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Welcome to the World, Pep.


Congratulations to the family of Jason Lutes on the arrival of Maximilian Pepper Warren-Lutes at 4:49am on December 26th, weighing in at a 10 lbs. 2 oz!

Blechman in the New Yorker (December 1956!!)

Thumbing through an old New Yorker magazine, I came across this wonderful example of R.O. Blechman commercial illustration. Few artists manage to survive a decade in illustration, let alone successfully work with a distinctive line and distinguished wit in various commercial media for over half a century!



In the same issue...






Paul is on the internet!


Check out Michel Rabagliati's new website

Marc Bell, TV Star

If you ever hear a sample in a rap song that says I'm kind of a small fish wish upon a star that marc bell is getting paid royalties.

Dancing Mile End

Still looking for the perfect gift? How about this Matt Forsythe print? Signed and numbered and mailed to your door!

Delightful Delicious Delisle

Here are a few photos from the Guy Delisle event last night at the Drawn & Quarterly bookstore. Guy's talk packed the house; having arrived late, I ended up squashed against the window display at the very front of the store while people continued to squeeze in throughout the lecture! Despite the big crowd, Guy's conversational speaking style and decision to eschew the microphone lent an unexpected aura of low-key intimacy to the evening, a nice relief from the frenzy of the holiday season.


Guy signs as chief Chris Oliveros and translator Helge Dascher look on. Over the course of her 15-year association with Drawn & Quarterly, Helge has translated everything from Dupuy & Berberian to Abouet & Oubrerie to more Dupuy & Berberian, 12 years later! Helge is also astoundingly awesome. Proof? These amazing cookies she baked shaped like Guy Delisle's head, with a variety of expressions illustrated in chocolate frosting. Sweet!


Thank you to everyone who came out!

Happy Hanukkah!


In honour of the holiday season and "complicated consumer impulses" here is a strip by Vanessa Davis for you to enjoy. Also, a possible addition to your wish-list: pants with your name on them!

Guy Delisle In Town! This Thursday!


Guy Delisle of Pyongyang, Shenzhen and Burma fame will be in town this week for an event at the D+Q Librairie, his first! Yippee!

This weekend! Rusty Plum Craft Fair!


So I know I'm a Mom when I find myself:
1) working the local craft fair instead of the cool comic fest
2) bring my kids along with me to the craft fair and
3) get very excited when we sell a bunch of copies of our Moomin books, as well as lots of copies of other kid friendly comics like Ojingogo.

Last weekend Drawn and Quarterly was at, and this weekend and next, will be at the Rusty Plum craft fair. Rusty Plum has been going on in Mile End for a long time and it's a great way for us to get new readers, see friends and eat pierogies as it is in the basement of a Polish Catholic Church.

We will have the same sale going on at the fair, as we do online and in the store, buy three copies and get 30% off. This weekend stop by to say hi to the Chief (who I refer to as the "master craftster" as he started D+Q in his apartment a mere three blocks away from the church 20 years ago) and Claire, and next weekend to Tom and I. (and Georgy and Woody)

Big FCBD news in the office! Congrats to us!


So, we're really excited to announce that our Free Comic Book Day 2010 issue, YOW!!: THE JOHN STANLEY LIBRARY has been selected by Diamond as a gold level comic for the "holiday" of May 1, 2010. This means, it will be available at every store that participates in FCBD. (So no more slew of emails to the office asking for a copy because someone's store didn't order, or only ordered 2 copies) So in addition to that exciting news, and the news that Seth will be designing another cover, this year's comic includes a spectrum of Stanley stories: Melvin Monster, Nancy, Judy Jr from Thirteen Going on Eighteen, Choo Choo Charlie and Tubby! Yes, TUBBY!!! We take great pride in producing FCBD issues that we think really represent what FCBD is all about--great comics; all ages; satisfying to comics and non-comics fans alike. Thanks, Diamond!!!

Interns ARE awesome! #7635 in a series



Meet Kiarra, D & Q production intern and new friend. Hailing from Canada's exotic prairies, Kiarra draws and animates when she's not busy reading Thirteen "Going on Eighteen", the latest book in D & Q's ongoing John Stanley Library series!
Satisfyingly thick and supplemented with an introductory essay by none other than series designer Seth, this mighty tome is expected to hit store shelves in mid-January, making it the perfect holiday (Chinese new year!) gift for the Stanley fan or pre-adolescent girl in your life.

On the shelves, in your arms



I'm sure you've all taken notice of the Masterpiece Comics deficit in recent times. No longer is it so! The third printing has arrived in stores and online!!!!

Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Fest!

This past weekend was the inaugural Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival in Williamsburg, hosted by Gabe Fowler of Desert Island and Dan Nadel of Picturebox.

