Monday, March 18, 2024

SPX 2024 Lottery Is Now Open!!



Hello Everyone!


The SPX 2024 Table Lottery is now open!



Go to the this page on the web site and register for the lottery today.


Here are the key dates for the Lottery:


  • March 31 - Lottery closes at 11:59PM Eastern Time.
  • April 15 - Lottery participants contacted.


Here is some key information about the lottery:


  • We will be checking to make sure you publish comics (minicomix/comics, graphic novels, anthologies, etc., etc.), so if you're exclusively an illustrator, novelist, cosplayer or anime figure retailer (we get them) you will not be eligible for tables.


  • We will not be picking the randomized lottery winners until after all applications have been received; this means there is no benefit to applying early or late (except maybe peace of mind).


  • You can only apply for the lottery once, and multiple entries will result in you being removed from the lottery pool (unless you email us and tell us you accidentally clicked twice or something, we do have a heart!).


  • We will determine what masking requirements there will be at the show this Summer.


If you have any questions email us at exhibitor-inquiries@smallpressexpo.com.


Best of luck to everyone!


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Artomatic has re-opened


Artomatic is open Wednesday and Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from noon to midnight, and Sunday from noon to 9 p.m. artomatic.org. Free.

Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award editorial cartoon prize winner list

Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award editorial cartoon prize winner list

Mike Rhode

The cartoon committee met yesterday so this will be updated sometime in May. There are still a few gaps including pre-1983, 84, 88-89, 91, 96.

Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award editorial cartoon prize winner list

Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award editorial cartoon prize winner list

Mike Rhode

The cartoon committee met yesterday so this will be updated sometime in May. There are still a few gaps including pre-1983 84, 88-89, 91, 96.

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Sunday, March 17, 2024

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 3/16-17/2024

David Small At Lost City Books

    David Small

    Washington, DC: Lost City Books 2024-03-15

https://archive.org/details/david-small-at-lost-city-bookstore-240315

 

Female artists are disappearing from print comics at chain newspapers

Creators are thriving in other mediums. Are print comic strips nearing the end? [in print as Female artists are being erased from chain newspapers]

By Michael Cavna

Washington Post March 16, 2024 : C1, 3

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2024/03/16/gannett-comics-women-cartoonists/

 

WaPo de Subtracter [Michael de Adder letter].

James Hatfield,

Washington Post March 16 2024: A15.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/15/sotu-gaza-protests-infertility-taliban-cricket/

 

A Chat with Glenn Fleishman, Author of How Comics Were Made

  Joseph Aleo

VIKINGS vs SAMURAI  Mar 13 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLqP9N1kLPw

 

Derf Backderf in conversation about his career and work with Glenn Fleishman

Glenn Fleishman

March 12 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsmchlTldDU

 

Georgia Dunn: Breaking Cat News, live interview (How Comics Were Made)

Glenn Fleishman

March 5 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqJyyy54b8E

 

The Week In Doonesbury That Wasn't – May 7, 1973

Glenn Fleishman

March 16 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkiXxeF6aho

 

Dean Haspiel's Red Hook

word balloon March 11 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6WiK4PlxAY

 

PHENOMENA with BRAIN MICHAEL BENDIS and ANDRE LIMA ARAUJO

by Troy-Jeffrey Allen

PREVIEWSworld March 15 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwfpxQmCPMo

 

'Teen Titans' Live-Action Movie a Go at DC Studios (Exclusive)

'Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow' scribe Ana Nogueira will write the screenplay.

Borys Kit

March 15, 2024

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/teen-titans-live-action-movie-1235853170/

 

The Big Change Veve Made To Marvel Comics They Aren't Talking About

Also at the Marvel Comics SXSW panel was the digital collectible company Veve, known for their extensive licensed NFT offerings.

  15 Mar 2024 

by Rich Johnston

 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-big-change-veve-made-to-marvel-comics-they-arent-talking-about/

 

Cartoonists Nick Bertozzi and Dean Haspiel Interview Each Other

Forces of Geek March 16 2024

https://forcesofgeek.com/2024/03/cartoonists-nick-bertozzi-and-dean-haspiel-interview-each-other.html

 

Paul Dano Says Superhero Fatigue Is a 'Welcome Moment' That Will Hopefully 'Breathe New Life' Into Comic Book Movies: 'Quantity Over Quality' Is a 'Big Misstep'

Zack Sharf

    Mar 4, 2024

    https://variety.com/2024/film/news/paul-dano-superhero-fatigue-welcome-fix-genre-1235929148/

 

Is 'Kung Fu Panda 4' a worthy entry in the fun and thoughtful franchise?

Stephen Thompson, Regina G. Barber, and Candice Lim

Pop Culture Happy Hour March 13, 2024

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/13/1197962941/is-kung-fu-panda-4-a-worthy-entry-in-the-fun-and-thoughtful-franchise

https://chrt.fm/track/138C95/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/traffic.megaphone.fm/NPR7834288371.mp3

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1197962941

 

Fandom Is: On the Broken, Inescapable Nature of Fandom

By David Harper

January 7, 2020

https://sktchd.com/longform/fandom-is-on-the-broken-inescapable-nature-of-fandom/

 

Post Hype Machine: The Past, Present, and Future of Marvel Comics is on Display in the Current Fantastic Four Run

By David Harper

March 13, 2024

https://sktchd.com/review/post-hype-machine-fantastic-four/

 

Bonus Episode – Dean Haspiel

Virtual Memories Show

 March 17, 2024 by Gil Roth

https://chimeraobscura.com/vm/bonus-episode-dean-haspiel

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/virtualmemories/Bonus_Episode_-_Dean_Haspiel.mp3

 

In Memoriam: Doctor Who Comic Writer, Editor and Musician Roger Noel Cook

By John Freeman on March 14, 2024

https://downthetubes.net/in-memoriam-doctor-who-comic-writer-editor-and-musician-roger-noel-cook/

 

Lee Loughridge welcomes us into the 'MidState'

The new ComiXology Original series is out today!

Chris Coplan

March 12, 2024

https://aiptcomics.com/2024/03/12/midstate-series-qa/

 

Erik Burnham on action, destiny, and family in 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'

The writer is a vital voice in the modern Turtles/TMNT line at IDW.

Chris Coplan

March 14, 2024

https://aiptcomics.com/2024/03/14/erik-burnham-on-turtles-at-40/

 

A perfect Sunday with...Will Sliney

Battling Nutella, avoiding Trolls and hitting the water

Cavan Scott

The Cavletter  Mar 17, 2024

https://www.cavletter.com/a-perfect-sunday-with-will-sliney/?ref=the-cavletter-newsletter

 

Interview : Larzac, Pierre-Marie Terral pour une histoire et une victoire sans violence de paysans résistants

Jean-Laurent Truc

17 mars 2024

https://www.ligneclaire.info/interview-larzac-pierre-marie-terral-289177.html