Our site is back up and running! There are still a couple things that are a little wonky, but the shop is running and ready for your orders. Thanks for your patience!
Read moreSparkplug Highlight: Solipsist’s Doodles by Jason Overby
Overby’s sparse, scratchy drawings make me appreciate the title of this book. Since comics are typically so visually driven, it’s not often that I find myself looking at almost blank pages. Instead, these comics are driven by text...
Read moreThree New Books (and one old) from Uncivilized
Available now in our Cupertino store and in our online shop are four great mini and digest comics from Uncivilized Books, including a new book from Michael DeForge and an older one from Dash Shaw… that we’re not too sure why we did...
Read moreSparkplug at CAKE – TOMORROW!
Hey all! Sparkplug will be set up at CAKE at table 65 THIS weekend (May 31st and June 1st)! We’ll be debuting The Anthropologists by Whit Taylor. About The Anthropologists: The Anthropologists follows the author’s...
Read moreNew Karl Wills and More in the Shop
We have just received an exclusive shipment of the very limited edition new comic by Karl Wills — creator of Princess Seppuku and the long-running Jessica series. Holocaust Rex Book One: At the Cursed Gates of Koch is available from Wow...
Read moreSparkplug Highlight: Thyme Balm Live $3 and Karate Gods by James Kirkpatrick
James Kirkpatrick’s complicated but confident drawings fill each page of these two comics. His humor is superb and on-point, just as his artistic voice allows your mind to wander. Features of the characters are individual but also...
Read moreNext Weekend: CAKE!
Hey all! Sparkplug will be set up at CAKE at table 65 next weekend (May 31st and June 1st)! We’ll be debuting The Anthropologists by Whit Taylor. About The Anthropologists: The Anthropologists follows the author’s...
Read moreMemorial Day Weekend Goods From Wow Cool
Howdy Pardner! It’s Memorial Day weekend. The start of Summer! We will be extending the hours at our Cupertino store on Thursdays… starting next week we will be open until 8pm. This will last until the end of summer, which, in comic...
Read moreStore is FIXED!
HOORAY! The shop is back up and running! AND you can still preorder The Anthropologists, our new book by Whit Taylor!
Read moreOnline Shop (temporarily) Down!
So it looks like our online shop is down and may have been down for a while! Sorry about this, folks! We are looking into getting it up and running again. If you have tried to order or need to order, please send me an email: virginia (at)...
Read moreSparkplug Highlight: In Situ #2 by Sophie Yanow
I noticed that In Situ No. 4 was released recently, and wanted to recommend this series! After reading In Situ No. 2, I felt refreshed and more confident – Sophie keeps her journal comics relevant not only to herself, but also to all people...
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