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Lapham’s Juice Squeezers Featured for FCBD 2014!

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David Lapham, the Eisner Award–winning creator of the smash hit Stray Bullets, is writing and drawing his own series again for the first time in five years, debuting next month! Now, on the eve of Final Order Cutoff for the first issue, Dark Horse announces an original story to be featured in next year’s FCBD offerings!

Called “a perfect start to an addictive new serial” by Newsarama after its run in the Eisner and Harvey Award–winning anthology Dark Horse Presents, Juice Squeezers follows a covert group of tweens who form the main line of defense for the residents of Weeville against an army of giant bugs. The only ones who can fit into the cramped subterranean battlefield, the aptly named Juice Squeezers keep the endless swarm of bugs from overrunning the city. That is, until a new kid moves to town and threatens to awaken a dormant bug population. The exterminators may become the exterminated in this all-ages adventure story!

Available for download today, and free for the next week, is the critically acclaimed storyline from the series debut in Dark Horse’s flagship anthology, so fans will have the chance to see for themselves what everyone is talking about! Read the first chapter and tell your retailer that you are on board for this fun new series in the vein of The Goonies and Stand by Me!

Juice Squeezers #1 (of 4) is on sale January 1, 2014, in comic shops everywhere!

Juice Squeezers #0 is available for free download today, exclusively through Digital.DarkHorse.com!

Free Comic Day 2014 will take place on May 3, 2014!

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Two Signings for Afterlife With Archie #2

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Afterlife With Archie, the most talked about horror comic of 2013 rages on and to celebrate Archie Comics has announced two special signings will be held next week to kick off issue #2 of the mega hit series.

Francesco Francavilla Signing at Dr. No’s Comics & Games 11/23

Fans living in the Atlanta area can get their copies signed by Eisner Award winning artist Francesco Francavilla at Dr. No’s Comics and Games Superstore (3428 Canton Rd, Marietta, Georgia 30066) from 2-4pm on Saturday, November 23rd.

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Signing at Golden Apple Comics 11/20

Harvey Award winning writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa will be signing at Golden Apple Comics (7018 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, California 90038) from 7-9pm on Wednesday 11/20, the day of the comic’s release. Join Roberto for the release party and FREE wine mixer.

Be sure to make it to one of these events and get your copy of Afterlife With Archie #2, the 2nd spine-chilling chapter of the ongoing horror series. The chance to meet the creators and get it signed will make it a prized possession for your collection.

Golden Apple Comics
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Wednesday 11/20 – 7-9pm
7018 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA
90038
323.658.6047

Dr. No’s Comics and Games
Francesco Francavilla
Saturday 11/23 – 2-4pm
3428 Canton Rd
Marietta, GA
30066
770.422.4642

The Fifth Beatle Launches With Events in New York City and Miami

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With The Fifth Beatle hitting store shelves hitting shelves on November 19th,  the writer/producer Vivek Tiwary will be making some special launch-week appearances.

Tiwary will be making two appearances in New York City, one November 18 at Barnes and Noble and the other at Forbidden Planet on November 20.

Monday November 18, 2013 7:00 PM
Barnes & Noble
82nd & Broadway
2289 Broadway, New York, NY 10024

Vivek Tiwary in conversation with Dave Marsh, founding editor of seminal rock magazine CREEM, pop culture critic and historian.

Wednesday November, 20th 6:00PM
Fifth Beatle SIGNING w/ Vivek Tiwary at FORBIDDEN PLANET NYC
Forbidden Planet
Broadway – between 13th and 12th
832 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
Vivek is thrilled to be signing at the shop where he’s been buying his comics since he was a kid!  If you can’t make it, signed copies are also available through the Forbidden Planet website.

Vivek will also be appearing in a panel Saturday, November 23 11am at the Miami Book Fair : Making Music with Comics: Ed Piskor on Hip Hop Family Tree and Vivek J. Tiwary on The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story, with Peter Bagge and Paul Pope. Moderated by Joan Hilty.

