The Future of Sparkplug

Dear Friends: Some of you have been asking what will happen to Sparkplug now that my husband, Dylan Williams, is no longer with us.  This is to let you know that Virginia Paine, Tom Neely and I will be continuing to run things as best we can.  Our immediate plans are to continue online...

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Meet The Artists of Adventure Time

Meet The Artists of Adventure Time

In October 2011 a whole crew of comic book artists descended on APE, The Alternative Press Expo in San Francisco. I bring you a tour of the art crew among them that designed the mad world of Finn and Jake. APE 2011 – The Alternative Press Expo – took place on October 1-2, 2011 at...

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Throwing Muses Tour Dates

  Just received this dispatch from Kristin Hersh. Folks, if you are in the US, you’ve got just two chances to see the Muses this month. Western Europe, your prospects are much greater.    This is not something we get to say every day! We finally have the opportunity to share some...

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Shipping and Orders Update

I’ve been emailing people today whose orders are still waiting to be filled. If you haven’t heard from me, it’s because I’m expecting your books within the next week! Please feel free to contact me with any questions – virginia (at) sparkplugcomicbooks (dot) com...

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The Stupid Pages 30: King Andy Comics

The Stupid Pages 30: King Andy Comics

Back in 1994, while on zine tour for Andy’s Chair #3, I crashed on John Porcellino’s couch when he was living in Denver, Colorado. Shortly after that, while still on the road, I did this strip, in a crude imitation of the King Cat style. It was printed in my tour zine puppydoglove...

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Wow Cool Official Twitter

The official Wow Cool Twitter account is now a go! Follow @WowCool for the latest news, new arrivals, backroom dealings, office playchart, rush hour traffic reports on CA Route 85, special offers and more.

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Occupy Wall Street: The General Assembly

I was just sent this by Scott Beibin, who worked on it, and am sharing it. I’m a little behind on what is going on in New York at the moment, so playing catchup now. Whatever your view, this is pretty major and you should stay informed. This video makes an interesting gateway into the

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The New Wow Cool Shop Is Officially Open

The New Wow Cool Shop Is Officially Open

Wow Cool has relaunched it’s comics, zines and music mail order shop. All the fun is at: https://wowcool.com/. There are still at least a hundred books in stock that have not yet been posted to the store, but will be very soon. That includes all the in-print issues of Zap, Weirdo and...

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Sparkplug at APE!

Sparkplug will be at APE in San Francisco this weekend! Please stop by to say hi, buy books and chat with our artists! APE takes place at the Concourse Exhibition Center on Saturday, October 1st and Sunday October 2nd. Also, Tom Neely, Landry Walker and others will be participating in the panel...

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Thanks for your continued patience.

Hello friends of Sparkplug, I am just writing to check in, and thank everyone who has ordered something for their continued patience. Sparkplug has always been a small company – I have been Dylan’s only employee for the last year. I have a lot of help right now, but things are still...

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Gary Lucas Profiled at the Grammy Museum

Songwriter/guitarist Gary Lucas was the featured guest for a recent installment of the GRAMMY Museum’s Great Guitars series. In an intimate interview setting, Lucas discussed his musical influences, meeting and collaborating with Captain Beefheart and his solo career, among other topics...

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This is What you Want, This is Psychic Life

Having covered the one-off PiL reunion of Jah Wobble and Keith Levene – sans their well-known ginger-out-of-the-bottle singer last year – I’d be amiss to not point you to their much more official reunion on an upcoming release on Cherry Red Records and in the promo clip for the...

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Andys Chair #4 Video Zine 1993

From 1993. Never before seen! Punk zine goes video with live performances by Doc Hopper, Nuisance, Drop Dead, Slave State and Lumpen Proletariat (Ottawa)! Pay a visit to Reconstruction Records with Peter Ventantonio of Sticks & Stones! Tour Albany, New York’s Tulip Fest with Andy, Paul...

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Dylan

I have been having a lot of trouble articulating what I’ve been feeling the last couple days, but I’m going to try. Many, many people have written beautiful things about Dylan’s passing. I urge you to read their loving tributes; everyone’s perspective is slightly...

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