Sparkplug Books cornerstone author Trevor Alixopulos is branching out on his own and needs your help with his new book Lipstick Traces. Go get on that right now. We say those were the days but the night is when everything happens! A big...
Read moreAdHouse Books Prepares to Close its Doors
It was announced last week that the landlord Chris Pitzer would be closing the doors on his AdHouse Books press after 20 years of operation and 100 books. Well… 101… News on that to come. Wow Cool has been excited to stock their books...
Read morePlay for It: Down the Gerbil Hole with Chester Brown in Videos
Chester Brown thrilled and shocked indie comics audiences when he emerged from the English-speaking slums of Montreal in the mid-1980s. He has left behind him a slimy ink trail like few others. Travel with us back in time through the video legacy...
Read moreCMY OK – Eclipse Comics Color Chart 1983
Inspired by a series of posts by the artist José Villarrubia under the title “From a colorist’s perspective,” I promised myself I would scan and post some vintage comic coloring-related artifacts that I have. The first, and...
Read moreThe Stupid Pages 49: Recent Work
Guest artist: Steve Lafler Check out Steve Lafler’s comics on Wow Cool
Read more2019 Year In Review
It has certainly been a tumultuous year here at Wow Cool. Not least of all because the physical “here” has changed. Sadly the Wow Cool Alternative Comics physical shop in Cupertino, California closed its doors after six great years...
Read moreGraphic Content – Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman on BBC 6Music
The British titans of graphic novel writing in our time will be mixing it up on the ones and twos for digital radio station BBC 6Music this month. Alan Moore will be sitting in for Iggy Pop on the Confidential show, Friday October 4; and, Neil...
Read moreAustin English’s Windy Corner Magazine, Volume 1 Review
(This review was originally published in 2007.) Reading Windy Corner Magazine #1 was a special pleasure because I’ve always found Austin English’s taste to be impeccable as a critic and now as an editor. It was a bonus to see so much...
Read moreDerf’s True Stories Volumes 3 and 4
In his True Stories comics, Derf has been going further back in time with each issue. In volume three, he covers 1996-2001, which was the height of alt-weekly newspapers. This is years before his career-defining comic My Friend Dahmer and his...
Read moreAlternative Comics’ Book Debuts at SPX Small Press Expo 2019
The exhibitor list is now live for SPX Small Press Expo 2019. Go meet Joel Orff and Robin Enrico at A2 – the Alternative Comics table! Joel will debut his new book Twice Shy. Robin will be hawking copies of the new collection of his classic...
Read moreTrevor Alixopulos’ Mine Tonight
Those that follow the minicomics scene will observe that geography plays a large part in forming artist support groups. These groups provide encouragement and critique for young artists and play a part in their development. The recent development...
Read moreNew Reads at the Wow Cool Shop
Recent posts on Wow Cool Katriona Chapman’s Follow Me In – Reviewed by Rob Clough You’ve Seen Love Death And Robots, Right? Editorial comment moment here. It was OK. About three episodes were pretty memorable. Yeah, I’d totally watch...
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