Small Press Expo announces the Enoch Pratt Free Library as the recipient of the 2012 SPX Graphic Novel Gift ProgramFor Immediate Release               Contact: Warren Bernard                                                        Phone: 301-537-4615                                                        E-Mail: warren@spxpo.comBethesda, Maryland; September 6, 2012 – The Small Press Expo (SPX), the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of graphic novels, independent comics and alternative political cartoons, is pleased to to announce the gift of $5000 in graphic novels to the Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore, Maryland.In a ceremony held Tuesday in the boardroom of the main branch of the Pratt Library in downtown Baltimore, SPX Executive Director Warren Bernard presented CEO Dr. Carla Hayden and members of her staff with the books. “We are so honored and delighted that Small Press Expo has chosen the Pratt Library as this year’s recipient of their Graphic Novel Gift,” said Carla D. Hayden, Chief Executive Officer of the Enoch Pratt Free Library. “It’s important to emphasize that reading is fun. Sometimes students get so busy they forget that there’s more to reading than just school texts.” This years gift of over 240 books comprising 40 different titles were chosen by the Pratt Library Collection Management Department and will be sent out to all the branches in the system.SPX would like to thank Fantagraphics, Drawn & Quarterly, Adhouse Books and Top Shelf for their aid in supporting this important program.The SPX Graphic Novel Gift Program is an expansion of the philanthropic and charitable endeavors that are part of its corporate charter, and is in addition to SPX’s annual support to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. The targets of this program are public and academic library systems in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area as selected by the Small Press Expo.The goals of this new program are:- Facilitate the availability of graphic novels to readers of all ages utilizing public and school libraries.- Promote learning and literacy through the availability of graphic novels at local libraries.- Provide library systems with additional resources by which they can purchase graphic novels and comics.This years special bookplate contains art by artist and illustrator Adrian Tomine, whose work graces the covers of The New Yorker. The special bookplate were placed on all of the books donated by SPX. To see the book plate and for more information on the SPX Graphic Novel Gift Program, go to http://www.spxpo.com/graphic-novel-gift-program.Questions may be directed to warren@spxpo.com.About SPXSPX is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit that brings together more than 300 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, as well as a series of panel discussions and interviews with this year’s guests.As in previous years, profits from the SPX will go to support the the SPX Graphic Novel Gift Program, which bestows graphic novels to public and academic libraries, as well as the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), which protects the First Amendment rights of comic book readers and professionals. For more information on the CBLDF, visit its website at http://www.cbldf.org.SPX 2012 will be held Saturday, September 15  and Sunday, September 16.   For more information on the Small Press Expo, please visit http://www.spxpo.com.
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Small Press Expo announces the Enoch Pratt Free Library as the recipient of the 2012 SPX Graphic Novel Gift Program

For Immediate Release               Contact: Warren Bernard
                                                       Phone: 301-537-4615
                                                       E-Mail: warren@spxpo.com

Bethesda, Maryland; September 6, 2012 – The Small Press Expo (SPX), the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of graphic novels, independent comics and alternative political cartoons, is pleased to to announce the gift of $5000 in graphic novels to the Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore, Maryland.

In a ceremony held Tuesday in the boardroom of the main branch of the Pratt Library in downtown Baltimore, SPX Executive Director Warren Bernard presented CEO Dr. Carla Hayden and members of her staff with the books.

“We are so honored and delighted that Small Press Expo has chosen the Pratt Library as this year’s recipient of their Graphic Novel Gift,” said Carla D. Hayden, Chief Executive Officer of the Enoch Pratt Free Library. “It’s important to emphasize that reading is fun. Sometimes students get so busy they forget that there’s more to reading than just school texts.”

This years gift of over 240 books comprising 40 different titles were chosen by the Pratt Library Collection Management Department and will be sent out to all the branches in the system.

SPX would like to thank Fantagraphics, Drawn & Quarterly, Adhouse Books and Top Shelf for their aid in supporting this important program.

The SPX Graphic Novel Gift Program is an expansion of the philanthropic and charitable endeavors that are part of its corporate charter, and is in addition to SPX’s annual support to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. The targets of this program are public and academic library systems in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area as selected by the Small Press Expo.

The goals of this new program are:

- Facilitate the availability of graphic novels to readers of all ages utilizing public and school libraries.

- Promote learning and literacy through the availability of graphic novels at local libraries.

- Provide library systems with additional resources by which they can purchase graphic novels and comics.

This years special bookplate contains art by artist and illustrator Adrian Tomine, whose work graces the covers of The New Yorker. The special bookplate were placed on all of the books donated by SPX. To see the book plate and for more information on the SPX Graphic Novel Gift Program, go to http://www.spxpo.com/graphic-novel-gift-program.

Questions may be directed to warren@spxpo.com.

About SPX

SPX is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit that brings together more than 300 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, as well as a series of panel discussions and interviews with this year’s guests.

