J.T. Dockery has named Reich and Habitat #2 as two of the top 5 books of the year! Also included on the list are Tom Neely’s The Wolf and Julia Gfrorer’s Too Dark to See. Read the complete list here.
Read moreScientific Maps – People Love Their Troubles
This is a couple years old, but somehow I totally missed it. The Empire State’s favorite sons The Scientific Maps present a video loveletter to Albany, New York(!!!???). Starring ace designer Philip Pascuzzo as the bubblegum bandit. Makes a...
Read moreNever Could Get The Hang of Thursdays
Yes, it is I. The irregular Wow Cool link dump. Usually posted on a Monday or Tuesday, often in two parts, often skipping many weeks. We are well back from the holidays, and therefore it is time to obliterate every open tab and share the good...
Read moreRites & Dust – Burning Man 2011 by Scott Smallwood
Rites & Dust by scottsmallwood Scott Smallwood of Evidence has shared a collection of his field recordings from Burning Man 2011 up on the SoundCloud. Share and enjoy. “A collection of field recordings from the 2011 Burning Man...
Read moreA Special Welcome to Press Gang + More New Goods
There’s a new gang in town… the Press Gang – made up of Jason Leivian’s Floating World Comics imprint, cartoonist and editor Zack Soto’s Study Group Comic Books and Elfworld editor François Vigneault’s publishing house Family...
Read moreNew Tape Releases from Jason Martin & nickname: Rebel
Yup. Tapes… as in cassettes. New in the Wow Cool shop are two full length releases from former Brown Cuts Neighbors Jason Martin and Marc Arsenault. First up – on Yeay! – is Jason’s “Harmonic Time Cycles & Scary...
Read moreRalph E. White in Austin, Summer 2010
Pieces of Ralph E. White performing his original tunes “farewell to the river daughter” & “no stranger” live at the United States Art Authority. Video by Neil “Cloaca” Young of Yeay! Records and Fat Worm...
Read moreBest Ofs
Several Sparkplug titles and distro books have made it on Best Of 2011 lists – including one by Rob Kirby and Best American Comics Notable Titles. Congrats to all the authors! We will be posting our own Top 10 lists soon. Also, Tom, Emily...
Read moreEnd of Year Lists!
Virginia Paine’s Top 10: (Eleven, actually!) 1. Gay Genius Anthology 2. Passage by Tessa Brunton 3. Amy Kuttab’s story in Dan Quayl 4. Papercutter #17 Anthology 5. The Wolf by Tom Neely 6. Mundane Fortunes for the Next Ten Billion...
Read moreSparkplug’s Website is Updating!
Big news! We are changing the Sparkplug website – making it a little more streamlined and easier to use. The address will remain the same, but expect a slightly different look and ordering system. The redesign is being done by Aaron...
Read moreSam Henderson’s Free Ice Cream Available Now
Now in stock at Wow Cool is Sam Henderson’s “Free Ice Cream” comics that debuted a couple weeks ago at BCGF. It’s Sam’s first solo publication since 2008’s Magic Whistle #11 Body Armor for Your Dignity...
Read moreGary Panter Vs. Alan Moore – The Dirtbombs – We Have You Surrounded
We Have You Surrounded, originally uploaded by slovobooks. The Dirtbombs – We Have You Surrounded In the Red Records, 12 February 2008 Contains “Leopardman at C&A”, written by Alan Moore. Cover art by Gary Panter. I just...
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