Sean T. Collins interviews Gary Panter for... Marvel.com?! Everything I thought I knew to be true in this world is suddenly in question. 

Anthem Magazine has a nice new interview up with Gary Panter. 

The headline is the sound of me drooling...

More info HERE. This book is the reason our Dal Tokyo collection is going to be delayed about a year (to Spring '09 or so). Couldn't imagine a better reason. 

... such as Gary Panter working for Marvel!

Man, I really gotta get to a comic shop more often.

Jimb-o-lantern by Eric Reynolds:

Cyril Root (from Richard Sala's The Chuckling Whatsit) by Rhea Patton:

J.R. Williams' entry in my Yoda sketchbook says it all:

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The Before Columbus Foundation has announced that Jimbo's Inferno by Gary Panter (and published by Fantagraphics) has been selected as a winner of the twenty-eighth annual AMERICAN BOOK AWARDS for 2007. Congratulations, Gary!

The American Book Awards were created to provide recognition for outstanding literary achievement from the entire spectrum of America's diverse literary community. The purpose of the awards is to recognize literary excellence without limitations or restrictions.

This is the second Fantagraphics book to garner an ABA -- Joe Sacco's Palestine was a recipient in 1996, and the award at that time very much helped solidfy Palestine's place in the pantheon of great graphic novels. Here's hoping Panter's has a similar effect, I can't think of a more deserving artist.