A completely interesting and complicated review of Gay Genius over at Gay Comics List. It is actually really well written and self-aware. http://gaycomicslist.free.fr/blog/index.php/2011/07/gay-genius.html
Read moreNew in the Store Today: You Don’t Get There From Here #19, Labanotation, The Monsters Make a Stew and Food Stamp Foodie #1
I really love quarter-size zines, so when Dylan told me to put whatever I wanted in the store, obviously I picked all smaller size comics. First up is Carrie McNinch’s latest: You Don’t Get There From Here #19. Entertaining as always...
Read moreSparkplug at Derby City Comic Con!
I will be tabling for Sparkplug at Derby City Comic Con next week! The con is taking place on Saturday, July 16th at the Kentucky International Convention Center in lovely Louisville, Kentucky. I’ll be bringing copies of Gay Genius, Reich...
Read moreIn the Store: Jason T. Miles’ Pines
For your reading pleasure: I just added Pines #3 and #4 to the Sparkplug store. Jason T. Miles’ artistic versatility is on display in these two minicomics; they are both very different and both very good. Check them out!
Read moreGeekWeek reviews The Heavy Hand!
There is a great review of The Heavy Hand over at GeekWeek, check it out!
Read moreNew in the Store: Foie Gras #1 and #3!
It’s been a rough week for Sparkplug but we are surviving! Getting great books like Edie Fake’s Foie Gras #1 and #3 in helps. Each page has unsettlingly funny illustrations of cooking techniques accompanied by seemingly unrelated...
Read moreGay Genius Reviewed!
Kristin Russo of everyoneisgay.com has done a lovely lil write-up about Gay Genius on her tumblr! Check it out and then check out Everyone is Gay, because it is great as well.
Read moreNow in the store: Doodle Daze by Rina Ayuyang
Just a lil tidbit to start off your weekend: Doodle Daze, a collection of autobiographical sketches and free-form comics by Sparkplug artist Rina Ayuyang. With a whopping 56 pages, it’s a steal for only $3!
Read moreAnnie Murphy Interview!
Kjerstin Johnson over at Bitch Magazine has posted a great interview with Gay Genius editor/all-around comics genius Annie Murphy. Check it out!
Read moreJ.T. Dockery Book Sale, get on it!
J.T. Dockery is having a bit of a summer sale, offering both of his books, In Tongues Illustrated and Spud Crazy, together as a package deal and also separately at a reduced rate. Go, check out the page for this “event,” and pass on...
Read moreWhirlwind Wonderland, Bookhunter and others, reviewed!
Stephen Sohn has written reviews of five (five!) of our books for the website Asian American Literature Fans. Read the reviews here: http://asianamlitfans.livejournal.com/2011/06/21/
Read moreThe Latest Papercutter, Dream Grant and Play Overlord!
I’ve just added Papercutter #16 to the store! It has stories by Joey Alison Sayers, Liz Prince and Alexis Frederick-Frost, so it is as fantastic as you might imagine. And we’ve added a mini-comic by Portland artist Sean Christensen...
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