Friend of Sparkplug Gwenaëlle has been posting a page a day of her new graphic novel, Electoral Surge, over on tumblr. If you’ve enjoyed her work in the past or if you enjoy quiet, beautiful comics, please check it out!
Read moreRock That Never Sleeps Animation!
Rock That Never Sleeps from Juliacks on Vimeo. Juliacks was kind enough to send us a link to the animation she and Amy Johnson made, based on Rock That Never Sleeps. The book itself was written by Juliacks and Olga Volozova and is available in...
Read moreJulia Gfrörer interview at TCJ
Sean T. Collins has done a wonderful, in-depth interview with Julia Gfrörer over at The Comics Journal. Julia and Sean cover a lot of topics, from the depiction of sexuality in her work to Game of Thrones. Well worth a read!
Read moreSequential Artists Workshop Grand Opening Friday
Tom Hart will be opening the Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW) to the world this Friday, January 27 from 7 to 10PM. The Grand Opening is also a book launch party/gallery show for Derek Ballard’s Cartoon Show. SAW is proud to open its doors to the...
Read moreWindy Corner #2 Reviewed!
For our French-speaking readers: the tumblr blog 1 Fanzine Par Jour has posted a review of Windy Corner #2. Thanks JJM!
Read moreCrimestoppers Club with Kate Beaton & Michael Kupperman – Luca Lounge – New York, NY – 01/24/12
Album of The Year – Gonjasufi’s MU.ZZ.LE
Out on the Warp label this Tuesday, January 24 is Gonjasufi‘s MU.ZZ.LE. Although it’s just ten short tracks, this could well be the album of the year (hey, early days… but this is an incredible collection of music). You can...
Read moreRingo Starr Loves His Suit
In 1977, Ringo Starr did four commercials hawking Simple Life Leisure Suits for Japanese TV. They contained variations of the song, “I Love My Suit” – sung by Ringo, featuring background vocals by Harry Nilsson and Davy Jones of...
Read moreComing Soon: NURSE NURSE by Katie Skelly
Press Release For Immediate Release Contact: Virginia Paine virginia (at) sparkplugcomicbooks (dot) com Nurse Nurse, a graphic novel by Katie Skelly, is slated to come out April 2012 in time for a debut at Stumptown Comics Fest and MoCCA. If...
Read moreHey Capitol Hill! Don’t Break the Internet!
PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo. Stop SOPA & PIPA Join the party: Wikipedia, Reddit, Google, RPS, BoingBoing, AmericanElf, Rhizome, Wired, tumblr, and many, many other sites have gone various shades...
Read moreUNREST Perfect Teeth deluxe 7″ Box Set
UNREST Perfect Teeth / 7″ Box Set from Teen-Beat on Vimeo. UNREST’s landmark indie-rock album, Perfect Teeth, has been out of print for 15 years. Their last, and widely considered their best album. Featuring M.T.V. hits “Make Out...
Read moreAdam Arcuragi US Tour & New Album This Month
Adam Arcuragi and The Lupine Chorale Society – with Andrew Gerhan on Bass – kicks off a one month US Tour on Wednesday, January 18th at Los Angeles’ Bootleg Bar. More local to Wow Cool HQ, they will be in San Francisco at The...
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