12 days until “The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist”! (*and your chance to win free copy)

…and the countdown continues.

Some Pages from Daniel Clowes's Sketchbooks

Alvin Buenaventura: “The above images are previously unpublished sketchbook pages from The Daniel Clowes Archive. They are some of our favorite drawings that didn't make it into the 230-page book. It was a real treat to spend days looking through Clowes’s many sketchbooks, which are full of amazing stuff.”

*The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist will be available April 1st. Order a copy today from your local bookseller, the publisher, or Amazon. OR: Enter our contest for a chance to win a copy of the book autographed by Clowes. Throughout the countdown, one winner will be picked at random every day, so check boingboing.net for the daily code. To enter, send an email to artofdanielclowescontest@gmail.com with your mailing address (no PO boxes please) and put in the subject line today’s contest code.

13 days until “The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist”! (*and your chance to win free copy)

…and the countdown continues.

 Clowes Deck

In 1991, Daniel Clowes designed a deck titled "Mutant City" for Corey O'Brien and Santa Cruz Skateboards. Daniel Clowes adds, “ I have never set foot on a skateboard.”

*The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist will be available April 1st. Order a copy today from your local bookseller, the publisher, or Amazon. OR: Enter our contest for a chance to win a copy of the book autographed by Daniel Clowes. Throughout our countdown, one winner will be picked at random every day, so check boingboing.net for the daily code. To enter, send an email to artofdanielclowescontest@gmail.com with your mailing address (no PO boxes please) and put today’s contest code in the subject line.

14 days until "The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist"!

We’ll be counting down to the book's release with 14 daily posts of Clowes oddities on boingboing.net and danielclowes.com. Here’s the first:

¡Ay Dan Clowes! (Los Simpson en Español) y Correa de la Utilidad del Batman

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Daniel Clowes, along with Art Spiegelman and Alan Moore, appeared on The Simpsons episode titled "Husbands and Knives," first broadcast on November 18, 2007. Clowes was asked to draw a version of Batman's utility belt, but it was too detailed for the show’s minimal style.

The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist will be available April 1st. Order a copy today from your local bookseller, the publisher, or Amazon.

Two-Week Countdown to the Release of "The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist"!

Starting this Monday we begin our two-week countdown to the release of The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist. For each day leading up to its April 1st release (think advent calendar), we will post some items of interest and other oddities at danielclowes.com that were unearthed while working on this project. Our full access to the cartoonist’s archives provided an over-abundance of material (thank you Mr. Clowes!), so these daily posts will feature some of the never-before-seen gems that we couldn’t fit into the book’s 230 pages. They will also give you an idea of the volume’s diverse contents including: photos,  sketchbook pages and strips, childhood drawings, process art, unpublished work, illustrations, and so much more. Check back daily! 


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The countdown posts:

• 03/19/12 - #14: !Ay, Dan Clowes! 
• 03/20/12 - #13: Clowes Deck
• 03/21/12 - #12: Sketchbook Pages
• 03/22/12 - #11: Juvenilia
• 03/23/12 - #10: Clowesiana
• 03/24/12 - #9: Eightball Around the World
• 03/25/12 - #8: Vida in Hollywood
• 03/26/12 - #7: ???
• 03/27/12 - #6: The Cutting Room Floor
• 03/28/12 - #5: Joey Ramone
• 03/29/12 - #4: Chicago Years
• 03/30/12 - #3: Design Dept.
• 03/31/12 - #2: Museum Bound
• 04/01/12 - #1: Odds & Ends

Mark your Calendar...

Updates to the 'upcoming events':

• March 16, 2012 - Release: Nancy is Happy: Complete Dailies 1943-1945, vol. 1 by Ernie Bushmiller; introduction by Daniel Clowes
• March 28, 2012 - Interview with Rene de Guzman at Kadist 6pm
• April 1, 2012 - Release: The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist 
• April 5, 2012 - Signing: The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist at Meltdown Comics, Hollywood, CA. On stage, interview with Mark Frauenfelder of boingboing.net
• April 14, 2012 - Exhibition: Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes opens at the Oakland Museum of California
• May 17, 2012 - Signing: The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist at Quimby's Chicago, IL, 7pm
• September 15-16, 2012 - Special guest at SPX in Bethesda, MD with Los Bros Hernandez and Chris Ware

Sneak Peek - The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist

Read our countdown posts here.

We just received an advance copy of The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist. Having worked on the book for years, we are excited to finally see the actual object! Here's a sneak peek at some of the page spreads:

It will be released on April 1. While you’re waiting, check back here often; we'll be posting some Clowes oddities that we unearthed while gathering material for the monograph.


Enter to win a free copy of the book here.

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