Sparkplug is happy to be tabling at TCAF in Toronto this year! TCAF is a free show that takes place in the Toronto Reference Library. Tom and Emily will be there, please visit them and pick up a copy of our new book, Nurse...
Read moreNurse Nurse Release Party at Desert Island!
Hey East Coasters! Please join Nurse Nurse artist Katie Skelly at Desert Island in Brooklyn for a book release and signing! The event starts at 8 p.m. on May 3rd. Desert Island is located at 540 Metropolitan in Brooklyn.
Read moreHappy Birthday to Emily!
Today is Emily’s birthday, and the best present we can give her is really sending our IndieGoGo campaign over the top! Please click here to contribute to our next publishing ventures! And happy birthday to a truly amazing...
Read moreNurse Nurse Release Party – West Coast Edition
We’re teaming up with the Henry & Glenn Forever and Ever release party to release our latest book! The party will be from 6-8 p.m. on April 27th. Floating World Comics in lovely downtown Portland is hosting. We’ll have copies of...
Read moreWe’ve added a couple new minicomics to the store! –Crime World #3: Another installment of David King’s dark spirited crime comix. –Dear Dear: More understated storytelling and precise line work from Eroyn Franklin...
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 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 morePinay Lives & Voices
The truly amazing Rina Ayuyang will be reading from Whirlwind Wonderland this Sunday at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. Here is a description of the event: PINAY LIVES & VOICES: An afternoon of Pinay literature and storytelling, in...
Read moreNew Books and Prints!
Hello there! I’ve added a couple new books to the shop AND some really beautiful lino-block prints by T. Edward Bak. The books are: The City Troll, a debut graphic novel by Aaron Whitaker; The Sky In Stereo, an excellent new series from...
Read moreSparkplug’s Awesome Online Fundraiser!
Sparkplug is having a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo to publish our next three titles: Nurse Nurse by Katie Skelly, Reich #9 by Elijah Brubaker, and The Golem Of Gabirol by Olga Volozova. Go here to donate, and receive a gift in return!
Read moreThank you to Chicago Zine Fest and Quimby’s
Though we couldn’t make it this year, Quimby’s Bookstore and the Chicago Zine Fest were kind enough to give us the Long Arm Stapler Award. The award is given to recognize dedication to self-publishing and the First Amendment; ours was...
Read moreFriends, Sparkplug is about to launch a fundraising campaign through Indiegogo to get three books published this year. Please come to our reading event this Saturday, 7pm, at the Waypost (3120 N Williams, Portland, OR) to show your...
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