ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com/media/feedlogo.gif ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Fantagraphics Co-Publisher And Industry Legend Kim Thompson Passes Awayhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/06/19/kim-thompson-passes-away-fantagraphics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/06/19/kim-thompson-passes-away-fantagraphics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/06/19/kim-thompson-passes-away-fantagraphics/#commentsFiled under: ,


Kim Thompson, Co-Publisher of Fantagraphics and one of the most important editors in the comics industry over the last 30 years, passed away this morning due to complications from lung cancer. He was 57 years old. Over a career that spanned more ... Read more

 

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]]>fantagraphicsgary grothGaryGrothkim thompsonKimThompsonlove winsLoveWinsJoe Hughes2013-06-19T18:00:00 00:00Fantagraphics Releases First Remastered Images From 'Love And Rockets: The Covers'http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/06/18/love-and-rockets-covers-fantagraphics-preview-los-bros-hernandez/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/06/18/love-and-rockets-covers-fantagraphics-preview-los-bros-hernandez/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/06/18/love-and-rockets-covers-fantagraphics-preview-los-bros-hernandez/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


Fantagraphics Books has confirmed a September 2013 release date for Love And Rockets: The Covers, the eagerly anticipated and first ever full-color compilation of cover artwork from the legendary alt comics opus by Los Bros Hernandez. The ... Read more

 

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]]>Gilbert HernandezGilbertHernandezjaime hernandezJaimeHernandezlos bros hernandezLosBrosHernandezLove and RocketsLoveAndRocketsmario hernandezMarioHernandezAndy Khouri2013-06-18T10:30:00 00:00Fantagraphics To Release Book Of Guantanamo Courtroom Sketcheshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/03/14/sketching-guantanamo-janet-hamlin-fantagraphics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/03/14/sketching-guantanamo-janet-hamlin-fantagraphics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/03/14/sketching-guantanamo-janet-hamlin-fantagraphics/#commentsFiled under: , ,


One of the many lasting legacies from the 9-11 terrorists attacks will be the indefinite detention of suspected terrorists in the U.S. Military base in Guantanamo, Cuba. It is a moment in this country's history that will undoubtedly be discussed ... Read more

 

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]]>fantagraphicsguantanamoGuantanamo Bayguantanamo prisonGuantanamoBayGuantanamoPrisonJanet HamlinJanetHamlinJoseph Hughes2013-03-14T15:00:00 00:00Fantagraphics Co-Publisher Kim Thompson Diagnosed With Cancerhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/03/07/fantagraphics-kim-thompson-cancer/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/03/07/fantagraphics-kim-thompson-cancer/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/03/07/fantagraphics-kim-thompson-cancer/#commentsFiled under: ,


Late yesterday afternoon Fantagraphics released a statement on behalf of co-publisher Kim Thompson, revealing that the longtime editor has recently been diagnosed with lung cancer, and will be taking a leave of absence from his post. You can read ... Read more

 

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]]>fantagraphicsgary grothGaryGrothkim thompsonKimThompsonJoseph Hughes2013-03-07T10:00:00 00:00Jason Depicts Famous Figures As Anthropomorphic Animals [Art]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/01/30/jason-art-famous-figures-hitchcock-bukowski-bowie/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/01/30/jason-art-famous-figures-hitchcock-bukowski-bowie/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/01/30/jason-art-famous-figures-hitchcock-bukowski-bowie/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Jason is one of my favorite creators working in comics today. The Eisner, Harvey and Ignatz award winning Norwegian comic artist, whose work includes Hey, Wait..., Meow Baby!, I Killed Adolf Hitler and others, deftly uses sparse line work and a ... Read more

 

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]]>JasonJoseph Hughes2013-01-30T16:30:00 00:00Wilfred Santiago Examines The Biggest Sports Icon of the 20th Century With 'Michael Jordan: Bull On Parade' [Interview & Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/01/28/michael-jordan-biography-bull-on-parade-wilfred-santiago-preview-interview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/01/28/michael-jordan-biography-bull-on-parade-wilfred-santiago-preview-interview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/01/28/michael-jordan-biography-bull-on-parade-wilfred-santiago-preview-interview/#commentsFiled under: , ,


