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‘Boobage’ and More: The Treasures of SPX
‘Boobage’ and More: The Treasures of SPX
‘Boobage’ and More: The Treasures of SPX
As you'll have likely guessed by now, it's difficult for me to be objective regarding SPX, so I'll just say that day two of the show has been typically great. Lots of women, and quite a large number of kids (largely due to Jeff Smith's appearance no doubt) made for a splendidly mixed crowd...
Inanimate Cartoons at SPX
Douglas Wolk, of Reading Comics fame, moderated an informative panel exploring the relationship between animation and comics this evening at SPX. Joining Wolk on the panel were Kim Deitch, Jeff Smith, Tom Neely and Roger Langridge. All of the panelists except Langridge have had (or continue to have) animation experience, and all of them expressed a preference for making comics over animation given
SPX 2007:  Family, Redefined
SPX 2007: Family, Redefined
SPX 2007: Family, Redefined
My day began with a fruitless search for the charger for my camera's battery, followed by an equally fruitless search for a store that might sell me a replacement, so I'm afraid I must begin with an apology for the lack of on-the-scene photos...
Small Press Expo to be Held October 12-13
Small Press Expo to be Held October 12-13
Small Press Expo to be Held October 12-13
Press Release The Small Press Expo (SPX), the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comic books, graphic novels and alternative political cartoons, will hold its annual exposition from October 12 to October 13. This years exposition will again be held at the at The North Bethesda Marriott Convention Center in Bethesda, Maryland across from the White Flint Metro ...
Matt Kindt’s Masterful ‘Super Spy’ Dossier
Matt Kindt’s Masterful ‘Super Spy’ Dossier
Matt Kindt’s Masterful ‘Super Spy’ Dossier
Matt Kindt is not yet a household name in the comics field, and this fact borders on the criminal. You see, Kindt has quietly been producing noir masterpieces with almost frightening consistency for a number of years now, first in collaboration with Jason Hall (Pistolwhip volumes 1 and 2, and Mephisto and the Empty Box), and then on his own as the writer/artist of 2 Sisters and the just-released S
SPX Announces the 2007 Ignatz Award Nominees
SPX Announces the 2007 Ignatz Award Nominees
SPX Announces the 2007 Ignatz Award Nominees
SPX 2007 will host the 11th annual presentation of the Ignatz Awards, a celebration of outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning. The Ignatz is named after Krazy Kat's creator George Herriman's brick-wielding mouse, recognizes exceptional work that challenges popular notions of what comics can achieve, both as an art form and as a means of personal expression ...
Baltimore Comic-Con 2007 Wrap-Up
Baltimore Comic-Con 2007 Wrap-Up
Baltimore Comic-Con 2007 Wrap-Up
This past weekend was my first time at the Baltimore Comic-Con since 2002, and wow, has this show ever come into its own! Sure, New York and San Diego had movie and tv stars –and those shows certainly basked in the reflected glow of Hollywood glamour as a result– but what the Baltimore Comic-Con has to offer is, in some respects, even more special: an honest-to-goodness, old-fashioned (and gloriou