Dear Friends: Some of you have been asking what will happen to Sparkplug now that my husband, Dylan Williams, is no longer with us. This is to let you know that Virginia Paine, Tom Neely and I will be continuing to run things as best we...
Read moreShipping and Orders Update
I’ve been emailing people today whose orders are still waiting to be filled. If you haven’t heard from me, it’s because I’m expecting your books within the next week! Please feel free to contact me with any questions...
Read moreSparkplug at APE!
Sparkplug will be at APE in San Francisco this weekend! Please stop by to say hi, buy books and chat with our artists! APE takes place at the Concourse Exhibition Center on Saturday, October 1st and Sunday October 2nd. Also, Tom Neely, Landry...
Read moreThanks for your continued patience.
Hello friends of Sparkplug, I am just writing to check in, and thank everyone who has ordered something for their continued patience. Sparkplug has always been a small company – I have been Dylan’s only employee for the last year. I...
Read moreDylan
I have been having a lot of trouble articulating what I’ve been feeling the last couple days, but I’m going to try. Many, many people have written beautiful things about Dylan’s passing. I urge you to read their loving tributes...
Read moreSparkplug at SPX!
Tom Neely will be covering his own I Will Destroy You table as well as Sparkplug’s this weekend at SPX. Please stop and say hi if you are there! He’ll have have plenty of copies of our Ignatz-nominated books!
Read moreRepost: An Additional Thank You, and a Note
I’m reposting this, because I wanted to say thank you to everyone again, and also to say, if you have any questions about your order and its status, please feel free to contact me: virginia (at) sparkplugcomicbooks (dot) com. Thanks again...
Read moreSF Zine Fest!
Sparkplug will be tabling (thanks to the wonderful Annie Murphy) at SF Zine Fest tomorrow and Sunday. Please stop by if you are in the Bay Area and check out our books!
Read moreAn Additional Thank You, and a Note
Hey All, Virginia here. First of all, thank you everyone for your support! I’m so gratified at the response and obviously Dylan appreciates it enormously. Y’all are wonderful. Second, a little note about your orders. Again, thank you...
Read moreThank you so much.
I figure I should check in and let people know I’m doing okay. I’ve got more treatments ahead but I’m doing well. And me and Sparkplug owe a giant thank you for all the help everyone has given us during me being conked out...
Read moreBig Plans 5 on Kickstarter
Hey everybody, I just launched this Kickstarter project to fund issue five in my autobiographical comic series, Big Plans. You can check out my video, and then watch and laugh with friends. Ho, ho. But seriously, it’s a fun book. Plus, my...
Read moreLewis, Cagle, Ellsworth and Gin Palace, in the store today!
A couple new books for y’all to check out today. First: Minty Lewis’ PS Comics, which is chock-full of stories of betrayed yorkie dog friendships and disgruntled fruit office workers. In a slightly more serious vein, but still...
Read more