Sparkplug in the California Geekin’ article on the Daily Utah Chronicle.
Read moreComicon '08 report by Tom Neely
I survived another year of the San Diego Comic Con! I had a really great time while I was there. In many ways it was one of the most pleasant SDCCs of my career. Highlights included meeting both Gonzo and Matt Groening (who said he had The Blot...
Read moreWindy Corner at Quimby's report
Hey everyone-Windy Corner touched down in Chicago on Friday and I couldn’t have been more charmed with the city. I came into town at noon and spent a lot of time sifting through books at Quimbys Books, where the Windy Corner signing was...
Read moreWINDY CORNER in Pittsburgh!
While half the Sparkplug Army is in San Diego sandwiched between Chewbacca and Romulans, the Windy Corner tour is blazing on to Pittsburgh! This saturday at 9pm, Austin and Juliacks will be at Brillobox bar. It will be pretty informal but really...
Read moreOakland sacked, gaffled by comics thugs
Hi Friends, this is Alixopulos posting about a big weekend for comics in the Bay Area. On the eve of the big San Diego con the ranks of cartoonists in town swelled to outsize proportions. In addition to the SF Zinefest Saturday and Sunday (check...
Read moreSparkplug at the San Diego Comic Con
This week Sparkplug will be setting up at the San Diego Comic Con. We’ll be selling books for Tugboat Press, Secret Acres, Bodega Distribution, La Mano 21, Robin Snyder/Steve Ditko, Teenage Dinosaur and other wonderful artists/publishers...
Read moreNew Banner
Dylan asked me to design a new banner for Sparkplug. If I can get it printed today, you will be able to find us underneath this banner at SDCC this week. I’ll be sharing some booth space with Sparkplug and Pals. I will have lots of new and...
Read moreOakland Tribune on the Reading Tonight
The Oakland Tribune has a write up on this evening’s reading at the Oakland Public Library. They talked to Hellen Jo, Jason Shiga, and Trevor Alixopulos. You can read it here.
Read moreSF Zine Fest July 19th – 20th
Tim Goodyear’s Teenage Dinosaur and Sparkplug Comic Books willbe set up to sellzines and comics at the SF Zine Fest. July 19th and 20th, at theSF County Fair Building(formerly Hall of Flowers) 9th Ave.at Lincoln Way (in Golden Gate Park)...
Read moreOakland Library reading July 17
Jason Shiga, Trevor Alixopulos and Hellen Jo will be reading at the Oakland public library 125 14th Street, on Thursday July 17, 2008, from 6 to 8 PM. Go here for more info.
Read moreWindy Corner at Quimby's Next week.
Windy Corner contributors Austin English, Onsmith and John Hackewiecz will all be signing books and talking at Quimbys in Chicago on FRIDAY the 18th. Save the day.
Read moreHeroes Con Photos
I came back from Heroes Con in Charlotte NC with a lot of photos. I met a lot of great cartoonists including Derek Ballard and Dan Rhett. Tom Neely and I got to hang out with a lot of the NYC/NJ comics crowd. Tom blogs about it at IWILLDESTROYYOU...
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