The Never-Ending, Four-Color Festival: Shows And Events



By Tom Spurgeon

* the Birmingham Comics Festival released some PR in PDF form talking about their unique show-opening event:

BCF_2016_PR_5.pdf

I'm interested in any and all ways show distinguish themselves in this crowded marketplace.

* speaking of show that are distinguishing themselves, there's a lot of buzz -- by which I mean a few people e-mailing me, but it's a reliable measure I swear to God -- about the Denver DINK show forthcoming. That show is in a region of the country that hasn't had a proper small-press/indy show, has invited smartly from out of town, and seems to have a lot of resources; I think it has a very good chance of instant success.

* here's the cover to the SPACE show program.

* the show I work for, Cartoon Crossroads Columbus has relaunched its web site with an eye back at 2015 (lots of photos; thanks to sponsors) and its other eye, Jack Elam style, directed at the future. That means a mailing list application and exhibitor applications. I hope you'll consider attending. It should be a good year.

* looks like Eric Reynolds from Fantagraphics was able to join Dan Clowes for at least one stop on his Patience tour.

* I always admire the CCI guest list. They have some very specific values they enact through some people they invite, but it also always seems a smart sampling of current comics talent. I could spend all four days in spotlight panels.

* a significant number of largely mainstream-focused comics-makers will appear in Chicago this weekend. That's a show that continues to do pretty well on the ground without entering into comics culture as a unique force.

* finally, this came when I was out of commission health-wise recently, so I missed announcing that Chester Brown is going on tour next month in support of his new work, Mary Wept Over The Feet Of Jesus. I will make it up to D+Q and Brown by running the tour flier at the bottom of this posts. It's not much in the way of an apology, but it's all I got.


 
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