The ever-on point Rob Clough reviewed Olga Volozova’s Golem of Gabirol! We are honored to have Rob take a look at our books. Here’s an excerpt: ” For Volozova herself (who dedicated the book to her late husband, who was...
Read moreRob Clough Reviews Hungry Summer!
Once again Rob Clough reviews a Sparkplug Mini! Hungry Summer by Asher Z Craw is one of our latest releases, and we are cheered by Rob’s apt writing! Here is an excerpt: “Craw’s quasi-autobiographical comic, Zebediah, was...
Read moreRob Clough Reviews The Anthropologists!
We are pleased to share Rob Clough’s review of our most recent release: The Anthropologists by Whit Taylor! “The idea was to study and talk to Aboriginal people as part of their cultural anthropology program. Paired with a...
Read moreReviews and Top Tens
Tom, Emily and I have done our Top Ten Comics lists again, but first…please check out this excellent review of Riech #9 by Rob Clough! Also, Nurse Nurse made it onto CBR’s Top 100 comics of 2012, so congrats to Katie...
Read moreSparkplug at CAKE!
Hello Chicago! Sparkplug will have a table at CAKE this weekend, June 16th & 17th. This is a new show and we’re very excited about it! There will be a ton of awesome artists and publishers there. Click here for...
Read moreVortex #1 in the store!
Have you read William Cardini’s Vortex yet?! You should, and it’s in our online store now! Rob Clough (High-Low, TCJ) says: “I’ve enjoyed Cardini’s development as an artist and the refinement of his...
Read moreOur Campaign’s Last Push
Our IndieGoGo campaign is doing great. We owe many thanks to our friends and supporters everywhere for spreading the word! Thank you, Jason T. Miles, Rob Clough, Austin English and many others! Thanks to all our Facebook pals...
Read moreFree Ice Cream Named A Top 30 Minicomic of 2011 in The Comics Journal
We’re dancing on the desks at Wow Cool HQ – which we do normally – but we are dancing extra vigorously at the news that Rob Clough selected Sam Henderson’s Free Ice Cream for the coveted #18 position in his Top 30...
Read moreRob Clough’s Top Comics of 2011!
The wonderfully eloquent Rob Clough has posted his Top Fifteen Comics list. Included on the list is Sparkplug’s own Passage! Please give it a read!
Read moreRob Clough reviews Reich #8!
Rob Clough has reviewed Reich #8 over at his blog, High-Low. Check it out! “…Brubaker’s moody and angular drawings throw the character’s emotions into sharp relief; his use of shadow in particular evokes despondency and...
Read morePossessed by the Rise of Magik: Chris Cilla’s Heavy Hand reviewed on The Comics Journal
Over at the Comics Journal they have a thorough and thoughtful review of Chris Cilla’s the Heavy Hand, in which Rob Clough compares Chris to a turntablist: “Cilla finds every kind of storytelling convention totally...
Read moreHabitat #2 reviewed by the one and only Rob Clough at TCJ
An incredible review of Dunja Jankovic’s Habitat #2 over at the Comics Journal. As usual Clough has insight rare among today’s comic reviewers. http://www.tcj.com/reviews/habitat-2/
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