Small Press Expo releases statement on venue boycott
The SPX Executive Committee has released a statement explaining their position on a boycott called on the Montgomery County Conference Center by a local union
Carla Speed McNeil has a new comic this week: Settlers of the Storm Worlds
Carla Speed McNeil has their first new comic in quite a while, Settlers of the Storm Worlds, debuting at SPX this weekend.
SPX 2025: Panel and Workshop Schedule
With a few short weeks to go until SPX 2025 opens its doors, the Beat has compiled a merged panel and workshop schedule so you can plan your visit
The 2025 Ignatz Award nominees have arrived
With SPX right around the corner, the 2025 Ignatz Awards nominations are in with - as ever - a tidy mix of indie and alternative work
The Ignatz Awards 2024 winners in full
Here are the winners from the 2024 Ignatz Awards, which took place during SPX last weekend. The twenty-seventh edition of the awards (run annually...
SPX 2024 updates: badges, hotel rooms etc.
Some updates on this year's Small Press Expo in Bethesda, MD - and some words of warning about booking a hotel room.
Black Josei Press soars at 2023 Ignatz Awards
It was another emotional night of winners and captivating comics at the 2023 Ignatz Awards
A Tale of Two Cons: Baltimore Comic Con and SPX
I went to two very different cons over the weekend: from warm nostalgia to the cutting edge of indie comics
Hotelpocalypse comes for SPX and NYCC
Getting a hotel room for some popular comics events is becoming a lot harder - and more expensive
SPX 2023 releases full panel and workshop schedule
All the panels and workshops in one place to help you make the most of the SPX weekend
2023 IGNATZ AWARDS Nominees announced
Kate Beaton, Noah Van Sciver, Olivia Stephens, and more are among this year's nominees.
SPX 2023 adds Jillian and Mariko Tamaki in newly announced international special guest list
SPX continues to ramp up announcements for its September 2023 edition – and here come the international special guests
