We picked up Yumi Sakugawa’s new mini, Goodbye Turtle, at Stumptown last weekend. Another fantastic story from this comics artist! And also new in the store today is our Gwenaelle catalog, a total of six zines. I love her two recipe zines...
Read moreA Brief Bit About Comic Book Shows
Last year I didn’t go to MoCCA, Brooklyn Comics Art, TCAF or SPX for Sparkplug. Other people did those shows for Sparkplug. This was noted by a few people as Sparkplug not being at the shows. This year, I’ve gone to MoCCA and will be...
Read moreThe Center for PostNatural History on We Make Money Not Art
My colleague Richard Pell is profiled on We Make Money Not Art this week and you should go read that. Not convinced? It starts like this: “If you want to see a penguin, you go to the zoo. If you’re curious about dinosaurs and dodos...
Read moreLibrary Talk with Julia Gfrörer, Diana Schutz, Cris Paschild and Dylan Williams
You can now listen to the library talk with Julia Gfrörer, Diana Schutz, Cris Paschild and Dylan Williams on their podcast: http://multcolib.libsyn.com/srsly-big-deal-making-being-comics-in-portland Lots of talking and funny stuff, including a...
Read moreI’ll Miss You Sarah Jane Smith – Doctor Who Actress Elisabeth Sladen Dead at 63
I’ve been watching Lis Sladen play Sarah Jane Smith on TV since Doctor Who first debuted on PBS in the US, beginning with Tom Baker’s first story ‘Robot’ some 30 or more years ago. I didn’t even know she was sick...
Read more(Un) Pleasant Over Drones at Resound Falmouth 2011
Resound Falmouth 2011 was a three day festival of sound art, contemporary audio performance and installations that happened in Falmouth/Penryn in Cornwall UK March 25-27, 2011. The event was centered around the local community radio station...
Read moreAn Error at the Printing Plant.
We just found out that there was an error in the printing of Gay Genius and so, it won’t be out this weekend. The party will be moved to later in the month (the 30th) and the official release of the book will be at the party/TCAF in...
Read moreStumptown and Events this Week in Portland
Sparkplug will be involved in a few local events surrounding the Stumptown Comics Festival this weekend. And we’ll be a the show itself too. Thursday: “Learn about the cultural and economic significance of comics with: PSU Special...
Read moreSofortbild: Control your Camera with your Mac
I don’t write much about my photographer’s life here, apart from the occasional mention of the latest big martial arts or fashion thing… Anyway, today I found myself in a serious crunch. My DSLR is having some sort of major...
Read morePortland Comics This Thursday at 4pm
http://www.multcolib.org/events/comics.html Srsly Big Deal: Living and Breathing Comics in PDX (April 14 at 4:00pm) Cris Paschild; Dylan Williams; Diana Schultz; Julia Gfrörer From self-published mini-comic zines to traditional comic...
Read moreOffset Needle Radius Filtered Through The Holga
It’s rare that we get handed a gem like this. Flickr user Dead Air has posted an astounding series of double exposure Holga photos of Joshua Baker‘s Offset Needle Radius performance on KPSU’s What’s This Called program on...
Read moreConventions with New Books!
Sparkplug Comic Books is going to both MoCCA Fest and Stumptown Comics Fest and we’ll be premiering new books at each show. The MoCCA Festival is this weekend in Manhattan, NYC Saturday April 9th and Sunday April 10th 11am-6pm. It will be...
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