Fantagraphics Books
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| Type | Comic publisher |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Founder | Gary Groth Mike Catron |
| Headquarters | Maple Leaf, WA |
| Key people | Gary Groth Mike Catron Kim Thompson |
| Industry | Comics |
| Website | Fantagraphics.com |
Fantagraphics Books is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, magazines, graphic novels, and the adult-oriented Eros Comix imprint.
The company is currently located in the Maple Leaf neighborhood of Seattle, Washington
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[edit] Company history
Fantagraphics was founded in 1976 by Gary Groth and Mike Catron at College Park, Maryland. Kim Thompson joined the company in 1977, and became a co-owner with Groth.
While Fantagraphics is dedicated to promoting comics as an art form and has published critically acclaimed and award-winning series and graphic novels such as Ghost World, Hate and Love and Rockets, for many years it was financially dependent on its pornographic Eros imprint.
In 2003 Fantagraphics almost went out of business, losing over $60,000 in the wake of debtor and book trade distributor Seven Hills Distribution's 2002 bankruptcy. [1] Fantagraphics was saved by a restructuring and a successful appeal to comic book fandom that resulted in a huge number of orders. [citation needed] After restructuring, the company has had greater success with such hardcover collections as The Complete Peanuts, distributed by W. W. Norton & Company. [citation needed]
In 2006, Fantagraphics opened its own retail store in Seattle.
[edit] Publications
[edit] Comic book series
- Acme Novelty Library
- Artbabe
- The Adventures of Captain Jack
- Angry Youth Comics
- The Biologic Show
- Black Hole
- Castle Waiting
- Critters
- Dalgoda
- Doofus
- Eightball
- The Eye of Mongombo
- Evil Eye
- Fission Chicken
- Frank
- Good Girls
- Grit Bath
- Hate
- Jim
- Journey
- La Perdida
- Love and Rockets
- Meatcake
- Naughty Bits
- Neat Stuff
- Raisin Pie
- Real Stuff
- Schizo
- Stinz
- The Stuff of Dreams
- Uptight
- Usagi Yojimbo (up to volume 7)
- Tales Designed to Thrizzle
[edit] Anthologies
- Anything Goes!
- Bête Noire
- Snake Eyes
- Pictopia
- Graphic Story Monthly
- Hotwire Comix & Capers
- BLAB!
- MOME
- Blood Orange
- Zero Zero
[edit] Magazines
- Amazing Heroes - a defunct publication devoted mostly to mainstream comics
- The Comics Journal — magazine of comics news and criticism
- Honk - magazine of comics news and criticism
- Nemo, the Classic Comics Library - a defunct magazine devoted to classic comics
[edit] Graphic novels
- King by Ho Che Anderson
- Pixy by Max Andersson
- Ghost World by Dan Clowes
- Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron by Dan Clowes
- The Wipeout by Francesca Ghermandi
- Palomar by Gilbert Hernandez
- Locas by Jaime Hernandez
- I Killed Adolf Hitler by Jason[2]
- Palestine by Joe Sacco
- Safe Area Goražde by Joe Sacco
- Harum Scarum by Lewis Trondheim
- The Hoodoodad by Lewis Trondheim
- Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth by Chris Ware
[edit] Classic comics compilations
- The Complete Crumb Comics
- Dennis the Menace
- Feiffer: The Collected Works
- Krazy Kat
- Little Orphan Annie
- The Complete Peanuts
- Pogo
- Poor Arnold's Almanac
- The Complete E. C. Segar Popeye
- Powerhouse Pepper
- Prince Valiant
[edit] References
- ^ Seven Hills Follows LPC into Limbo, Marvel Abandons Diamond for CDS. By Michael Dean, Posted August 30th, 2002; http://www.tcj.com/246/n_booktrade.html
- ^ Review of I Killed Adolf Hitler, Silver Bullet Comic Books
[edit] External links
- Fantagraphics Books - official website
