July 26, 2006
Comic Art's Todd Hignite interviewed at The Comics Reporter
Tom Spurgeon interviews Todd Hignite, founding editor of
Comic Art magazine. Read it
here.
July 15, 2006
Hammer Museum hosts the Kramers Ergot 6 release party
We Share a Happy Secret: An Evening with the Comic Artists of Kramers Ergot
Saturday July 29, 2006, 9PM
Free Admission
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 443-7000
http://www.hammer.ucla.edu
The Hammer Museum celebrates the release of
Kramers Ergot 6, the latest volume of the
groundbreaking comic/art anthology from editor
Sammy Harkham. This unusual evening features
a variety of presentations, discussions, and
performances. Painter and Raw contributor
Jerry
Moriarty will discuss his current work
(
Sally's Surprise) and cartoonist
Tim
Hensley will talk about influential Manga artist
Suiho Tagawa. The evening is rounded out with live
music by Providence-based
Kites (a.k.a.
C.F.) and
Ambergris (a.k.a.
Matthew Thurber), plus a screening of films by
Paper Rad.
Seating is first come, first served.
Easy parking for $3 under the museum.
Advance copies
of
Kramers Ergot 6 will be available in the Hammer Museum bookstore and during the event.
July 12, 2006
San Diego Comic Convention 2006 - Buenaventura Press
Only a week away from the big event.
For a map of our location on the convention hall floor, go
here and scroll down a little bit.
San Diego Exclusives: We'll have advanced copies of the following 3 books just for the show which won't land in stores until September -
Kramers Ergot 6,
Comic Art 8, and
Private Stash: A Pin-up Girl Portfolio by 20 Artists.
Artists will also be signing for
The Comic Book Holocaust,
Yeast Hoist 12,
New York Sketches,
Spaniel Rage, and
Destined for Dizziness!
Go
here for Tom Spurgeon's "Welcome to Nerd Vegas: A Guide to Visiting and Enjoying Comic-Con International in San Diego, 2006!"
June 27, 2006
The Comic Book Holocaust Now Available in the Shop!
BP Webshop Exclusive: The first 200 books ordered through the
BP Webshop will have a signed, numbered, and tipped-in bookplate. These bookplates were made from the 3-color letterpress prints originally used as the covers of the sold-out minicomics the book collects.
June 21, 2006
The Comic Book Holocaust
Available in stores this week! In these 128 raunchy, parody-packed pages, Ryan mocks every kind of comic imaginable. Comic Book Holocaust skewers characters of all types, from newspaper strip icons and alternative favorites to the stars of Manga, sci-fi, kid's, and superhero comics. This hilarious and irreverent sketchbook collection continues the Johnny Ryan brand of gleefully perverse humor. We'll have a batch of signed and numbered copies available in the BP webshop shortly.
To celebrate its release Ryan will be signing at
Meltdown Comics in Hollywood, CA with fellow cartoonist Tony Millionaire on Saturday, July 1st from 4-6 pm.
The Comics Reporter Interviews Johnny Ryan
Tom Spurgeon recently quizzed Ryan on his new book and more. You can read the interview
here.
New Comic Art and Kramers Ergot Websites
We've launched two new sites for
Kramers Ergot and
Comic Art that include previews from the upcoming issues.
Kramers Ergot 6 and
Comic Art 8 will hit stores in August!
Coming in September! Private Stash: A Pin-up Portfolio by 20 Cartoonists
With twenty never-before-seen images,
Private Stash is bound in an accordion-folded format that opens up to reveal over ten feet worth of full-color cartooning beauty! Featured artists: Rick Altergott, Peter
Bagge, Jonathan Bennett, Ivan Brunetti, Charles Burns, R. Crumb, Daniel Clowes, Kim Deitch, Sammy Harkham, Tim Hensley, Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Tony Millionaire, Mitch O'Connell, Gary Panter, Archer
Prewitt, Ron Rege, Richard Sala, Adrian Tomine, Dan Zettwoch. 7 inch square portfolio with a full-color cover by R. Altergott.
Comic-Con International San Diego 2006
A limited number of advance copies of
Kramers Ergot 6,
Comic Art 8, and
Private Stash will be available at the
San Diego Comic Convention, July 20-23. The editors of these projects - Sammy Harkham, Todd Hignite, and Alvin Buenaventura - plus many of the contributing artists and writers will be in San Diego to celebrate their releases. Signing schedules and details to be posted soon.
May 3, 2006
Yeast Hoist 12!
We're happy to announce the release of Ron Rege Jr.'s latest book,
Yeast Hoist 12. This is the fourth book published by Buenaventura Press! We have a limited number of signed copies with pencil drawings by Ron available for the first wave of buyers.
New Items in Shop
Also new in the
shop: Dan Zettwoch's wonderful
Schematic Comics, Amy Lockhart's
Animation Compilation and Neil Smythe's (aka Tim Hensley)
Refrains CD.
Alternative Press Expo 2006 Photos
We had a blast at APE this year. Click
here to see some snapshots.
