Stumptown news and notes
The Stumptown Comics Fest unfolds this weekend in Portland, one of the premier events on the indie comics circuit, and what with the Mayor...
An 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.
MoCCA: The Devastator
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdUh7c30x60&hl=en_US&fs=1&&w=425&h=344]Okay we don't mention every kickstarter project we get, but when they have a promo video starring James Urbaniak, you jump to the...
MoCCA DEBUT: Caboose
Special Beat mention for Caboose, a FREE newspaper comics supplement, created by students and alumni from the Center for Cartoon Studies. A few thousand...
MoCCA 2010 publisher news — UPDATED
Fantagraphics:We have a slew of signings all weekend long as well as a remarkably potent lineup of new books debuting at the show, including: Artichoke...
The Beat's Guide to MoCCA Fine Dining – 2010 edition
We posted this last year, and it was one of our most popular features ever. Here's an updated look at the food, drink and...
Send us your MoCCA debuts!
The show season rolls on this weekend with the MoCCA Festival here in scenic New York. Although it''s a hot summer day in the...
Indie Month-to-Month Sales: January 2010
By Matthew Murray
Buffy is, again, the top selling indie book this month. Marvel and DC appear to have had quite a small month, as...
Cast PIRATE GIRL
Jeremy Bastian's CURSED PIRATE GIRL is one of those comics in periodical format that in an earlier era probably would have gotten a...
Lemire announces THE UNDERWATER WELDER
While continuing with work at Vertigo (SWEET TOOTH), Canadian artist Jeff Lemire hasn't forgotten his indie roots and has just announced a new graphic...
TCAF early announcements
The eagerly awaited Toronto Comic Arts Festival hits May 8-9 and early information on the show is coming out. Headlining guests include Daniel Clowes,...
SPX announces dates, new Executive Committee
Via PR, the Small Press Expo has announced its 2010 dates for September 11-12 in Bethesda, MD. Jeff Alexander and Warren Bernard are taking...