SPX announces programming
The entire programming list for SPX is up now, curated by Bill Kartalopoulos and reproduced below. It's the usual outstanding mix with spotlights on R. Sikoryak, James Sturm, and Jaime Hernandez, and much more. SPX will be held Saturday, September 11 from 11 AM to 7 PM and Sunday, September 12, noon-6 PM at The North Bethesda Marriott Convention Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Admission is $10 for a single day and $15 for both days. Please note: We're moderating two panels, one a spotlight on the late Harvey Pekar and another on the creative storytelling process.
Continue ReadingSD10: Exhibit A Press
Another small press perennial -- Batton Lash and Wollf and Byrd are as much a part of Comic-Con as Klingons and Mark Evanier panels! He'll be at the show with a brand new book:
Continue ReadingSD10: Rob Hanes Adventurer – K1
In the seasonal ocean of hype and comics companies whose main attraction is some actor signing some comic, there are still oases of good old comic books. And also people who send out fine little news releases and pictures of comics. Such a person is Randy Reynaldo who has been at this a while but still sends out a nice. concise news bit. And he always gets his own news item, like this. Because he did it right. This time out, Reynaldo will premiere the first ever collection of Rob Hanes, Adventurer. "Randy encourages everyone to support small independent comics publishers by visiting his booth (K1) and the other tables in the Small Press Pavilion." And so do we!
Continue ReadingAdHouse announces AdDistro
Indie publisher AdHouse has announced AdDistro, a new distribution site for small press books. PR below:
Continue ReadingStumptown Trophy, Kukoc Award winners
The Stumptown Comics Festival was held this weekend. Many folks attended the party where the awards were held, and even wrote extensive blog postings about it….but no one actually posted the winners. But Tom Spurgeon combed through Twitter like the Continental Op, and assembled a list: OUTSTANDING SMALL PRESS — BT Livermore, Bearfight! (above) OUTSTANDING DEBUT — [...]
Continue ReadingAn interview with Dylan Williams
Dylan Williams is the founder of Sparkplug Comic Books, art film/used bookstore owner , and guy behind the scenes in many of Portland's comic and independent press events. A few months back, I sent Dylan some questions for an article on Diamond for PW Comics, expecting a few short answers, and when I got his responses, I wanted to print them all.
Continue ReadingUK Web & Minicomix Thing
The UK Web & Mini Comix Thing happened this past Saturday, and despite a lack of “big” names (and the nearest tube station being closed until the early afternoon) leading to a smaller attendance than previous years, those attending found it to be a generally positive experience. One of the reasons for this was the Dino-Saw-Us [...]
Continue ReadingCARTOON COLLEGE documentary trailer
CARTOON COLLEGE is a documentary by Tara Wray and Josh Melrod about the Centre for Cartoon Studies. They’ve just released a new trailer, and while the film’s not finished yet, it is looking good. There aren’t any titles or names in the trailer, so how many cartoonists can you recognize?
Continue Readingpood anthology announced
A few months ago we were asking “what is pood?” and it turns out, it’s a new comics anthology printed in the newly fashionable newspaper size. Planned as a quarterly. the first issue will debut at MoCCA. Contributors include Joe Infurnari, Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca, Hans Rickheit, Connor Willumsen, Sara Edward-Corbett, Chris Capuozzo, Adam [...]
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