Sparkplug Books is pleased to announce a brand new Free Comic Book Day comic, Master P’s Theatre. The publishing and editing job was split among Portland small press wizards Teenage Dinosaur, Floating World Comics, Snake Bomb Comix...
Read moreBoulet Drops The Noirness
Newly landed in our shop – mere minutes ago, even – is the first solo US comic from the amazing Boulet: The Noirness (The Darkness was already taken, he tells us), published by the mighty AdHouse Books. He’s been seen previously...
Read moreCopra Compendium New In The Shop
Michel Fiffe‘s much-acclaimed and fast selling (going through multiple printings, even) Copra series has had the first three issues assembled in one volume by the fine people at Park Slope’s best comic book shop, Bergen Street Comics...
Read moreThe Place Beyond The Pines Opens Nationwide
As mentioned here recently, the film The Place Beyond The Pines, which opened nationwide today was co-written by Ben Coccio (shown above), who was a major part of the cast and crew on Brown Cuts Neighbors second and third series of TV shows in...
Read moreJason Martin Warhol Museum Screen Test
Jason Martin in a typical structuralist film moment. Jason has been giving talks and conducting workshops at Trans-Q TV and Carnegie Mellon and Youngstown Universities this week. You can make your own screen test while visiting the Warhol Museum...
Read moreR.I.P. Documentary Filmmaker Les Blank
Berkeley’s own Les Blank – director of Gap-Toothed Women, Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe and many other great American documentary films has died at 77. He will be much missed. New York Times Obituary.
Read moreFacial Recognition – James Kochalka, Matt Furie and Mark Todd at GR2: Apr 6 – Apr 24
FACIAL RECOGNITION a Three Person Group Exhibition featuring James Kochalka, Matt Furie and Mark Todd opens with a reception from 6:30-10pm tomorrow, April 6 at GR2. The show runs through April 24, 2013. GR2, 2062 Sawtelle Boulevard, Los Angeles...
Read moreR.I.P. Comic Book Legend Carmine Infantino
The news buzzed around the interwebs throughout Thursday afternoon, and eventually it seemed very likely that the great Carmine Infantino had indeed passed on. I was a huge fan of Carmine’s work while growing up. The 1980s was his true...
Read moreNew Books: Small Noises #3 and For The Record…
Couple new minicomics in the store today! A collection of Sarah Glidden’s autobio comics, Small Noises #3, and Eroyn Franklin’s bizarre menagerie of short stories For The Record I Know This is a Bad Idea. Please give them...
Read moreDrawn Words reviews Golem of Gabirol
Kevin over at Drawn Words has written a lovely review of Olga Volozova’s Golem of Gabirol. Please click here to read it!
Read moreLady Starlight and The Easter Family Band – Death Birth Death Birth Etc
It’s a video response to yesterday’s post! Lady Starlight with her Aunt Theresa, Aunt Mary, Cousin Michael and non-performing 2nd Cousin Caidence perform a killer cover of her brother Jason Martin’s song Death Birth Death Birth...
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