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Dylan Williams on Sparkplug PR (PR)
posted July 15, 2008
Hello again,
In an effort not to clog up your in-boxes, I've saved up a bunch of news for one email.
Mine Tonight by Trevor Alixopulos and Steve Lafler's Tranny are listed in the Sparkplug section of the current Diamond Comics Previews catalog, for books coming out in July/August. Take a look on pg 330. Sparkplug is going to be distributing Tranny for Mr. Lafler.
Just in time for the San Diego Comic Con this year Sparkplug has reprinted the hit classic Fleep. It is now available at the Sparkplug bookstore: http://www.sparkplugcomicbooks.com/
We are presenting a comic book reading at the Oakland Library. The creators reading are Trevor Alixopulos, Hellen Jo and Jason Shiga. They will appear at the Main Library, 125 14th Street, on Thursday July 17, 2008, from 6 to 8 PM.
Mari Naomi has put together a perfect reading at the Cartoon Art Museum with artists Rina Ayuyang (rinaayuyang.com), Peter Conrad (paperdummy.com), Renee French (reneefrench.com), Justin Hall (allthumbspress.com), Andy Hartzell (andyhartzell.com), Minty Lewis (pscomics.com), MariNaomi (marinaomi.com), Lark Pien (larkpien.com), Joey Sayers (jsayers.com) and Calvin Wong (calwong.org). The reading is Friday, July 18, 2008, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. to coincide with the SF Zine Fest
At the same time, half way across the country, Sparkplug presents a Windy Corner signing at Quimby's in Chicago on Saturday, July 18th from 7pm-8pm with artists Onsmith, John Hanckiewicz and Austin English.
Tim Goodyear's Teenage Dinosaur and Sparkplug Comic Books will be set up to sell zines and comics at the SF Zine Fest. July 19th and 20th, at the SF County Fair Building formerly Hall of Flowers) 9th Ave. at Lincoln Way (in Golden Gate Park). One of our favorite shows, in a new venue. Please please come by if you are in the Bay Area, there is a ton of amazing and great stuff.
Then, the next week Sparkplug will be setting up at the San Diego Comic Con. We will be selling books for Tugboat Press, Secret Acres, Bodega Distribution, La Mano 21, Robin Snyder, Teenage Dinosaur and other wonderful artists/publishers. Shannon O'leary, Tim Goodyear and I will be at booth (1533&1535) during a lot of the show. La Mano head honcho Zak Sally and artist Jason T. Miles will also be at the booth. We will be sharing the location with Sparkplug best buddy Tom Neely's I Will Destroy You.
This Comic Con is a big deal for us for a lot of reasons including Jason Shiga's Bookhunter nomination for an Eisner Award. We will have a bunch of artists and surprise guests at the table, stop by and visit:
Trevor Alixopulos: Saturday and Sunday 1-3pm
David King: Thursday through Sunday 11-1pm
Jeff LeVine: Thursday through Sunday 4-5 pm
Jason Shiga: Thursday through Sunday 2-4pm and 2-3pm on Saturday
Sparkplug will also be your last chance to get a Nerd Burglar.
You can stay up to date on all these and more exciting Sparkplug news at the new sparkplug blog: http://www.sparkplugcomicbooks.com/
As always, send me an email if you'd like to be stricken from the list.
Dylan Williams, owner and operator