Twilight star Peter Facinelli & Rob DeFranco sign their new comic, Protocol: Orphans #1 at Midtown Comics

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Midtown Comics in New York City is welcoming actor Peter Facinelli along with his producing partner Rob Defranco for a special book signing of their new comic book, Protocol: Orphans #1 from BOOM! Studios, on Wednesday, November 20th, at 7:30pm at the Midtown Comics Downtown location. Purchase of Protocol: Orphans #1 is required to attend the signing and one additional personal item may be signed.

Actor Peter Facinelli and producing partner Rob DeFranco are the creators of Protocol: Orphans. Written by Michael Alan Nelson and drawn by Mariano Navarro, Protocol: Orphans is an action-packed espionage series with a compelling cast of young characters struggling with their transition into adulthood. Adopted by the government. Trained as deadly spies. Abandoned by everybody but each other. Protocol: Orphans is a tense thriller perfect for fans of fun spy fiction like TV’s Alias or Mission: Impossible.

Which Marvel Superstar Blasts Off with the Guardians of the Galaxy? Find Out on FCBD 2014!

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The biggest super heroes in comics today are coming to a comic shop near you for Free Comic Book Day 2014! Marvel has released a first look at the Guardians of the Galaxy Free Comic Book Day Special! Prepare yourself for two shocking new stories that will shape the Marvel Universe for the next year and beyond! Your first glimpse at the most talked about comics of 2014 begins right here!

The Free Comic Book Day release will feature new stories staring Spider-Man and the Guardians of the Galaxy, both of whom will be featured on the big screen in movies coming out during 2014.

First up, get ready for the debut of the All-New Guardians of the Galaxy courtesy of writer Brian Michael Bendis and the Cosmic debut of blockbuster artist Nick Bradshaw!

The Guardians are about to welcome two new members – including Captain Marvel and one Mystery Marvel Superstar you’d never expect to see with the Guardians of the Galaxy! And this mysterious character is about to set off a chain reaction that takes our heroes to the farthest reaches of space – on a collision course with one of the deadliest threats in the cosmos!

But that’s not all! Spider-Man fans are also in luck this Free Comic Book Day, because a special back-up story by the best-selling team of Dan Slott and Giuseppe Camuncoli lays the foundation for 2014’s top secret Spider-Man event…an all-new story that will rock the Wall-Crawler’s world to its core!

So mark it on your calendar, Free Comic Book Day is May 3rd, 2014!

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art by NICK BRADSHAW
Cover by SARA PICHELLI
IN STORES THIS MAY!

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NYCC 2013: Action Lab Goes Big

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Action Lab is heading to New York Comic Con this week with convention exclusives, events and more. They’ll be located at booth #3126 and they’re bringing the convention excitement online too.

Action Labt and Action Lab Danger Zone are bringing a variety of exclusives to the show. Releases include a NYCC Exclusive Cover Variant for Jeremy Dale’s hit Skyward, the premiere of the space-spanning teens of Planet Gigantic with Planet Gigantic #0, Bo Plushy, Gangsta #1, and Con Exclusive Editions of “the streetwalking dead” Zombie Tramp and the retro-zombies of Night of the 80s Undead.

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Timed for the convention, the publisher will debut their already announced digital series. Bo Plushy, Gangsta, Crimson Society, Zombie Tramp, Scum of the Earth, and Itty Bitty Bunnies in Rainbow Pixie Candy Land will all debut on October 10 the beginning of the convention.

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Molly Danger Saves New York! Action Lab has partnered with legendary artist Jamal Igle to publish Molly Danger in a beautiful hardcover edition and to celebrate and at the same time benefit a good cause, they are partnering with Jim Hanley’s Universe to host a benefit signing party to raise money for the Hero Initiative during New York Comic Con! Great comics for a great cause, and get a signed copy of Molly Danger of your very own! Saturday October 12th at Jim Hanley’s Universe comic store in Manhattan! Plus Jamal will be signing copies of Molly Danger all con long!

