Big Plans 5 on Kickstarter
Hey everybody, I just launched this Kickstarter project to fund issue five in my autobiographical comic series, Big Plans. You can check out my video, and then watch and laugh with friends. Ho, ho. But seriously, it’s a fun book. Plus, my...
Read moreOffset Needle Radius at Frantasia Fest – Frantasia Festival – Livermore Falls, ME – 08/19/11
Lewis, Cagle, Ellsworth and Gin Palace, in the store today!
A couple new books for y’all to check out today. First: Minty Lewis’ PS Comics, which is chock-full of stories of betrayed yorkie dog friendships and disgruntled fruit office workers. In a slightly more serious vein, but still...
Read moreHugh Cox Gets the Pink Slip – Kenny Scharf’s Cosmic Cavern – Brooklyn, NY – 08/18/11
HUGH COX GETS THE PINK SLIP trailer from Sister Sylvester on Vimeo.
Read moreSparkplug in the Ignatz Nominees!
Sparkplug is well-represented in 2011’s Ignatz Awards nominees! Gay Genius, The Heavy Hand, Habitat #2 and the Reich series have all been nominated along with a bunch of other great artists and books. Read the full list of nominees here.
Read moreNew Wow Cool Shop Preview and Some Links
Hello all. Sorry it’s been a little quiet here. Been a little busy building a new Wow Cool online shop. This is something like the fifth version (counting the DeptEx shop and the first store that was hosted by another company way back in...
Read moreNewness in the store today!
Sparkplug has several new titles for you to peruse today! First, Matthew Thurber’s enthralling, complex, surreal series 1-800-Mice. We’ve got all five issues. Also new today is Dave Kiersh’s Neverland, a poetic examination of...
Read moreMulti-Band In-Store Performance – Feeding Tube Records – Northampton, MA – 08/13/11
Reich #8 reviewed on Exquisite Things!
Matt over at Exquisite Things has written a scintillating review of Reich #8! Please check it out.
Read moreThe Heavy Hand, Reviewed on Attentiondeficitdisorderly
Sean T. Collins has written a great review of The Heavy Hand by Chris Cilla. Check out the full article here. “Fascinating book, this. It combines the textural, noise-based visual aesthetic of caves and monsters and melty stuff that you may...
Read moreCall-To-Action: How Music Fans Can Show Support For Indie Labels Affected By The PIAS Warehouse Fire in London
Among all the sorry carnage and sad tales left by London’s looting fraternity over the last three days, perhaps the most devastating for music lovers was the huge fire that destroyed a Sony warehouse primarily used by independent distribution...
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