Hello people. I just posted a long story online that you can read if you wish RIGHT HERE. I know it’s been a long time since the last issue of Big Plans, so hopefully this will do for now. Thanks!
Read moreYou Don’t Get There From Here #18
We now have Carrie McNinch’s latest: You Don’t Get There From Here #18! Carrie’s daily three panels never fail to be entertaining, and this mini is a steal at just $2!
Read moreIPRC Comics Program
We are about to start the production semester of the Comics Program at the IPRC, there is still room for last minute enrollment and a few special classes are open to individual class enrollment: Minicomics and Paste-Up with John Isaacson Image...
Read moreGay Genius Released! Free Comic Book in Stores!
Hi everyone, We’ve got great news! After a brief hold-up Gay Genius will see its official release this weekend and next. In Portland there will be a release/dance party tomorrow night! Lots of artists and excitement. Saturday, April 30 ·...
Read moreMore Yumi!
Rounding out our Yumi Sakugawa catalog, we’ve added An Unfilled Circle and There is No Right Way to Meditate to the store. Hooray! Both really gorgeous books with a meditative quality, from an under-appreciated artist who is totally worth...
Read moreBill Blackbeard
I got some sad news this weekend. An old friend died last month. Bill Blackbeard was a guy like no other I’ve ever met. In this era of trendy books on old comics, second rate scholarship and a sense that the love has gone out of old comics...
Read moreGwenaelle! Yumi Sakugawa!
We picked up Yumi Sakugawa’s new mini, Goodbye Turtle, at Stumptown last weekend. Another fantastic story from this comics artist! And also new in the store today is our Gwenaelle catalog, a total of six zines. I love her two recipe zines...
Read moreA Brief Bit About Comic Book Shows
Last year I didn’t go to MoCCA, Brooklyn Comics Art, TCAF or SPX for Sparkplug. Other people did those shows for Sparkplug. This was noted by a few people as Sparkplug not being at the shows. This year, I’ve gone to MoCCA and will be...
Read moreLibrary Talk with Julia Gfrörer, Diana Schutz, Cris Paschild and Dylan Williams
You can now listen to the library talk with Julia Gfrörer, Diana Schutz, Cris Paschild and Dylan Williams on their podcast: http://multcolib.libsyn.com/srsly-big-deal-making-being-comics-in-portland Lots of talking and funny stuff, including a...
Read moreAn Error at the Printing Plant.
We just found out that there was an error in the printing of Gay Genius and so, it won’t be out this weekend. The party will be moved to later in the month (the 30th) and the official release of the book will be at the party/TCAF in...
Read moreStumptown and Events this Week in Portland
Sparkplug will be involved in a few local events surrounding the Stumptown Comics Festival this weekend. And we’ll be a the show itself too. Thursday: “Learn about the cultural and economic significance of comics with: PSU Special...
Read morePortland Comics This Thursday at 4pm
http://www.multcolib.org/events/comics.html Srsly Big Deal: Living and Breathing Comics in PDX (April 14 at 4:00pm) Cris Paschild; Dylan Williams; Diana Schultz; Julia Gfrörer From self-published mini-comic zines to traditional comic...
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