* Other People's Publications
** Yeah, You Know Me.

Dig your teeth into Relish: My Life in the Kitchen, the new graphic memoir from New York cartoonist Lucy Knisley, out now from our friends at First Second!

Larry had an advance copy behind the counter a few months ago, and I was instantly charmed by Lucy's stories of growing up as the daughter of "foodies."  Her love of food propels her around the world, finding the perfect croissants in France and addictive candy in Tokyo. 

And perfectly enough, interspersed between these vignettes is recipes from Lucy herself!  A comic that helps promote healthy eating? Yes, it's true!

You can get a taste of Relish: My Life in the Kitchen this coming Friday, April 19th at the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery as Lucy herself stops by for a slideshow and signing at 7:00 PM! And our own Chef Larry Reid will be whipping up some of the dishes from the book, which is something you won't want to miss in itself! 

Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery is located at 1201 S. Vale Street in Seattle's Georgetown district. Open daily 11:30 to 8:00 PM, Sundays until 5:00 PM. Phone: (206) 658-0110.  Bon Appétit!

Events are "springing" at Fantagraphics!

Wednesday, April 17th

• Auburn, WA:  Our own Ellen Forney will be a guest speaker at the Holman Library [ 12401 SE 320th Street ] on the campus of the Green River Community College at noon, followed by a comics workshop from 1:00 to 3:30 PM! Larry Reid will be on site to sell you Ellen's books from the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery! (more info)

Thursday, April 18th

• Baltimore, MD:  Join Dash Shaw from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at Atomic Books for a signing of his new graphic novel, New School, as well as the one-shot comic book, 3 New Stories! He'll be joined by noneother than Tim Kreider for a two-fer-Thursday signing!  (more info)

• Chicago, IL:  The legendary Gilbert Hernandez will be signing at the infamous Quimby's! Join him at 7:00 PM for the slideshow “From Funnybooks to Graphic Novels” featuring the comics of his childhood, in addition to a Q+A and signing. It's a can't-miss evening, for sure! (more info)

• Seattle, WA:  New York cartoonist Lucy Knisley will be serving up fun at the book-signing party for Relish: My Life in the Kitchen at the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery! Lucy will give a slideshow presenation, and our own Larry Reid will be providing snacks made from recipes in the book! I got to sample a cookie yesterday --- delish!!! (more info)

Saturday, April 20th

• Pittsburgh, PA:  Dash Shaw will be signing New School and 3 New Stories at Copacetic Comics from 7:00 to 11:00 PM! (more info)

Sunday, April 21st

• Gainesville, FL: Today is your last day to view the Ron Regé, Jr. exhibit at F.L.A. Gallery, hung in honor of his week-long workshop with SAW, the Sequential Artists Workshop!  (more info) 

• Brooklyn, NY:  Dash Shaw wraps up the East Coast springtime portion of his book tour! Join him at Light Industry at 7:30 PM for a signing of New School, 3 New Stories, and an animation screening!  (more info)

Hey, hey, hey! It's comedy genius Peter Serafinowicz with his new Drew Friedman original artwork!!!

We've always known Peter had excellent taste -- as we've mentioned before on the FLOG, Peter once collaborated with our own Michael Kupperman, and has long been a huge fan of his on Twitter. So, I suppose we shouldn't have been surprised at all to see him tweet this the other day:

One of my favorite comedians meets one of my favorite artists? Be still my heart!!! Do you want to be cool like Peter and own some original artwork from Drew? Well, I'm sorry, you will never be as cool as Peter. But, click this link and you can at least get some gorgeous limited-edition prints from Drew!

"I stand in awe of Drew Friedman's technique and the certain flavor of sad old America he captures. I love his stuff... He's such a wacko!"
--R. Crumb 

Old Comics, Old Freaks, Old Jews, and LOTS of fun!

Join graphic humorist Drew Friedman on Wednesday, April 24th for the third in a series of Weekly Comic Book Round Table Talks at the Soho Gallery for Digital Art in New York City! 

Host Danny Fingeroth will ask this master cartoonist and satirist about his life and career, and Drew will unveil previews of new, unreleased work, including his "Legends of Comic Books" series!

Drew will also discuss/argue all things Old Jewish Comedians, Sideshow Freaks, comic book legends, urban legends, (Milton Berle, Danny Thomas, Billy Barty, Lester...), Shemp Howard, Joe Franklin, Abe Vigoda, Sammy Petrillo, Sophie Tucker, Tor Johnson, Howlin' Wolf, Officer Joe Bolton, Harvey Kurtzman, Dave Berg, Zagnut, Jimmy Grippo, Plonsky, etc.

Special guests to be announced, once funds are secured for their cab fares.

Tickets are $12 in advance, $17 on the day-of-show and at the door, so you should probably get yours now online at Brown Paper Tickets. This event runs from 6:30-8:30 PM. The Soho Gallery for Digital Art is located at 138 Sullivan St, between Prince & Houston.

