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 moreCelebrate Alternative Free Comic Book Day
We are offering three titles for free comic book day today – none of which are on the official FCBD roster. One of which is a year old now. There is the second book from a group of Portland publishers – Master P’s Theater (Last...
Read moreStumptown Comics Fest and Beyond!
Hey folks! We are gearing up for Stumptown Comics Fest this weekend and hope to see you there! It takes place Saturday and Sunday at the Oregon Convention Center here in Portland. We also hope you will join moderator Milo George...
Read moreWow Cool @25 CNN’s Boom or Bust 1994
Wow Cool was paid a visit by CNN in mid-1994 for a feature on the venomous werewolves of Generation X and their sinister plan to devour the sad old hippies and their filth. It was called Boom or Bust? and originally aired on Sunday, August 14...
Read moreWow Cool @25: Pieces Of APE 1994
Happy birthday to us! Sometime in 1988 the editorial crew behind School of Visual Arts off-Campus publication Tuna Casserole changed it’s name from The Art Dicks to Wow Cool. Tuna Casserole was launched by Sam Henderson and Tom Hart in the...
Read moreSPX, Reich #9 and Some News
A couple things: -Sparkplug will be at SPX in Bethesda, MD this weekend! Katie Skelly, Tom Neely and Ben Marra will be running things, so be sure to stop by. Get more info about SPX here. We’ll also be debuting the new...
Read moreNew in the Shop – Domino Books. Sugar Booger. Nurse Nurse.
Free Comic Book Day? Alternative Free Comic Book Day lasts all month! Brad Trip is always intense! In the meanwhile we have several exciting new titles to offer you. First up are the first three offerings from Austin English’s Domino Books...
Read moreDonate Today to Sparkplug’s Fundraiser
Hi friends, don’t forget to donate to our fundraiser on Indiegogo. We’re in the last couple weeks and we are getting closer and closer by the hour, but we need to keep up the momentum!! Be sure to share the site with...
Read moreSparkplug Books Publishing Fundraiser
Our fine friends at Sparkplug Books are getting set to publish three new titles – the first big batch since founder Dylan Williams’ passing last year – and they need your help to make it happen. There is an excellent array of...
Read moreNever Could Get The Hang of Thursdays
Yes, it is I. The irregular Wow Cool link dump. Usually posted on a Monday or Tuesday, often in two parts, often skipping many weeks. We are well back from the holidays, and therefore it is time to obliterate every open tab and share the good...
Read moreMonday Morning Massive Link Dump
Vital nuggets gleamed from Twitter and elsewhere over the past week. This photo set of Michael Kupperman at New York Comic Con 2011 promoting his new book “Mark Twain’s Autobiography 1910-2010” is utterly bonkers...
Read moreThe Future of Sparkplug
Dear Friends: Some of you have been asking what will happen to Sparkplug now that my husband, Dylan Williams, is no longer with us. This is to let you know that Virginia Paine, Tom Neely and I will be continuing to run things as best we...
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