At the height of his popularity, Michael Jordan was more than just an athlete. He was an icon, a cultural phenomenon the likes of which the world had never seen, and arguably the most recognizable human being on the planet. As such, there have ... Read more

 

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]]>basketballMichael JordanMichael Jordan: Bull On ParadeMichaelJordanMichaelJordan:BullOnParadesportsWilfred SantiagoWilfredSantiagoJoseph Hughes2013-01-28T15:00:00 00:00Moto Hagio's 'The Heart of Thomas' Is A Dense, Heartfelt Read [Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/01/04/moto-hagio-the-heart-of-thomas-review-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/01/04/moto-hagio-the-heart-of-thomas-review-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/01/04/moto-hagio-the-heart-of-thomas-review-preview/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Moto Hagio's Heart of Thomas, recently translated and released by Fantagraphics, is my first proper introduction to the shounen-ai, or "boy's love," genre of manga. I have friends who are into yaoi and boy's love, and they have been remarkably ... Read more

 

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]]>Heart of ThomasHeartOfThomasmoto hagioMotoHagioShounen-aiyaoiDavid Brothers2013-01-04T14:30:00 00:00Steven Weissman Goes Comics Shopping with 'Love and Rockets' Co-Creator Mario Hernandez [Photo Essay]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/12/07/steven-weissman-comics-shopping-love-rockets-mario-hernandez-photos/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/12/07/steven-weissman-comics-shopping-love-rockets-mario-hernandez-photos/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/12/07/steven-weissman-comics-shopping-love-rockets-mario-hernandez-photos/#commentsFiled under: , ,


"It's a process of really digging, and I enjoy it." Thirty years ago Mario, Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez created Love and Rockets. Known collectively as Los Bros Hernandez, their impact on the indie cartooning scene has been immeasurable, with ... Read more

 

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]]>los bros hernandezLosBrosHernandezLove and RocketsLoveAndRocketsmario hernandezMarioHernandezsteven weissmanStevenWeissmanSteven Weissman2012-12-07T15:00:00 00:00Parting Shot: Artist Ben Horak's 'Love and Rockets'/Looney Tunes Mashuphttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/12/04/parting-shot-love-and-rockets-looney-tunes-mashup/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/12/04/parting-shot-love-and-rockets-looney-tunes-mashup/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/12/04/parting-shot-love-and-rockets-looney-tunes-mashup/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Combining two things that I love, artist Ben Horak, currently an intern at Fantagraphics, has created an homage to Los Bros Hernandez and Looney Tunes with his clever take on the classic 'The Death of Speedy' storyline from Love and Rockets. You ... Read more

 

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]]>Ben HorakBenHoraklooney tunesLooneyTuneslos bros hernandezLosBrosHernandezLove and RocketsLoveAndRocketsSpeedy GonzalesSpeedyGonzalesJoseph Hughes2012-12-04T18:30:00 00:00President Obama As You've Never Seen Him In Steven Weissman's Bizarre 'Barack Hussein Obama' [Interview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/11/02/barack-hussein-obama-steven-weissman-interview-preview-fantagraphics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/11/02/barack-hussein-obama-steven-weissman-interview-preview-fantagraphics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/11/02/barack-hussein-obama-steven-weissman-interview-preview-fantagraphics/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Steven Weissman is best known for comics about weird little kids like his late-'90s Little Rascals-by-way-of-Universal-monsters comic Yikes, and collections of strips featuring the cute, chubby children composed of thin, sharp, harsh-looking ... Read more

 

