Graphic novels. Collected editions. Omnibuses. Trades. These are really all just words for “a kickass way to read comics”. So, with this column we’re going to look at all of those kickass bound pages that are hitting comic shops, bookstores and online outlets this week! (Note that in some instances, the release dates to comic…
TRADE WAITING #10: Week of November 10, 2021
Graphic novels. Collected editions. Omnibuses. Trades. These are really all just words for “a kickass way to read comics”. So, with this column we’re going to look at all of those kickass bound pages that are hitting comic shops, bookstores and online outlets this week! (Note that in some instances, the release dates to comic…
Fantagraphics to Publish ALL TIME COMICS
December 8, 2016) From Fantagraphics, the publisher of the world’s greatest cartoonists, comes ALL TIME COMICS, a shared superhero universe featuring the world’s most fanta*stic heroes. Atlas! Blind Justice! Bullwhip! Crime Destroyer! Each issue of ALL TIME COMICS features a mash up of new cartoonists and classic comic book creators collaborating with writer Josh Bayer…
President Obama to Pen Introduction to THE COMPLETE PEANUTS VOL. 25
MARCH 7, 2016: SEATTLE, WA — Fantagraphics Books is proud to announce that President Barack Obama has penned the introduction to the long-awaited 25th volume of the award-winning Complete Peanuts series! As announced in Monday’s New York Times business section (link), “Obama pays tribute to Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the Peanuts gang” in the latest…
TRADE WAITING: The Week of July 22, 2015
It’s Monday, which means another look at some of the hottest trade paperbacks, collected editions, and graphic novels in this week’s “Trade Waiting” – your weekly spotlight of five noteworthy comic book collections that are being released to stores this Wednesday and why you should watch out for them! VERTIGO CMYK TP Written by Various…
Queer Visibility Interview: Ed Luce Talks WUVABLE OAF
In the past year, one of my greatest comics discoveries was Wuvable Oaf, and along with it, its equally wuvable writer and artist Ed Luce. This April, Fantagraphics Books will release a hardcover collection of the first years of Wuvable Oaf, which have been described as “Like Sex and the City but with adorable, ex-wrestler…
Best Of 2014: Indie Comics You Might Have Missed
This year has been an excellent year for comics from both mainstream and independent publishers. A number of high profile indie books are already gracing many “Best of 2014” lists, including Farel Dalrymple’s The Wrenchies, Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Seconds, Charles Burns’ Sugar Skull, and Emily Carroll’s Through the Woods. All of these are fantastic books…