University of Chicago Acquires Papers of Daniel Clowes

"The University of Chicago Library has acquired the papers of cartoonist Daniel Clowes, giving researchers access to never-before-seen notes and sketches from the acclaimed comic book author. 

The materials in the collection—notes, outlines, narrative drafts, character sketches, draft layouts, line art, book dummies and more—reveal the start-to-finish artistic process behind three of Clowes’ award-winning graphic novels: The Death-Ray (2011), Ice Haven (2005) and Mister Wonderful (2011). The collection also includes ephemera related to two major exhibitions of Clowes’ work."

UChicagoNews: University of Chicago acquires papers of cartoonist Daniel Clowes
Chicago Tribune: Ghost World artist's papers acquired by University of Chicago

Guide to the Daniel Clowes Archive 2000-2014

In-Depth Clowes Interview for Chicago's Free Weekly, "New City"

A 7,500-word conversation with Daniel Clowes about his Chicago roots and the 1990s Chicago comics scene by film critic Ray Pride:

Clowes Encounter: Talking Comics and Chicago with Cartoonist Daniel Clowes | Newcity Lit

Clowes Book Signing Tour for Advanced Copies of "The Complete Eightball"

A short book tour kicked off today, with Daniel Clowes signing advanced copies of The Complete Eightball at the Fantagraphics Bookstore in Seattle. All copies sold out in less than 30 minutes, so if you want one get to upcoming events early!



Also, this week's Stranger has a cover feature on Daniel Clowes. Here's a link to the article: The Masterpiece That Helped Transform Comics and Culture

Here's a list of other upcoming tour dates. Each event will have a limited amount of Complete Eightball advanced copies:


April 19, 2015 - Portland, Oregon at LineWork


April 21, 2015 - Portland, Oregon at Powell's


April 30, 2015 - Chicago, Illinois at Quimby's


June 5, 2015 - Hollywood, California at Meltdown Comics

Fantagraphics Posts a Teaser of a Possible New Book by Daniel Clowes

http://www.comicsbeat.com/fantagraphics-teases-a-new-danel-clowes-graphic-novel/

Sneak Peak: "The Complete Eightball 1-18" Slipcase Cover

This is the final art for the front of the slipcase for the two-volume set The Complete Eightball 1-18. Published by Fantagraphics and due out later this year. WOW!

More info and pre-order here.

Ohio Bound!

Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes opens at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio this Friday, May the 16th and the artist will be in attendance to help kick off this show as well as Eye of the Cartoonist: Daniel Clowes’s Selections from Comics History which is another exhibition running concurrently at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum that he curated. 

On the following day, Saturday the 17th at 7 pm in the Mershon Auditorium at the Wexner Center for the Arts Daniel Clowes and Hillary Chute will talk about the Modern Cartoonist exhibition, the artist's career, as well as his role in curating the Eye of the Cartoonist: Selections from Comic History.

For those of you that can't join us for the weekend's events both of these exhibitions are open through August 3rd, 2014.

Have You Seen Me?

(11:32pm PST) UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who wrote in and also to everyone who helped us to get the word out. The owner of the art contacted us today and we are very close to wrapping up so look for The Complete Eightball 1-18 available from Fantagraphics books later this year!

We are trying to locate the original cover art for Eightball #7. We believe it was last owned and perhaps still in the possession of a Sam Hughes as seen on the website “Comic Art Fans”. We’ve haven’t had any luck contacting him directly as his post was made over 10 years ago.

So we are casting out a wider net hoping that someone that reads this will have a tip, lead, or some kind of information concerning this piece of art. If you do, please contact info@danielclowes.com. Mr. Clowes is offering a sketch to anyone that provides us with a print quality scan of this line art and danielclowes.com is offering a gift to anyone with information that directly leads us to locating this art.

And even if you don’t have any info but want to help, please help us spread the word by blogging/sharing/RTing this post. The final touches are being made on the project that this is needed for, The Complete Eightball 1-18 which is due out later this year from Fantagraphics, so we hope to find this soon!