SPX Updates With 2006 Plans

Moving past the "telling Heidi MacDonald about it at New York Comic-Con" model of getting the word out, Small Press Expo has updated its web site with this year's convention dates (mid-October) and location (I believe a hotel adjacent to that new convention thingamabob they've been building for years). For the uninitiated, SPX is a prominent show devoted to smaller presses and self-publishers, meaning very few costumes and no retailers selling back issues. It has its own awards (The Ignatzes) and its own representative anthology (the art in this entry is last year's cover by Brian Ralph). SPX's thrust puts a great emphasis on handmade comics and little-seen items, and is therefore much more relaxed and social and art-focused than many cons. We used to kiddingly call it "Camp McCloud" as a reflection of Scott McCloud's giddy enthusiasm for new comics and talk of same. It's definitely worth visiting if you're in the general area.
 
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