternative Cartoonists (more info)
• August 22, 2009: Eroyn Franklin, Another Glorious Day at the Nothing Factory book release party
• October 10 - November 4, 2009: Johnny Ryan (more info)
• November 7 - December 9, 2009: Al Columbia (more info)
• December 12, 2009: 2nd Anniversary Party with music by Dame Darcy and Can You Imagine? (featuring Peter Bagge) with special artist guests and Portable Grindhouse release party (more info)
• December 13, 2009: Portable Grindhouse panel discussion (more info)
• December 26-27, 2009: "Santa Sucks" Storewide Sale (more info)
• January 9, 2010: Fantagraphics 2010 Preview Exhibit (more info)
• January 30, 2010: Newave! The Underground Mini Comix of the 1980s Exhibit & Book Launch (more info)
• February 6, 2010: Steven Weissman Chocolate Cheeks Signing (more info)
• February 13, 2010: Gahan Wilson Exhibit & Book Signing (more info)
• March 13, 2010: Gilbert Hernandez High Soft Lisp Exhibit & Book Signing (more info)
• May 8, 2010: Michael Kupperman Tales Designed to Thrizzle Exhibit & Book Signing (more info)
• May 22, 2010: Jim Woodring Weathercraft Discussion & Book Signing (more info)
• June 12, 2010: Megan Kelso Artichoke Tales Exhibit & Book Signing (more info)
• July 5, 2010: Holiday Weenie Roast with Esther Pearl Watson & Mark Todd (more info)
• July 10, 2010: Dame Darcy Meat Cake Exhibit, Performance & Book Signing (more info)
• September 11, 2010: Carol Tyler You'll Never Know Exhibit & Book Signing (more info)
• October 9, 2010: Dave Cooper Bent Exhibit & Book Signing with Special Guest Johnny Ryan (more info)
• October 30, 2010: Charles Burns Exhibit & Book Signing (more info)
• November 13, 2010: Destroy All Movies!!! Presentation & Book Signing with Zack Carlson, Bryan Connolly & Jacob Covey (more info)
• December 11, 2010: Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery 4th Anniversary Party — "Medieval Thinkers" group exhibit opening and musical performances by Zak Sally & Mark Pickerel (more info)
• February 12, 2011: The Bureau of Drawers Presents LOVESICK Exhibit Opening (more info)
• February 23, 2011: Fantagraphics Book Club Comix Talk with Aaron Renier & Jason Shiga (more info)
• March 12, 2011: Jacques Tardi "Better Tardi Than Never" exhibit and "You Don't Know Jacques" slideshow talk by Kim Thompson (more info)
• May 4, 2011: Wilfred Santiago Book Signing and Discussion with Rob Neyer for 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente (more info)
• May 14, 2011: Charles Peterson: Taking Punk to the Masses Exhibit Opening (more info)
• June 11, 2011: Jim Woodring Book Signing for Congress of the Animals (more info)
• June 18, 2011: Paul Hornschemeier Life with Mr. Dangerous and Eroyn Franklin Detained book signing (more info)
• July 9, 2011: The Quiet Rrriot: Megan Kelso, Nikki McClure & Stella Marrs exhibit opening (more info)
• September 10, 2011: Drawing Power: An Exhibition of Cartoon Advertising with slideshow presentation & Drawing Power book signing by Warren Bernard; special guest Tom Neely presenting The Wolf (more info)
• October 1, 2011: Oil and Water book release party and signing with Steve Duin and Michael Rosen (more info)
• October 5, 2011: Habibi slide presentation and book signing with Craig Thompson at Seattle Public Library Central Branch
• October 8, 2011: The Brinkley Girls exhibit opening with book signing and slideshow presentation by Trina Robbins (more info)

Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery
1201 South Vale Street (at Airport Way S.)
Seattle, WA 98108
(on King County Metro bus route 131 - click here for timetable)
Mon. - Sat 11:30 - 8
Sun 11:30 - 5
Call for holiday hours
206-658-0110