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]]>barack hussein obamaBarack ObamaBarackHusseinObamaBarackObamapoliticssteven weissmanStevenWeissmanJ. Caleb Mozzocco2012-11-02T10:00:00 00:00Rediscovering Comics' Queer History: An Interview with 'No Straight Lines' Editor Justin Hallhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/11/01/rediscovering-comics-queer-history-an-interview-with-no-straight-lines-editor-justin-hall/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/11/01/rediscovering-comics-queer-history-an-interview-with-no-straight-lines-editor-justin-hall/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/11/01/rediscovering-comics-queer-history-an-interview-with-no-straight-lines-editor-justin-hall/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Earlier this year Fantagraphics published an extraordinary collection of LGBT comics from the past four decades. No Straight Lines brings together comics from the early days of the alternative and underground press, stories from the era of the ... Read more

 

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]]>fantagraphicsJustin HallJustinHalllgbtlgbt history monthLgbtHistoryMonthNo Straight LinesNoStraightLinesAndrew Wheeler2012-11-01T10:00:00 00:00Sublime Artistry And Caged Fear In Lorenzo Mattotti's 'The Crackle Of The Frost' [Review]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/09/27/crackle-of-the-frost-review-lorenzo-mattotti-jorge-zentner-fantagraphics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/09/27/crackle-of-the-frost-review-lorenzo-mattotti-jorge-zentner-fantagraphics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/09/27/crackle-of-the-frost-review-lorenzo-mattotti-jorge-zentner-fantagraphics/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


One of the more interesting folds of the comic book medium is the level of artistic demands it makes on the illustrator. Occasionally you will read a book containing literally thousands of panels that could each be a painting in a gallery, perhaps ... Read more

 

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]]>jorge zentnerJorgeZentnerLorenzo MattottiLorenzoMattottithe crackle of the frostTheCrackleOfTheFrostSarah Horrocks2012-09-27T11:00:00 00:00Aragones, Adams, Batiuk And More Appear Exactly How You Think In 'Naked Cartoonists'http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/08/14/fantagraphics-naked-cartoonists/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/08/14/fantagraphics-naked-cartoonists/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/08/14/fantagraphics-naked-cartoonists/#commentsFiled under: ,


Have you ever wanted to see Dilbert creator Scott Adams naked? Yeah, we haven't either, but apparently someone thought that was a good idea. Adams is one of 72 cartoonists who have provided nude self-portraits for the upcoming Naked Cartoonists ... Read more

 

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]]>Brent AndersonBrentAndersonFantagraphicsHorrorNaked CartoonistsNakedCartoonistsNudityRobb ArmstrongRobbArmstrongScott AdamsScottAdamsSergio AragonesSergioAragonesTom BatiukTomBatiukChris Sims2012-08-14T16:00:00 00:00'Mickey Mouse' Editor David Gerstein On Bringing Floyd Gottfredson's Classic Strips To A Modern Audiencehttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/07/31/mickey-mouse-editor-david-gerstein-on-bringing-floyd-gottfreds/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/07/31/mickey-mouse-editor-david-gerstein-on-bringing-floyd-gottfreds/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/07/31/mickey-mouse-editor-david-gerstein-on-bringing-floyd-gottfreds/#commentsFiled under: ,


One of my favorite comics of the past year hasn't really been from the past year at all. The new hardcovers from Fantagraphics of Floyd Gottfredson's Mickey Mouse strips from the 1930s -- which took this year's Eisner Award for Best Archival ... Read more

 

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]]>David GersteinDavidGersteinDisneyFloyd GottfredsonFloydGottfredsonMickey MouseMickeyMouseChris Sims2012-07-31T14:00:00 00:00Fantagraphics And ComiXology Team For Digital 'Love and Rockets'http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/07/18/fantagraphics-comixology-digital-love-and-rockets/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/07/18/fantagraphics-comixology-digital-love-and-rockets/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/07/18/fantagraphics-comixology-digital-love-and-rockets/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Digital comic readers, rejoice: One of the best comic series ever created is now available to buy online, with the news that Fantagraphics Books has signed a deal with ComiXology to bring Love and Rockets to mobile devices worldwide. ... Read more

 