This photo gives you an idea of the space, which was a church basement. The feel of the show was really comfortable and nice, very similar to Montreal's ExpoZine, but with a big representation of the cartoonists, publishers, print makers, etc who regularly come out for the other small press shows. One really nice thing about the show was that, mixed in with the cartoonists and familiar faces were a lot of people who had heard about the show or had just wandered in, but seemed relatively unfamiliar with comics. Our booth was totally swamped the whole time, which makes sense as 6 of our cartoonists (Gabrielle Bell, R.O. Blechman, Charles Burns, Ron Rege, R. Sikoryak and Adrian Tomine) were there doing programming and/or signing.

I was alone at the booth, so I wandered around beforehand snapping shots of everyone setting up. Gabe Fowler puts together one of the Desert Island tables. He seemed remarkably calm the whole time, which is pretty impressive considering how successful the show was.

Jon Vermilyea's table, which was, as usual, totally overwhelming and exciting to look at. Unfortunately, toymaker (and Jon's gf) Shannon O'Neill's sewing machine broke the day before the show and she thusly didn't really have anything there. Also, sorry to whoever's butt that is.

Dernier Cri! BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU TRY TO BRING THESE THINGS ACROSS THE BORDER.

Why, hello there, Randy Chang and Tony Shenton. I am stalking you.

Charles Burns and Adrian Tomine sign at the booth, which was a real treat. Adrian very graciously agreed to take some time away from his 5 week-old baby daughter, Nora, to sign books and Charles is always a delight to have around.

R. Sikoryak and Gabrielle Bell madly sign books before doing some live drawing. Side-note: I couldn't go to see the programming, but I hear that the programming hall was packed the whole time and that all of the events went really well. Everyone who participated or went to one seemed decidedly pleased.

It was Ron Rege's BIRTHDAY, but he was still happy to sign books, meet fans and participate in a panel, which he said was his first ever!

AND finally, I snapped some pics of this rough looking crew hanging out around our table around the end of the day. Melissa and Chuck, former D+Q interns and CCS students/graduates both, and Leon and Barry from Secret Acres. What's wrong, guys???

Aw, that's better. Er, well...

More Rabagliati civic pride




Montrealers: keep your eyes peeled for Michel Rabagliati artwork gracing construction site walls and bistro bathrooms all over town on posters announcing local band Mes Aieux's CD launch. Like a scene straight out of Paul in the Metro (a Rabagliati short story featured in D & Q's 2005 Free Comic Book Day comic), the poster and CD cover pictured above depict the band members in the Montreal subway system. Please note the typical Canadian footwear... in fact, I'm pretty sure that the second guy from the right is rocking the same boots as D & Q creative director Tom Devlin.

Blechmas!



Oh, and I might as well add this (supervising director: Gene Deitch--comics, comics comics!)

R.O. Blechmania


Steven Heller, SVA prof and ex NY Times art director loves R.O. Blechman! A scholar when it comes to artists' christmas cards, Blechman is one of his four noted favourites. Just take a look at this iconic 1966 CBS animation, pure cheer. Catch up with R.O. Blechman this weekend at The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival on Saturday and The Ancram Opera House on Sunday in celebration of his two new books.

Holiday Sale & Shipping! Holy Smokes!


It's that time of year folks when you can save on books and still get them the cheapest method possible and in time for the holidays! But only if you act now! {Best Crazy Eddie Voice} So here's the sale, buy three items, any items, on our website and get 30% off!

So for all US orders, deadlines for the following shipping methods:

USPS Media Mail - 12/7/09
USPS Priority Mail - 12/17/09
Fedex Ground - 12/14/09
Fedex 2-day - 12/20/09
Fedex Overnight - 12/21/09

For all Canadian orders:
Canada Post Regular Parcel - 12/9/09

For all international orders
USPS Intl Priority - 12/7/09

**DISCLAIMER** We do not work for USPS, Canada Post or the post office in any foreign country, we can not control the mail. All of these are suggested dates, if it does not arrive in time, there will be no refunds. If you need it by a certain date anywhere in the world we recommend selecting the courier service.

Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Fest

Come visit D+Q this weekend at the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Fest! We'll be at booth 1+2! The festival is going to be FULL of amazing cartoonists and it's totally free! So come on down! Signing books for D+Q will be Gabrielle Bell, R.O. Blechman, Charles Burns, Ron Rege, R. Sikoryak and Adrian Tomine. You can check out the exact signing and programming schedule below.

BROOKLYN COMICS AND GRAPHICS FESTIVAL
Saturday, December 5th, 11 am-7 pm
184 Metropolitan Ave.

