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Daily links: 2/2/09
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under Tom Kaczynski , Tim Lane , Rory Hayes , reviews , Peanuts , Love and Rockets , Lilli Carré , Jim Woodring , Jaime Hernandez , Fantagraphics Bookstore , Esther Pearl Watson , David B , Dash Shaw , Daniel Clowes , Charles M Schulz
2 Feb 2009 1:10 PM
The comics blogosphere does not rest for Super Bowl weekend:
• List: Brick Weekly has 4 "Top 10 Comics of 2008" lists on which Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw and The Portable Frank by Jim Woodring appear multiple times
• List: The Comics Reporter asked readers to "Name Five Favorite Single-Issue Alternative/Independent Comic Books" and lots of folks chose Fantagraphics stuff
• Review: Fictions looks at Maggie the Mechanic by Jaime Hernandez
• Review: Rob Clough says Where Demented Wented: The Art and Comics of Rory Hayes is "a stunning retrospective that seems remarkably fresh today"
• Blurb: USA Today Pop Candy 's Whitney Matheson names Esther Pearl Watson's Unlovable the "Best thing I read" last week; she's also reading the current issue of The Comics Journal
• Analysis: At Blog Flume , Ken Parille examines Schulz's use of varied settings in some early Peanuts strips
• Interview: Watch this episode of Canapé , from NYC cable channel CUNY, for a segment on David B. 's recent stop in NYC
• Interview: Robot 6 talks to Lilli Carré about The Lagoon
• Interview: Newsarama talks to our latest Mome signing, Noah Van Sciver
• Events: Sacha Peet is excited for Esther Pearl Watson's Unlovable art show and book signing at our storefront this Saturday , and so should you be
• Things to see: At Liberation.fr , here's what appears to be a promotional video for a French edition of Eightball by Daniel Clowes
• Things to see: Another new story page from Tim Lane
• Things to see: More "Doodle Dump" and rock sketches from Tom Kaczynski
Mark your calendars: An exciting offering of diverse exhibitions, performances and signings are on tap in the coming months at
Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery in Seattle. These and other lively events will keep the space jumpin' into the summer.
Esther Pearl Watson UNLOVABLE Opening reception and book signing Saturday, February 7, 6:00 to 9:00 PM Exhibition continues through March 4, 2009 (more event info )
HUMBUG Original art, artifacts and ephemera from Harvey Kurtzman's classic humor magazine. Public preview Saturday, March 7, 11:30 to 8:00 PM Exhibition continues through April Fools Day, 2009 (more about Humbug )
Dame Darcy Music performance and book signing Saturday, March 14, 6:00 to 9:00 PM (more about Dame Darcy )
Jaime Hernandez and Stan Sakai Original art by two masters of the medium. Opening reception and book signing Saturday, April 4, 6:00 to 9:00 PM Exhibition continues through May 6, 2009 (more about Jaime Hernandez and Stan Sakai )
Tony Millionaire DRINKY CROW Opening reception and book signing Saturday, May 9, 6:00 to 9:00 PM Exhibition continues through June 10, 2009 (more about Tony Millionaire )
JASON Opening reception and book signing Saturday, June 13, 6:00 to 9:00 PM Exhibition continues through July 8, 2009 (more about Jason )
Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery is located at 1201 S. Vale Street (at the corner of Airport Way S.) in Seattle's Georgetown arts community. Phone 206.658.0110. Open daily 11:30 to 8:00 PM, Sundays until 5:00 PM.
Daily links: 1/20/09
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under Robert Williams , Popeye , Mome , Michael Kupperman , Love and Rockets , Los Bros Hernandez , john kerschbaum , Jason , Jaime Hernandez , Dash Shaw , Al Columbia
20 Jan 2009 1:00 AM
• List: Sean T. Collins reveals his Best Comics of 2008 , with Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 by the Hernandez Brothers, Mome Vols. 10-12, and Pocket Full of Rain by Jason crowded into a 6-way tie (counting Mome as one entry) for 15th place and Tales Designed to Thrizzle #4 by Michael Kupperman in 14th
• List: The Indie Jones WizardUniverse Blog "Best of 2008" has The Last Musketeer by Jason, Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw, and "Invasion" by Al Columbia (from Mome Vol. 12 ) on it
• List: The Guardian names The Three Paradoxes by Paul Hornschemeier as one of "The best graphic novels" as part of their series "1000 novels everyone must read"
• Review: On TheRumpus.net , The Believer editor Andrew Leland has a great review of Petey & Pussy by John Kerschbaum
• Review: DJ Sloofus's Baaadaaaassssss Blog! looks at Popeye Vol. 3 and declares "All hail Segar!"
