This teaser image has just been released to the world by Image Comics. What does it mean? More King City, perhaps? A collection? Hmmm. We’ll just have to wait to find out. In the meanwhile, will someone please bring Escalator back into...
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Family Circus is an easy target for subversive alteration (quite often mashed with HP Lovecraft), but it managed to be pretty weird on its own and often genuinely funny. The classic “Can I cut things out of People” is one of the best...
Read moreI used to play the shit out of We Got Our Own Thang back in ’89. It was such an amazing time for music and this was a great bridge between hip hop and the emerging House music scene. Godspeed, brother. LA Times: Heavy D dies at 44; singer...
Read moreKevin from Exquisite Things has done a wonderful, in-depth interview with Elijah Brubaker, creator of the Reich series for Sparkplug. Please give it a read!
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The Mac iOS app of Jason Shiga’s Meanwhile is now available for the iPad and The iPhone. More information is available on App developer Andrew Plotkin’s site, including a link to a great photo of Jason with his five foot square story...
Read moreOK. To get started. This game looks fun and gruesome. Stealth Bastard: Tactical Espionage Arsehole is free to download and play. It’s Windows only, but may run fine on Mac and Linux through Wine. Read the write up on Rock, Paper, Shotgun...
Read moreEmily and I will be tabling for Sparkplug this Tuesday at Multnomah County Library’s Small Press Love Fest! This will be a really fun event, with food, raffles and a chance to get a jump on your holiday shopping. It’s free too!The...
Read moreOnce upon a time, Charles Band, director of such personal favorites as Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn and Trancers, got the option to produce a film based on Marvel Comics’ Doctor Strange… and then the rights expired. He...
Read moreI’ve been wanting to write something here about Susie Cagle’s coverage of Occupy Oakland for a couple weeks now. But, given the occupation’s escalating nature and Susie’s work on it being ongoing observation and...
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If you are near the twin cities this weekend – November 5-6, 2011 – you should get down to MIX, the Minneapolis Indie Xpo. Wow Cool distributed artists and publishers Dale Flattum, Koyama Press, Tom Neely, John Porcellino, Sparkplug...
Read moreFound via Jeff Newelt on Twitter A movie trailer project inspired by the graphic novel “The INCAL”, from Moebius and Jodorowsky. A while ago, I reunited a bunch of the artists from the original “Heavy Metal” movie, to produce a trailer based upon...
Read moreJust a reminder to come visit Sparkplug at the Minneapolis Indie Expo this weekend! It’s from 10am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday at The Soap Factory. Free admission, hope to see you there!
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