2019_09_13_SPX_Reception | 66 | MD -- Bethesda -- Small Press Expo (2019) -- Opening Reception Among the folks pictured here are Teresa Roberts Logan, John Kenn Mortensen, Rune Ryberg, Typex, R.M. Rhodes, Keith Knight. (Partially reviewed) |
2019_09_14A1_SPX_Other | 195 | MD -- Bethesda -- Small Press Expo (2019) -- Other (Saturday) Folks shown here include Randy Tischler, Sheena Wolf, Sara Duke, R.M. Rhodes, Dustin Harbin, Karen Green, Michael Cavna, Mike Rhode, Eddie Campbell, Jamie Noguchi, David Crispino, Mike Riley, Jordan Clark, Keith Knight, Rick Banning, Rikke Villadsen, Kate Lacour, R. Sikoryak, Lenora Yerkes, Ted Rall,... (Partially reviewed) |
2019_09_14A2_SPX_Posters | 44 | MD -- Bethesda -- Small Press Expo (2019) -- SPX Poster Review (Partially reviewed) |
2019_09_14B1_SPX_Libraries | 3 | MD -- Bethesda -- Small Press Expo (2019) -- Libraries And Comics: Past, Present, And Future Trends Libraries And Comics: Past, Present, And Future Trends Over the past twenty years, libraries and the comics industry at all levels have been working together to forge bonds that have benefited both. Comics and graphic novels have become a huge draw for libraries, who also use their resources for comics... (Partially reviewed) |
2019_09_14B2_SPX_Bio | 22 | MD -- Bethesda -- Small Press Expo (2019) -- Sourcing Biography Sourcing Biography The most difficult task for an artist tasked with drawing a biography of a famous figure is how to reduce an enormous amount of text and information into a relatively small number of images. Making those images interesting beyond simply conveying that information for narrative... (Partially reviewed) |
2019_09_15A_SPX_Other | 117 | MD -- Bethesda -- Small Press Expo (2019) -- Other (Sunday) Folks shown here include: John Kenn Mortensen, Rune Ryberg, ???, Vanesa Del Ray, Robin Ha, Keith Knight, Lonnie Millsap, Mike Rhode, Ezra Clayton Daniels, ???, ???, Christine Skelly, G.E. Gallas (in bird mask), Michael Lee Harris, Teresa Roberts Logan, Paul Kirchner, Lucy Knisley (and son), (The Nib)... (Partially reviewed) |
2019_09_15B_SPX_Knight | 61 | MD -- Bethesda -- Small Press Expo (2019) -- Racial Illiteracy (w/Keith Knight) Racial Illiteracy Harvey, Glyph and Inkpot award-winning indie cartoonist Keith Knight crashes SPX with an all-new slideshow addressing America's Racial Illiteracy. Using comix, story-telling, and humor, ye olde Gentleman Cartoonist gets to the heart of the matter when it comes to America's biggest... (Partially reviewed) |
Monday, September 16, 2019
Bruce Guthrie's SPX photos
Sunday, September 15, 2019
CFP: ICAF Returns to SPX in 2020
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
International Comic Arts Forum
Sept. 12-13, 2020
Small Press Expo/Bethesda, MD
Abstracts due: Feb. 15, 2020
The International Comic Arts Forum invites proposals for scholarly presentations for its twenty-first meeting, to be held at the Small Press Expo (SPX) in Bethesda, Maryland from September 12-13, 2020. Scholars who present at ICAF will have the opportunity, as part of their registration fee, to enjoy SPX exhibitors, artist talks, and the Ignatz Awards ceremony. ICAF will be co-located with SPX at the Marriott North Bethesda Hotel & Conference Center, which will also provide accommodations to attendees at a reduced rate. Our keynote speaker for the 2020 conference will be Martha H. Kennedy, Library of Congress curator and author of Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists.
ICAF welcomes original proposals from diverse disciplines and theoretical perspectives on any aspect of comics or cartooning. We particularly welcome proposals of presentations that reflect an international perspective. Studies of aesthetics, production, distribution, and/or reception, as well as analysis of social, ideological, and/or historical significance are equally welcome, as are studies that address larger theoretical issues linked to comics or cartooning. Given the shared histories and missions of ICAF and SPX, two events that have long celebrated diversity, inclusion, and independence in the comics world, we hope to offer thematic panels on small press, independent, and self-published comics of all genres. We also hope to highlight the work of women and non-binary cartoonists; submissions in these areas are encouraged, though not required.
PROPOSAL GUIDELINES: ICAF prefers argumentative, thesis-driven presentations that are clearly linked to larger critical, artistic, or cultural issues; we avoid those that are survey-like in character. We accept original 20-minute presentations that have not been presented or accepted for publication elsewhere. Presenters can assume an audience versed in comics and the fundamentals of comics studies. Proposals should not exceed 300 words.
All proposals will be subject to blind review. Applicants can expect to receive notice of their proposal's standing by April 10, 2020 (acceptance, rejection, or wait-listing).
Send abstracts by February 15, 2020, to ICAF Academic Director Brittany Tullis: TullisBrittanyN@sau.edu
Small Press Expo (SPX) 2019 day 2 in photos
Ann Telnaes and Teresa Roberts Logan (smiling as usual) |
Michael Wenthe at Cartozia Tales |
John Patrick Green with an advance copy of his new comics series |
Jamie Noguchi working on an exciting new project |
Drew Weing |
Joey Weiser |
Matt Bors of The Nib |
Carla Speed McNeil |
Sarah Boxer, who tabled with her son (not pictured) |
Paul Kirchner |
Bill Campbell of Rosarium Publishing |
Saturday, September 14, 2019
Small Press Expo (SPX) 2019 day 1 in photos
Eddie Campbell |
Karen Green at Fanfare Ponent Mon |
Dustin Harbin |
Fantagraphics table |
Robin Ha with her autobiography due next year |
Art Hondros |
Hobbes Holluck |
DC Conspiracy |
DC Conspiracy - Dale Rawlings and Evan Keeling |
DC Conspiracy |
Mark Lindblom and his famous cartoonists figures |
Winsor McCay |
Teresa Roberts Logan |
Ted Rall and his new autobiographical book |
Michael Brace |
Julian Lytle |
Pauline Ganucheau, Kevin Panetta, Savanna Ganucheau |
Keith Knight |
Jared Smith of Retrofit / Big Planet Comics |
Gemma Correll |
KCBC beer art of Brooklyn, New York |
Earl Holloway of KCBC |
Typex from the Netherlands |
Rob Ullman, giving me original artwork to a cover of the City Paper after I lost the tearsheets to a flood. |
Gordon Harris |
Deandra 'Nika' Tan |
R.M. Rhodes |
Jennifer Hayden |
Summer Pierre, Ellen Lindner, Glynnis Fawkes and Jennifer Hayden |
Chinese proto-comics |
Craig Fisher, Chris Ware and Eddie Campbell |