• Video: Arrested Motion compiles an 11-part video from YouTube user sketchv of Robert Williams 's recent talk at the Oakland Museum of California
• Oddity: The Solar Sisterhood takes note of a calendar of real-life Maggie the Mechanic s
• Oddity: On YouTube, Chinese Popeye vs. some mummies
Just when I thought the storm of year-end critics' lists had subsided, three heavy-hitters and one up-and-coming cartoonist have posted theirs, leading off today's update:
• List: Jeet Heer names his "Best Comics of 2008," including the fraternal one-two punch of Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 by the Hernandez Brothers and Deitch's Pictorama by the Deitch Brothers
• List: Frank Santoro posts his "Top 9 of '08," with Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 at #3 and Abandoned Cars by Tim Lane at #2
• List: Douglas Wolk lists his favorite book-length comics of 2008 , with Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw at #3 and The Education of Hopey Glass by Jaime Hernandez at #1
• List: Tom Kaczynski highlights the comics of fellow Mome -ster Dash Shaw in his look back at the best comics of 2008
• Things to see: 999 posts a short excerpt from Jason's Meow, Baby!
• Things to see: Gary Panter + Black Sabbath + video = win
• Review: Panel Patter explores House by Josh Simmons
• Review: The Daily Cross Hatch guarantees that Ted Stearn's Fuzz & Pluck will make you laugh
• List: Largehearted Boy names his "Favorite Graphic Novels of 2008," including Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw
• List: At RevolutionSF , Rick Klaw names "What Is Best in 2008," including The Number 73304-23-4153-6-96-8 by Thomas Ott (reproduced from his top comics list on his "Nexus Graphica" column)
• List: Zack Soto names his personal "best of/favorite" comics of 2008 , including Perla La Loca by Jaime Hernandez, Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 by Jaime and his brothers, and Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw
• List: At Robot 6 , what Ivan Brunetti (and others) is reading
2008 Best-of List tally
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under Zak Sally , Willie and Joe , walt holcombe , Tim Lane , Thomas Ott , Steve Ditko , Sergio Ponchione , Rory Hayes , Robert Pollard , Rebel Visions , Ray Fenwick , Popeye , Peanuts , Patrick Rosenkranz , Mome , Michael Kupperman , Love and Rockets , Los Bros Hernandez , Lilli Carré , Kim Deitch , Kevin Huizenga , Jules Feiffer , Josh Simmons , Johnny Ryan , John Pham , john kerschbaum , Joe Kubert , Jason , Jaime Hernandez , Hotwire , Gilbert Hernandez , Gabriella Giandelli , Fletcher Hanks , Debbie Drechsler , Dash Shaw , Daniel Clowes , Bob Levin , Blake Bell , Bill Schelly , Bill Mauldin , Beasts , awards
8 Jan 2009 12:53 PM
We've been posting these as we've found them, but here's a (slightly OCD) alphabetical list of Fantagraphics titles and whose year-end lists that they've appeared on, for your handy reference. (Links will continue to be added as we find them.) Rankings appear in parentheses; no number means the list was unranked:
Abandoned Cars by Tim Lane • Mark Athitakis' American Fiction Notes , "Favorite Books of 2008" • Alan David Doane, "Debut of the Year" • Inland Empire Weekly • Publishers Weekly "Comics Week's Third Annual Critic's Poll" (Honorable Mention) • Frank Santoro, "Top 9 of '08" (#2) • Marc Sobel (#2) • St. Louis Post-Dispatch , "Best Books of 2008: Graphic Literature"
Amor Y Cohetes by the Hernandez Brothers • The Independent , "Best Comics"
Angry Youth Comix Vol. II #14 by Johnny Ryan • comiXology "Best Comics of 2008" (#15) • Jog - The Blog , "Twenty 'Hot Ones' from 2008" (#9)
Beasts! Book 2 • Book By Its Cover "Best of BBIC 2008" (#5)
Beyond Palomar by Gilbert Hernandez • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#17) • The Independent , "Best Comics"
Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw • Amazon.com, "Best Books of 2008 - Top 10 Books: Comics & Graphic Novels" (#4) • Derik Badman, "Best Comics of 2008" • Tom Bondurant, "Robot 6," Comic Book Resources , "Favorite Comics of 2008" • Bookmunch , "Graphic Novel of the Year" • Matthew Brady, "Best Comics of 2008" (#12) • Box Brown at The Daily Cross Hatch (#1) • Bully Says: Comics Oughta Be Fun! "Fun Fifty of 2008" (#25) • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#4) • Comic Book Resources "Best 100 Comics of 2008" (#41) • comiXology , "The Top Ten Comics of 2008" (#3) • Daily Vanguard , "Top 10 Graphic Novels and Comics of 2008" (#9) • Entertainment Weekly , "Best Fiction of 2008" (#5) • GraphicNovelReporter, "Best Graphic Novels of 2008" • Dustin Harbin, Top 10 "Best Comics of 2008" (#2) • I Love Rob Liefeld , "The Best Comics of 2008" (#2) • Tom Kaczynski • Largehearted Boy , "Favorite Graphic Novels of 2008" • Minty Lewis at The Daily Cross Hatch • Chris Mautner, The Patriot-Ledger , "Moxie Awards: Best Original Graphic Novel" (runner-up) • J. Caleb Mozzocco, "The Best Comics of 2008" • Mari Naomi at The Daily Cross Hatch • New York Magazine , "The Top Ten Graphic Novels" (#2) • Brian Nicholson, "Best Comics of 2008" (#1) • The Oklahoman 's Nerdage blog, "2008's best graphic novels" (#4) • Shannon O'Leary at The Daily Cross Hatch (#1) • Nate Powell at The Daily Cross Hatch (#4) • Publishers Weekly "Comics Week's Third Annual Critic's Poll" (#1) • Arthur Smid at The Daily Cross Hatch (#1) • Zack Soto, "personal 'best of/favorite' comics of 2008" • Aron Nels Steinke, "My Top Ten" • USA TODAY Pop Candy, "Top 100 People of 2008" (#81) • USA TODAY Pop Candy, "Top Comics of 2008" (#1) • The Village Voice , "Pulp Fictions: The Best of 2008" • Washington Post, "Best Comics of 2008" • Douglas Wolk, "Favorite Book-Length Comics of 2008" (#3)
The Complete Peanuts 1967-1968 by Charles M. Schulz • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#36)
Deitch's Pictorama by the brothers Deitch • Michael C. Lorah, Newsarama , "Top Eleven: Best of 2008" • Jeet Heer, "Best Comics of 2008"
Daddy's Girl by Debbie Drechsler • Tim O'Shea, "Robot 6," Comic Book Resources , "Favorite Comics of 2008"
The Education of Hopey Glass by Jaime Hernandez • Daily Vanguard , "Top 10 Graphic Novels and Comics of 2008" (#7) • Alan David Doane, "Graphic Novel of the Year" • Michael C. Lorah, Newsarama , "Top Eleven: Best of 2008" • Chris Mautner, The Patriot-Ledger , "Moxie Awards: Best Comic I Didn't Get Around to Reviewing" (runner-up) • The Oklahoman 's Nerdage blog, "2008's best graphic novels" (#8) • Publishers Weekly "Comics Week's Third Annual Critic's Poll" (#2, tied) • Douglas Wolk, "Favorite Book-Length Comics of 2008" (#1)
Explainers by Jules Feiffer • Robert Boyd, "The Best Comics of 2008" • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#37) • Joe Matt at The Daily Cross Hatch (#3) • Chris Mautner, The Patriot-Ledger , "Moxie Awards: Best Collection of Previously Published Material" (runner-up) • Newsarama , "Top 5: Best Archival Comics, 2008" (#3) • St. Louis Post-Dispatch , "Best Books of 2008: Graphic Literature"
Ganges #2 by Kevin Huizenga • Box Brown at The Daily Cross Hatch (#3) • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#15: "the works of Kevin Huizenga") • Comic Book Resources "Best 100 Comics of 2008" (#51) • "Comics Should Be Good: Top Ten Comics of 2008" (#4) • comiXology , "The Top Ten Comics of 2008" (#1) • Daily Vanguard , "Top 10 Graphic Novels and Comics of 2008" (#1) • Dustin Harbin, Top 10 "Best Comics of 2008" (#7) • I Love Rob Liefeld , "The Best Comics of 2008" (#8) • Jog - The Blog , "Twenty 'Hot Ones' from 2008" (#7) • Bill Kartalopoulos at The Daily Cross Hatch • Chris Mautner, The Patriot-Ledger , "Moxie Awards: Best Comic I Didn't Get Around to Reviewing" (runner-up) • Brian Nicholson, "Best Comics of 2008" • The Oklahoman , "Top 10 Periodical Comic Book Series of 2008" (#4: "the comics of Kevin Huizenga") • Jesse Reklaw at The Daily Cross Hatch (#2) • Aron Nels Steinke, "My Top Ten" • Jeremy Tinder at The Daily Cross Hatch (#1) • Leigh Walton at The Daily Cross Hatch (#1)
