Our friends at PSU’s Ooligan Press throw a yearly publishing conference here in Portland, and this year, Sparkplug will be tabling at their book fair! Write to Publish takes place on Saturday, January 31st at Smith Memorial Student...
Read moreHappy New Year!
Hey all! I hope you had safe and fun holidays! I getting back into my rhythm here at Sparkplug, wrapping up our Kickstarter rewards, adding new distro books to the store and getting together our travel and publishing schedule for...
Read moreA Couple Reminders
Just a reminder: Sparkplug has put out three books this fall! The trippy space epic Vortex, by William Cardini, and the final chapter in the Reich series, Reich #12 by Elijah Brubaker are both up for sale in the store. The third book...
Read moreSparkplug at CALA and the debut of Bird Girl and Fox Girl by Yumi Sakugawa!
Sparkplug will have a table at Comic Arts Los Angeles this weekend! The fest is Saturday, December 6th from 10am-6pm at Think Tank Gallery. It’s free and open to the public. More info here. Our friends Aaron Whitaker...
Read moreShort Run this weekend! Book Release party Friday!
Hey friends! Sparkplug will be at Short Run in Seattle THIS WEEKEND! Vortex artist William Cardini and I will be holding it down at C12 in the main hall. We’ll have new books Vortex and Reich #12, plus lots of other great...
Read moreBook Release/Signing this Friday!
Vortex and Reich #12 both come out this Friday, November 14th! Please join us for the release party and signing from 5-7pm at Floating World Comics in downtown Portland. More details here!
Read moreSparkplug at CAB!
Just a reminder ~ the Domino Books table will be host to a small selection of books at Comic Arts Brooklyn this weekend! The festival is November 8th and 9th at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Brooklyn. There’s ton of great...
Read moreReich #12 and Vortex PRE-ORDER
In case you missed the Kickstarter – Reich #12 and Vortex are now available for pre-order. I’m planning to have them shipped by the end of the month (hopefully sooner).
Read moreNew books in the store!
Hey friends! We’ve added a couple new books to the store this week, check them out! “The immediacy of the pacing drives home Emond’s unique spin on the Inferno: it’s shocking, and demands that you open your eyes immediately and...
Read moreEnd of the Year Schedule!
Hello! Thanks again for your support/patience last month while we were doing our Kickstarter! We made our goal and a bit beyond! I am working on contacting all of our backers, so if you donated please keep an eye on your...
Read moreSparkplug on the Best American Comics Notables list!
Reich #10 and #11 by Elijah Brubaker and Golem of Gabirol by Olga Volozova ended up on the Best American Comics Notables list for 2014! Read the complete list here.
Read moreSparkplug + Retrofit
Sparkplug and Retrofit, together at last! We’re pleased to announce Sparkplug has begun distroing a small selection of Retrofit books in our store. Hopefully we’ll be adding more in the future, but for now please check out...
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