Rock That Never Sleeps from Juliacks on Vimeo. Juliacks was kind enough to send us a link to the animation she and Amy Johnson made, based on Rock That Never Sleeps. The book itself was written by Juliacks and Olga Volozova and is available in...
Read moreJulia Gfrörer interview at TCJ
Sean T. Collins has done a wonderful, in-depth interview with Julia Gfrörer over at The Comics Journal. Julia and Sean cover a lot of topics, from the depiction of sexuality in her work to Game of Thrones. Well worth a read!
Read moreWindy Corner #2 Reviewed!
For our French-speaking readers: the tumblr blog 1 Fanzine Par Jour has posted a review of Windy Corner #2. Thanks JJM!
Read moreComing Soon: NURSE NURSE by Katie Skelly
Press Release For Immediate Release Contact: Virginia Paine virginia (at) sparkplugcomicbooks (dot) com Nurse Nurse, a graphic novel by Katie Skelly, is slated to come out April 2012 in time for a debut at Stumptown Comics Fest and MoCCA. If...
Read moreJ.T. Dockery’s Top 5
J.T. Dockery has named Reich and Habitat #2 as two of the top 5 books of the year! Also included on the list are Tom Neely’s The Wolf and Julia Gfrorer’s Too Dark to See. Read the complete list here.
Read moreBest Ofs
Several Sparkplug titles and distro books have made it on Best Of 2011 lists – including one by Rob Kirby and Best American Comics Notable Titles. Congrats to all the authors! We will be posting our own Top 10 lists soon. Also, Tom, Emily...
Read moreEnd of Year Lists!
Virginia Paine’s Top 10: (Eleven, actually!) 1. Gay Genius Anthology 2. Passage by Tessa Brunton 3. Amy Kuttab’s story in Dan Quayl 4. Papercutter #17 Anthology 5. The Wolf by Tom Neely 6. Mundane Fortunes for the Next Ten Billion...
Read moreSparkplug’s Website is Updating!
Big news! We are changing the Sparkplug website – making it a little more streamlined and easier to use. The address will remain the same, but expect a slightly different look and ordering system. The redesign is being done by Aaron...
Read moreGay Genius on Autostraddle!
Our fantastic anthology of queer artists and comic folks, Gay Genius, made it onto a gift guide on Autostraddle! Check out the full list here!
Read morePoopsheet’s Best of 2011
Austin English’s The Disgusting Room has made it on Poopsheet Foundations’ Best Mini-Comics and Small Press Titles of 2011 list! Also on the list: Sparkplug artist Julia Gfrorer’s Too Dark to See and Sparkplug co-owner Tom...
Read morePassage, Reviewed!
Justin Giampaoli has written a wonderful review of Tessa Brunton’s Passage on his blog Thirteen Minutes: … Her note perfect details in the pencils lend a sense of authenticity to her quirky upbringing. When you start cataloguing the...
Read moreBrooklyn Comics and Graphics Fest
Emily and Tom will be in charge of the Sparkplug table this weekend at Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Fest. Our special guest star will be Katie Skelly, author of the Nurse Nurse series! Please join us for this super awesome fest! Here’s the...
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