A friend of a friend said that she found another of Sakugawa‘s comics to be very sad. I agree, but I think they are my favorite kind of melancholy: the kind that reminds you that, however impermanent this world is, there is a place...
Read moreBook Announcements and Convention Schedule!
HELLO ALL! Hope you are enjoying your winter and New Year so far! Sparkplug has a couple announcements for you. First, due to some paper mix ups, Reich #11 is taking a little longer than expected to print. It is still available to...
Read moreHappy New Year & Thanks!
Hello and Happy New Year everyone! First off, I would like to thank everyone who has already donated and pre-ordered Reich #11. You guys are the best and we really appreciate it. Amy at 1984 said the books will be shipping next week...
Read moreReich #11 Preorders and a Year End Announcement
Introducing Sparkplug Highlights!
Hey everyone! We’re excited to announce a new feature here on our blog called “Sparkplug Highlights,” in which we’ll choose a book from our store a couple of times a week and share a little bit about why we think...
Read moreNew in the Store: Sky in Stereo #2!
Sky in Stereo #2 picks up shortly after the incredible first issue left off, plunging the reader back into the tumultuous life of Iris, a teenage girl living in early 1990s Manchester. In this issue, Iris experiments with hallucinogens, pines...
Read moreNew in the Store: It’s Snowing Down South and Retail Break #4!
We now have Andrice Arp’s awesome grab bag of a zine, It’s Snowing Down South. Featuring an ongoing minicomic, doodles and drawings, honest self-examinations, and drink recipes, this is a wry and funny collection that will give you a...
Read moreNew in the Store: Pocket Party, Galactic Breakdown, and Zirp!
From Damien Jay, acclaimed creator of The Natural World, arrives Pocket Party #1. This mini-book is a strange, wonderful journey that features self-referential asides, sea monsters, and everything in between. Part sketchbook, part short story...
Read moreNew In the Store: Master P’s Theater and YDGTFH #23-25
For this year’s Free Comic Book Day, we collaborated with several other micropresses to produce Master P’s Theater. Collecting the work of Ryan Iverson, John Isaacson, JFish, Alex Chiu, Patrick Keck and Amriel Simpson, it is a...
Read moreNew in the Store: The Big Feminist But Anthology!
The Big Feminist But is the newest anthology in our store, edited by Shannon O’Leary and Joan Reilly. It’s a multi-faceted, thoughtful reflection upon modern feminism that entertains, provokes, and demands attention. Featuring a wide...
Read moreSparkplug at CAKE!
Sparkplug will be at CAKE this weekend! This show was really enjoyable last year and I’m looking forward to it. We’ll be at table 2 right near the entrance. There’s no admission fee and a ton of great...
Read moreOlympia Comics Fest this weekend!
Hey all! Emily will be manning the Sparkplug table at Olympia Comics Fest this weekend. The festival takes place at the Olympia Center on Saturday June 8th. Please join us, we’ll have a ton of books including some new...
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