Kjerstin Johnson over at Bitch Magazine has posted a great interview with Gay Genius editor/all-around comics genius Annie Murphy. Check it out!
Read moreWhirlwind Wonderland, Bookhunter and others, reviewed!
Stephen Sohn has written reviews of five (five!) of our books for the website Asian American Literature Fans. Read the reviews here: http://asianamlitfans.livejournal.com/2011/06/21/
Read moreThe Latest Papercutter, Dream Grant and Play Overlord!
I’ve just added Papercutter #16 to the store! It has stories by Joey Alison Sayers, Liz Prince and Alexis Frederick-Frost, so it is as fantastic as you might imagine. And we’ve added a mini-comic by Portland artist Sean Christensen...
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It’s getting down to the last couple days of our friend’s Kickstarter campaign! She is raising funds for another season of her excellent radio show Destination DIY. The rewards are awesome, of course, and if you donate $20 right now...
Read moreHabitat #2 on Bookgasm
Dunja Jankovic’s Habitat #2 got reviewed yesterday on Bookgasm. Check it out!
Read moreToo Dark To See, Blammo 7 and More!
A bunch of new, awesome things in the store today. First is Julia Gfrörer’s newest, Too Dark To See. It’s seriously good and pretty disturbing; her artwork is spectacular as always. Next up is the latest installment of Katie...
Read moreDestination DIY!
Destination DIY is an independent radio show about all things DIY. Right now they are doing a Kickstarter campaign for raise funds for their next season aaaaaandd….if you donate $20 you can get a grab bag of great Sparkplug books!...
Read moreYou Don’t Get There From Here #18
We now have Carrie McNinch’s latest: You Don’t Get There From Here #18! Carrie’s daily three panels never fail to be entertaining, and this mini is a steal at just $2!
Read moreMore Yumi!
Rounding out our Yumi Sakugawa catalog, we’ve added An Unfilled Circle and There is No Right Way to Meditate to the store. Hooray! Both really gorgeous books with a meditative quality, from an under-appreciated artist who is totally worth...
Read moreGwenaelle! Yumi Sakugawa!
We picked up Yumi Sakugawa’s new mini, Goodbye Turtle, at Stumptown last weekend. Another fantastic story from this comics artist! And also new in the store today is our Gwenaelle catalog, a total of six zines. I love her two recipe zines...
Read moreHello, Gay Genius and Dan Quayl!
We are busy at Sparkplug today! Two more just-printed books for you – the completely amazing anthology Gay Genius (edited by superstar Annie Murphy) and a multi-publisher, Portland-centric collaboration called Dan Quayl (a steal at just...
Read moreThe Disgusting Room and Reich #8 out today!
Yes! Today we have two brand new books in the shop! The newest issue of Elijah Brubaker’s fascinating Reich series, Reich #8 and Austin English’s The Disgusting Room.Reich #8 tackles the beginning of Wilhelm Reich’s new life in...
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