I don’t normally do this but I’m linking to a discussion on another blog: http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/08/quote-of-the-day-dustin-harbin-vs-small-press-comic-cons It is particularly interesting for me because I’m...
Read moreHomemade Komics reviews a bunch of Sparkplug Books
Larned Justin gives a great write up to Reich, Department of Art, Rock that Never Sleeps, Neptune, Eschew and Sausage Hand at Homemade Komics: http://homemadekomics.blogspot.com/
Read moreRina Ayuyang at Schulz Museum this Weekend
Second Saturday Cartoonist at Charles M. Schulz Museum Rina Ayuyang Saturday, August 14th, 2010 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Meet watch and talk to Rina Ayuyang, cartoonist and creator of ‘Namby Pamby,’ a mini-comic series that explores...
Read moreThe Shortest Interval reviewed at Poopsheet
David King’s Shortest Interval gets a glorious review from Justin Giampaoli at Poopsheet! http://www.poopsheetfoundation.com/profiles/blogs/the-shortest-interval-by-david
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Eschew #2 reviewed at Exquisite Things
Matthew Dick reviews Robert Sergel’s Eschew #2 in his usual well written and thoughtful style. Seriously well done. http://exquisitething.blogspot.com/2010/08/framing-time-robert-sergels-eschew-2.html
Read moreEschew #2, Neptune, Whirlwind Wonderland and Department of Art #1 reviewed at Bookgasm
Rod Lott just reviewed these four Sparkplug comix for Bookgasm. Really great write ups. http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/comics/eschew-neptune-whirlwind-department/
Read moreZine Spelling Bee this Saturday, for serious.
Calling all word-heads, spelling specialists and zinesters! You’re invited to the PZS Zinester’s Spelling Bee at Mississippi Pizza Pub! Who: *The Portland Zine Symposium* What: *Zinester’s Spelling Bee* Where: *Mississippi Pizza...
Read moreMovies at Floating World TOMORROW!
This Tuesday (August 3rd) at Floating World Comics we’ll be celebrating the IPRC comics program. Floating World and the IPRC will be showing Steel, Artists & Models and Hooked on Comix 2 (a short film). All comix related, really great...
Read moreBlaise Larmee has started Gaze Books
One of my favorite cartoonists at the moment has started a publishing company which will also be carrying work by other people and putting stuff on their website, including pages like the one above from Austin English’s sketchbook. Really...
Read moreNurse Nurse review!
This great review of Nurse Nurse points out exactly why you should be reading Katie Skelly’s wonderful series: http://www.bros-czap.com/kevinczap/2010/07/colonists-be-safe/ and here is Katie’s site: http://www.calicocomics.com/...
Read moreYou Don’t Get There From Here
I’ve spent most of my first month at Sparkplug scanning and creating pages for Carrie McNinch’s wonderful autobio comic/zine You Don’t Get There From Here. It hasn’t been easy; being prone to depression myself...
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