Danny Dutch by David KingReich by Elijah Brubakerand Hellen Jo (author of Jin & Jam) All three have all been nominated for 2009 Ignatz Awards! Congratulations to all the artists and now I have to figure out who to pay off. Here is a great...
Read moreTonight at 7:30 at Powell's Downtown!
August 31st at 7:30 PMAt Powell’s books on Burnside in Portland.Theo Ellsworth and Aron Nels Steinke!
Read moreWe're not a band who makes money.
One of our good friends and one of the wisest people I know, Julia Wertz, has an interview up on Inkstuds right now that I am about to listen to, and she took part in this great series of interviews about money in small-press...
Read moreAn article about the SF Zine Fest.
San Francisco Chronicle/ SF Gate has a great article about the San Francisco Zine Fest this weekend: www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/19/NSTH197OEJ.DTL
Read moreSan Francisco Zine Fest Next Weekend
Next weekend Sparkplug is going to be at the San Francisco Zine Fest. One of my two favorite shows of the year. Please come by and check out all the amazing zines and comics. Saturday, August 22 from 11:00am – 6:00pmSunday, August 23 from 11:00am...
Read moreAustin English at Union Pool in Brooklyn, NY this Saturday!
Austin English (Windy Corner, Christina and Charles), Lisa Hanawalt (Stay Away From Other People, I Want You), and Dash Shaw (Bottomless Belly Button, BodyWorld) will discuss the relationship between image-making and drawing for comics. How do...
Read moreAron Nels Steinke at Ristretto Roasters in Portland
For the month of August Aron Steinke is having a solo show at Ristretto Roasters. over in the Beaumont neighborhood in NE Portland to promote his new Sparkplug/Tugboat book Neptune. Ristretto is at 3520 NE 42nd Ave @Fremont, Portland, Oregon...
Read moreTheo Ellsworth and Aron Nels Steinke reading at Powells
You are going to need to save this day, for sure: Monday August 31st at 7:30 PMAt Powell’s books on Burnside in Portland.
Read moreArt Shows in Portland!
Check it out, Portland has four crazy art shows this week, First Thursday and First Friday. Thursday:Nuts & Bolts is an art show curated by two smaller Portland publishers that are deserving of more recognition. Robopocalypse is a collective...
Read moreArthur Article on Shortest Interval!
David King’s new book just got a great write up on the Aurthur blog, take a look here:http://www.arthurmag.com/2009/07/24/the-smallest-interval-by-david-king/
Read moreNew Books, Portland Zine Symposium and Comic Con International
Sparkplug Comic Books will be at two shows this week.The Portland Zine Symposium (July 24-26)and San Diego Comic Con (July 22-26) We’ll be premiering three new books: the Shortest Interval – by David King Sausage Hand – by...
Read moreNew Show up August 1st at Guapo!
Make sure you save time for yourself in two weeks on Saturday August 1st. You owe it to yourself to treat yourself right. Come to Guapo and view art by all of your favorite Portland art.
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