Last Gasp Books » comic http://www.lastgasp.com/blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:24:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 I Am Not of this Planet: The Art of Gary Edson Arlington http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2011/08/10/i-am-not-of-this-planet-the-art-of-gary-edson-arlington/ http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2011/08/10/i-am-not-of-this-planet-the-art-of-gary-edson-arlington/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:02:02 +0000 Colin http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2011/08/10/i-am-not-of-this-planet-the-art-of-gary-edson-arlington/
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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 himself realizes, I’m sure.”
— Robert Crumb

 

“It seems that Gary Arlington was the best artist of us all.”
— Paul Mavrides

 

In the mid-sixties, Gary Arlington opened the SF Comic Book Company, the first comic book store in the USA.
It became a meeting place for underground cartoonists.  Gary now spends his days making art.

I AM NOT OF THIS PLANET: THE ART OF GARY EDSON ARLINGTON

OPENING PARTY & book release: Thursday, August 11, 6-9pm

Mina Dresden Gallery
312 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 863-8312

 

by Gary Arlington
$14.95
Softcover
127 Full color images
90 pages
9 x 6 inches
ISBN-13: 9780867197570
Publisher: Last Gasp

 

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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!
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” – The Comics Journal

We’ll have new books like Winshluss’ Pinocchio, new titles from Nobrow Press, and some rare and out-of-print items. And as always, we’ll have all the newest releases from our own press as well as many other publishers from around the globe.  See you in San Diego! 

Signings at the Last Gasp booth (#1616)

Thursday
Lisa Hanawalt: 11-1
Ron English: 2-4

Friday
Laurie Lipton: 2-4
Lisa Hanawalt: 4-6

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Lisa Hanawalt letterpress print
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Laurie Lipton “The Umpteenth Anniversary” print
Ron English Print Set

]]> http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2011/07/18/new-books-prints-and-fun-stuff-at-last-gasps-comic-con-booth-2/feed/ 1 Spring / Summer 2011 Publishing Catalog http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2011/06/07/spring-summer-2011-publishing-catalog/ http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2011/06/07/spring-summer-2011-publishing-catalog/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 01:05:33 +0000 Colin http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/?p=799 ]]> http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2011/06/07/spring-summer-2011-publishing-catalog/feed/ 0 The Art of Hergé http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2009/12/28/the-art-of-herge/ http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/2009/12/28/the-art-of-herge/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:00:44 +0000 Colin http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/?p=426 A nice Christmas treat from the New York Times & Los Angeles Times: kind words about our series The Art of Hergé.

“…devoted not just to the cartoons but also to Hergé’s impressive, sometimes glorious work as an illustrator and graphic designer.”
Bruce Handy, the New York Times
on the Last Gasp series The Art of Hergé

“gorgeous”
Jennifer Schuessler, the New York Times Papercuts blog
on the Last Gasp series The Art of Hergé

“…Philippe Goodin’s handsome three-volume survey…”
Charles Solomon, the Los Angeles Times

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The Art of Hergé
Volume 1: 1907-1937
978-0-86719-706-8

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The Art of Hergé
Volume 2: 1937-1949
978-0-86719-724-2

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Here’s a snippet of what they had to say:
“Best Erotic Comics, an annual collection of the best and brightest of kinky comics, is yet another reason to be proud of our sexy Bay Area, published as it is by legendary, local institution Last Gasp.”
Here’s the rest of the article.

Preview and interior images for Best Erotic Comics 2009.

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Dusty Horn reviews Best Erotic Comics 2009 for Carnal San Francisco:

“Just as the world at large is growing to acknowledge the value of comics, the shelves are hit with a cute, unassuming trade paperback overflowing with half-octopus girls, bull-cunnilingus, drunk pistol-whipping, unprotected male sodomy and an abundance of demon fucking, to say nothing of masturbation, queers, and sexually aggressive females.”

Read the rest of Dusty’s review here.

Michelle Smith reviews Junko Mizuno’s Little Fluffy Gigolo PELU for Comic Book Resources:

“I’m not one who enjoys weirdness for the sake of weirdness, but in Junko Mizuno’s hands, the absurdity of certain situations makes me laugh out loud, which is a pretty rare occurrence.”

Read the rest of Michelle’s review here.

John Thomas reviews PELU in his Mecha Mecha Media column for Yuuyake Shimbun:
“As the title suggests, this is not a kid’s book, but is the mind trip one would expect from Mizuno. Pelu is a fluffy alien who travels to Earth (don’t ask me how, you wouldn’t believe me) in order to find a bride. The adventures Pelu begins in this big volume are sometimes cute, sometimes shocking, and always original. Pelu is like finally getting the story behind one of Mizuno’s surprising illustrations. Pelu will not be for everyone, but I enjoyed this title even more than Pure Trance. I didn’t love everything that happens in Pelu, and I think it is hard to connect with the characters, which is probably by design, but Pelu certainly kept be guessing, which I did like.”

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Thanks to everyone who came out to see Junko Mizuno and get copies of her new book, Little Fluffy Gigolo PELU! And thanks to New People for hosting the signing! Deb Aoki wrote an article about the signing and did an interview with Junko as well. Same Hat also has some pics and a post about the signing and New People.

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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 as a political artist who pushes the boundaries of creativity. He is the author of several graphic novels, including CHE: A Graphic Biography.

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Che: A Graphic Biography

October 2 at 7:00pm at City Lights Bookstore in North Beach

October 22 at 7:00pm at Modern Times Bookstore in the Mission District.

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