In the east bay this weekend? You like some alternative press? Get on over to this! The East Bay Alternative Press Book Fair is going on at Berkeley City College, 2050 Center Street in Berkeley, CA on Saturday, December 10, from 10-4. Dig it.
Read moreJason Martin Power Animals NYC Takeover
Jason Martin will be presenting Power Animals in a variety of formats at several events in New York City during the next week: Saturday, December 10, 2001 – Power Animals & Rachel Mason at The December Store Monday, December 12, 2001...
Read moreGay Genius on Autostraddle!
Our fantastic anthology of queer artists and comic folks, Gay Genius, made it onto a gift guide on Autostraddle! Check out the full list here!
Read moreSmoke Signal 11
Hey! Peoples in Brooklyn and nearby! Be on the lookout for the eleventh issue of Smoke Signal! You can grab them from Desert Island, 540 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn NY 11211 and elsewhere nearby. They should be showing up soon online exclusively...
Read morePoopsheet’s Best of 2011
Austin English’s The Disgusting Room has made it on Poopsheet Foundations’ Best Mini-Comics and Small Press Titles of 2011 list! Also on the list: Sparkplug artist Julia Gfrorer’s Too Dark to See and Sparkplug co-owner Tom...
Read moreKid Kameleon in The Mix
It’s always really nice when a thing leads to another thing and you discover a whole other world of awesome music and art that you did not previously know existed. The art and science of discovery is something that drives the marketers wild...
Read moreThe Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival
The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival 2011 is happening this Saturday, December third in Brooklyn, New York. The event has become the go-to show for the type of art comics/comics art that we peddle here at Wow Cool, and a great many of the...
Read morePassage, Reviewed!
Justin Giampaoli has written a wonderful review of Tessa Brunton’s Passage on his blog Thirteen Minutes: … Her note perfect details in the pencils lend a sense of authenticity to her quirky upbringing. When you start cataloguing the...
Read morePat Aulisio’s Bowman Signing & Release Party
Manhattanites! Friday December 2nd, join Box Brown, Josh Bayer and Pat Aulisio at Jim Hanley’s Universe! Can’t make it? Get Josh and Pat’s Retrofit books here and pre-order Box Brown’s new book The Survivalist from Blank Slate Books.
Read moreBrooklyn Comics and Graphics Fest
Emily and Tom will be in charge of the Sparkplug table this weekend at Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Fest. Our special guest star will be Katie Skelly, author of the Nurse Nurse series! Please join us for this super awesome fest! Here’s the...
Read moreNinja Tweets of Doom
The latest in a semi-weekly roundup of the most interesting news from comics, art, music, video, games and more that have managed to reach us in the technological backwaters of Cupertino. Dig deep into this roundup of classic video game magazines...
Read moreBlack Friday Free Totebag Explosion
Be the next person to order any of these three items from the Wow Cool shop and you will receive a custom heavy duty canvas totebag at no additional charge: Holli Hoxxx #1 by Austin Tinius, Adam Tinius & Stefano Cardoselli Parallel Strokes...
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