We are about to start the production semester of the Comics Program at the IPRC, there is still room for last minute enrollment and a few special classes are open to individual class enrollment: Minicomics and Paste-Up with John Isaacson Image...
Read moreGay Genius Released! Free Comic Book in Stores!
Hi everyone, We’ve got great news! After a brief hold-up Gay Genius will see its official release this weekend and next. In Portland there will be a release/dance party tomorrow night! Lots of artists and excitement. Saturday, April 30 ·...
Read moreBill Blackbeard
I got some sad news this weekend. An old friend died last month. Bill Blackbeard was a guy like no other I’ve ever met. In this era of trendy books on old comics, second rate scholarship and a sense that the love has gone out of old comics...
Read moreA Brief Bit About Comic Book Shows
Last year I didn’t go to MoCCA, Brooklyn Comics Art, TCAF or SPX for Sparkplug. Other people did those shows for Sparkplug. This was noted by a few people as Sparkplug not being at the shows. This year, I’ve gone to MoCCA and will be...
Read moreLibrary Talk with Julia Gfrörer, Diana Schutz, Cris Paschild and Dylan Williams
You can now listen to the library talk with Julia Gfrörer, Diana Schutz, Cris Paschild and Dylan Williams on their podcast: http://multcolib.libsyn.com/srsly-big-deal-making-being-comics-in-portland Lots of talking and funny stuff, including a...
Read moreAn Error at the Printing Plant.
We just found out that there was an error in the printing of Gay Genius and so, it won’t be out this weekend. The party will be moved to later in the month (the 30th) and the official release of the book will be at the party/TCAF in...
Read moreStumptown and Events this Week in Portland
Sparkplug will be involved in a few local events surrounding the Stumptown Comics Festival this weekend. And we’ll be a the show itself too. Thursday: “Learn about the cultural and economic significance of comics with: PSU Special...
Read morePortland Comics This Thursday at 4pm
http://www.multcolib.org/events/comics.html Srsly Big Deal: Living and Breathing Comics in PDX (April 14 at 4:00pm) Cris Paschild; Dylan Williams; Diana Schultz; Julia Gfrörer From self-published mini-comic zines to traditional comic...
Read moreConventions with New Books!
Sparkplug Comic Books is going to both MoCCA Fest and Stumptown Comics Fest and we’ll be premiering new books at each show. The MoCCA Festival is this weekend in Manhattan, NYC Saturday April 9th and Sunday April 10th 11am-6pm. It will be...
Read moreIndie Street Radio on Sausage Hand and Windy Corner #3
Indie Street Radio posted two great reviews, one of Sausage Hand and the other of Windy Corner #3. Take a look: Sausage Hand:http://indiestreetradio.com/news/indie-street-reads-65 WC#3: http://indiestreetradio.com/news/indie-street-reads-63
Read more13 Minutes on Habitat #2
Habitat #2 by Dunja Jankovic just got a great review at 13 Minutes by Justin Giampaoli: http://thirteenminutes.blogspot.com/2011/03/surveying-habitat.html
Read moreFamily Store on Heavy Hand
The Family Store in LA is carrying The Heavy Hand by Chris Cilla and they’ve written a really thorough discussion of the book on their blog: http://blog.familylosangeles.com/2011/03/heavy-hand.html
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