Our Winter and Summer catalogs are out and they are bursting with the exact kind of future we at Fantagraphics (and, well, anywhere) want to have: stories about the messiness and challenges of youth from intensely talented young cartoonists (that would be Briana Loewinsohn’s Raised by Ghosts), new releases from the legends that built the Fantagraphics name (Jaime Hernandez’ Life Drawing, Richard Sala’s Night Drive), stories that smash and pry and change the “graphic memoir” concept with total fearlessness and experimentation (Kayla E’s Precious Rubbish). We’ll return to our roots with a newly formatted series of classic comic reprints, this time with the spotlight on Ernie Bushmiller’s Nancy, shepherd the world’s manga fans through the Brain Damage horrors of Shintaro Kago, and allow Noah Van Sciver the opportunity to skewer musicians in Beat It, Rufus with the same zest with which his Fante Bukowski went after poets. And then, before the summer is even close to done, we’ll turn the reins of comics back over to Alex Graham, whose Devil’s Grin will cement her name in the pantheon of shitkicker comics geniuses.
2025 is not a year that has started off well for many, and there’s zero mileage to be made out of pretending that there isn’t more pain to come. But for as long as we can, talking about art, reading it, sharing the joys of it, living up to the challenges it inspires—remains one of the only guaranteed actions I know of that will keep you on the right side of history. If you’re reading, you’re breathing, and if you’re breathing, there’s still a chance. If you’d like to know more about what we have on the horizon, email me and let me know. I hope to see you soon!
