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Megg and Mogg in Amsterdam by Simon Hanselmann (nominated for outstanding story and outstanding series) @girlmountain @fantagraphics

Simon Hanselmann’s Megg and Mogg is a low-key stoner comedy, frequently hilarious, often tragic and always poignantly insightful about the inertia and malaise of its self-destructive principals.  When Megg and Mogg travel to Amsterdam (followed by the uptight and unwelcome Owl), their relationship starts to deteriorate in this New York Times bestselling collection of brilliant stories (originally serialized on Vice).

For fans of Boy’s Club, Ernie Pook’s Comeek, Blobby Boys, Octopus Pie, Girls, Broad City, Trailer Park Boys

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At SDCC this year, Tia & Matt interviewed New York Times bestselling cartoonist and comiXology favorite Simon Hanselmann @girlmountain (Megahex, Megg & Mogg In Amsterdam, both from @fantagraphics):

Matt:    Tia welcome back.

Tia:    Thank you.

Matt:    We’re here, we made it again.

Tia:    It’s another day.

Matt:    It’s another day in the wilderness, the sweaty wilderness that is San Diego Comic Con, and we have a colossal guest with us today.

Tia:    10 feet tall.

Simon:    well that’s flattering.

Matt:    Megg and Mogg in Amsterdam is probably maybe more recently what people might know Simon’s work from, but Simon Hanselmann, welcome to the show.

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Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 1 @fantagraphics

Writer/Artist: Ed Piskor @edpiskor What it’s about: A painstakingly researched and consistently entertaining history of hip-hop.  Volume one covers the mid-70′s through 1981. How you discovered it: My friend Ben Marra (@traditionalcomics) has a pin-up in the back (plus everybody’s talking about this book) Why you like it: Music and comics don’t seem like a natural match, but Piskor taps into something really elemental in this book.  It probably helps to know the songs a bit, but you can basically hear them coming out of the page.  Plus, the book’s energy and enthusiasm are totally contagious- if you’re not already a hip-hop fan, HHFT could make you one.  This comics just, like, vibrates. Favorite moment: There are a few stories that weave through this first volume, but my favorite is the buildup to “The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel” (I also like it when another friend of mine, Michael Holman, makes an appearance)

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