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ACTION LAB is READY to ROCK your NEW YORK COMIC CON experience with great comics, con exclusives and signings and a brand new digital initiative! Come see us at BOOTH 3126!

Get the images here:  http://www.actionlabcomics.com/slide/new-york-comic-con-variant-exclusives-digital-debuts/

NYCC 2013: Walking Dead’s Charlie Adlard To Sign Limited Edition Art Book at New York Gallery

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As part of The Walking Dead’s 10th Anniversary celebration at New York Comic Con, Robert Kirkman’s Skybound imprint at Image Comics has partnered with Hyundai to curate a special gallery exhibit. The exhibit will take place at Pillars 37, located at 517 West 37th Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues, and the gallery will be open to the public Thursday October 10th from 11am-7pm, Friday October 11th from 11am-4pm, and Saturday October 12th from 10am-5pm.

This gallery will showcase The Walking Dead artwork, famed illustrations, and the Veloster Zombie Survival Machine from San Diego Comic-Con. Limited edition prints, exclusive to the gallery, will be distributed to guests each day. The gallery will also host a private screening of the world premiere of the “Hyundai Presents The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead” documentary.  The documentary will then be available for viewing exclusively on thewalkingdead.com.

Additionally, The Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard will be doing a special book signing for the limited edition slipcased version of his new book The Art of Charlie Adlard at the gallery from 11am-12pm on Saturday 10/12. There will be 150 copies of these limited edition art books available for purchase at the gallery, on a first come, first served basis. The books will cost $75 each.

Archaia Announces Two Thrilling Adventure Hour Events

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The Thrilling Adventure Hour GN Cover - Illustrated by Tom FowlerArchaia Entertainment, an imprint of BOOM! Studios, has announced two upcoming events centered on its recent anthology graphic novel release, The Thrilling Adventure Hour. Fans will be given the opportunity to get their books signed by the writers and some of the performers from the show on which the graphic novel is based.

On Monday, Sept. 16, starting at 7 p.m., the Barnes and Noble location at The Grove at Farmers Market in Los Angeles, California will host The Thrilling Adventure Hour author/creators Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, along with performers Paul F. Tompkins, Joshua Malina, James Urbaniak, Marc Evan Jackson, Mark Gagliardi, and more to be announced for a fun-filled, interactive panel and signing of the graphic novel. The event is free but a purchase of the book is required for autographs. Although The Thrilling Adventure Hour is sold out at the distribution level, this event will feature First Printing copies, while supplies last!

Barnes and Noble at The Grove at Farmers Market
189 The Grove Drive, Suite K 30
Los Angeles, CA 90036
325-525-0270

On Saturday, Sept. 21, the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, California will hold “The Thrilling Adventure Hour Graphic Novel Reception,” featuring Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, Marc Evan Jackson, Mark Gagliardi, and more additional cast members as they confirm. General Admission tickets are priced at $75 each, and include entry into the event. VIP Admission is $150 and includes entry to the event plus a copy of a limited-edition The Thrilling Adventure Hour Graphic Novel Exhibition commemorative poster. Since June, the Cartoon Art Museum has been hosting an exhibit of some of the art featured in the graphic novel. This event starts at 7 p.m. to allow guests plenty of time to enjoy the museum, see the exhibit, and to meet the creators and members of the cast. Light food and drink will be provided. The Museum would like the event to be a celebration of the creativity of the creators, artists, and cast of The Thrilling Adventure Hour, as well as the success of the graphic novel.

Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 91405
415-227-8666

To buy tickets, visit this link: https://guestlistapp.com/events/179220

The Thrilling Adventure Hour is a live-staged show in the style of old-time radio performed monthly at the famous Largo of the Coronet Theater in Los Angeles. Running since 2005, each show features three stories brought to life by a talented troupe of actors and comedians! This multi‐faceted cast portrays all manner of characters from an ever‐evolving array of recurring worlds and genre backdrops including space westerns, goofy super‐heroics, fast‐talking mediums and a British time‐traveler…just to name a few.

