Something I’ve noticed as a recent trend in comics is a style that somewhat trades in primitivism or outsider art on the surface, but in reality is a sophisticated integration of word and text. The plastic qualities of text are not...
Read moreReich #10 and #11 by Elijah Brubaker and Golem of Gabirol by Olga Volozova ended up on the Best American Comics Notables list for 2014! Read the complete list here.
Read moreThe ever-on point Rob Clough reviewed Olga Volozova’s Golem of Gabirol! We are honored to have Rob take a look at our books. Here’s an excerpt: ” For Volozova herself (who dedicated the book to her late husband, who was...
Read moreRock that Never Sleeps is a split book between two awesome lady artists! First in the book, Olga Volozova establishes the tale with her many-layered comic style and creates a new myth revolving around memory. People around town begin to...
Read moreOlga Volozova’s portrait of the life of the late Solomon Ibn Gabirol mixes ancient Jewish lore with her unique, fluid style of storytelling in The Golem of Gabirol. Originally told by Ibn Yahya in “Shalshelet...
Read moreOlga Volozova’s The Golem of Gabirol got a great review in the September issue of Maximum Rocknroll (#364) from Mariam Bastani! Check it out: “This is a comic rendition of 11th century Moorish Spain-based poet, scholar, kabbalist Ibn...
Read moreWhat do we forget? How do we remember? At the heart of this arresting story by Olga Volozova and Juliacks is Rock That Never Sleeps, a mystical junkyard lost in time, filled with memories and kept by mysterious sages. If you take something from...
Read moreKevin over at Drawn Words has written a lovely review of Olga Volozova’s Golem of Gabirol. Please click here to read it!
Read moreTom, Emily and I have done our Top Ten Comics lists again, but first…please check out this excellent review of Riech #9 by Rob Clough! Also, Nurse Nurse made it onto CBR’s Top 100 comics of 2012, so congrats to Katie...
Read moreJulia Glosemeyer has been reviewing a couple Sparkplug books over at buyindiecomics.com. Please check out her write-ups of Olga Volozova’s The Airy Tales and Julia Gfrörer’s Flesh and Bone!
Read moreAfter a couple hiccups, we are pleased to announce our latest book, The Golem of Gabirol by Olga Volozova, is now available for sale in our shop! It’s a beautiful story and we highly recommend it. Also, Sparkplug will be around...
Read moreHi Friends! Many of you donated to our Indiegogo fundraiser last spring and a lot of you are still waiting for your gift perks to be sent out. I wanted to let you all know that we are caught up with our printing goals and have been sending...
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