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...
Read moreKickstart This: Steve Ditko’s #20
Robin Snyder and Steve Ditko promise “something unusual and fresh and original” in the Kickstarter campaign for their latest publishing project, #20. After 26 years of publishing indie comics I’m pretty sure they can be taken at...
Read moreSparkplug Highlight: Rock That Never Sleeps by Olga Volozova & Juliacks
Rock that Never Sleeps is a split book between two awesome lady artists! First in the book, Olga Volozova establishes the tale with her many-layered comic style and creates a new myth revolving around memory. People around town begin to...
Read moreThe Wonderful and Frightening World of Gary Panter
Gary Panter is well deservedly a much revered artist for his scratchy line and his many very influential works scattered across various media in a long career. Whether by accident or chance or plan, many of these works – as well as some...
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