D+Q Fall events with Bagge, Barry, Brown, Castree, Hanawalt, Hernandez, Katin, Modan, Nilsen, Ralph, Seth, Shapton, Spiegelman, Tomine, ROOKIE!

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D+Q authors and cartoonists are taking over North America this Fall at an event near you! Check out below to find where these creators will be over the coming months.

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PETER BAGGE

Join Peter Bagge for the launch of his dazzling, accessible biography, Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story! He will be presenting a slideshow and signing on his US tour:

BALTIMORE Atomic Books Friday September 13th
BETHESDA Small Press Expo September 14th and September 15th
SEATTLE Town Hall Thursday September 26th
MINNEAPOLIS Magers & Quinn Wednesday October 16th
IOWA CITY Prairie Lights Friday October 18th
CHICAGO Quimby’s Saturday October 19th
BOSTON Brookline Booksmith Monday October 21st
PHILADELPHIA Locust Moon Tuesday October 22nd
NYC MANHATTAN Book Culture Wednesday October 23rd
NYC BROOKLYN Word Thursday October 24th
TORONTO IFOA Saturday October 26th
MIAMI Miami Book Fair November 17th-24th

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LYNDA BARRY

Seeing Lynda Barry in person is a once in a life time experience, do not miss her at the National Book Fest. Get her to sign her latest book, Freddie Stories!

WASHINGTON National Book Festival
Sunday, September 22nd

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CHESTER BROWN

A special, expanded edition of Chester Brown’s celebrated biography of the Canadian rebel Louis Riel!

“While rereading this graphic novel, I thought, ‘Why is this book not given to every schoolchild in Canada? … [H]as Canadian history ever been portrayed with more lyrical space, beauty, complexity, and drama…?” –The Globe and Mail

WINNIPEG McNally Robinson
for Louis Riel’s 169th birthday! Tuesday October 22nd
TORONTO Art Gallery of Ontario
McCready Leacture: an illustrated talk of Brown’s past and current work. Introductions by Andrew Hunter and Seth.
Chester’s original artwork from Louis Riel will be on display in the gallery. Wednesday November 13th

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GENEVIÈVE CASTRÉE

A trans-Canadian exploration of identity from a multitalented artist and musician!

“With mesmerizing honesty Castrée resurrects the obscenely disorienting turning points of a childhood, the ones that haunt a person for a lifetime. After reading the last page I closed the book and wept a little bit about its simple, perfect ending.”
–Miranda July, author of It Chooses You and No One Belongs Here More Than You

VICTORIA Open Words, University of Victoria
September 17th and September 18th

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OAK PARK Unity Temple Book Launch Tuesday October 1st
TORONTO Magic Pony Saturday, October 26th
LOS ANGELES Skylight Thursday, November 7th
PORTLAND Reading Frenzy Friday, November 8th
SEATTLE Vera Project Saturday, November 9th
CHICAGO MCA Sunday, December 8th

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LISA HANAWALT

“For years I’ve encountered Lisa Hanawalt’s comics and illustrations piecemeal — in various magazines and periodicals. They’re always a pleasant jolt. Now, they’ve been assembled into one thick, blazing bludgeon. I envy you getting walloped by them all for the first time. This is a Hanawalt assault. Succumb.”–Patton Oswalt

BETHESDA Small Press Expo September 14th and 15th
NYC Brooklyn Book Festival Sunday September 22nd

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GILBERT HERNANDEZ

“Mr. Hernandez captures the wonder of childhood”
—_New York Times_

As resonant with the children of today as the children of the sixties, Marble Season is the all-new semi-autobiographical novel by acclaimed cartoonist Gilbert Hernandez. The evocative story masterfully explores the redemptive and timeless power of storytelling and role play in childhood.

WASHINGTON National Book Fair Sunday, September 22nd

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MIRIAM KATIN

Katin is a master storyteller in Letting It Go, an insightful and serious but also wry account of the myriad ways trauma infects daily existence, both for survivors and for their families.