PROGRAMMING LOCATION
Secret Project Robot
128 River St. and Metropolitan

Amy Lockhart

I know I already mentioned that tonight is Montreal launch for Amy Lockhart's DIRTY DISHES, but let me introduce you to the book! It's our latest addition to our "Petits Livres" series and features a collection of Amy's comics, paintings and sculptural works, which are strange, kind of grotesque and totally captivating. All of Amy's work appears to be part of a complex and complete interior world that we're only partially privy to, and DIRTY DISHES is like a collection of vacation snapshots from it.

Have you watched her animations? They're awesome. Check out A Single Tear on the NFB website.

Do you really need another reason to come to the launch tonight? WELL, not only is Amy going to be screening some of her animations, but it's HER BIRTHDAY! So come down to 211 Bernard Ouest tonight at 7!

Hear ye, Montreal! Hot Potatoe! Dirty Dishes!

Check out this week's edition of THE MONTREAL MIRROR for this sweet Marc Bell cover and interview by Rupert Bottenberg. Ever wonder where all those waffles come from? Now is your chance to find out!

WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, why not swing on down to 211 Bernard tomorrow night for the Montreal launch of Marc's HOT POTATOE and Amy Lockhart's DIRTY DISHES? Welcome Marc and Amy back from Toronto and London, and use your bike or running shoes one last time before it starts snowing on Saturday...

Montreal Launch for HOT POTATOE and DIRTY DISHES
Friday, November 27th, 7pm
Librairie Drawn & Quarterly Bookstore
211 Bernard Ouest

Design mart


Go pick up a copy of the Ojingogo reprint and say hello to Matt Forsythe this weekend at Smart Design Mart. 5333 Casgrain.

Couple of John P. videos



John P.'s Map of My Heart tour may be over for now but there are some great momentos like this and this other video snippets from his date at Wax Trax.

{Thanks to Karl Dotter for his great Flickr set.}

Blechman Illo!


R.O. Blechman's illustration in yesterday's NY Times Book Review reminded me that I am very late in linking to Spurge's astute review of Talking Lines but am ahead of schedule in letting you know that D+Q will be at the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival with many of our artists, Blechman, being one of them. He will also be on a panel with Kim Deitch and Dash Shaw, moderated by Mr. Bill Kartalopoulos, all of them discussing animation. I have high hopes for this show, it is organized by Desert Island, after all.

Hot Potatoe fan art


From an art exchange at Expozine, this young man (8?) named Léon Auché understands Marc Bell. Take that Alexa Kitchen and Lucy Knisely.
{Apologies, I'm told that Lucy Knisely is apparently a grown woman.}

Many people have been here before but you should still go

I'm not the first person to point people towards Eddie Campbell's blog but it's good enough that it deserves frequent repeat pointing-towardses (?!) He writes often and casually and even when I'm not in agreement over some theory or other, his writing is probably as close as a well-read professorial lecture on comics as you'll find online.

I've been meaning to link to this quick rumination on Exit Wounds for a while. As usual, Eddie is paying attention to things many of us are not.

For Canucks Only: Marc and Amy's Hoser Tour, Eh.

Y'know, take off fans, Amy Lockhart and Marc Bell are traveling as far as ever a puffin flew, eh. They hit the 401 this week and travel down to Trawna, and then to Sweet L. O., and back to Mun-treal.


Friday, November 20th | MAGIC PONY GALLEY | Toronto | 7 PM

Wednesday, November 25th | FOREST CITY GALLERY | London | 9 PM | Blackshire Pub

Friday, November 27th | LIBRAIRIE D+Q | Montreal | 7 PM

In 2010, they'll go as far as the CPR will take them perhaps to Sackville, Halifax and St Johns...that's right people NOOFUNLAN! That's how much they love Canada, they are traveling to the Maritimes in the winter!

And why is Amy traveling too? Well, just for this little gem of a petit livre.

Do not miss them!

No, we don't have a Steig book planned...


it's just that these Punch and Judy drawings killed me. Also, what a great artist-at-his-desk portrait above. {Also, he's a lefty!}

Ojingogo returns!



If you've missed it the first time around, Matthew Forsythe's great graphic novel debut, Ojingogo, is now back in print, complete with a new design. After being originally serialized on Matthew's blog, it was published in book form about a year ago and was met with widespread acclaim, winning a Doug Wright Award and being selected as a Book of the Year by Quill & Quire magazine. If there was such an award, I'd also nominate Ojingogo for all-time best wordless graphic novel (it would be a tough category because it would be up against other gems like Brian Ralph's Cave In and Sara Varon's Robot Dreams).

