The Dairy Restaurant—Signed by Ben Katchor

Ben Katchor's illustrated history The Dairy Restaurant explores the meatless aspect of the Jewish dining experience. A number of copies were signed by the author at Strand in New York City just two days after the 2020 publication. These books each have a small drawing of a blintz, a dairy staple. Four copies remain in stock—and they're selling at half price.

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A Signed Copy of Glen Baxter's Almost Completely Baxter from the Brooklyn Book Festival

Glen Baxter appeared last fall at the Brooklyn Book Festival to promote his new collection Almost Completely Baxter. He joined a panel with cartoonists Emily Flake and Ben Katchor moderated by Connie Sun. At the conclusion of the discussion at the Brooklyn Historical Society, he signed books outside. He is one of those signers who crosses out his printed name, replacing it with the signature.

Panel with Emily Flake, Ben Katchor, and Glen Baxter
Brooklyn Book Festival, September 18, 2016

Glen Baxter, Almost Completely Baxter, 2016

Signed by Glen Baxter

From moderator Connie Sun's Twitter feed

https://twitter.com/cartoonconnie/status/777935772792020992

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A Signed Copy of Emily Flake's Mama Tried from the Brooklyn Book Festival

And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole.
No one could steer me right but Mama tried, Mama tried.
Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied.
That leaves only me to blame 'cause Mama tried.

—Merle Haggard, "Mama Tried"

Emily Flake, Ben Katchor, and Glen Baxter promoted their new books
at the Brooklyn Book Festival on September 18, 2016

http://bkbfcomics.tumblr.com/post/150492808057/bkbfcomics-can-you-stand-it-ben-katchor-glen

Last fall at the Brooklyn Book Festival, Emily Flake gave a presentation along with fellow cartoonists Glen Baxter and Ben Katchor entitled “Hey, Some Comics are Still Funny!”—or was it renamed “Short But Sweet” prior to the festival? Anyway, Connie Sun moderated. Afterwards, outside the venue, Ms. Flake signed and inscribed copies of her 2015 book Mama Tried: Dispatches from the Seamy Underbelly of Modern Parenting.

Emily Flake, Ben Katchor, Glen Baxter, and moderator Connie Sun
The Brooklyn Book Festival, September 18, 2016

Emily Flake, Mama Tried, 2015

Signed and inscribed by Emily Flake
She's right.

A page from Emily Flake's Mama Tried, 2015

http://www.emilyflake.com/mama-tried/

Merle Haggard, "Mama Tried" Live

Note: As reported here on Ink Spill, Mama Tried is being produced for television by IFC.

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Character Sketches in Ben Katchor's The Jew of New York

Yesterday I shared my copy of Ben Katchor's The Jew of New York (1998) signed by the artist with a small drawing of a folded ticket. It had been signed at the Alternative Press Expo in 2012 for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and I picked it up at this year's MoCCA Arts Festival in New York. Early in the evening, I received a note from reader and contributor David from Manhattan.

Seeing you're in a Ben K. frame of mind...

The 2000 is a first ed signed at the sorely missedN.Y. Book Fair on 5th Ave. The '99 is a 2nd printingfound on the often reliable Strand shelves years ago.Both are opposite the title page.

Drawing of Enoch Letushim inscribed
"To David,
from
Ben Katchor
9/29/00
NYC"
in Ben Katchor, The Jew of New York, 1998 first edition

 The character appears as a cut-out on the book's title page.

 

Enoch Letushim, second from right

http://callisto.ggsrv.com/imgsrv/FastFetch/UBER1/ZI-2278-2007-FAL00-IDSI-145-1

Drawing of Mr. Marah signed
"Ben Katchor
2/29/99
The Strand"
in Ben Katchor, The Jew of New York, 1998, second printing

Cartoonist Ben Katchor and one his character's Mr. Marah, the importer of Jewish religious articles in NewYork City, 1825. BY ERIC LUSE/THE CHRONICLE

http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Drawing-on-Heritage-Cartoonist-Ben-Katchor-2929815.php#photo-2254582

Mr. Marah

http://www.moorsmagazine.com/cartoons/katchorjewny/

Prior to yesterday, cartoonist Larry Rippee posted perhaps the only original sketch from this book to appear online. Like the ticket, it was drawn at the Alternative Press Expo 2012 in San Francisco and it again features the character Enoch Letushim.

Drawing of Enoch Letushim inscribed "To Larry, from Ben Katchor Oct 14, 2012 SF, APE"

http://larryrippeeandmollyreaart.blogspot.com/2012/11/larrys-cartoon-vault.html

Note:  Thanks yet again to David from Manhattan for sharing more gems from his collection. There are now more original sketches from Ben Katchor's The Jew of New York available online than ever before.

Original sketches by Ben Katchor that he made in this book or other books are not that rare, but they are seldom posted online. If you'd like to share yours here, just get in touch.

Attempted Bloggery's quick links:

Signed Books with Original Drawings

Ben Katchor

Attempted Bloggery's Hand-Drawn Index

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The Jew of New York Signed by Ben Katchor

At the MoCCA Arts Festival held in April of 2016, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) offered a copy of Ben Katchor's The Jew of New York (1999) signed by the artist with a rudimentary drawing of a folded canal boat ticket. The date and San Francisco location indicates the book was signed on the second day of the Alternative Press Expo in 2012. Has the CBLDF has been carrying it around to comics conventions for four years? I was happy to relieve them of this burden.

Ben Katchor, The Jew of New York, 1998, first paperback edition

Signed with a drawing of a folded canal boat ticket "Ben Katc[hor]/S.F./Oct 14, 2012"

Note:  This is Ben Katchor's first appearance on the blog.

Attempted Bloggery's quick links:

The MoCCA Arts Festival

Signed Books with Original Drawings

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

Attempted Bloggery's Round-Trip Index

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