Tag: Indie Comics

Thought Bubble in Leeds, UK—to be held November 9-15th this year—has rapidly gained an international reputation as one of the finest comic arts festivals out there. With a fantastic guest list and a friendly vibe, it's on many people's must-do list now. But with popularity comes growing pains. The show has just announced a bunch of changes including a move to curation for exhibitors, a higher fee for tables, and charging for tickets to a Saturday night party. The show has rapidly outgrown its venue, and a third hall used in 2013 is no longer available. So...something had to give, as they explain.

Catching up on some of the news that broke Christmas week (!?!) and this is pretty huge. After a total server meltdown and general headaches over exhibitor registration for the 2013 show. the Small Press Expo is going to basically a lottery. "Legacy" exhibitors—those who have been at the show for five years or more—and invited guests (of course) will be given tables, and the remainder will be put up for a lotteryplain and simple. The show will not go curated, as nearly every other CAF has, because...well because of tradition. Here's the new procedure::

The Stumptown Comics Festival , Portland's long running indie comics show, is ending in its present form, but the Awards and its indie-focused programming...

At the beginning of each month I take a survey of all of the self-identifying comic fans on Facebook, looking at the changes from...

For all of these posts I've tried to instill the idea that there isn't a simple comic fan. While it might mostly be men,...

Of the many comics I picked up at the recent Lakes International Comic Art Festival, there was one comic in particular that caught my...

Comic Arts Brooklyn (Or CAB as it soon to be known) released a schedule of events including art shows and panels and what not...

I'll admit, I wasn't expecting a show about small town football culture to be a subject of nostalgia for indie cartoonists, but, hey, this...

As we mentioned earlier in the week, Uncivilized Books won the Sam Alden Derby and will be putting out the first collection of the...

The new Comic Arts Brooklyn indie comics CAF, or CAB as everyone is calling it, kicks off on November 9th at the Mt. Carmel...

By Adam McGovern One of the final panels of SPX 2013 was about fruitful points of departure. “Paying Tribute: Traditions of Style,” hosted by Joe...

AMC is jumping on the "spin-off" bandwagon. With Breaking Bad ending, a Bob Odenkirk-headlined spinoff called "Better Call Saul" is in the works, although...