We’ve added a couple minis we picked up at Olympia Comics Fest and CAKE to our shop! Check out Swaying Gates by Naji, Viewotron #1 by Sam Sharpe and David Goodrich, and Daily Comics Volume 5 and Volume 6 by Chelsea Baker. We also have...
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 moreNew YDGTFH!
Hey all, we just added You Don’t Get There From Here #22 to the store! If you love diary comics, Carrie McNinch will totally be your jam.
Read moreNurse Nurse reviewed on Thirteen Minutes!
Justin Giampaoli has written a lovely review of Nurse Nurse on his blog, Thirteen Minutes. Check it out! “There’s unexpected danger and unpredictability lurking around every corner that fuels the narrative and always keeps pushing it...
Read moreOptical Sloth Reviews The Heavy Hand
Kevin Bramer at Optical Sloth has posted a tantalizing review of The Heavy Hand, by Chris Cilla. “Crikey, Chris has produced quite a show here. I don’t think I’ve ever referred to a graphic novel as a show before, but I’ll be damned if I...
Read moreOlympia Comics Festival
So, Emily and I will be toting our books up to the Olympia Comics Fest this weekend! This is a free festival, and there are a bunch of fun events scheduled around the con itself, including a reading by Jason Shiga (Fleep, Bookhunter). ...
Read moreHey Portlanders, here’s a fun activity for you to attend tonight!
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 moreBitch Magazine reviews Nurse Nurse!
Our friends at Bitch Magazine have written a great review of our latest book Nurse Nurse, as well as Julia Gfrörer’s latest, Too Dark To See. Please give it a read!
Read moreCAKE needs your help!
Chicago Alternative Comics Expo is running an IndieGoGo campaign to cover some unexpected expenses. It’s the first year of this expo and we at Sparkplug are really looking forward to it. Please consider donating; they have some...
Read moreNew Books in the Store!
We’ve got a couple new books in the store for you today: Zebediah Part 1 by IPRC Comics Certificate Program student Asher Craw, Two Eyes of the Beautiful by Ryan Cecil Smith, Nightlife 12:02 by Tom Lechner and a beautiful print of a Stellar...
Read moreNew Books in the Shop: Nurse Nurse and Brad Trip
We’ve got our two latest publishing efforts in the store now! Nurse Nurse, a sci-fi epic by Katie Skelly and Brad Trip, an anthology of Portland Artists we put together with three other small press publishers for Free Comic Book...
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