Walt & Skeezix returns!

After a hiatus of nearly two and half years, we're pleased to announce that our Walt & Skeezix series is back with the new Volume 4 (1927-1928), arriving in stores within the next couple of weeks.Jeet Heer, one of the finest journalists writing in comics today, provides another compelling introduction, rich in biographical detail (Frank King's...

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He is not a museum!

Here's a great interview with Marc Bell by Dave Howard of Torontoist. Dave knows that Marc Bell from way back in the day and digs de...

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New Moomin This Year!

I came across this blog that had the most awesome picture of Tove, above. It reminded me to call attention to D+Q publishing two new books by the Finnish (who spoke Swedish) master of literature! In July, stores will see Moomin The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip Volume 5.And this fall, stores will see the second title in our Enfant line Who Will...

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Blimey! Clowes and Ware in the UK!

International man of mystery, the man of stellar taste, Paul Gravett, hosts the esteemed Daniel Clowes and Chris Ware at two Comica events this May. In London on the 24th and in Brighton on the 25...

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Listen to James Sturm Now!

National Magazine Award Finalist Tablet Magazine interviews James Sturm about his new book Market Day, his influences, his previous books and Inky Solomon. It's a great thorough, thoughtful interview. Here's the podcast. Happy Passov...

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Make Me A Woman

Oooowee! The Fall 2010 covers are rolling in and here's a doozy of a beauty by Vanessa Davis for her short story collection this fall titled Make Me A Woman. We were practically tripping over ourselves when the original artwork came in. Have I mentioned that Vanessa is a special guest at Comic-con this Ju...

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Loving the Return of Hicksville!

It's nice to see the spate of reviews that have come in loving the new edition of Hicksville. The Onion AV Club gives the rerelease an A, the Las Vegas Weekly gives the book 4 stars, Boing Boing joins in, and a href="http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/122944-hicksville">Pop Matters offers lengthy prai...

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More John P. Dates

Coinciding with a stellar review of MAP OF MY HEART in The Onion's AV Club--"quiet, emotional storm...A-"-- John P. added two more dates next week for his current road trip!Mon. 3/29: Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah GA; 5 PM. Tues. 3/30: Honey's Salon Athens GA; 7 PM. Do not miss h...

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One of Many Reminders: James Sturm on Tour

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I concur.

The new issue of Quill & Quire interviews a dozen scholars in Canada, asking them to rebuild the canon of what Canadian books need to be taught. Professor Julie Rak of the University of Alberta opined for the inclusion of It's A Good Life, If You Don't Weaken stating:"Along with his friend Chester Brown (whose Louis Riel: A Comic-StripBiography...

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13 Going On 18

Being a publicist, there is nothing like a sincere, honest review of the actual material in a good book by a great artist that makes the day go by nicely. Visit J. Caleb Mozzocco on Newsarama to hear his thoughts on the third title in our John Stanley Library, 13 Going On 18--he shares his likes and dislikes (it's not all glowing!) and ends with "This...

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Thanks Chip!

Chip Kidd, designer and editor extraordinaire and man about town, offers some very, very kind words in regards to D+Q in this interview about his new Alex Ross book on Comic Book Resources. "...I think Drawn and Quarterly is certainly one of the best, if not the best, single independent publisher of comics today..." Thanks Chip, you and Pantheon aren't...

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More on Black Blizzard

From Tim Hensl...

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Holy Smokes!

Unless I missed it, I'm pretty sure tickets aren't available y...

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All! Hail! Lynda! Barry!

Just combing through some google alerts and a bevy of praise came through for a recent Lynda Barry talk at the Tyler School of Art at Temple University. Best Lecture Ever. Absolutely Fantastic. Most Inspirational speech. Very Insirpiring. She is a hilarious person. Definitely not one I'll forget. My favorite lecture. Best Lecture I've attended. Best...

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Black Blizzard!

Black Blizzard, the new crime-noir thriller written and drawn by Yoshiro Tatsumi more than 50 years ago, hits most stores today. Given the content and context of the book, Adrian Tomine designed Black Blizzard as a 1950s pulp novel. With every detail, his intention was to match the sensibility of "hard-boiled" dime store novels of that era, from the...