As in previous years, profits from the SPX will go to support the the SPX Graphic Novel Gift Program, which bestows graphic novels to public and academic libraries, as well as the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), which protects the First Amendment rights of comic book readers and professionals. For more information on the CBLDF, visit its website at http://www.cbldf.org.

SPX 2012 will be held Saturday, September 15  and Sunday, September 16.  
For more information on the Small Press Expo, please visit http://www.spxpo.com.

Source: spx

andpan:

In the month of March I decided that I would make a 5-10 page mini-comic for the kids at work. It would be about two kids, a half-elf boy and a young witch teaming up to fight a dark wizard; it would be called A QUICK TRIP. But then things got out of hand. Here we are, 3 months of really hard (fun) work later, and A Quick Trip wasn’t so quick after all. 
It turned out to be 51 pages long, with a lot of color. 

Now, this is my first comic, and since it’s so long and in color I definitely can’t afford to get it printed nicely. But A Quick Trip is my baby. All I want is to be able to show it to everyone that I possibly can. 
Here’s how you can get one:
-reblog this post
-on August 12th, i will choose two rebloggers at random to win a handmade copy of the book and an original illustration from me.  
you can also:
-DONATE ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY $2 AND UP TO MY PAYPAL (andpannell@gmail.com) AND RECEIVE A REAL NICE PDF!!-
-reblog this post, dammit. it can’t hurt.

Seriously, spread this around. I’ve posted a lot more of A Quick Trip on my page, so go ahead and check that out too. This book really means everything to me, and i want to be able to show everyone i can. 

I’m also offering blood atonements, seek within. 

In a continuing expression of the Small Press Expo’s devotion to public libraries and our desire to pack their underfunded, under-appreciated shelves with the best and brightest of independent comics. Attend SPX this fall and you can make this happen. Your ticket to the show will put indie comics into local libraries. Read about how right here. via 10engines: the shawshank redemption and a defense of libraries)
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In a continuing expression of the Small Press Expo’s devotion to public libraries and our desire to pack their underfunded, under-appreciated shelves with the best and brightest of independent comics.

Attend SPX this fall and you can make this happen. Your ticket to the show will put indie comics into local libraries.

Read about how right here.

via 10engines: the shawshank redemption and a defense of libraries)

Source: 10engines.blogspot.com

Amen. And, did we mention, SPX loves libraries. Come see us this fall and help us stock library shelves with comics and graphic novels, all at no cost to the institutions. We work with the best small press publishers to get their comics books and graphics novels into new libraries every year. Only your attendance at SPX makes this possible. In 2012 it also means you’ll get the chance to rub shoulders with Chris Ware, Dan Clowse, the Hernandez Brothers and hundreds of other incredible cartoonists and creators. I can pretty much guarantee it is the most fun, interesting and inspiring two days you can spend in comics. Do us a favor - help us spread the word! Hope we’ll see you there. via Boing Boing
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Amen.

And, did we mention, SPX loves libraries.

Come see us this fall and help us stock library shelves with comics and graphic novels, all at no cost to the institutions.

We work with the best small press publishers to get their comics books and graphics novels into new libraries every year. Only your attendance at SPX makes this possible.

In 2012 it also means you’ll get the chance to rub shoulders with Chris Ware, Dan Clowse, the Hernandez Brothers and hundreds of other incredible cartoonists and creators.

I can pretty much guarantee it is the most fun, interesting and inspiring two days you can spend in comics.

Do us a favor - help us spread the word! Hope we’ll see you there.

via Boing Boing

Source: Boing Boing

Ira Marcks is makin’ comics on Tumblr. If you like what you see, help him publish the complete webcomics run of Witch Knots as a graphic novel.

jessfink:

This comic is gorgeous, Ira has been working on it for years and it shows. The whole thing is hand painted and has this wonderful old timey feeling, it truly is magical.

You can read the comic from the beginning here:
http://witchknots.tumblr.com/post/15186346890

Spread the word, help get this magical book made!

goraina: It’s…THE COVER OF DRAMA! Dramaby Raina TelgemeierSeptember, 2012Scholastic/Graphix240 pagesFull-color I should be able to post a full book description soon, once the Scholastic Fall catalog drops. I’ll be doing a huge wave of touring and promotion starting this spring, so keep your eyes on my events calendar at http://goRaina.com to see if I’ll be coming to a town near you!
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goraina:

It’s…THE COVER OF DRAMA!

Drama
by Raina Telgemeier
September, 2012
Scholastic/Graphix
240 pages
Full-color

I should be able to post a full book description soon, once the Scholastic Fall catalog drops. I’ll be doing a huge wave of touring and promotion starting this spring, so keep your eyes on my events calendar at http://goRaina.com to see if I’ll be coming to a town near you!

(via comicsgirl)

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