Here’s a peek at the next book in the Sparkplug Minis Series, The Anthropologists by Whit Taylor. The Anthropologists follows the author’s trip to Australia and subsequent reevaluation of her chosen field of study. It will...
Read moreKickstart This: Matt Howarth’s Myriad Quest
Matt Howarth brings you a graphic novel of two star-crossed adventurers braving the dangers of the Myriad Song. Myriad Quest will be a self-contained, 48-page graphic novel written and drawn by Matt Howarth and produced by Sanguine Games, makers...
Read moreSparkplug Highlight: The Virtuous by Fiona Smyth
The Virtuous is visceral in both senses of the word; provoking a strong emotional reaction and having to do with guts. Intestines pour from torsos and crotches on every page. It sounds grotesque, and it is, but also beautiful. ...
Read moreJoe Brainard Would Be Nearly 20 Years Older Now
If he was not dead. Today is reported to be his birthday. Joe Brainard was born some 72 years ago. He was one of the most legendary of the Nancy boys (as seen above). I hold onto that otherwise very boring book for his cover art. Thank you to my...
Read moreSparkplug Highlight: Dream Grant by Sean Christensen
How much do I love Sean Christensen’s Church of Awesome Thought books? I can’t even explain it. It’s so much fun to read about everyday, almost mundane life in this strange universe and Dream Grant is one of my...
Read moreNew books from this month!
Just a reminder! This month we added two new books to Sparkplug’s published catalog. Reich #11 is the second to last book in Elijah Brubaker’s Reich series. Reich’s world is beginning to crumble in this...
Read moreSome Boxes
I had some time to kill with the kids yesterday evening and we happened to be near the “Comic Collector” shop (yes, that’s it’s name) in Sunnyvale, CA. They have many bins of strange old comics, typically for a dollar. In...
Read moreWhat The Hell We’ve Been Up To
Although this here blog has been pretty quiet for a week or so, we have been far from idle at Wow Cool / Alternative Comics HQ. Most recently we have upgraded our web servers, so WowCool.com, IndyWorld.com, MagicWhistle.com and several other...
Read moreKickstart This: Graphic novel thriller PAIN 1 by Noah Xifr
Noah Xifr’s Kickstarter campaign for his new book is mere hours from it’s end and he could use your help.
Read moreRadiohead release PolyFauna Tablet App
Follow the red dot… enter new worlds. With surprisingly less fanfare than usual, Radiohead has released something new into the world. PolyFauna is a mobile and tablet app that takes audio elements from the King of Limbs sessions and visuals...
Read moreLA Zine Fest this weekend!
Hey all! Sparkplug will be tabling at LA Zine Fest this Sunday, February 16th, at Helms Bakery in Los Angeles. For more info on the fest, click here. We’ll have our normal, awesome collection of books and zines PLUS...
Read moreSparkplug Highlight: Intergalactic Telepathic Pen Pal by Yumi Sakugawa
A friend of a friend said that she found another of Sakugawa‘s comics to be very sad. I agree, but I think they are my favorite kind of melancholy: the kind that reminds you that, however impermanent this world is, there is a place...
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