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TCAF pre-cap!
test heading Toronto has always been a great town filled with artists, but this weekend it's REALLY filled! There are tumbleweeds blowing through the :01 office and well, America in general, as so many talented comics creators have left to visit our neighbors to the north. (Or in the case of some of our international authors "our [...]
Emmanuel Guibert: Words and Pictures
test headingVII Photo Agency is an international photographic cooperative, named the third most important entity in photography in 2005. For the past few weeks, their New York gallery has been hosting the photographs of The Photographer photographer Didier Lefevre. Last night, there was a panel at the gallery with MSF USA Director Sophie Delaunay, :01 [...]
Eternal Smile is out!
test heading What a spring we're having! The Color of Earth... Adventures in Cartooning... The Photographer... and as of April 27, The Eternal Smile by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim. This cover seemed especially perfect during the unreality of the last few days in NYC, where temperatures soared to record highs and [...]
The Amazing Remarkable Emmanuel Guibert (and where you can find him in New York City)
test headingNew York City has a visitor this week and next, and it's our extremely talented author Emmanuel Guibert. If you would like to gaze upon the awesomeness that is Emmanuel, and (gasp!) perhaps even talk to him, here is where you can find him: Thursday: Witness! Quiet Revolutions in StorytellingFrom the photographs taken at [...]
Over 260 People Attend Gallery Opening of Art from THE PHOTOGRAPHER
test heading Last night was the opening of the exhibit of art from THE PHOTOGRAPHER: Into War-Torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders at VII Gallery, a gorgeous space with long modern glass walls set against the cobblestone streets of Dumbo Brooklyn. Over 260 people attended the opening showcasing Didier Lefèvre's photographs in heart-wrenching large prints, [...]
Go See Derek Kirk Kim (and other cool people)
test headingAn Evening with Derek Kirk Kim, Sarah Oleksyk and Jesse Reklaw at Powell's Books. Derek Kirk Kim, Sarah Oleksyk, and Jesse Reklaw read from their latest works at Powell's Books this coming Monday, April 27th. Kim will debut his latest graphic novel, "The Eternal Smile" (in collaboration with writer Gene Luen Yang) from First [...]
NYC gallery show for Guibert’s THE PHOTOGRAPHER
test headingIf you're in the NYC area in the next month or so, be sure to stop by VII Photo and check out the official exhibition of art and photography from The Photographer. Doctors Without Borders and First Second Books are proud to present a gallery exhibit featuring photos and illustrations from the ground-breaking new [...]
We don’t just publish comics at :01… we also star in them!
Check out this review of Scott Pilgrim 5, as drawn by :01 Editorial Director Mark Siegel, and starring the :01 gang! We're all a-flutter to see ourselves on the pixellated screen. (Also, we love Scott Pilgrim.) (But you knew that.)
SLG Sale
Slave Labor is having a sale this week! You should go and buy things -- our favorite books include Agnes Quill, Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks, Loyola Chin and the San Peligran Order, Midnight Sun, Paris, Street Angel, Slow News Day, Serenity Rose, and The War at Ellsmere.
The Photographer
We've got a book coming out next month that we're very excited about: The Photographer, by Didier Lefevre and Emmanuel Guibert. And other people are getting excited about it, too: The Boston Globe ran a review this weekend that called it "inspiring" and "remarkable." The Photographer is a pretty amazing story: it's the non-fiction account [...]
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