Author Archive
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
Young Romance: The Best of Simon and Kirby’s Romance Comics at Fantagraphics Bookstore.
Join us at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery this Saturday April 14 at 6:00 PM as we celebrate the publication of the important new book, Young Romance: The Best of Simon and Kirby’s Romance Comics. Editor Michel Gagné, curator of the companion exhibition, will discuss this largely overlooked body of work by one of America’s most [...]
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Saturday, March 17th, 2012
Georgetown Music March features 20 bands in 20 locations. Free!
A musical edition of the notorious Georgetown Art Attack will be staged on Saturday, March 24 from 5:00 to 9:00 PM throughout the historic Georgetown industrial arts quarter. The Georgetown Music March features more than 20 diverse performances in 20 unlikely locations. This event is free and most venues welcome guests of all ages. The [...]
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Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
Susan E. Kirtley discusses Lynda Barry: Girlhood Through the Looking Glass with Cathy Hillenbrand at Fantagraphics Bookstore
The idiosyncratic work of Seattle cartoonist Lynda Barry is the subject on a new book by Portland author Susan E. Kirtley. Lynda Barry: Girlhood Through the Looking Glass represents the first comprehensive critique of this influential American artist. Kirtley will present her book – from the University Press of Mississippi’s Great Comics Artists Series – [...]
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Monday, February 27th, 2012
Real Comet Press Retrospective at Fantagraphics Bookstore
“From Comix to Critiques” was the focus of seminal Seattle publisher Real Comet Press. Founded in 1981 by arts activist Cathy Hillenbrand, then owner the Comet Tavern, this prescient enterprise published an amazing array of books that foreshadowed Seattle’s ascendance to the forefront of international pop culture. Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery celebrates the legacy of [...]
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Friday, February 10th, 2012
“Funny Valentines: A Tribute to Jack Davis” Opening Party
Please joins us this Saturday, February 11 at 6:00 PM and pay homage to one of the masters of our medium. “Funny Valentines” is a tribute to Jack Davis, the Mad genius of American comix. To celebrate the publication of Fantagraphics’ retrospective Jack Davis: Drawing American Pop Culture, a stellar group of cartoonists, visual artists, [...]
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Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
Listen, Whitey! Celebrate Black History Month on February 4 at Fantagraphics Bookstore with two new books on the Civil Rights movement.
Fantagraphics Bookstore kicks off Black History Month on Saturday, February 4 with the debut of two diverse books. Seattle-based music scholar Pat Thomas, author of Listen, Whitey!: The Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965 – 1975, will be joined by Seattle authors Mark Long and Jim Demonakos, who together with cartoonist Nate Powell created [...]
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Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
TONY MILLIONAIRE PORTRAIT SHOW AT FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKSTORE. Elvis Has Entered the Building.
Provocative cartoonist Tony Millionaire will appear in Seattle at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery on Saturday, January 7 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM for a book signing and art show. He’ll be exhibiting brilliantly sedate work from his new book 500 Portraits, recently released by Fantagraphics Books. 500 Portraits collects over two decades of work by [...]
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Pogo Party this Saturday! “Playing Possum” & music by Sawsome!
Come celebrate the festive 5th anniversary of Fantagraphics Bookstore on Saturday, December 10 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Holiday cheer galore! Opening reception for “Playing Possum: The Pogo Art of Walt Kelly,” music by Sawsome (a female banjo and saw duet), complimentary refreshments, wandering Christmas carolers, and more! We can hardly believe it’s been 5 [...]
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Monday, December 5th, 2011
Holiday Edition of Georgetown Art Attack on Saturday, December 10.
Make your way to the Georgetown Art Attack and get into the holiday spirit with holiday spirits on Saturday, December 10. Dozens of artists will open their studios and Georgetown’s many inventive enterprises celebrate the season with colorful exhibitions, sales and special events. A group from Choir of the Sound will wonder through the historic [...]
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Sunday, November 20th, 2011
Spend Black Friday with Peter Bagge in Georgetown!
Sensational Seattle counterculture cartoonist Peter Bagge will appear in Georgetown at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery at 7:00 PM on Friday, November 25. The book signing will be followed by a performance of his power pop combo Can You Imagine? featuring Steve Fisk next door at the MIX nightclub. We’ve recently seen a deluge of books [...]
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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
Colorful Georgetown Art Attack Falls on Saturday, November 12.
Adventurous art mavens will descend on Georgetown on Saturday, November 12 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM for the Georgetown Second Saturday Art Attack. Many area artists open their studios to the public for this monthly event, joined by the creative enterprises that support them. The diversity of visual and performing arts programming continues to distinguish [...]
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Thursday, October 27th, 2011
Flip Out at Shorty’s 14th Annual Pinball Tournament November 5 & 6. Grand Prize Pinball Machine!
Pinball players from around the country will gather in Belltown on November 5 and 6 for Shorty’s 14th Annual Pinball Tournament. This has become one of the most highly anticipated and closely contested competitions of its kind. Cash and prizes are awarded in several categories – some unrelated to finishing order – with the top [...]
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Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Georgetown Lights Up for October 8 Second Saturday Art Attack.
Don’t miss the October 8 installment of the Georgetown Second Saturday Art Attack. We welcome our newest neighbor Elysian Brewing as they host their annual Great Pumpkin Brew Festival at their new facility on Airport Way S. Over 50 flavors of pumpkin beer from area brewers will debut, including a batch from Georgetown Brewing. Can’t [...]
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Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Trina Robbins Roars into Georgetown this Saturday
Come down to Fantagraphics Bookstore on Saturday evening and hang out with legendary underground cartoonist Trina Robbins. We’ll be opening an exhibition of comics pages and ephemera by Nell Brinkley, curated by Trina. She’ll give a brief talk on Nell Brinkley and sign copies of Brinkley Girls along with other books. Nell Brinkley was an [...]
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Thursday, September 15th, 2011
DRAWING POWER: Curator Warren Bernard discusses the history of cartoon advertising at Fantagraphics Bookstore. Special guest Tom Neely.
September 13, 2011 – Seattle, WA. Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery welcomes two diverse professionals in the field of comix for an extraordinary event on Saturday, September 24 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Editor and curator Warren Bernard will discuss cartoons in the service of commerce in connection with his new book and exhibition Drawing Power: [...]
