The Wow Cool | Alternative Comics shop in Cupertino, California was broken into sometime this weekend by way of a very large rock. Several hundred dollars of comics and books were stolen. We were very fortunate that there was a replacement window...
Read morefumbling about for something to have on in the background while messing around with such esoteric concerns as GS1-128 barcodes and the west coast trucking crisis I stumbled across a pair of what I think were German TV documentaries on punk from...
Read moreJust a reminder: Sparkplug has put out three books this fall! The trippy space epic Vortex, by William Cardini, and the final chapter in the Reich series, Reich #12 by Elijah Brubaker are both up for sale in the store. The third book...
Read moreSparkplug will have a table at Comic Arts Los Angeles this weekend! The fest is Saturday, December 6th from 10am-6pm at Think Tank Gallery. It’s free and open to the public. More info here. Our friends Aaron Whitaker...
Read moreIt is very likely that I would not be working in comics now without the influence of Raoul Vezina, the creator of the classic four issue series of Smilin’ Ed Smiley comics that were released more than 30 years ago. Raoul was also the front...
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On stands now! The latest issue of Silicon Valley’s “Innovative & Creative Culture Magazine” Content ran a four page color feature on Wow Cool, Alternative Comics and myself. You can get it at the Whole Foods Market and...
Read moreHey friends! Sparkplug will be at Short Run in Seattle THIS WEEKEND! Vortex artist William Cardini and I will be holding it down at C12 in the main hall. We’ll have new books Vortex and Reich #12, plus lots of other great...
Read moreVortex and Reich #12 both come out this Friday, November 14th! Please join us for the release party and signing from 5-7pm at Floating World Comics in downtown Portland. More details here!
Read moreJust a reminder ~ the Domino Books table will be host to a small selection of books at Comic Arts Brooklyn this weekend! The festival is November 8th and 9th at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Brooklyn. There’s ton of great...
Read moreIn case you missed the Kickstarter – Reich #12 and Vortex are now available for pre-order. I’m planning to have them shipped by the end of the month (hopefully sooner).
Read moreHey friends! We’ve added a couple new books to the store this week, check them out! “The immediacy of the pacing drives home Emond’s unique spin on the Inferno: it’s shocking, and demands that you open your eyes immediately and...
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Back in April, 2013 David Lasky visited the Wow Cool/Alternative Comics offices in Cupertino, California and did a one day artist residency, and he pencilled a mini comic on massive Strathmore board called “All Monster Comics”. The...
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