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...
Read moreNew Books in the Store!
We’ve picked up a bunch of new distro books in the last couple weeks and put them in the store! First up, we’ve restocked Ed Luce’s Wuvable Oaf #0-2 and added Wuvable Oaf #3 and #4. The Portland comics performance group...
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 moreSome Sparkplug Changes for 2013
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Read moreFree Comic, “Master P’s Theatre”, available to stores now!
Sparkplug Books is pleased to announce a brand new Free Comic Book Day comic, Master P’s Theatre. The publishing and editing job was split among Portland small press wizards Teenage Dinosaur, Floating World Comics, Snake Bomb Comix...
Read moreNew Books: Small Noises #3 and For The Record…
Couple new minicomics in the store today! A collection of Sarah Glidden’s autobio comics, Small Noises #3, and Eroyn Franklin’s bizarre menagerie of short stories For The Record I Know This is a Bad Idea. Please give them...
Read moreDrawn Words reviews Golem of Gabirol
Kevin over at Drawn Words has written a lovely review of Olga Volozova’s Golem of Gabirol. Please click here to read it!
Read moreKatie Skelly interview on Boing Boing
Katie Skelly, author of Nurse Nurse, was interviewed by Boing Boing earlier this week about her creative process. Please check it out!
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