This weekend Hellen Jo will be the featured artist at theApature Comics and Zine Expo in San Francisco.COMIC & ZINE EXPOKSW’s space180 Gallery, 12noon – 5pm180 Capp Street @ 17th Street, 3rd floor She will have a preview copy of...
Read moreDunja Jankovic!
Dunja just got nominated for an Ignatz for outstanding comic! Sparkplug is a big fan of her stuff. We’ll be carrying her books at SPX. AND she has work going up next week at a local Portland comic store Floating World as part of On the...
Read moreJason Martin at Cake Shop NYC Thursday
mmm uh huh thassrite me solo with the electrical guitar and vocal chords n some other stuff and the one and only HEAVY CREATURES plus the illustrious One For The Team, n watch out for the Mirakil Whip u know you like it so dont be a square you...
Read moreOscar Goldman with the Exploding Briefcase
Tom Spurgeon has revealed his hidden genius. Compare to the Garden Weasel.
Read moreAlternative Distribution Methods
If you’ve ever self-published… from the old xerox and staple to things like Blurb and Lulu… then there’s a chance that you’ve done the classic method of non-standard distribution of your product: The old...
Read moreInfinity SOLILOQUY – Procedural Art Performance Video
Go check out this video by old Wow Cool/Tuna Casserole chief designer Infinity. Performance of solo game piece for the visual arts, utilizing dice, cue cards and a clock to create an environment of improvisation and inspiration. More Infinity art...
Read moreAlixopulos on Comics Reporter
Trevor got interviewed for Sunday’s Comics Reporter.http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/cr_sunday_interview_t_alixopulos/A really great and thoughtful interview.
Read moreThe Japanese Ratty Line, continued
This post is directly prompted by 2 posts by Chris Capuozzo on Intergalicto about King Terry Johnson and Takeshi Tadatsu. Much like the situation that exists, whereby, when you were a kid and you saw another freak in the mall and they were with...
Read moreCupertino Heirloom Tomato Salsa
I’d gotten it in my head I was going to make some salsa fresca with a variety of heirloom tomatoes. This was something I hadn’t really delved into much due to the limited availability of such in my old digs. But, a few months ago I...
Read moreThe Stupid Pages 25 – Yoga Class by Sam Henderson
Special Guest Stupid Page by Sam Henderson. Culled from the vast Wow Cool archives, this gag may be 20 years old or more. You should be aware that Sam has the eleventh issue of his series The Magic Whistle: Body Armor for Your Dignity from...
Read moreSF Zine Fest X Treasure Island Music Festival Sept. 20-21
From our friends at the SF Zine fest…going on this weekend. The SFZF has been invited to host a special zine space at the TreasureIsland Music Festival, Sept. 20 +21. We are going to be setting up afun, vintage-style library room stocked...
Read morerandom blathering: comics and movies
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately… Probably since this year’s San Diego Comic Convention. Maybe longer. First let me say that I enjoy most comic book movies a lot. I loved Ghost World. I’ve seen Superman II at...
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