Fantagraphics

A showcase of 16 pioneering Brazilian cartoonists expertly curated by renowned cartoonist Rafael Grampá and respected Brazilian comics editor Janaina de Luna, Braba: A Brazilian Comics Anthology is out 7/9!

Hogbook and Lazer Eyes is out 6/4 and available for pre-order now! Fans of Maria Bamford’s acclaimed quasi-autobiographical Lady Dynamite! Netflix series already know of her romance with LA painter Scott Marvel Cassidy, as well as her droll pug sidekicks Blueberry and Bert. Now the story has been recounted in the graphic novella Hogbook and Lazer Eyes, written by Bamford/Cassidy, drawn by Cassidy, and all told by the rescue dogs they’ve adopted. Cassidy’s fine art training translates with ease into graphic storytelling, with a naturalistic illustrative style that is a pitch-perfect match Bamford’s comic timing, making Hogbook and Lazer Eyes a beautifully illustrated love story, told by some incredibly charming pugs.

To celebrate the release of Trigore Labyrinth, we paired up with Saints Joints for the Book of Saints Volume 3! Featuring artwork by Matt Furie, Skinner, and Will Sweeney, these collectible pre-roll packs will be available at qualifying dispensaries on 12/15!

Get 20% off 2024 pre-orders today only during our Cyber Monday Sale! Head to the link in bio to stock up on your new favorite books!

Have you shopped the November new releases yet? We’ve got collections from Liniers, Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez, Anita Kunz, and more!

Detention #2 Virtual Book Launch with Tim Hensley and Kayla E.

A virtual book launch celebrating the release of Detention #2, with cartoonist Tim Hensley joined in conversation by artist Kayla E. (Precious Rubbish)! Co-hosted by Fantagraphics and Floating World Comics.

20 years in the making, the long-awaited graphic novel masterpiece from acclaimed cartoonist Jordan Crane, Keeping Two, is out in April! A young couple is stuck in traffic, reading a book aloud to each other to pass the time. The relationship is already strained, but between the encroaching road rage, and a novel that hits way too close to home, tensions are running especially high by the time they arrive back at their apartment. When one of them leaves to get takeout and a movie, each of the young lovers is individually forced to confront loss, grief, fear, and insecurities in unexpected and shocking ways. Crane's formal use of the comics medium — threading several timelines and the interior and exterior lives of its protagonists together to create an increasing, almost Hitchcockian sense of dread and paranoia — is masterful. But as the title hints, there are dualities at its core that make it one of the most exciting works of graphic literary fiction in recent memory, a brilliant adult drama that showcases a deep empathy and compassion for its characters as well as a visually arresting showcase of Crane's considerable talents. Keeping Two is ostensibly a story about loss, but by the end, it just might also be about finding something along the way — something that had seemed irredeemable up to that point. In that way, it's also a deeply romantic book.

Halcyon Virtual Book Launch with Ron Regé, Jr. & Annie Mok

Join cartoonist Ron Regé, Jr. for a virtual event celebrating the release of his newest book, Halcyon! Ron will sit down with writer-artist Annie Mok to discuss the graphic novel Publisher's Weekly called "dazzling art from a dazzling mind"! Co-hosted by Fantagraphics and Secret Headquarters.

Pre-order your copy of Macanudo: Welcome to Elsewhere to get a bookplate signed by Liniers, while supplies last! In the spirit of Calvin & Hobbes, Mutts, and Krazy Kat, Liniers (Ricardo Siri) uses a shifting cast of children, talking animals, imaginary monsters, sensitive robots, occasional elves, and anthropomorphized objects to perform gags, philosophize, muse on nature, and engage in surreal, artistic flights of fancy. With delicate, calligraphic pen work and understated watercolors, the comic skips lightly from style to style and subject to subject, as Liniers allows his imagination and observational humor free reign. Jokes about domestic life, imagined scenarios of historical figures, Cthulu showing up to Tinder dates, characters simply enjoying a pastoral sunset, the puncturing of pop-culture stalwarts: Macanudo is a boundless canvas for its author's humane and delightfully off-kilter view of the world, in a way few comic strips have ever even attempted. Beginning in 2002 in Buenos Aires, Macanudo steadily gained popularity around the world, appearing in US newspapers since 2018. Welcome to Elsewhere is the first of a series of volumes collecting Liniers' groundbreaking strip.

Out February 1st: Halcyon, a graceful and psychedelic vision of a graphic novel that spans time, terrestrial planes, SF, and new age mysticism to detail the spiritual journeys of its two nonbinary protagonists by Ron Regé, Jr.! Halcyon is the work of a cartoonist at the height of his powers, a superlative use of the form in the service of relating the author's compassionate — and visually stunning — worldview. Pre-order your copy now to get a signed bookplate, while supplies last!

Coming soon to bookstores and comic shops near you: Metax by Antoine Cossé! This lusciously illustrated, science fiction fantasy by French cartoonist Antoine Cossé moves with the grace of a swan. Dark, romantic, and compassionate, it is an exploration of greed, its consequences, and the possibility of escape. Pre-order your copy today to receive a bookplate signed by the author, while supplies last!

New year = new books and Fantagraphics.com has *tons* of new releases to peruse! Which 2022 titles are you most excited about?

Giveaway time! To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery, we’re giving away one of these limited edition tote bags—head to our Instagram page to find out how to win!

Coming soon to bookstores and comic shops near you: Things We Create by Axel Brechensbauer! We all live in a world of objects, yet we rarely stop to think about how and why they came to exist, why they look and feel the way they do, or what shapes our preferences and why we own and use the ones we do. In Things We Create, renowned concept designer, cartoonist, and sculptor Axel Brechensbauer pulls back the curtain and provides a visual guide to civilization's endless quest for the perfect human-made object. Told with visual verve, wit, humor, and, above all, clarity, Things We Create is both a history of and a metaphysical study of physical objects — all the stuff we buy, we use, we collect, we need. Out in March 2022!

Red Room: the Antisocial Network Virtual Book Event with Ed Piskor and Ariell Johnson at Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse

Join New York Times bestselling artist Ed Piskor for a virtual book event celebrating the release of his newest book, Red Room! Ed will sit down with Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse Owner Ariell Johnson to discuss the shadowy world of outlaw comics.

Lure Virtual Book Event with Lane Milburn and Evan Narcisse

Join cartoonist Lane Milburn for a virtual event celebrating the release of his newest book, Lure! Lane will sit down with fellow artist and comics journalist Evan Narcisse (Rise of the Black Panther, Marvel's Voices #1) to discuss the role of art (and the artist) in the apocalypse. Signed bookplate copies available to order via our virtual hosts, Secret Headquarters in Los Angeles, CA!

Red Room: the Antisocial Network Virtual Book Launch with Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg at Floating World Comics

Join New York Times bestselling artist Ed Piskor for a virtual book launch celebrating the release of his newest book, Red Room! Ed will sit down with fellow artist (and Cartoonist Kayfabe partner) Jim Rugg (Street Angel) to discuss the shadowy world of outlaw comics. Co-hosted by Fantagraphics and Floating World Comics.