Small Press Expo 2013

Running around to a sudden storm of autumn comics events has its drawbacks, mainly in finding a minute to sit down with all the great comics you've managed to pick up along the way. Small Press Expo landed me with an entire bin to wade around in, and so this is the first of a […]

Last weekend, Small Press Expo took Bethesda, Maryland, by storm with a record number of exhibitors (600) and attendees. Towards the end of the show, there were cheery notes taped to the ATM machines explaining that both machines, a total of $40,000 in cash, were empty, and it had all gone to independent comics creators […]

Our Washington DC Correspondent David Dissanayake writes; It used to be that if you wanted to self-publish your comic there were only two options available: Either you could go to a copy shop with a credit card and pay them to print it for you, or you could work in a place with a Xerox […]

I really am not sure how this happened exactly…but I unloaded my car after SPX and first there was one bag of comics, then another, then another… SPX is fulfilling an important mission to make sure that we are all well entertained in the event of an apocalypse. Hannah Means-Shannon is senior New York Correspondent […]

 Our Washington DC Correspondent David Dissanayake writes; This weekend at SPX's Jeff Smith spotlight panel, the man of the hour gave a little more detail about his forthcoming webcomic series Tüki Save the Humans. The new webcomic from the creator of Bone and RASL will center on the first homo erectus to migrate away from […]

At Small Press Expo, Tim Hodler from The Comics Journal moderated a discussion between longtime friends Michael Kupperman (Tales Designed to Thrizzle) and Sam Henderson (The Magic Whistle) about their life and work, but Kupperman was late turning up to the show. Mark Twain filled in the gap by striding in white-suited and snowy-haired to […]

A live "comics carousel" event was hosted by R. Sikoryak at SPX, featuring a massive cast of performers from a wide range of comics genres, including Lisa Hanawalt, Sam Henderson, Michael Kupperman, Anders Nilsen, Leslie Stein, and Kriota Willberg. Sikoryak's Carousels are a legend in their own time, particularly in the New York area, drawing […]

So, as must be obvious, I had quite an excellent time at the first day of the Small Press Expo; a tide of Ignatz Award nominees like The End of the Fucking World and stellar debut books like Vs., Rushes, and Cartozia Tales is going to make it a little difficult to sleep in my […]

Senior SPX Correspondent David Dissanayake shares his Day 1 Swag from the gloriousness of Small Press Expo: And in tribute says: "Oh SPX, how I love you."  

By senior SPX Correspondent David Dissanayake If you aren't reading indie-superhero hit Copra by Michel Fiffe, you really should be.  The book is being touted as one of the best current ongoing series in comics by people like Tim Callahan and Matt Fraction to name just a couple of the big names who are talking […]

One of the special guests for Small Press Expo this year is Gary Panter, whose most recent book, Daltokyo, debuted at SPX last year, leading to plenty of fans walking around with the elongated green volume like some kind of military weaponry peeking out of their bags. Panter's more than varied, and more than influential […]

Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland, opened to lines for admittance and a happy bubbling flow of conversation laced with plenty of excitement, not just to see the eye-candy floor (walking around SPX feels like walking through a psychedelic comic at times), but also for the panels running this year featuring many fan favorite creators. […]

Indie Comics pilgrimage hub Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland, this weekend is debuting a grand total of 250 new works, and the work of 7 distinct creators or collectives have been selected here, so if these comics make you an addict, there will be no danger of running dry anytime soon. And if you […]