Last Gasp Books

The world’s leading Tintinologist will reveal the inspiration behind the Adventures of Tintin and the links with the upcoming Spielberg film. Join Michael Farr, the leading expert on the boy reporter, for a talk about the origins of Tintin, Haddock and key characters from the series. A book signing for Farr’s Tintin: A Complete Companion will [...]

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  “San Francisco was the capitol of comix culture in the ’60s and early ’70’s and Gary Arlington’s hole-in-the-wall shop was, for me, the capitol of San Francisco” — Art Spiegelman   “Gary made a cultural contribution in San Francisco  in the late ’60s through the ’70s, ’80s & ’90s that was more significant than he [...]

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See New Books, Prints, and Fun Stuff at Last Gasp’s Comic-Con booth We are at Booth #1616 First of all, you must come play Comic-Con Bingo with us! http://www.lastgasp.com/bingo You can win the prizes!  We’ll be debuting Tank Tankuro: Pre-War Manga  “sporting a gorgeous case and cover design by Chris Ware. …cartooning at its best” [...]

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FORGOTTEN FANTASY Sunday Comics 1900–1915 from Sunday Press Edited by Peter Maresca Designed by Philippe Ghielmetti The dawn of the 20th century saw technological advances that were only dreamed of decades before. One such advance was four-color printing, which brought to life stories inspired by both the new technologies of the era and the children’s fiction [...]

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  Tank Tankuro is one of the first robots ever to appear in Japanese comics and may be the first manga “superhero.” First published in 1934, Tank Tankuro was one of the most famous manga characters at the time.  The comic by Gajo Sakamoto is famous for its innovative and captivating adventure stories full of [...]

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This summer, Last Gasp will publish Add Toner, the second anthology of Cometbus, America’s longest-running underground magazine. Add Toner contains more than sixty stories and interviews, interspersed with bold graphics and illustrations, including never-before-published bonus material. Cometbus began in July 1981 as a small, stapled fanzine focusing on the Bay Area punk scene. The editor, [...]

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One of Japan’s most infamous artists, Toshio Saeki, will soon have his work on display at San Francisco’s 111 Minna Gallery. Called “the godfather of Japanese erotica,” Toshio Saeki has cultivated a unique and shocking style – blending traditional Japanese technique with his own twisted imagination. Saeki’s artwork is a synthesis of depraved vision and [...]

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BLABWORLD Book Signing Sponsored by The Intuit Show of Folk and Outsider Art (with SOFA Chicago) Navy Pier Festival Hall Friday, November 5th, 2011, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Contributing artists, CJ Pyle, Fred Stonehouse, Michael Noland, Travis Lampe, Kari Laine McCluskey, Larry Day, and BLABWORLD founder, editor, and designer, Monte Beauchamp will be available [...]

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Confirmed for Comic-Con 2010: Signings with Junko Mizuno, Joe Ledbetter, Buff Monster, Ron English, Camilla d’Errico (See schedule below) Play Last Gasp Comic-Con BINGO with prizes! Plus all the newest books, imports, rare stuff… Our booth is #1616. SDCC exclusive junko mizuno print 2-print set. Edition of 60. Debossed digital offset. Signing Schedule Thursday Camilla [...]

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Todd Schorr: Designed for Extinction Opening reception: June 26, 4-7pm Book-signing for Schorr’s latest monograph American Surreal hosted by Last Gasp. Designed for Extinction is a solo exhibition featuring the paintings of Los Angeles-based artist Todd Schorr, a leading figure in the world of “pop surrealism” and “lowbrow.” Schorr is undeniably inspired by Renaissance masters [...]

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