JUST ONE MORE WEEK AND YOU'LL BE DRINKING DEEP FROM THE INDIE COMICS FIREHOSE
SPX 2018 IS HERE! | |
SPX 2018 TAKES PLACE
September 15th - 16th
Hours Saturday: 11AM-7PM Sunday: Noon to 6PM
Admission $15 Saturday | $10 Sunday $20 Weekend Pass | | ALREADY GOT YOUR SPX TIX? HERE'S EVERYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW | | | | The stellar SPX 2018 guest list includes some of the best and brightest in comics: REBECCA SUGAR, BEN PASSMORE, JASON LUTES, CAROLYN NOWAK, CAROL TYLER, NATE POWELL, ROZ CHAST, DERF, ELLEN FORNEY, RON WIMBERLY, ANDERS NILSEN, RINA AYUYANG, LAWRENCE LINDELL, JULES FEIFFER, AMINDER DHALIWAL, NGOZI UKAZU, MOLLY OSTERTAG, DAVID SMALL, DASH SHAW, JULIE DOUCET, EMMA RÍOS, LIV STRÖMQUIST, JÉRÉMIE ROYER, FIONA SMYTH and more!
| | | | The Ignatz Award, named after George Herriman's brick-wielding mouse from his long running comic strip Krazy Kat, is the festival prize of the Small Press Expo, with the votes cast for the awards by the attendees during SPX.
The nominees for the ballot were determined by a panel of five of the best of today's comic artists, Mita Mahato, Carolyn Nowak, Kevin Czap, Leila Abdelrazaq, and Taneka Stotts.
Congratulations to all our nominees!
| | | | Exhibiting Creators & Publishers
SPX will feature over 650 creators and 280 exhibitor tables of independent and small press comics.
Fortune favors the prepared! So check out the BIG LIST to start planning your route around the biggest little exhibition hall in comics.
| | | | SPX 2018 Debut Books
Small Press Expo is thrilled to announce that nearly 200 books and comics will debut at the 2018 festival.
| | | | Programming Schedule
The SPX 2018 Schedule features 22 sessions with two simultaneous tracks on both Saturday and Sunday.
SPX is proud to have comiXology Originals as the sole sponsor for the Programming Schedule at SPX 2018 and appreciates it's long-running support of the show.
| | | | Comic Book Workshops
From comics to Kickstarters to clay sculpture, come learn from some of the best in the business in our series of hand-on workshops run by the fine folks from Comics Workbook.
SPX is again proud to have our friends at comiXology Originals as the sole sponsor for our Comic Book Workshops at SPX 2018!
| | SPECIAL EVENTS AT & AROUND SPX 2018 | | | | The Library of Congress Lecture | On FRIDAY Sept 14, SPX Special Guest Carol Tyler will discuss her creative life in "Comics to a 'T': The Triumphs and Troubles of Telling the Tyler Story." Join us for an engaging talk by one of the comics industry's finest!
This is the 6th annual SPX festival program sponsored by the Serial & Government Publications Division.
Friday, September 14th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Madison Building, Library of Congress West Dining Room, 6th Floor
| | | | Signings at Politics & Prose | Don't Miss these signings at Politics & Prose with our SPX 2018 Special Guests!
TUESDAY SEPT 11th David Small signing Home After Dark Time: 7PM Metro: NoMa-Gallaudet
FRIDAY SEPT 14th Jules Feiffer signing, The Ghost Script Time: 4PM Metro: Tenleytown
| | | | Joins us on SATURDAY in the Foyer of Grand Ballroom, just outside the SPX exhibition hall for a Beatles Sing-Along.
You'll be led by special guest Carol Tyler,in the event, inspired by her recent work "Fab4 Mania, A Beatles Obsession and the Concert of a Lifetime"
Time: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, Saturday Place: Foyer of Grand Ballroom
| | | | The Ignatz Awards Ceremony | Join us all for the Ignatz Awards CEREMONY and GALA RECEPTION following the close of the show on Saturday. Come early because the room will be crowded.
This year's ceremony will be hosted by special guest Carol Tyler.
Time: 9:30PM Place: White Oak Room Dress: FANCY as you want to be
| | | | The Sunday Morning Meet-Up | Sunday morning brings our traditional pre-show morning MEET-UP! Join us for breakfast nosh and good hangs away from the hustle and bustle of the show floor. We'll have stickers, prints, buttons and other goodies that you can only get at the meet-up!
Want to form up your squad at the show? The Meet-Up is the time and the place!
Time: 10:30AM-Noon Place: Outside the White Flint Auditorium | | | | Planning Your Trip to SPX |
There is also is a new parking garage right behind the hotel for $2.50/hour or $30/day. Hotel guests can park in the hotel lot at the rate of $20/day.
NOTE: DC Metro has projected some track work on SPX weekend that may effect the White Flint Metro station. We recommend you check the status with WMTA before heading out!
| | Nothing about SPX works if we don't work together. This community, of creators, publishers, fans and friends makes all the magic possible. Help us keep SPX the special place that you've made it by reviewing and abiding by the SPX Conduct Policy. Nothing it contains should surprise you. In fact, we hope it meets every expectation you'd have for yourself and others. All Attendees, Exhibitors, Sponsors, Associates, Guests and Volunteers are subject to the Conduct Policy. This policy as well as incident reporting forms and SPX contact information are available via our website as well as in hard copy at any registration booth during the festival. | | About the Small Press Expo
Small Press Expo (SPX) is the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons. SPX is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit that brings together more than 650 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, and distributors each year. Graphic novels, mini comics, and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators. The expo includes a series of panel discussions and interviews with this year's guests.
The Ignatz Award is a festival prize held every year at SPX recognizing outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning, with the winners chosen by attendees at the show. | | Small Press Expo P.O. Box 5704 Bethesda, Maryland 20824 | | | | | | |
