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April the 19th, 2019 Mars is not a dry and empty planet. It teems with savage life. Just ask all the astronauts (and quite a few cosmonauts) that have visited the place. Happy Birthday to: Angie Martel Michael Dowers

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“She Put Acid In Our Mouths!”

You And Your Big Mouth #3 (December 1993)

Michael Dowers, Pat Moriarty and Scott Hampton

Fantagraphics Books

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My review of Treasury of Mini Comics Volume Two, Edited by Michael Dowers, is up and at 'em on The Comics Journal today. 

[fantagraphics]

Just arrived and shipping now from our mail-order department:

Treasury of Mini Comics Vol. 2 edited by Michael Dowers

848-page black & white with color 5" x 6.25" hardcover $29.99 | 978-1-60699-807-6

See Previews / Order Now

Written, drawn, printed, collated, folded, and stapled the DIY way: self-published and self-distributed mini comics revolutionized the medium. A subculture that thrives and depends on selling and trading these handcrafted booklets, there are no barriers of entry, no profiteering, and no cookie-cutter normalcy; the only limits are what the hand can draw. For more than 40 years, these tiny tomes have been fueling the alternative comics scene, and the Treasury of Mini Comics Volume 2 continues the historical survey of the world's smallest comics from some of today's biggest names.

[fantagraphics]

"Mini comics are like the wild west of the comics world—in this lo-fi, DIY formate—it's anything—and everything—goes." – Benn Ray, Atomic Books

Treasury of Mini Comics Vol. 2 edited by Michael Dowers

848-page black & white with some color 5" x 6.25" hardcover • $29.99 ISBN: 978-1-60699-807-6

Due to arrive in 2-4 weeks. Click on the thumbnails for larger versions; get more info, see more previews, and pre-order your copy here:

http://www.fantagraphics.com/treasuryofminicomics2

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Treasury of Mini Comics Vol. 2 edited by Michael Dowers

848-page black & white with color 5" x 6.25" hardcover • $29.99 ISBN: 978-1-60699-807-6

Ships in: December 2014 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now

For everyone interested in the history of underground and alternative comics, Treasury of Mini Comics Volume Two gathers prime examples—more than 800 pages' worth—from a quintessential self-publishing format in this compact but hefty hardcover. Previously only seen in limited-run pamphlets, these comics are startling, visionary, hilarious, profane, and profound. This volume also takes a look back at the wild 8-page sex comics called "Tijuana Bibles" that sprang from the 1930s underworld, as context for the contemporary comics that compose this book. Editor and mini comics pioneer Michael Dowers provides a historical survey of several decades' worth of some of the best that DIY comics has to offer, from some of the medium's most talented independent creators, including: Johnny Ryan, Trina Robbins, R.K. Sloane, Jeffrey Brown, Jim Rugg, Tom Neely, Ellen Forney, Esther Pearl Watson, Renée French, Lisa Hanawalt, J.R. Williams, Pat Moriarity, Souther Salazar, Theo Ellsworth, Nick Bertozzi, Dan Zettwoch, Marc Bell, and many others.

[fantagraphics]

It's a brick of a book, and we're stoked to show it off! Presenting our first look at Treasury of Mini Comics Vol. 2, edited by Michael Dowers, with cover designed by the award-winning Esther Pearl Watson. Packed cover to cover with 848 pages of mini comics from over 50 artists, Treasury of Mini Comics Vol. 2 completes our two-volume set providing a historical survey of some of the best that DIY, self-published comics has to offer!

This chunky book is due out in December, and it's ready and rarin' for your pre-order now!

[fantagraphics]

We've got a whopping 50 pages previewing our second volume of Treasury of Mini Comics, including the full table of contents, a four page introduction by editor Michael Dowers, and seven complete minicomics. Check 'em out in our 3.6 MB downloadable excerpt here, then get your pre-order in for the book's December debut!