The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist

We just wrapped up our book project and it will be available in April 2012. Here's more info:

The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist

224 pages, Full Color, Hardcover (Abrams ComicArts)

Created with full access to the cartoonist’s archives, The Art of Daniel Clowes collects for the first time Clowes’s best-known and seldom-seen illustrations, personal photos and memorabilia, behind-the-scenes drawings and sketchbook pages, along with unpublished comics and original art. It also features:

     An introduction by George Meyer (The Simpsons)

     A career-spanning interview by Kristine McKenna (Talk to Her)

     Book designer Chip Kidd on Clowes and design

     Art critic Susan Miller on Wilson and portraiture

     Writer Ken Parille on Clowes’s post-Y2K graphic novels

     Film critic Ray Pride on David Boring and film

     Cartoonist Chris Ware on why other cartoonists fear Daniel Clowes

Edited by Alvin Buenaventura
Designed by Jonathan Bennett

Co-Edited by Ken Parille

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Call for tattoos update:

 Thanks to everyone who sent us pictures of their Clowes tattoos! We've wrapped up the book project and no longer need submissions for it.

However, we will continue to post your tattoos in our Eightball Ink Flickr gallery. So keep sending your photos and check back for updates.

In addition to the tattoos, we had so much so much outstanding material for our book that we couldn't include it all. The good news is we'll be posting a lot of interesting Clowes art and related material in the coming months in anticipation of the book’s April 2012 release.

(Updated) In The News: Clowes and THE DEATH-RAY

Interviews, Features, Reviews, Etc...
  11.14 B&N Review.
  11.12 Washington Post.
  11.11 Toronto Star.
  11.10 Newsday.
  11.10 The Comics Journal.
  11.05 Edmonton Journal.
  11.04 Critical Mob.
  11.03 Comic Book Resources.
  11.02 Paste Magazine.
  11.01 Propeller Magazine.
  10.30 I-Fanboy.
  10.26 Miami New Times.
  10.25 NY Mag's Vulture.
  10.24 Torontoist.
  10.23 NOW Toronto.
  10.21 National Post.
  10.20 PBS NewsHour.
  10.20 NOW Toronto.
  10.19 The Onion A.V. Club.
  10.19 Maclean's.
  10.18 WNYC's Leonard Lopate.
  10.18 Village Voice.
  10.18 The List.
  10.18 Metro NY.
  10.17 Newsarama.
  10.16 Varsity.
  10.15 Vancouver Sun.
  10.14 Montreal Gazette.
  10.13 Montreal Mirror.
  10.12 NPR Books.
  10.12 NewCity.
  10.12 Details.
  10.11 BoingBoing.
  10.11 The Oak Park Patch.
  10.10 The Chicago Tribune.
  10.10 Publishers Weekly. 
  10.10 Metro, Boston.
  10.8 The Guardian.
  10.6 Comic Book Resources.
  10.5 The Daily Californian.
  10.4 Shelfari.
  10.3 i09.
  9.30 San Francisco Weekly.
  9.29 San Francisco Chronicle.
  9.28 FlavorWire.
  9.16 Maisonneuve.

Also:
  11.15 Chris Oliveros of D+Q accepts the PEN USA Award on behalf of Dan Clowes.
  11.08 Amazon features Mister Wonderful in their Best Graphic Novels of the Year.
  10.13 KBOO. An interview on Mister Wonderful. 
  10.10 Death-Ray sketches at amazon.com.

The Death-Ray Discussion

Please feel free to participate in a conversation about Daniel Clowes's The Death-Ray at The Comics Journal.

Daniel Clowes on WNYC's Leonard Lopate.

Daniel Clowes will be a guest on WNYC's Leonard Lopate show on Tuesday, October 18th in anticipation of his event at the Housing Works Bookstore Cafe the same day at 7PM with fellow cartoonist Seth.

THE DEATH-RAY in stores 10/11; Clowes on Tour

Published by Drawn & Quarterly, THE DEATH-RAY will be in stores across North America on Tuesday, October 11th. Daniel Clowes will be touring with fellow cartoonist, Seth, in these fine cities, where they will be in conversation about all things comics.

Thursday, October 13th-Oak Park, IL
Unity Temple with Book Table

Saturday, October 15th-Boston, MA
Boston Book Festival (also with Alison Bechdel)

Tuesday, October 18th-New York, NY
Housing Works with Desert Island

Wednesday, October 19th-Montreal, QC
Ukrainian Federation with Librairie D+Q

Friday, October 21st-Toronto, ON
The International Festival of Authors

Saturday, November 19-Miami, FL
Miami Book Fair (also with Adrian Tomine)

Original ICE HAVEN Sketches

The original sketches for ICE HAVEN are up for auction on ebay, all proceeds benefit the family of Dylan Williams.  Auction ends on Wednesday, October 5th at 11:30 PDT.

Congratulations, Mr. Clowes.

Congratulations to Daniel Clowes, on the extremely well deserved honors of winning the Pen Center Literary Award for Outstanding Body of Work in Graphic Lit.