March 22, 2006
New Items in Shop
Now available: Ron Rege's
Yeast Hoist 11; Dan Raeburn's
The Imp #4; and Tom Gauld's latest projects,
Robots, Monsters, Etc. as well as
The Hairy Monster: A Guide. You can find all these items in our
shop. Also, check out the newest Buenaventura Press project,
Bird with Radio, a skateboard designed by cartoonist and life-long skater Anders Nilsen.
Synthesis Article
Buenaventura Press is featured in James Barone's latest
Worst Column Ever. Pick up the March/April 2006 edition of
Synthesis magazine to check it out.
Yeast Hoist #12
Ron Rege Jr.'s
Yeast Hoist #12 will debut at this year's APE in San Francisco. The comic will be available in our shop shortly.
Alternative Press Expo April 8-9
San Francisco will host the
Alternative Press Expo again this spring. Visit our table to talk shop with Buenaventura's Vanessa Davis and Alvin Buenaventura. Friends Anders Nilsen, La Mano's Zak Sally, King Cat's John Porcellino, U.S.S. Catastrophe's Dan Zettwoch, and Jason Miles will be close by.
The Comic Book Holocaust
The Comic Book Holocaust, Johnny Ryan's collection of satirical comics, is due to come out in July.
CBH includes comics from Ryan's limited edition mini-comics,
Funny Pages,
Marvel Super Pages, and the previous editions of
Comic Book Holocaust, all of which are long sold-out. The compendium include many of Ryan's previously unpublished parodies.
Comic Art & Kramer's Ergot Links
Comic Art 8 and
Kramer's Ergot 6 are coming out soon. Click
here for
CA8 previews, and
here to find previews of
KE6. Stay tuned as both sites will be updated regularly.
February 22, 2006
New Books Available
We now have the latest two issues of
King Cat,
The Drama Magazine issue 7, and Chris Ware's
Acme Novelty Library 16 in the shop. We're especially excited that the long-awaited
Flotation Device 11 is also available. Some of our favorite artists, including John Porcellino, Anders Nilsen, and Kevin Huizenga, illustrated short nonfictional tales by the zine's creator, Keith Helt. You can find these items and others in our 'books' section of the
shop.
Oakland Tribune Article
On February 8th,
The Oakland Tribune published an
article on the booming Bay Area market for indie comics. Among those interviewed were our own Alvin Buenaventura and Vanessa Davis.
Speak: Nine Cartoonists Review
On February 10th,
The New York Times ran a
review of
Speak: Nine Cartoonists, a show curated by
Comic Art Magazine's founding editor Todd Hignite, at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery. If you're in the NY area, be sure to visit the show before its February 25th closing.
Angouleme Comics Festival January 26th-29th
We recently returned from a trip to France for the Angouleme Comics Festival. Our star-studded photos are posted
here. For more from the festival, check out Bart Beaty's
essay for
The Comics Reporter.
January 22, 2006
Kramers Ergot 6
Avodah Books and Buenaventura Press team up to bring you
Kramers Ergot 6. Click on the cover for a preview. More details to come.
Angouleme Comics Festival January 26-29, 2006
Buenaventura Press will be attending the
Angouleme International Comics Festival in France, along with many cartoonists friends, including Sammy Harkham, Gabrielle Bell, Anders Nilsen, Jeffrey Brown, and Kevin Huizenga.
Cartoonist on Skateboard
Anders Nilsen has intertwined two of his interests - cartooning and skateboarding - to create this beautiful and functional art object. Produced and distributed by Buenaventura Press, this 4-color silkscreen
Affiliate skateboard
Bird with Radio will soon be available in our webshop and select stores near you. Click
here to see Anders in action.
In the Works
Stay tuned! We have lots of new projects coming up:
Comic Art Magazine #8 - The return of the beloved color magazine in a new lavish, expanded format.
Yeast Hoist XII - A collection of Ron Rege's rarest comics and drawings.
Elvis Road - Swiss artist duo Elvis Studio's 30-foot-long narrative drawing.
Private Stash - A full-color pinup portfolio by Charles Burns, Rick Altergott, Adrian Tomine, Kim Deitch, Daniel Clowes, Richard Sala, Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez, and many more.
Redbird - The premier issue of Dan Zettwoch's ongoing comic book adventure series.
Spaniel Rage 2 - Vanessa Davis's book continues with a pamphlet sized issue.
Comic Book Holocaust - 120 raunchy parody-packed pages in which Johnny Ryan mocks every kind of comic imaginable.
Advertise in Comic Art Magazine #8
If you are interested in advertising in the upcoming issue of Comic Art, send us an
email for more information.
Elvis Studio in The Drama
Check out the new issue of
The Drama #7 which features a cover by Elvis Studio, two in-depth interviews with Elvis Studio and Julie Doucet, and comics by Tom Gauld, Zak Sally, Paper Rad, Ron Rege Jr, Marc Bell, Vanessa Davis, Mark Burrier, and more.