Matthew's day job is working at the National Film Board of Canada, where he's been in charge of uploading hundreds of films from the past half century or so onto their website for free viewing. If you're unfamiliar with the NFB, start here or here and make sure you set aside plenty of time each week after that. Matthew says that they're uploading new films every week and it may take a few more years to get it all up there.

Hellllllooooo Montreal!


We are going to be at ExpoZine this weekend, sitting next to Amy Lockhart, Julie Doucet and Marc Bell whose brand new HOT POTATOE we'll be selling (Julie and Marc will be selling prints and Amy will be selling painted cut-outs). There will be lots of other D+Q pals there, too, like Bodega Distribution, La Pastheque, Zach Worton, Chuck Forsman...

ALSO, publicist extraordinaire, associate publisher and my boss, Peggy Burns, will be participating in a panel discussion on Saturday at 3 pm called "Printed Matter or Printed Doesn't Matter?," which I'm sure will be very much worth attending!

Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15, 2009, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 5035 St-Dominique (Église Saint-Enfant Jésus, between St-Joseph and Laurier, near Laurier Métro). Free admission. [You'll note that this year's hours have changed to 12-6, which is an hour later start than last year, two hours later than two years ago. MONTREAL!]

Fancy more Nancy?


Here's a peek at Seth's cover design for Nancy Volume 2, forthcoming from our John Stanley Library collection in summer 2010!

I really like Seth's toonish "big head" take on everyone's favorite malleable mallet-head. Composed of basic shapes tied together with a bow, Ernie Bushmiller's Nancy was designed with such economy and balance that her component parts are instantly recognizable even when they have been disassembled, distorted, and reconfigured, as demonstrated most memorably in Mark Newgarden's avant-guard formal cartooning experiment/tribute "Love's Savage Fury."

With Paul Karasik, Mr. Newgarden also authored the seminal 1988 essay "How to Read Nancy," soon to be published in expanded book form by Fantagraphics. In a few concise pages, the authors deconstruct one of Bushmiller's strips in order to explain the significance of composition and design in the construction of the perfect sight gag. Although John Stanley's Nancy comics rely less on gags than on wordplay and narrative, Stanley demonstrably shared Bushmiller's considerable talent for composition and rhythm. (Although the comics were drawn by Dan Gormley, Stanley's scripts took the form of highly detailed storyboards.)

Consider, for example, the page below. Never mind the bizarre content and bad condition; instead, please note the symmetry in the first two rows of panels, the visual rhythm of Nancy's comings and goings, and the diagonal line of Nancy's trajectory that starts in the upper righthand corner and switches direction halfway down the page. Now go read that essay. And have a nice weekend.

Masterpiece Comics Takes Miami!


Attention Florida! As you may know the Miami Book Fair is taking place right now! And they have a whole slate of graphic novel programming. On Saturday the 14th at 5:00 PM, R. Sikoryak will be doing his last official Masterpiece Comics event for his tour! Slide show and all.

Earlier in the day, Saturday at 2:00 PM, Bob will be teaming up with James Sturm to do a workshop for teens on comics and adaptation!

If you need a copy of his book, buy it now, it is officially out of stock as we wait for the third printing to arrive, yes, third!!! It just hit stores in September!

Powerpoints are forever


If you happened to miss the joint presentation given by R. Sikoryak and R.O. Blechman at New York's Strand Bookstore then you should take a look at this.
Please note - the majority of "related videos" are inaccurately represented as such, most significantly, perhaps, in the case of the last.

Hen-reeee! Hen-ree Al-driiiiiiich!



(Click on the page above to read the rest of the comic.)

Blog readers over the age of 60 may remember the (apparently) famous shout-out that kicked off every episode of what was once among the most popular radio shows in America. The Aldrich Family, which aired on the radio from 1939 to 1953, spawned eleven movies (two of which starred an awkward-looking, post-Our Gang, teenage Jackie Cooper), a comic book series, and a television show that ultimately served as an early template for the family-friendly teenage situation comedies of the 1950s. "Family-friendly" is perhaps the perfect choice of words to describe John Stanley's script for the first comic book in the Henry Aldrich series... in fact, if I were Henry's bf, Homer, I might feel that his family was a little too friendly... YOW!

Thanks to Frank Young for the tip! For more Stanley-scripted teenage antics, keep your eyes peeled for Thirteen Going On Eighteen, the next volume in our John Stanley Library series, in stores January 2010!

Introducing Imiri Sakabashira.


Tom is putting the finishing touches on a new graphic novel called The Box Man. Every time someone in the office reads it, they look a bit disheveled and startled--in a good way of course.


Some time in the past few weeks, Tom and I came across this little VICE Magazine promotional book for Where the Wild Things Are featuring Ron Rege, Vanessa Davis and Sammy Harkham. And it also features Sakabashira. Go figure. Kudos VICE!

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