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Gabe Fowler

GABE FOWLER is the founder and owner of Desert Island, one of America’s most beloved independent comics shops. Founded in 2008, Desert Island is located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It features a wide variety of underground and alternative comics, zines, artist's books, graphic novels, and art magazines, including its own quarterly comics tabloid, Smoke Signal. Fowler is also the organizer of Comic Arts Brooklyn, the annual comic book festival and art book fair, which spotlights independent, underground, and alternative comics.

2025 Eisner Award Nominees you can order through PRH

The 2025 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees were announced this week, featuring a large number of comic and graphic novel titles available to order TODAY through PRH. You can view the full list of nominees here and Browse & Order from the nominees currently available through PRH below. Includes comics with upcoming FOC dates,

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