Entries from December 2008
Video about the seminal graphic novelist Spain Rodriguez and his recent publication, Che: A Graphic Biography
There are few members of the 1960s underground comics wave whose names inspire more awe and respect than that of Spain Rodriguez. He, along with Robert Crumb, was one of the original members of Zap Comics and has a reputation [...]
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PEN Oakland has honored poet Diane di Prima with the Reginald Lockett Lifetime Achievement Award.
Diane is the author of many books, including the recently released new edition of Revolutionary Letters.
(The award has been renamed for the Vice President of PEN Oakland who was deeply loved, and who died May 15, 2008 of a massive heart [...]
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Last Gasp will be at booth #29 at the Mission Bazaar this weekend, December 6 & 7. Please come by and check out an incredible selection of new books and gifts.
Mission Bazaar will be at The Armory at 14th & Mission in San Francisco.
Saturday the show is from 10am to 6pm, and Sunday [...]
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Chris Mars “Tolerance” book signing at Magers & Quinn Booksellers in Uptown Minneapolis.
Tuesday, Dec. 16, 8 pm
Magers & Quinn Booksellers
3038 Hennepin Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
(612) 822-4611
Chirs Mars “Tolerance”
The book, a Green and Fair Trade endeavor, features multiple essays by the artist and over 150 full-color reproductions of paintings created between 2000 and 2007. [...]
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