Whatever with Pet Sounds. Have you listened to Surf’s Up? That one will change you.
Read moreSeth Kushner October 30, 1973 to May 17, 2015
Seth Kushner left us one year ago today. Some four months before his book Schmuck would finally be released to the world through Alternative Comics. An event that was to have taken place many months earlier, but was delayed due to his illness. I...
Read moreMy computer died on Monday
and The New Intern Starts on Tuesday We are so not ready And I get on a plane Thursday morning to go to Portland, Oregon to work at Linework NW and move Sparkplug Books down here. But that’s OK We’ll make it through somehow What is...
Read moreScenes From Half Moon Bay
After a heavy duty couple of weeks that included Free Comic Book Day and two comic book artist signings at the Wow Cool Alternative Comics shop, it was time to take a day off and head to the beach. The high winds and barely 60º temperatures cut...
Read moreDarwyn Cooke Has Left Us
Unbelievable news today: first, this morning, that comic book artist and animator Darwyn Cooke had gone through a very serious battle with cancer; and then, this evening, that he was dead. I’m not sure I’ve ever actually properly met...
Read moreHave a Psycho Nurse Year All Over Again
I made a happy surprise discovery today. The 2011 Psycho Nurse Calendar is actually good again this year! From March 1st right through New Years Eve. The dates will be the same for the whole year next in 2022. The calendar was a collaboration...
Read moreMalachi Ward From Now On & Island 7 Signing @ Wow Cool
Malachi Ward will be doing a Bay Area Double Header this Saturday, May 14th from 7pm. He will be signing copies of his brand new books From Now On (Alternative Comics) and Island #7 (Image Comics) at Mission Comics in San Francisco at 1PM and at...
Read moreZak Sally is creating A Comic Book Biography of Philip K. Dick and He Needs Your Support
PKD by Zak Sally from zak sally on Vimeo. Zak Sally has been many things over the years… an artist, a musician, a publisher at La Mano 21, a printer, the cover model for Peter Bagge’s Hate, a roadie for Wow Cool… OK, that last...
Read moreTennessee Tuxedo and His Tales
The very first Tennessee Tuxedo, 1963. Forgotten. Neglected. Brilliant. Some Educational content.
Read moreWednesday is New Comics Day May 11, 2016
Today is Wednesday, May 11th and we have a ton of new books for you. We are now officially open until 7pm at the Cupertino shop; and, will start staying open until 8pm on Wednesdays in June. Recent issues of comics from the past year are now...
Read moreSo, Free Comic Book Day Happened
That was quite a day. We are still recovering from our third Free Comic Book Day event at the Wow Cool Alternative Comics shop in Cupertino on Saturday. This was our biggest ever. More books, more people, more cookies and lemonade… More...
Read moreArmored Baby Flppn Chnnlz Takeover 5
Armored Baby is the home for the art of Mark Sunshine from Riot God. We are featuring a recent animation of his every day this week. This is the last one. There are only five days in a week. The work is available via various channels. Instagram...
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