Women Cartoonists on Show
If you're in the New York Area, check out this show of women cartoonists at SUNY Brockport.
Alternative Girlhood: Diaristic Indulgence and Contemporary Female Artists - January 24-February 19, 2006. Our very own Vanessa Davis is among those whose art is on display.
The December 28th issue of the East Bay Express ran a full-page comic by Vanessa Davis.
Salazar Covers Giant Robot 39
The current issue of Giant Robot features a lenghty interview with Souther Salazar, who also provides the cover art.
Comic Art's Todd Hignite Curates Speak: Nine Cartoonists
"Speak: Nine Cartoonists"
January 20 - February 25, 2006
Opening reception: 6-8 p.m., January 19, 2006
Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011
Gallery hours: Tuesday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 5 p.m.
The diverse group of comic book artists represented includes Ivan Brunetti, Charles Burns, Daniel Clowes, Robert Crumb, Jaime Hernandez, Gary Panter, Seth, Art Spiegelman, and Chris Ware. The exhibition features preliminary doodles and sketchbooks; finished artwork for major sustained sequences; complete stories; covers; and printed comic books.
There will be two events held in conjunction with the exhibition in Room 213, adjacent to the gallery. Pratt Manhattan Gallery's "In Conversation" series will continue with an informal talk led by the curator from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, January 21 with artists Jaime Hernandez and Seth. An illustrated presentation by artist Gary Panter will take place from 2-4 p.m. on February 18.
Ken Parille Visits Ice Haven
Words on comics invade a political and literary forum.
A Cartoon World, another great essay by Ken Parille.
December 1, 2005
Tomine at GRSF
Adrian Tomine is signing his latest projects
New York Sketches and
Optic Nerve #10 at
Giant Robot San Francisco on Saturday, December 3rd, from 2-4pm.
Comic Book Holocaust II
Johnny Ryan's fourth collection of his self-published sketchbook parodies is now available at the
JohnnyR.com webshop. Features a BP, 3-color letterpress cover.
Bazaar Bizarre 2005: Los Angeles
We will be setting up shop at this year's
Bazaar Bizarre on Sunday, December 11th, 1-9pm at the Shrine Auditorium Expo Center. Sammy Harkham will be signing his new work including
Somersaulting from
D&Q Showcase #3, a beautiful new edition of
Poor Sailor, and
Kramers Ergot. Souther Salazar will be signing copies of
Destined for Dizziness! at the BP table and will be at the Crashlander/Lemonade Maid (Saelee Oh) table. Fellow craftspeople also in attendence include: Sew Darn Cute (Jenny Ryan), ReddingK (Jordan Crane), Steve Weissman, Johnny Ryan, Singing Librarian (Wendy Jung), and Poketo. The perfect place to do your holiday shopping.
Gifts!
Give your loved ones BP prints and books for the holidays. Our prints and books are available in the
webshop as well as at
Meltdown Comics in Hollywood,
The Beguiling in Toronto,
Comic Relief in Berkeley, and other fine shops around the world. If you are ordering online and need it to be delivered in time for the holidays, please let us know by email.
Our New Electronic Mailing List
If you want to be on our email list, plug your address in the box at the top of this page. We'll be sending out information on our upcoming books shortly. If you have sent us your email in the past we ask you to please sign up again via the above email address box.
Angouleme 2006
Buenaventura Press will be returning to the Angouleme comics festival in France this January. Sammy Harkham will be joining us. More details to come.
October 3, 2005
"Diarist-Doodler Vanessa Davis has that kind of chuzpah..."
BUST Magazine's Oct/Nov '05 issue has a
review of Vanessa Davis's Spaniel Rage.
Panelists at GRNY
Go check out
Panelists, a comic artists show at Giant Robot New York. Art by Vanessa Davis, Souther Salazar, Adrian Tomine, Gary Panter, Anders Nilsen, Ron Regé Jr., Jeffrey Brown, Gabrielle Bell, Martin Cendreda, John Pham, Aaron Reiner, Brian Ralph, Leif Goldberg, and more! Opening Reception Sat. Oct 22. Runs through Nov. 16.
SPX wrap up
Pictures
here. MySpace Blog entry
here.
We Need Your Help!
Attention all retailers with Diamond Comics accounts: please note that our first three books are in the OCT issue of
PREVIEWS. We need your support to reach those new
benchmarks that Diamond has set. All three of our books:
New York Sketches by Adrian Tomine,
Spaniel Rage by Vanessa Davis, and
Destined for Dizziness! by Souther Salazar have been selling strong at shows and online. We're excited to get all three BP books into your shop. And all of you readers that like to support your local comic stores, ask them to order our books or place an order for them through
Previews.
OCT052871 -
Destined for Dizziness! by Souther Salazar
OCT052872 -
New York Sketches by Adrian Tomine
OCT052873 -
Spaniel Rage by Vanessa Davis
New in the Shop
The Recidivist by Zak Sally