Ghost World: Special Edition by Daniel Clowes • Alan David Doane, "Reissue of the Year"
Grotesque #2 by Sergio Ponchione • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#48)
Hall of Best Knowledge by Ray Fenwick • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#46) • Drawn! "Favourite Comics and Art Books of 2008" • The Cultural Gutter , "10 Comics I Liked in 2008"
Hotwire Comics Vol. 2 • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#43)
I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets! by Fletcher Hanks • Mindless Ones , "Top Comics of 2008"
Interiorae #3 by Gabriella Giandelli • Nate Powell at The Daily Cross Hatch (#4)
Jessica Farm Vol. 1 by Josh Simmons • Mike Carey at the Forbidden Planet blog • comiXology , "Best Comics of 2008" (#17) • Joe Infurnari at The Daily Cross Hatch (#4)
The Lagoon by Lilli Carré • Jeff Lemire at The Daily Cross Hatch • Tim O'Shea, "Robot 6," Comic Book Resources , "Favorite Comics of 2008" • Nate Powell at The Daily Cross Hatch (#3) • Publishers Weekly "Comics Week's Third Annual Critic's Poll" (Honorable Mention) • USA TODAY Pop Candy , "Top 100 People of 2008" (#58) • USA TODAY Pop Candy, "Top Comics of 2008" (#6)
The Last Musketeer by Jason • J. Caleb Mozzocco, "The Best Comics of 2008"
Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 by The Hernandez Brothers • Johnny Bacardi, "2008 Personal 10 Best in Comics" • Robert Boyd, "The Best Comics of 2008" • Matthew Brady, "Best Comics of 2008" (#19) • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#42) • Comic Book Resources "Best 100 Comics of 2008" (#20) • comiXology , "Best Comics of 2008" (#11) • The Daily Blog , "10 for '08" • Michel Fiffe at The Daily Cross Hatch • Jeet Heer, "Best Comics of 2008" • Chris Mautner, The Patriot-Ledger , "Moxie Awards: Best New Series" • The OC Weekly , "The Year's Best Graphic Books and Novels" • Publishers Weekly "Comics Week's Third Annual Critic's Poll" (Honorable Mention) • Frank Santoro, "Top 9 of '08" (#3) • Zack Soto, "personal 'best of/favorite' comics of 2008" • Rich Tommaso
Man of Rock: A Biography of Joe Kubert by Bill Schelly • "Comics Should Be Good: Top Ten Moments of Comic-Related Happiness in 2008"
Mome Vol. 12 • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#29) • comiXology , "Best Comics of 2008" (#21) • Daily Vanguard , "Top 10 Graphic Novels and Comics of 2008" (#5) • Jog - The Blog , "Twenty 'Hot Ones' from 2008" (#18) • Jesse Reklaw at The Daily Cross Hatch (#5 - includes Vol. 10-11) • Marc Sobel ("the comics of Dash Shaw in Mome ," #4) • Douglas Wolk at The Daily Cross Hatch (#3)
Most Outrageous: The Trials and Tespasses of Dwaine Tinsley and Chester the Molester by Bob Levin • Chris Mautner, The Patriot-Ledger , "Moxie Awards: Best Book About Comics" • Marc Sobel (#3) • The Village Voice , "2008's Best Comics, Clip Art, and Pedophilia"
The Number 73304-23-4153-6-96-8 by Thomas Ott • The SF Site , Rick Klaw, "Nexus Graphica: Top Ten Graphic Novel or Comics Related Publications" (#2) • The SF Site , Mark London Williams, "Nexus Graphica: Top Ten Graphic Novel or Comics Related Publications" (#5)
Perla La Loca by Jaime Hernandez • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#16) • The Independent , "Best Comics" • Zack Soto, "personal 'best of/favorite' comics of 2008"
Petey & Pussy by John Kerschbaum • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#7) • Bob Fingerman at The Daily Cross Hatch • Joe Infurnari at The Daily Cross Hatch (#5)
Pocket Full of Rain and Other Stories by Jason • Matthew Brady, "Best Comics of 2008" (#16) • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#35)
