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Hellen Jo in Bust Magazine this month!

December 27, 2010 1788

Hellen Jo just got a bunch of love from Bust Magazine:   Make sure to read about the amazingness.

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Flesh and Bone on Village Voice’s 2010’s Best Comics and Graphic Novels

December 22, 2010 1654

Julia Gfrorer’s Flesh and Bone made Village Voice’s 2010’s Best Comics and Graphic Novels. It is pretty awesome. http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-12-15/art/2010-s-best-comics-and-graphic-novels/

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The Heavy Hand at BookGasm

December 22, 2010 1883

A really great, thought out review of Chris Cilla’s the Heavy Hand, reviewed by Alan Cranis at Bookgasm: http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/comics/the-heavy-hand/

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Short Time Work

December 19, 2010 1612

We are updating this site over the next couple days so please pardon any problems. They’ll soon be fixed, and (we hope) everything will be for the best.

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Andrice Arp and Allie Tiedeman at Artisan Holiday Market this Saturday

December 17, 2010 1671

Andrice Arp will be selling my little magnet guys, prints, wallets, paintings, catnip toys etc. at the Art Department’s Artisan Holiday Market this weekend, again sharing a table with Allie Tiedeman. Allie has handmade cold-process soap...

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Robert Sergel’s Eschews reviewed at Daily Cross Hatch

December 17, 2010 1606

Sara Morean gives a long good review to Robert Sergel’s series Eschew at the The Daily Cross Hatch: http://thedailycrosshatch.com/2010/12/16/eschew-1-2-by-robert-sergel/

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Inkstuds Crashes Into Chris Cilla

December 15, 2010 2068

http://www.inkstuds.org/?p=3275 The ever informative Inkstuds brings you an interview with the one and only Chris Cilla, creator of The Heavy Hand.

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So amazing.

December 14, 2010 2040

I’m really looking forward to this movie.

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This Saturday Sparkplug in Portland at Indie Lit Roadshow!

December 9, 2010 1632

This Saturday Dec. 11th in Portland Virginia and Emily will be coordinating the Sparkplug table and selling books at the Indie Lit Roadshow REDEFINE magazine and PILOT BOOKS are teaming up to bring you an afternoon of literary readings, music...

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Sparkplug In California this Weekend.

December 8, 2010 1730

Sparkplug’ll be traveling to the South to got to two shows around the Bay Area. On Saturday Dec. 11th in Berkeley, CA the East Bay Alternative Press Book Fair will be going from 10am-4pm at the Berkeley City College (2050 Center St. in...

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This Weekend In Seattle: Chris Cilla IN THE HOUSE Zak Sally crashes into a swamp!

December 8, 2010 1887

Dec. 11th 6-9pm: Zak Sally, Jason T. Miles, Max Clottfelter, Chris Cilla and more will be at the Fantagraphics Bookstore in Seattle, Wa for the Medieval Thinkers show and 4th anniversary of the Bookstore. Mark your social calendars in indelible...

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Flesh and Bone on Graphic Novel Reporter’s 2010 Favorites

December 5, 2010 1426

Scroll down to see a cool recommendation for Julia Gfrörer’s Flesh & Bone by Peter Gutierrez: http://graphicnovelreporter.com/content/gnrs-2010-favorites-best-list

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