If you’d like a signed copy of How Comics Are Made, including an optional inscription, I’ve made this available in my store.| Glenn Fleishman interrogates the past
Exciting day for me: the release of the bookstore edition of How Comics Are Made! Over the last few months, I’ve solicited and collected quotes from artists, writers, readers, and others about their reaction to the book. If you’re curious about whether it’s for you, these might help! (You can download to read as a PDF, too.)| Glenn Fleishman interrogates the past
In advance of the June 3 release date of How Comics Are Made, a new printing of my 2024 book, Rebekah Denn interviewed me for The Seattle Times about how the book came to be and my interests! It’s exciting to appear in the local newspaper. Andrews McMeel Publishing acquired the book last year after I shipped my edition, and as happy as I was with the printing I arranged and oversaw, I am equally squealing over this edition—mine was a softcover with french flaps; the new one is hardcover w...| Glenn Fleishman interrogates the past
Cover of How Comics Are Made, the Andrews McMeel Publishing edition Last year, I published How Comics Were Made, a look at the whole process from an newspaper cartoonist’s hands to the printed page, under my own imprint after a very successful Kickstarter campaign. It sold well over 2,000 copies, and the whole process was delightful. After the Kickstarter campaign, Andrews McMeel Publishing was in touch about acquiring future printings and editions. My self-published version sold out in Mar...| Glenn Fleishman interrogates the past
My publisher, Andrews McMeel, just sent me a few advance copies of the upcoming bookstore edition of How Comics Are Made, which hits the shelves June 3, 2025. I did a modest unboxing so you can see the new cover components and the great job their printer did on this mass-market edition. I’m quite pleased in every regard! You can snag a copy ahead of time by pre-ordering from many fine bookstores of all sizes. I’ve provided a list of pre-order links for a range of from local stores up to i...| Glenn Fleishman interrogates the past
My currently active titles. An extended Pi Day sale is currently underway at Take Control Books, an ebook publisher where I have nine active titles. You get 31.4% off all titles; if you own existing books, that discount applies to upgrade pricing, too! No coupon is needed, and the sale lasts until Monday night. How Comics Are Made, coming June 3, 2025 Last week, I finished out sales of my 2024 book How Comics Were Made, a look at the history of newspaper comics production and reproduction. Th...| Glenn Fleishman interrogates the past
Every year, I like to recap what I did professionally in the previous one. This year built on work and events already planned and in progress, so I have less to report in volume despite having a quite busy twelve months. Cover of How Comics Were Made How Comics Were (and Are) Made The most significant thing I did in 2024 was to crowdfund and publish How Comics Were Made, my book digging into the production and reproduction of newspaper comics from the 1890s to the present. I took the book to ...| Glenn Fleishman interrogates the past
Wait, tense as in the time indicated by the verb—not as in the action! My book How Comics Were Made has been acquired by Andrews McMeel Publishing and will be issued in a second printing, shipping in June 2025. My Kickstarter edition—which remains for sale while copies last—is a laminated softcover with French flaps. The Andrews McMeel retail version will be a hardcover with a dust jacket—a nice contrast. It will also be sold under the name How Comics Are Made with a refreshed cover t...| Glenn Fleishman interrogates the past
This past Thursday on a cold, windy day, my family and I decided to get out of town and take a trip east to Columbus, Ohio. It’s only about an hour away from our home in Dayton, so it’s a nice little getaway. Though it’s always nice to take random road trips, on this one we had […]| Nate's Ramblings
“I have a terrific idea for a comic!” I say to myself as I’m hopping out of the shower, slipping on the wet tile because I forgot to put a towel down. I stagger a bit to the bathroom sink trying to…| Nate's Ramblings
It’s no laughing matter. Sometimes, I have to draw a clown. (Okay, I guess it’s laughable.) But, since I clown around on the job all day anyway, I guess it’s suitable. A major part of my cartoon…| Nate's Ramblings