RIP: Dylan Williams
We've just received word that Dylan Williams, Sparkplug's publisher, has passed away. Williams had been battling cancer, and several benefits for him were underway here at SPX.
Continue ReadingTo do tonight: Jim Woodring at Politics & Prose Bookstore
Here's another pre-SPX kick-off event, at the Washington bookstorePolitics & Prose Bookstore featuring the great Jim Woodring.
Continue ReadingTo do: SPXplosion IV
Once Again Atomic Books are hosting the SPX kick-off party, featuring the Nerdlingers. See you there!
Continue ReadingGiant SPX Who’s where and what — WOW
Yikes the weekend of the Small Press Expo is here and we can't remember a show with a better balance of guests, books and programming. And of course. sitting around yapping about comics. Here's a list of publishers, exhibitors and more.
Continue ReadingComics make money on the iPad
Since this seems to be digital news week, word that three out of five of the top grossing apps on the iPad are comics apps is quite notable. MediaBistro has the chart:
Continue ReadingDay and date? Archie’s been there, done that
Our RSS feed is full of references to DC's "pioneering" program of simultaneous digital and print release for its comics, but they are far from the first comics company to do it. Archie Comics has been at it since April, and they seem to be going full steam ahead. Kiel Phegley looks at their efforts thus far via an interview with the always talkative Jon Goldwater. Although the focus is on getting current books online, they've also tried digital-exclusive with Jinx by J. Torres and Rick Burchett.
Continue ReadingNerds Nerds Nerds at SPX 2011
Just a few things to look out for this weekend at the Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland. Tonight is the SPXplosion at Atomic Books in Baltimore, the pre-party if you will, with readings by cartoonist like Anders Nilsen and recent Xeric recipient Melissa Mendes.
Continue ReadingComics shop boycotts Action Comics over the letters “GD”
A Comic Conspiracy is a store in Asheboro, North Carolina, and evidently the owner is a staunch Christian. So staunch that even the letters "gd" in a sound effect balloon coming from Superman's mouth has so offended his values that he has cancelled all his orders for ACTION #2 and #3. He announced his intentions on his store's Facebook page, and as people have heard about his plan, outcry has...grown.
Continue ReadingHelp the Hero Initiative by shopping at Ralphs!
The Hero Initiative reminds us that California residents can help this charity -- which helps older and financially challenged comics creator with no other support -- just by registering your Ralphs card.
Continue ReadingSPX: Finally someone does right by the women
Can we get a "Hell yeah?" for this weekend's Small Press Expo? As far as all the recent worrying, fretting, funding, snarking, and analyzing the numbers of women in comics goes, SPX is a model of how to do it right. As the below PR shows, they have an incredible guest list of supremely talented men AND women, and a look at the exhibitor list show's there are 120 women -- that's about 40% of the exhibitors. Gendercrunch that.
Continue ReadingSparkplug books available at this weekend’s SPX
Tom Neely writes to say that in addition to his own books, he'll be carrying a line of Sparkplug books with new releases. He'll be at table H10 with J. T. Dockery.
Continue ReadingAPE unveils program book cover by Shannon Wheeler
This October's Alternative Press Expo is just a few weeks away -- and the program cover by Shannon Wheeler has just been unveiled. Buried in the PR is an interesting factoid -- last year's show drew more than 5,500 attendees, the most ever. With WonderCon's move to Anaheim for next year, this is the last major comics show in SF proper for at least a year. Go forth and enjoy.
Continue ReadingKate Beaton’s North American tour dates announced
The long-awaited HARK! A VAGRANT collection of Kate Beaton's hilarious digs at history and literature is hitting stores, and she'll sign across North America. Here are the tour dates:
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