STUMPTOWN!
This weekend is the big Stumptown Comics Fest 2006, in Portland, OR, kicking off TODAY!
The Third Annual Stumptown Comics Fest hits Portland this weekend with its largest assortment of creators, cartoonists, illustrators, publishers...
STAPLE! dates announced
STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo, an indie comics fest in Austin, TX has announced its 2007 dates:
The date is set for STAPLE! 2007: March 3rd, 2007 in Austin, TX. Exhibitor registration is open!...
Fresh Faces of SPX ’06
There are about 8 gajillion SPX photo sets up on the web, but we wanted to spotlight the first time exhibitors. We usually go around taking pictures of our pals, but this time we...
TCAF ’07 dates announced
We're pleased to announce that TCAF 2007 will take place August 18th and 19th in downtown Toronto, at The University of Toronto's Old Victoria College building and quad. This location is more central, with...
SPX memories – Updated frequently
Johanna has a succinct but panoramic show report here:
Iâm still figuring out my reaction to the show⦠the new location was a nifty building, wonderful to stay in and beautiful, but the area...
Here there be POSTINGS!
We're still a little zonked from SPX although we didn't really do anything yesterday except yap on a panel and sit in a car. It is a rule of thumb that any car trip...
SPX Day 2 report
We don't have time for a full report here, but after a slow start yesterday, things picked up quite a bit, and the day ended in a flurry of sales. Buzz books: PictureBox's immense...
2006 Ignatz Award Winners
It was a little hard reporting, as we were also MCing, but thanks to Douglas Wolk, here are the winners. Congrats to all!
Outstanding Artist
Tony Millionaire, Billy Hazelnuts (Fantagraphics Books)
Outstanding Anthology or Collection
Black Hole by...
Very brief SPX photo parade
Just a few photos -- we have many more to post when we have time, but these should give you an idea of what the new joint is like.
Random view inside showing yesterday's crowd....
SPX reports
Non-comickser SPX report -- he went for the webcomics:
The expo was really cool. I hadn’t been to a convention before, and it seems this one is a good one to start out at. It...
SPX debuts and booty EXTRAVAGANZA
Whatcha gonna get at SPX? Most of the fun of the show is discovering limited edition treasures. This year's show looks to spotlight a lot of up and coming talent, as they say. We...