Popeye Vol. 3: "Let's You and Him Fight!" by E.C. Segar • Dustin Harbin, Top 10 "Best Comics of 2008" (#4) • Joe Matt at The Daily Cross Hatch (#2) • Chris Mautner, "Robot 6," Comic Book Resources , "Favorite Comics of 2008" (#1) • Newsarama , "Top 5: Best Archival Comics, 2008" (#2) • Jeff Smith • Frank Stack at The Daily Cross Hatch
Rebel Visions: The Underground Comix Revolution 1963-1975 by Patrick Rosenkranz • The SF Site , Mark London Williams, "Nexus Graphica: Top Ten Graphic Novel or Comics Related Publications" (#1)
Sammy the Mouse #2 by Zak Sally • Austin English at The Daily Cross Hatch (#1) • Tom Neely at The Daily Cross Hatch (#4)
Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko by Blake Bell • Alan David Doane, "Comic Art Book of the Year" (tie) • Paul Gravett, "The Best of 2008 - Books About Comics" • The SF Site , Rick Klaw, "Nexus Graphica: Top Ten Graphic Novel or Comics Related Publications" (#5) • St. Louis Post-Dispatch , "Best Books of 2008: Graphic Literature"
Sublife Vol. 1 by John Pham • Jeffrey Brown at The Daily Cross Hatch (#4) • Comic Book Resources , "Best 100 Comics of 2008" (#72)
Tales Designed to Thrizzle #4 by Michael Kupperman • Bully Says: Comics Oughta Be Fun! "Fun Fifty of 2008" (#11) • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#24) • Comic Book Resources , "Best 100 Comics of 2008" (#70) • "Comics Should Be Good: Top Ten Comics of 2008" (#5) • comiXology , "The Top Ten Comics of 2008" (#8) • Same Hat! Same Hat! "Best X of Everything 2008: Comics!" (#5)
Things Just Get Away from You by Walt Holcombe • Mike Carey at the Forbidden Planet blog
Town of Mirrors by Robert Pollard • KEXP, "2008's Best Books About Popular Music"
Where Demented Wented: The Art and Comics of Rory Hayes • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#38) • Paul Gravett, "The Best of 2008 - Books About Comics" • Chris Mautner, The Patriot-Ledger , "Moxie Awards: Best Collection of Previously Published Material" (runner-up) • The Village Voice , "2008's Best Comics, Clip Art, and Pedophilia" • The Village Voice , "Pulp Fictions: The Best of 2008"
Willie & Joe: The WWII Years by Bill Mauldin • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#10) • Shaenon Garrity at The Daily Cross Hatch (#3) • The Boston Globe "Out of Line" blog • Matt Kindt at The Daily Cross Hatch • Chris Marshall at the Forbidden Planet International Blog (#2) • Chris Mautner, The Patriot-Ledger , "Moxie Awards: Best Collection of Previously Published Material" • Bram Meehan, "Top Ten Comics of 2008" (#10) • Ben Ostrander at The Comics Reporter
Daily links: 1/6/09
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under Willie and Joe , Tim Lane , Robert Pollard , reviews , Mome , Matt Broersma , Love and Rockets , Los Bros Hernandez , Lilli Carré , Kevin Huizenga , john kerschbaum , Jason , Jaime Hernandez , Dash Shaw , Bob Levin , Bill Mauldin
6 Jan 2009 12:50 PM
• In the day's biggest news, the winner of Publishers Weekly 's annual Critic's Poll of graphic novels is Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw, with The Education of Hopey Glass by Jaime Hernandez in a 6-way tie for 2nd place and Honorable Mentions to Abandoned Cars by Tim Lane, The Lagoon by Lilli Carré, and Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 by the Hernandez Brothers
• Ben Ostrander sends The Comics Reporter his Top Books of 2008 list , which has Willie & Joe: The WWII Years by Bill Mauldin on it
• Marc Sobel lines up his Top Ten Books of 2008 , with Abandoned Cars by Tim Lane at #2, Most Outrageous by Bob Levin at #3, and "the comics by Dash Shaw in Mome " at #4, and with Pocket Full of Rain and Other Stories by Jason, Ganges #2 by Kevin Huizenga, and Insomnia #3 by Matt Broersma in the "Other Noteworthy Books" category
• We've got 16 entries on Rob Clough's "Top 50 Comics of the Year" , plus 8 honorable mentions; don't make me list them all out
• Comics And... Other Imaginary Tales says Petey & Pussy by John Kerschbaum is "obscenely good fun!"