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Ojingogo en francais avec animation!

Ojingogo de Matthew Forsytheenvoyé par lezardnoir. - Films courts et animatio...

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New Tatsumi!

"That's why I like Tatsumi's work: it's unrefined, maddeningly dank stuff, the work of an early comics pioneer staggering bleary-eyed into a terrifying, uncertain future and lashing out nervously at every envisioned hell in a titanically blunt manner...Black Blizzard may prove to be the most valuable 'classic' release of the year..." says Joe McCulloch...

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Marc Bell is (soon to be) on the European road!

Marc Bell is announcing dates for his European tour coming up real soon -Confirmed stops in Amsterdam, Paris, Bordeaux (w/ Amy Lockhart!) Check back for more details (animation show?!) here + h...

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Blechman Animation!

I don't know how this slipped past me, but apparently a few weeks on the NYT, they featured an R.O. Blechman animated gif to illustrate an article. H...

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John P. more dates!!

John P is still touring the US. Tonight! Norman! Oklahoma!Tuesday, April 6, 7 PM - NORMAN, OKAtomik Pop! (918 W. Main, Norman, OK 73069; 405-329-9695)Forthcoming dates:Friday through Sunday, April 16-18 - DENVER, CODenver ComicFestSaturday, May 1 - BOULDER, COTime Warp ComicsFree Comic Book Day (3105 28th Street, Boulder, CO 80301; 303-443-4500)Saturday,...

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Rock The Vote For Seth's WALRUS Cover!

We have until May 6th to vote for which of these awesome covers by Seth appears on the summer reading issue of the WALRUS. you can even win a framed picture of the cover, a D+Q gift pack (woot! woot!) and a subscription to the Walrus. More information he...

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Happy 96th Birthday, John Stanley!

I can't believe I almost let the great man's birthday get away from me. He would have been 96 today and I thank him for his amazing a...

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Congrats Seth!

The nominations for the Reuben Awards have been announced and Seth has been nominated for "Best Graphic Novel" for George Spro...

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I Swear This Is A Coincidence.

Steve Duin of the Oregonian ravely reviewed Market Day and stated: "Market Day -- a James Sturm epiphany from Drawn & Quarterly -- is a memorable graphic novel that follows a man down the thin line between lost and found. This is the best graphic novel, to date, of 20...

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PEG in the PDX

Hellooooo Portland! I am excited to announce that I will be asking my first trip ever to the NW (not including Vancouver) as D+Q will be making its debut appearance at the Stumptown Comics Festival. How could we not? This festival comes highly recommended by my pals Eric Reynolds of Fantagraphics, Brett Warnock of Top Shelf and Charles Brownstein...

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Announcing Lynda Barry's Picture This

Coming this October is Picture This Lynda Barry's companion book to the bestselling What It Is. To celebrate this, here's a wonderful interview with Lynda conducted by Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer through The New York Times Knowledge Network and the University of Toronto School for Continuing Studies. If you have never heard Lynda explain how she loves when...

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Guy draws to unbelievably annoying and inappropriate soundtrack

Don't say I didn't warn you. What is this remixed Chumbawam...

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Go to hell, Tom Spurgeon!

Oh, wait. He liked Map of my Heart. My mistake. Carry ...

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Where is that John P. now

Today:Saturday, March 13 - CHICAGO, ILChicago Zine FestTabling at CZF and King-Cat slideshow/talk at 12:15 PMForthcoming dates:Friday, March 26 - GAINESVILLE, FLUniversity of Florida Comics Conference{Keynote address}Friday, April 2 - HOUSTON, TXDomy Books (1709 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX 77098; 713-523-3669)Instore from 8-10 PMSaturday, April 3...

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Chocolet Day!

As I type this, I am devouring the very last piece of a chocolate-Guinness cake sent to the office by James Sturm, man of class, to celebrate the release of his new graphic novel, Market Day! That's right: he sent us a cake (not kosher, in case you were wondering.) All I'm saying is that the rest of you artists really need to step up your game: Seth,...

