Here’s the cover for LON CHANEY SPEAKS (Pantheon) by Pat Dorian. The story is all about the life of the legendary silent-film actor Lon Chaney (the original Phantom of the Opera and Hunchback of Notre Dame), as imagined by an artist whose work recalls the style and skill of early-era New Yorker Cartoonists. From the artist: “‘No one will ever love me!’ I believe it was this near-universal fear that makes Lon Chaney’s characters continue to resonate with us today. On their surface, […]
As a part of the “Book Your Summer” Program over at Penguin Random House, Graphic designer and editor Chip Kidd gets the inside story from some of our favorite graphic novelists: Pat Dorian (Lon Chaney Speaks), Reza Farazmand (City Monster), Liana Finck (Excuse Me), Deena Mohamed (Shubeik Lubeik), Tom Scioli (Jack Kirby), and David F. Walker (The Life of Frederick Douglass). If a picture is worth a thousand words, the amazing blends of art and storytelling crafted by these talented […]
Over on YouTube there’s a guy named Dan Shahin who has a show called COMIC BOOK NEWS. He covers a lot of different aspects of the comic book world. In this video here, he does a Book Review on RUSTY BROWN (Pantheon 2019) by Chris Ware. Check it out! ————————————————————————————————————
Here’s some pretty amazing news we knew we had to share. Chris Ware’s new book, RUSTY BROWN (Pantheon), has been reviewed by the New York Times. This is seriously a big deal!! Here’s a LINK to check it out, just CLICK HERE! ————————————————————————————————————
The Writer/Cartoonist Chris Ware has a new book out now titled, “RUSTY BROWN” (Pantheon). Recently, Chris met up with Sam Leith over at The Guardian & they had a great discussion about Art, Books, Creating Characters, Writer’s Block, and Life in General. Plus, they obviously talk about his new book… RUSTY BROWN! Here’s a LINK, check it out! Also, here’s some eye candy from the pages of RUSTY BROWN : ————————————————————————————————————
Here’s a quick post to share a very interesting interview done by PUBLISHERS WEEKLY with Chris Ware about his new book titled, “Rusty Brown” (Pantheon, 2019). Here’s the LINK to the article. Please be sure to share this on your favorite social media! The press on this new book has been amazing! Thank you PW & Congrats to Chris Ware too! ————————————————————————————————————
Here’s a quick post to share this fun YouTube Video “Book Review” of the “Foreign Language” Edition of BATMAN: DEATH BY DESIGN which is appearing in Spain and many other Latin American countries. It’s just really fun seeing this Graphic Novel in other languages and it’s also quite an honor to know that other people from around the world can enjoy the work. Oh yeah, here’s the video & for you Americans, it’s not in English, ha! This book, […]
Time & Location: Friday, October 12th, 2018 (8:00pm to 10pm PDT) Strut 470 Castro Street San Francisco, California 94114 If you are a fan of Gengoroh Tagame, you will not want to miss this night! Join us for a wonderful evening where we will celebrate the release of Volume 2 of “My Brother’s Husband” (Pantheon – September 18th, 2018) by Gengoroh Tagame! Essentially the Tom of Finland of Japan, here Tagame wildly switches his highly erotic gears mid-career with […]
YES! YES! YES! The Crew over at KAPOW COMIC BOOK SHOW did an amazing Book Review for Chip Kidd & Dave Taylor’s, “Batman: Death by Design” (DC Comics). So, Please Check It Out! ————————————————————————————————————
The COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND (CBLDF) PODCAST recently spoke with the Cartoonist, Robert Sikorak, about his latest book, “The Unquotable Trump”, from Drawn & Quarterly. They discuss his career, his thoughts on activism, the variety of places he’s been published, and the wide world of literature and comics he has managed to mush together, re-contextualizing both in the process. Topics include: Hostess Twinkies, X-ray specs, Picasso, and RAW! For More Information About CBLDF, Just CLICK HERE! ————————————————————————————————————