Top Shelf at SPX

In 9 days... Top Shelf's SPX is a tri-continental crew!

We're approaching that most special of weekends, the Small Press Expo (SPX)! Join us September 14-15, 2024, at the Marriott in North Bethesda, Maryland, for a glimpse into the beating heart of the indie comics community. 

First, visit SPX Special Guest Chris Gooch (In Utero, Under-Earth, Deep Breaths, Bottled) who's traveled all the way from Australia to meet you at table M10B!

Visit the Top Shelf booth (W56-W59) to meet three more outstanding creators:

• Julian Hanshaw (debuting Space Junk) from the UK!
• Ricky Lima (debuting Undergrowth) from Canada!
• Lisa Naffziger (debuting Deja Ross Speaks to Freaks) from the USA!

And get your hands on all our other hot new releases from this year: Jimmy's Elbow by James Kochalka, Belzebubs (Vol 2): No Rest for the Wicked by JP Ahonen, Wolfpitch by Balazs Lorinczi, Korgi: The Complete Tale by Christian Slade, In Perpetuity by Maria & Peter Hoey, Mary Tyler MooreHawk by Dave Baker, and You Wish by Jeff Victor!

Plus, catch many more Top Shelf authors around the floor — including Jeffrey Brown, Jess Fink, Jennifer Hayden, Maria Hoey, Casey Nowak, Nate Powell, and Hannah Templer!

And don't miss these great panel discussions:

• Saturday 4pm: "Queer In All Universes" in the White Oak room, with Hannah Templer (Cosmoknights) and more!
• Saturday 5:30pm: "Teen Apocalypse" in the White Flint Amphitheater, featuring A TON OF TOP SHELF TALENT: Chris Gooch (In Utero), Ricky Lima (Undergrowth), Julian Hanshaw (Space Junk), and more!
• Sunday 1pm: "The Pitfalls of Time Travel" in the White Flint Amphitheater, with Jess Fink (We Can Fix It!) and more!
• Sunday 2pm: "Altered Realities" in the White Flint Amphitheater, with Nate Powell (Swallow Me Whole, Come Again) and more!
• Sunday 3:30pm: "Big Concepts in Non-Fiction" in the White Oak Room, with Nate Powell (March, You Don't Say) and more!

Last but not least, Hannah Templer is nominated for an Ignatz Award for Cosmoknights! Voting is open to the online public — just register here!