Our friends at Bitch Magazine have written a great review of our latest book Nurse Nurse, as well as Julia Gfrörer’s latest, Too Dark To See. Please give it a read!
Read moreCAKE needs your help!
Chicago Alternative Comics Expo is running an IndieGoGo campaign to cover some unexpected expenses. It’s the first year of this expo and we at Sparkplug are really looking forward to it. Please consider donating; they have some...
Read moreNew Books in the Store!
We’ve got a couple new books in the store for you today: Zebediah Part 1 by IPRC Comics Certificate Program student Asher Craw, Two Eyes of the Beautiful by Ryan Cecil Smith, Nightlife 12:02 by Tom Lechner and a beautiful print of a Stellar...
Read moreNew Books in the Shop: Nurse Nurse and Brad Trip
We’ve got our two latest publishing efforts in the store now! Nurse Nurse, a sci-fi epic by Katie Skelly and Brad Trip, an anthology of Portland Artists we put together with three other small press publishers for Free Comic Book...
Read moreTCAF!
Sparkplug is happy to be tabling at TCAF in Toronto this year! TCAF is a free show that takes place in the Toronto Reference Library. Tom and Emily will be there, please visit them and pick up a copy of our new book, Nurse...
Read moreNurse Nurse Release Party at Desert Island!
Hey East Coasters! Please join Nurse Nurse artist Katie Skelly at Desert Island in Brooklyn for a book release and signing! The event starts at 8 p.m. on May 3rd. Desert Island is located at 540 Metropolitan in Brooklyn.
Read moreHappy Birthday to Emily!
Today is Emily’s birthday, and the best present we can give her is really sending our IndieGoGo campaign over the top! Please click here to contribute to our next publishing ventures! And happy birthday to a truly amazing...
Read moreNurse Nurse Release Party – West Coast Edition
We’re teaming up with the Henry & Glenn Forever and Ever release party to release our latest book! The party will be from 6-8 p.m. on April 27th. Floating World Comics in lovely downtown Portland is hosting. We’ll have copies of...
Read moreWe’ve added a couple new minicomics to the store! –Crime World #3: Another installment of David King’s dark spirited crime comix. –Dear Dear: More understated storytelling and precise line work from Eroyn Franklin...
Read moreOur Campaign’s Last Push
Our IndieGoGo campaign is doing great. We owe many thanks to our friends and supporters everywhere for spreading the word! Thank you, Jason T. Miles, Rob Clough, Austin English and many others! Thanks to all our Facebook pals...
Read morePinay Lives & Voices
The truly amazing Rina Ayuyang will be reading from Whirlwind Wonderland this Sunday at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. Here is a description of the event: PINAY LIVES & VOICES: An afternoon of Pinay literature and storytelling, in...
Read moreNew Books and Prints!
Hello there! I’ve added a couple new books to the shop AND some really beautiful lino-block prints by T. Edward Bak. The books are: The City Troll, a debut graphic novel by Aaron Whitaker; The Sky In Stereo, an excellent new series from...
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