So, I’m walkin’ through SPX in one of my far too infrequent and much too short breaks looking at all the comics on the tables hoping to find something interesting… something special… something new… And I see this...
Read moreSPX round ups.
Two great round-ups of the Small Press Expo I spent the weekend at:From Chris Mautner: www.comicbookresources.comand from the one and only Rob Clough: highlowcomics.blogspot.comBoth are pretty insightful.
Read morePortland Zine Symposium Planning
Fist planning meeting for the 10th annual Portland Zine Symposium!Have you ever wanted to help organizing the Portland Zine Symposium? Well now’s your chance! This will be the first meeting for the 2010 Portland Zine Symposium. We’ll...
Read moreSPX this weekend in Bethesda!
Sparkplug Comic Books will be at the Small Press Expo in Bethesda Maryland, this weekend (Sept. 26-27) We’ll be sitting with Tom Neely and Zak Sally’s La Mano at tables W37/W38. Come by and say “hi”. This will be the east...
Read moreKATY ELLIS O'BRIEN Show up this Weekend!!!
The Bad Apple (the store Tim Goodyear and I run) is going to be having our first official art opening this weekend (Sept. 26th) for Fun On Foster from 11-7. Come by and check out amazing art by Katy Ellis O’Brien!www.trumpetflower.net...
Read moreHappy Birthday Pete Poplaski!
Thanks to Tom Spurgeon for sharing the news. Today is the birthday of a favorite artist of mine, Pete Poplaski. Thanks to him for all the great art and inspiration. And to Zorro too!and here is another visit with PP!
Read moreA bunch of Sparkplug books reviewed by Rob Clough!
Extraordinary comics critic Rob Clough has given his time over to a thorough critique of five Sparkplug books: the Shortest Interval, Rock That Never Sleeps, Reich #6, Bird Hurdler and the Department of Art #1. Great insights as...
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I’m headed off to SPX in a couple weeks (Sept. 26-27). I’ll have more info on that soon. But in the mean time, get a load of this panel we are doing on Sunday the 27th (middle of the day), it should be reason enough to make the trek...
Read moreReviews by Rob Clough
Two of the new books Sparkplug Co-Published with Teenage Dinosaur and Tugboat Press have Received the usually astute critical view from Rob Clough, check ’em out. Neptune by Aron Steinke and Sausage Hand, both available from our online...
Read moreJULIACKS at Helsinki Comics Festival
Heyheyhey,JULIACKS will be at the Helsinki Comics Festival September 12th and 13th in the Small Press Heaven section representing Sparkplug Comics! If’n you are around, please stop by!
Read moreShannon O'Leary!
One and only Sparkplug PR/Marketing leader Shannon O’Leary has been interviewed by Bitch Magazine. It focuses on the new feminist comics anthology she is co-editing. It already sounds like something that everyone is going to need a copy of...
Read moreShipping Rates had to go up.
After years of those cheap shipping rates, I’ve had to raise them as things have gotten more expensive. Only a slight increase but sorry about the hassle. They are still pretty cheap and it is a flat rate so the more you get, it...
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