This weekend Hellen Jo will be the featured artist at theApature Comics and Zine Expo in San Francisco.COMIC & ZINE EXPOKSW’s space180 Gallery, 12noon – 5pm180 Capp Street @ 17th Street, 3rd floor She will have a preview copy of...
Read moreDunja Jankovic!
Dunja just got nominated for an Ignatz for outstanding comic! Sparkplug is a big fan of her stuff. We’ll be carrying her books at SPX. AND she has work going up next week at a local Portland comic store Floating World as part of On the...
Read moreAlixopulos on Comics Reporter
Trevor got interviewed for Sunday’s Comics Reporter.http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/cr_sunday_interview_t_alixopulos/A really great and thoughtful interview.
Read moreSF Zine Fest X Treasure Island Music Festival Sept. 20-21
From our friends at the SF Zine fest…going on this weekend. The SFZF has been invited to host a special zine space at the TreasureIsland Music Festival, Sept. 20 +21. We are going to be setting up afun, vintage-style library room stocked...
Read morerandom blathering: comics and movies
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately… Probably since this year’s San Diego Comic Convention. Maybe longer. First let me say that I enjoy most comic book movies a lot. I loved Ghost World. I’ve seen Superman II at...
Read moreAlixopulos at the Schulz Museum!
This Weekend:SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 ? 4–6:30pmBook Release Party!Celebrate the release of Trevor Alixopulos’ new graphic novel The Hot Breath of War. Trevor will be available to speak with visitors, demonstrate his work, and sign his new book...
Read moreThanks to all our artists from Sparkplug!
SPARKPLUG COMIC BOOKSIGNITES THE 2008 IGNATZ AWARDS!! It is with unparalleled, complete and total excitement that Sparkplug Comic Books extends a heartfelt congratulations and hearty thank you to all of our authors for setting the Ignatz...
Read moreThe most popular comic in the world is called “Transformers: All Hail megatron.” I rang up like a billion copies of this last night. PS: Image comics…can you please make your barcodes easier to scan???
Read moreBald Eagles
So, Bald Eagles has an amazing interview up on Inkstuds. GO and LISTEN, now. Amazing.http://www.inkstuds.com/?p=353
Read moreMCA on running his business.
This is a pretty cool little chat with and about Adam Yauch’s various attempts at running a small business. Not just handling his business by running it and milking it. Shannon O’Leary passed this on to...
Read moreAnke Feuchtenberger
It is simply amazing to get to hear Anke F. talk about her arthttp://nigelbeale.com/?p=904Also more new (to me) pictures by her here:http://steinroetter.de/ENGartistsFeuchtenberger.htmAnd her site, of...
Read moreAlixopulos on Inkstuds
Whoa. Trevor Alixopulos is interviewed on Ink Studs. I am assuming it is awesome, but I haven’t listened to it yet. I’m doing that right next. (the guy with Trevor in the photo is the one and only Eric Nebel).
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