Bradalmanac, over at the Flickr website, just posted some very excellent photos he shot at the Charles Burns, Chip Kidd, & Chris Ware event at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA on October 11th, 2012. This was in connection to the Harvard Book Store and to see more pics please CLICK HERE!

As we reported earlier, Chris Ware’s new Graphic Novel Book, BUILDING STORIES (2012 Pantheon Books ), was set to be placed at the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST!! Well, it went up today & they placed it in the #1 position!! Hey, don’t believe me? OK, here’s a screenshot! Better yet, click this LINK to check it out, ha! We want to congratulate both Chris Ware and Pantheon Books for this wonderful achievement. I guess I need to add that we’re not trying to brag, but we’re just really proud of this great news and wanted to share it. Thanks to everyone who made it happen.

Last night I read this very excellent article over at the PHAWKER.COM website and then I knew I had to share it here. They just did an exclusive interview with Charles Burns & it’s very clever, very well-done. The best part of the conversation is about his life & Graphic Arts career but they also get a little bit into talking about THE HIVE, his latest Graphic Novel published by Pantheon Books. The book is out now and there has been a lot of buzz. We wanna thank PHAWKER for their excellent coverage. You can check out their article by clicking RIGHT HERE!

Great News! Chris Ware’s New BUILDING STORIES Graphic Novel, published by Pantheon, is now No. 1 on the New York Times Hardcover Graphic Books Best-seller List this week! Plus, because of the unusual format of this Graphic Novel, it is quickly becoming nick-named, “Book in a Box”. Yes, Chris Ware’s new Masterpiece is a series of Books, Pamplets, Fold-Outs and other goodies all contained inside a special box.

New York Times Reporter/Blogger, George Gene Gustines, wrote an excellent article about the event over at the NY Times ARTS BEAT Section. There, you’ll get to read a very interesting take on this fun new “Book in a Box”.

As a side-note: Chris Ware’s BUILDING STORIES Graphic Novel is available in stores and online right now.

If you're a fan of the graphic novel, then this is your night! Chris Ware, author of Acme Novelty and Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth joins writer Charles Burns, creator of Black Hole, to discuss their latest work with esteemed author, editor and graphic designer Chip Kidd. Ware's new novel, Building Stories and Burn's new book, The Hive, will be talked about, but so will everything from the process of writing a graphic novel to the popularity of this genre- and if that wasn't enough, slides will be shown to illustrate the talk.

This book signing & lecture event takes place at STRAND BOOKS, which is in New York City, NY. The date is October 10th, 2012 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The event will be located in the Strand’s 2nd floor Art Department at 828 Broadway at 12th Street. Admission into the event requires the purchase of a copy of “Building Stories”, “The Hive”, or a $10 Strand Gift Card. All options admit one person. Please note that payment is required for all online event orders at the time of checkout. For more information, CLICK HERE!

Whoops, almost forgot to mention this important news!
If you are unable to attend this event you can still pre-order signed copies of both books. Just click the link up above for details.

If you happen to love Graphic Novels, Books, Chris Ware, Charles Burns, or Chip Kidd then please be sure to visit the FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA on October 9th for a Lecture Series & Book Signing. The main focus of the event will be 2 brand-new Graphic Novels published by Pantheon Book, “Building Stories” by Chris Ware and “The Hive” by Charles Burns. Admission to the event is FREE so there’s absolutely NO excuse NOT to go, ha! That date/time again is Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 at 7:30PM. For more info: Please CLICK HERE!

Here’s a fun video we discovered last night on YouTube. It’s one of those demos where they “open a new product they just bought”. This one features the opening of a brand-new BUILDING STORIES Graphic Novel Book Boxed Set by Chris Ware ( Published by Pantheon Books & on sale now! )

This is a limited edition, archival, facsimile print of the cover painting used for issue no.18 of the comic Eightball by Daniel Clowes. It has been reproduced at a 1:1 scale to match the size of the original painting that is currently on display as a key part of the "Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes" touring museum exhibition.

This gicl e print was created to the highest standards of production under supervision of the artist. The finest quality materials were used including an eleven color, high dynamic range, process inkset on conservation grade 100% cotton acid and lignin free paper and tested by the Fine Arts Trade Guild and guaranteed to resist fading and discoloration in excess of seventy five-years. Each print is signed and numbered by the artist and includes a registered certificate of authenticity. Don't miss out on this chance to have a museum quality piece of art for your very own. For more information please be sure to visit DANIELCLOWES.COM

To celebrate the release of Chris Ware’s brand-new Graphic Novel Book published by Pantheon, BUILDING STORIES, Chris Ware will have two separate Art Gallery Openings that, together, will exhibit 126 drawings used to create the new story. The events will be held at Adam Baumgold Gallery (New York) and Carl Hammer Gallery (Chicago). The Art Shows open on September 8th, 2012 and run until October 27th. Hey, that’s going on right now, you better hurry!