Austin English curates another inspiring collection of work in Windy Corners Magazine #3. The table of contents by Molly Colleen O’Connell is especially eye-grabbing. Along with the opening pages by Lilli Carre, this issue begins with a...
Read moreA Late Summer Check In
Hi all! Hope you are having a good summer! If you have tried to order books from our website during the last couple months, you may have encountered a glitchy shopping cart or an internal server error notification. We have been having...
Read moreSparkplug Highlight: Windy Corner Magazine #2
I must say that I’m incredibly impressed and endeared by this issue of Windy Corner Magazine. I read it in two sittings because I spent so much time slowly reading and paying attention. Often it’s hard for me to take breaks from a...
Read moreSparkplug Highlight: Windy Corner Magazine #1
Windy Corners is a series edited by Austin English. This issue features two ongoing comics by English, “Life of Francis” and “My Earliest Memory”, as well as an interview with Portland cartoonist Andrice Arp. There are...
Read moreIndie Comics Day – Two New From Alternative
We are making an attempt around here to designate Thursday as Indie Comic Book Day. Wednesday is the traditional new comic book day, but Thursday is the traditional ‘businesses stay open a little later day’, so it makes some sort of...
Read moreYou want to know how I feel today. I feel OK.
Holy Moses. It’s the long delayed return of the link round down. All you need to know that is on the interwebs for the last millennium is right here. I get sick all over on 90s noise rock/post rock what the hell you want to call it. One of...
Read moreRob Clough Reviews Hungry Summer!
Once again Rob Clough reviews a Sparkplug Mini! Hungry Summer by Asher Z Craw is one of our latest releases, and we are cheered by Rob’s apt writing! Here is an excerpt: “Craw’s quasi-autobiographical comic, Zebediah, was...
Read moreRob Clough Reviews Golem of Gabirol!
The ever-on point Rob Clough reviewed Olga Volozova’s Golem of Gabirol! We are honored to have Rob take a look at our books. Here’s an excerpt: ” For Volozova herself (who dedicated the book to her late husband, who was...
Read moreSupport this: Nick Bertozzi’s Rubber Necker #6
Nick Bertozzi has kept his previously Alternative Comics published series going in recent years as a self-published thing, and he needs your support to get the sixth issue out. The full-color comic is ready to go with only the printing costs to...
Read moreThree Alternative Comics Titles Available for Pre-Order – Plus Self-Published Kevin Huizenga Books Now in The Shop
Just like it says above the cover images… Three upcoming Alternative Comics titles are available for pre-order in the Wow Cool Shop: Death In Oaxaca #1 by Steve Lafler and Night of the Living Vidiots by Andy Ristaino will be available in...
Read moreLove a Good Art Jam – LenCat
The Wow Cool | Alternative Comics shop in Cupertino received a visit from Len Callo with his portfolio of original art by various indie cartoonists. Included were some lovely vintage pieces by Dan Clowes, Jim Blanchard and Steve Lafler. Len was...
Read moreKickstart This – Root Hog or Die – The John Porcellino/King-Cat documentary
For twenty-five years, John Porcellino has been self publishing ‘King-Cat Comics & Stories’, a black & white (generally) 32 page comic/zine. His collected stories have been published by Drawn and Quarterly, and his work has...
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