Taffy Hips is a great zine/newsprint mag. It’s done with a lot of energy and full of interesting art. There should be a million things like it. Zara and Gil lost funding from Sarah Lawrence so now they’re raising funds at their online...
Read moreTop Comics of the Decade: Sparkplug!
There has been a recent push for top 100 books of the last decade. Sparkplug books have made some amazing placings. It is pretty awesome and we’re pretty proud to have been given the chance to publish such masterpieces. Rob Clough’s...
Read moreDunja Jankovic Interviewed by Emily Nilsson
Department of Art seems to be about a lot of frustrations that artists face when working and trying to be productive – are you drawing from any specific moments you’ve had in your career? I’m drawing from many specific moments in my life. It’s...
Read moreRina Ayuyang inteverviewed by Austin English
Rina Ayuyang (creator of Whilwind Wonderland) answers 20 questions from Austin English at his wonderful blog! 20cartoonquestions.blogspot.com/2010/02/rina-ayuyang.html
Read morePortland Zine Symposium: Art Call and Dates!
The 10th Annual Portland Zine Symposium will be August 28th & 29th, 2010! In addition, this year’s PZS will not be held in the Smith Ballroom, but it will instead be held at PSU’s Peter W. Stott Main Gym. We should be opening up...
Read moreComics reading group in Portland!
The inimitable John Isaacson will be leading a comics reading group at the IPRC starting this weekend. I’m really looking forward to this: February 21, 2010 from 7:00 pm to 8:16 pmHave you been a fan of comics for years? Have you never...
Read moreAn IPRC Documentary!
This is a great short documentary on one of my favorite joints in Portland. The Independent Publishing Resource Center: It’ll put a smile on yer face.
Read moreNewsprint!
A really cool ad for Traditional Comics, one of my favorite companies:
Read moreNew Empire Born!
John Porcellino (creator of the longest running best comic ever: King Cat) has started distributing all the best comix by other people. Seriously cool stuff by Noah Van Sciver, Jason Martin and more. Since John basically started the idea of...
Read moreProfanity Hill is live!
Running a small online distro of mini comics makes me really really really appreciate a well run small online distro of comics. The inimitable Jason T. Miles (creator of Dead Ringer, available from La Mano) just started an amazing Seattle Comix...
Read moreRob Clough reviews Big Plans 4
Yesterday Rob CLough posted this review of Big Plans 4 at The Comics Journal. This is one of the more interesting reviews I’ve read about my work.
Read moreSan Jose Comics Fest this week end.
Slave Labour is hosting a show in San Jose this weeked. And being the nice folks they are they’ve made some room for Sparkplug. I’m going to go along with old friend Landry Walker. Susie Cagle and Eric Searleman (one of my favorite...
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