“Katin eschews the use of panel borders for her gorgeously expressive color-pencil drawings, giving the narrative an irresistible flow. This… nuanced and inward-looking tale is an even greater testament to Katin’s remarkable storytelling abilities.”—_Booklist Starred Review_

NEW YORK Brooklyn Book Fest Sunday September 22nd
MIAMI Miami Book Fair November 17th-November 24th

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RUTU MODAN

Savvy and insightful, elegant and subtle, The Property is a triumph of storytelling that explores the absurdity of people’s behaviour and the complex consequences of their sacrifices.

“Modan is masterful at creating complex motivations, exploring the confusion her characters create in each other and, more fundamentally, in themselves.”—_LA Times_

On tour from Tel Aviv!
BETHESDA Small Press Expo September 14th and 15th
WASHINGTON Politics & Prose
Monday September 16th (by Toon Books)
NY Society of Illustrators Tuesday September 17th
NY Bookcourt Thursday September 19th (by Toon Books)
NY New York Art Book Fair Saturday September 21st

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ANDERS NILSEN

Rage of Poseidon is devastating, insightful, and beautifully hewn; it’s a wry triumph in an all-new style from a masterful artist.

BETHESDA Small Press Expo
Saturday September 14th and Sunday September 15th
CHICAGO Brainframe Friday September 20th
NYC BROOKLYN Brooklyn Book Festival
Sunday September 22nd
SAN FRANCISCO Alternative Press Expo
Saturday October 12th and Sunday October 13th

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BRIAN RALPH

Reggie-12 is a hilarious pop-culture send-up of the infalliable boy hero in Brian Ralph’s trademark stye, told with episodic wit and structure of the contemporary American sitcom. Laughs explode from the page! Brian will be celebrating the launch of Reggie-12 with a rollicking slideshow:

SEATTLE Fantagraphics Bookstore
Saturday, September 7th
PORTLAND Floating World Sunday, September 8th
SAN FRANCISCO Mission: Comics and Art
Tuesday, September 10th
LOS ANGELES Secret Headquarters
Wednesday, September 11th
BETHESDA SPX September 14th & 15th

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SETH

Continuing the new semi-annual hardcover format for Palookaville in volume 21, Seth presents a lushly designed three-part collection: a sketchbook memoir from his childhood in small-town Ontario; pages from the comic strip diary he has kept for almost a decade; an the the continuation of Part Four of the ongoing Clyde Fans serial.

NEW YORK Adam Baumgold Gallery
Original art from It’s A Good Life If You Don’t Weaken
Tuesday September 10th
*please note that Seth will not be attending the opening.

BETHESDA Small Press Expo
September 14th and September 15th

TORONTO IFOA
Saturday October 26th

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LEANNE SHAPTON

Originally collected on the New York Times Opinion Page, Leanne Shapton’s Sunday Night Movies is a dreamy, beautiful collection of remembered classics.

In New York this September!

Brooklyn Book Festival Sunday, September 22nd
Paris Review Thursday, September 26th

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ART SPIEGELMAN

A comprehensive career overview of the legendary Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist! Spiegelman has been a leader of, and an inspiration for, alternative comics artists throughout the past three decades, and readers are now able to trace the evolution of this multifaceted artist throughout his storied career. Includes rare material and reproductions of out-of-print comics!

In New York this September!
Greenlight slideshow and signing
Wednesday, September 18th
Brooklyn Book Festival in conversation with Jules Feiffer
Sunday, September 22nd
Housing Works in conversation with Dan Nadel
Tuesday, September 24th

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ADRIAN TOMINE

Acclaimed cartoonist Adrian Tomine (New York Drawings, Shortcomings) returns with a dazzling new issue of his two-decade-long comic book series! Tomine channels contemporary zeitgeist and vernacular to produce flawlessly designed, compellingly readable stories.

BETHESDA Small Press Expo
September 14th and September 15th
BROOKLYN Brooklyn Book Festival
Sunday, September 22nd

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