Wednesday, April 10th

• New York City, NY:  Our own James Romberger will be part of the infamous CAROUSEL series hosted by R. Sikoryak!  Join James and this all-star cast at Dixon Place [ 161A Chrystie Street (btwn Rivington & Delancey) ] starting at 7:30 PM! (more info)

Saturday, April 13th

• Seattle, WA:  The Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery launches its brand new exhibit, Dash Shaw: Stories, featuring 14 original artworks! Come get a first look at the show, and then join us again on Saturday, May 4th when Dash Shaw joins us in person for a film screening, discussion, and book signing. (more info)

• Somerville, MA:  And, oh hey, Dash Shaw will be at Hub Comics doing a film screening, discussion, and book signing for New School! Be one of the lucky first to get a signed copy of this beautiful new work from Dash, starting at 7:00 PM. (more info)

Wednesday, April 3rd

• Seattle, WA:  Well, read the sign! Jen Vaughn, our most marvelous Marketing/PR/Outreach Fiend, is teaming up with her best friend Nomi Kane for a comics art show at Chocolati Cafe [ 1716 N. 45th Street ]. Join them for the opening reception tonight from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, but even if you can't, you'll still have until Friday, May 3rd to see their exhibit! (more info)

Friday, April 5th

• Brooklyn, NY:  Join Dash Shaw at Desert Island for an exhibition of original art, a signing of 3 New Stories, the unveiling of a beautiful new print, and it's Dash Shaw's birthday! Cake! (more info)

Saturday, April 6th

• New York City, NY:  MoCCA MoCCA MoCCA! Come visit us at tables B64, B65, C80, C81, with special guests Bill Griffith, Dash Shaw, James Romberger, Kim Deitch, Leslie Stein, and Marguerite Van Cook! And catch a panel with Bill Griffith at 1:00 PM today. (more info)

Sunday, April 7th

• Brooklyn, NY: It's your last day to check out A Little Knotty, an art show by our own Dave Cooper showing at the Cotton Candy Machine! Take in the original watercolored drawings, inkings, new prints and fun merchandise while you can! (more info)

• New York City, NY: And it's your last day to visit us at MoCCA, at tables B64, B65, C80, C81 -- right in front as you walk through the main entrance! (more info)

Fantagraphics is excited to be attending the 2013 MoCCA Arts Festival on Saturday, April 6th and Sunday, April 7th at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City!

We've got so many beautiful debuts in store for you -- in very limited quantities, so make our table your first stop:

• 3 New Stories by Dash Shaw

• New School by Dash Shaw (UPDATE: A slight delay at the printer means this will miss the festival. Sorry!)

• Zippy: The Dingburg Diaries by Bill Griffith

• Barnaby Vol. 1 by Crockett Johnson; edited by Eric Reynolds and Philip Nel

• The Amazing, Enlightening and Absolutely True Adventures of Katherine Whaley by Kim Deitch

• 50 Girls 50 and Other Stories (The EC Comics Library) illustrated by Al Williamson et al.; written by Al Feldstein et al.

• 'Tain't the Meat... It's the Humanity! and Other Stories (The EC Comics Library) illustrated by Jack Davis; written by Al Feldstein

• The Adventures of Jodelle by Guy Peellaert & Pierre Bartier

• Julio's Day by Gilbert Hernandez

• Bread & Wine by Samuel R. Delany and Mia Wolff (UPDATE: A slight delay at the printer means this will miss the festival. Sorry!)

SATURDAY
Bill Griffith                              11:30-12:30 PM
Dash Shaw                               12:30-2:00 PM
James Romberger                   3:30-5:00 PM
Kim Deitch                              2:00-3:30 PM
Leslie Stein                              12:30-2:00 PM
Marguerite Van Cook              3:30-5:00 PM

SUNDAY
Bill Griffith                              1:30-3:00 PM
Dash Shaw                               3:00-4:30 PM
James Romberger                  12:00-1:30 PM
Kim Deitch                              1:30-3:00 PM
Leslie Stein                               3:00-4:30 PM
Marguerite Van Cook              12:00-1:30 PM

You can also join Bill Griffith for a panel on Saturday:

Saturday, April 6th // 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Guest of Honor Bill Griffith in conversation with Paul Di Filippo [in the Programming Room in the Lower Level]

Earlier this month, the great Ron Regé, Jr. taught an amazing week-long class at SAW, the Sequential Artists Workshop, in Gainesville, Florida, followed by an art show at the F.L.A. Gallery.

Well, for those of us who don't live in Florida, artwork from Ron's show is now available online!  There's everything from collages, pen-and-paper drawings, and even original artwork from his magnum-opus The Cartoon Utopia!  Everything is one-of-a-kind, so go snap up your favorite before someone else does!

Want to hug a record but afraid you'll scratch it? Raffie and Foppie are for you!

Chicago-based label FPE Records asked our own Ron Regé, Jr. to draw some dancing records for an ad, and once they saw the results, they wanted to hug 'em!  So, the idea for stuffed Raffie and Foppie record dolls was born.

FPE currently launched a Kickstarter to get these cuties manufactured, so check it out and get yourself some huggable new friends!

What's this? Oh, just a stack of Dash Shaw original artwork from his upcoming release New School!

And if you're in Brooklyn, or if you'll be in town for MoCCA, you can see this stunning artwork in person at Desert Island on Friday, April 5th!

Join Dash from 7:00 to 9:00 PM for the unveiling of this exhibit of original pages, plus beat the crowds at the Armory to get a copy of New School before it's even in stores!

Desert Island is located at 540 Metropolitan in Brooklyn. Dash will also be joining us at the Fantagraphics booth at MoCCA, so come by and say hi!

And don't forget: Dash will be taking New School all across the country this Spring! Check out all the details here.