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:

• 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

Be sure to check our bookstore Event Listings and/or subscribe to our Bookstore RSS feed to keep up to date on all of our current and upcoming happenings.

Past events and exhibits:

• 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)

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