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]]>ComiXologyFantagraphicsFantagraphics BooksFantagraphicsBooksGilbert HernandezGilbertHernandezJaime HernandezJaimeHernandezLove and RocketsLoveAndRocketsGraeme McMillan2012-07-18T15:00:00 00:00Parting Shot: Great 'Love and Rockets' Tattooshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/06/26/love-rockets-tattoos-locas-jaime-hernandez/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/06/26/love-rockets-tattoos-locas-jaime-hernandez/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/06/26/love-rockets-tattoos-locas-jaime-hernandez/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


From the Fantagraphics site comes this fun photograph of a fan's Love and Rockets tattoos based on Hopey (left) and Maggie (right), from Jaime Hernandez's decades-long "Locas" saga. The characters first appeared a billion years ago, and their ... Read more

 

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]]>jaime hernandezJaimeHernandezlocasLove and RocketsLoveAndRocketstattoosAndy Khouri2012-06-26T17:00:00 00:00Michael Kupperman: A Comics Voice that Defies Categorizationhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/06/14/michael-kupperman-tales-designed-thrizzle-mark-twain-unique-comics-voice/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/06/14/michael-kupperman-tales-designed-thrizzle-mark-twain-unique-comics-voice/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/06/14/michael-kupperman-tales-designed-thrizzle-mark-twain-unique-comics-voice/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


"WTF? I guess I don't count, again." That was cartoonist Michael Kupperman's tweeted response a few weeks ago to an exhaustive article in The Comics Journal about one-man anthologies. Well, it was almost exhaustive. It didn't include ... Read more

 

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]]>Mark Twains Autobiography 1910-2010MarkTwainsAutobiography1910-2010michael kuppermanMichaelKuppermanTales Designed to ThrizzleTalesDesignedToThrizzleMatt D. Wilson2012-06-14T10:00:00 00:00McKean, McNeil and Yokoyama Among Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nomineeshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/24/los-angeles-times-book-prize-graphic-novel-nominees/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/24/los-angeles-times-book-prize-graphic-novel-nominees/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/24/los-angeles-times-book-prize-graphic-novel-nominees/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


The Los Angeles Times has released the list of nominees for its prestigious assortment of book prizes, including the finalists in the graphic novel category. Last year's winner was Adam Hines' Duncan the Wonder Dog: Show One, which was also ... Read more

 

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]]>carla speed mcneilCarlaSpeedMcneilcelluloidCongress of the AnimalsCongressOfTheAnimalsdave mckeanDaveMckeanfindergardeni will bite youIWillBiteYoujim woodringJimWoodringjoseph lambertJosephLambertlos angeles timesLosAngelesTimespictureboxsecret acresSecretAcresYuichi YokoyamaYuichiYokoyamaAndy Khouri2012-02-24T15:00:00 00:0021 Portraits from Tony Millionaire's '500 Portraits' [Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/03/500-portraits-preview-tony-millionaire/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/03/500-portraits-preview-tony-millionaire/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/03/500-portraits-preview-tony-millionaire/#commentsFiled under: , ,


On sale now from Fantagraphics is 500 Portraits, a very handsome hardcover volume collecting more than two decades of pen-and-ink portraiture by Tony Millionaire, the award-winning cartoonist of Drinky Crow's Maakies and Sock Monkey. The book ... Read more

 

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]]>500 portraits500Portraitstony millionaireTonyMillionaireAndy Khouri2012-01-03T12:30:00 00:00Elysian to Brew Charles Burns' 12 Beers of the Apocalypse in 2012http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/12/19/elysian-charles-burns-twelve-beers-of-the-apocalypse-fantagraphics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/12/19/elysian-charles-burns-twelve-beers-of-the-apocalypse-fantagraphics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/12/19/elysian-charles-burns-twelve-beers-of-the-apocalypse-fantagraphics/#commentsFiled under: ,


If you've invested in Roland Emmerich's life-altering film 2012 starring John Cusack, you are fully aware that the world is totally going to end next year on December 21 (What's that? Something about a Mayan calendar? Sorry bro, never heard of ... Read more

 

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]]>beerBlack HoleBlackHoleCharles BurnsCharlesBurnsElysian Brewing CompanyElysianBrewingCompanyFantagraphicsCaleb Goellner2011-12-19T11:00:00 00:00