• Not comics: Magnet has the scoop on Robert Pollard 's slate of 2009 records
Daily links: 1/5/09
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under Simon Deitch , Roger Langridge , Robert Pollard , reviews , Popeye , Peanuts , Mome , Michael Kupperman , Lilli Carré , Kim Deitch , Kevin Huizenga , Johnny Ryan , Jaime Hernandez , Debbie Drechsler , Dash Shaw , Craig Yoe , Boody Rogers , Bob Fingerman , Beasts
5 Jan 2009 11:39 AM
• Michael C. Lorah's "Top Eleven: Best of 2008" at Newsarama includes The Education of Hopey Glass by Jaime Hernandez and Deitch's Pictorama by the brothers Deitch
• On Jog's "Twenty 'Hot Ones' from 2008" best-of list : Mome Vol. 12 (#18), Angry Youth Comix #14 by Johnny Ryan (#9), and Ganges #2 by Kevin Huizenga (#7)
• Comic Book Resources ' new multi-author blog Robot 6 presents their "favorite comics of 2008," which include Tom Bondurant's choice of Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw; Chris Mautner giving Popeye Vol. 3: "Let's You and Him Fight!" by E.C. Segar the top spot; and Tim O'Shea including The Lagoon by Lilli Carré and Daddy's Girl by Debbie Drechsler
• The Oklahoman 's "top 10 periodical comic book series of 2008" places "the comics of Kevin Huizenga " at #4
• In their "Bull Tongue" column for Arthur Magazine , Thurston Moore & Byron Coley check out Town of Mirrors by Robert Pollard and declare it "stunning"
• Newsarama talks to Craig Yoe about Boody Rogers and our upcoming Yoe-edited collection of Rogers's work, Boody: The Bizarre Comics of Boody Rogers
• Comic Book Resources ' "Comics Should Be Good" spotlights the comics of Michael "Tales Designed to Thrizzle " Kupperman
• LIT MOB looks at The Lagoon by Lilli Carré
• The Northwest Science Fiction Society takes note of Beasts! Book 2
• The Daily Cross Hatch presents part 2 of their 3-part interview with Bob Fingerman
• Douglas Wolk has started sharing pages from his convention sketchbook; here's Roger Langridge
• Looking for our books in Tokyo? When Comic Books Ruled the Earth recommends Tower Records in Shibuya
• According to Boing Boing , "snoopy " is the 192nd worst password of all time (beating out "buddy " but just behind "chester ")
While we wouldn't complain if you blew your entire art budget at our Beasts! print show , here are some other worthy things to spend your money on:
• If you would like to buy some original pages from House , or perhaps some X-rated ABBA fan art, or commission a portrait of your kittycat, Josh Simmons has your hookup (hat tip: Spurge )
• Maybe you'd like to buy a limited-edition print based on Jaime Hernandez 's cover art for the Criterion DVD of Divorce Italian Style ? (Detail above -- via Spurge again)
• Lots of good stuff at the WFMU Benefit Art Show