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Yet Another Original Graphic Novel...Black Blizzard

Technically this isn't an original graphic novel. Black Blizzard was published in 1956, but was never published again though it marked the arrival of a major talent, Yoshihiro Tatsumi, who coined the term gekiga. The book is a noir crime thriller, and if Tatsumi-san's first book sounds familiar-- it is. He goes into great detail in A Drifting Life...

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John P. speaks tonight!

Tonight:Thursday, March 11 - CHICAGO, ILComics Symposium of Chicago(5:45-6:45 PM "Comics as Art" panel with Paul Hornschemeier, John Porcellino, Christa Donner, and Bernie McGovern)Forthcoming dates:Friday and Saturday, March 12-13 - CHICAGO, ILChicago Zine Fest(Friday 7pm: Zine Reading at Quimby's, followed by Zine Art opening at Johalla Gallery)(Saturday:...

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Another Original Graphic Novel, Another Starred Review

James Sturm is a busy, busy man. Most people would consider being the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Center for Cartoon Studies a full-time job. Most people would consider being the series editor of the line of biographical comics a full time job, not to mention writing a book in said series. Most people would consider co-penning an award-winning...

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Shooting canons!

The Centre for Cartoon Studies will be showing artwork from R. Sikoryak's Masterpiece Comics in its CCS gallery until March 27th. Go check it out! Gallery info belowCCS Gallery94 South Main StreetWhite River Junction, VermontTel: 802 295 3...

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If you're in New York

This just in: Seth's exhibition of artwork from George Sprott will be up an extra week at Adam Baumgold. Show runs until March 20th don't mi...

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Holy Smokes! Brand-new WILSON story in this week's NEW YORKER.

What's all the fuss about this WILSON fellow, you ask? If the very idea of an all original Dan Clowes graphic novel doesn't send you running to your nearest bookstore in May, well, then you can have a peek at the man in this week's New Yorker. This is an original story separate from the original graphic novel!.nobrtable br { display: none }I'll use...

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Another stellar WILSON advance review.

Oh, yes, on the same day as a WILSON review by Tom Spurgeon, we receive our advances of the book, which is gorgeous! The Comics Reporter starts his review with "Wilson is a sharp strike right to the sweet spot of the brain where great comics are enjoyed" and it only gets better.Eagle eyed readers may notice that on the books on the bottom of the stack...

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This Just In...

Before Tom turns this blog into a virtual quarter bin (I jest, I jest) I wanted to turn your attention to the fact that the first official review of the first ever all original Dan Clowes graphic novel, WILSON, came in this week from Publisher's Weekly. The pub rightly gave the May book a starred review and noted Clowes' "new levels of brilliance"...

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Freddy

Surprisingly, the interior cartooning is vastly superior to the cover. The cover looks like it's to spec and the interior is actually off model and just better. When Seth saw this issue (I picked it up at Comic-con), he remarked that it looked like George Gately (he of irritating Heathcliff fame. It does look like his work a bit but my research doesn't...

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Angel (updated!)

Paul Hornschemeier's got the goods here. This is a dream for any comics nerd--not only the original art but a page of the layouts as well. Check it out! And whose name appears at the top of that layout script?!? Jack Mendelsohn...

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Tubby! Tubby! Tubby!

Diamond has previews up for this years forthcoming Free Comic Book Day comics. Our comic this year is extra awesome in that it reprints a bunch of different John Stanley written comics (including Choo-Choo Charlie?!). It is good. Very good. And cherry on top of that particular sundae is TUBBY!!! TUBBY!!! TUBBY!!! Go here to read the preview of the...

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Look At This {Strand Totebag Design Contest Reminder #1}

More information he...

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Miss Peach

As I mentioned before, seeing the Jacky's Diary entry in Art Out of Time was pretty exciting for me. I sure do love the oddball and forgotten in just about anything. The fact that comic was ever published made me beam for days. I did a little research on Jack Mendelsohn after that and came up with the fact that he wrote and drew a Miss Peach comic...

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One of the many reasons why the Strand Rules! Bag Contest! Upcoming D+Q Events!

OK, people, there are many reasons why the Strand is one of the most storied, respected and famous bookstores in the world, as evident by the above immortalization in the Dupuy & Berberian story, first published in Monsieur Jean and translated and published in Drawn & Quarterly #5. Everything about them is great: great taste, great building,...

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