forward it like it's hot...

The new poster for 2011. Enjoy and feel free to use this image to promote the show. Just don't link the image from here. Thanks gang.
Download at http://www.backporchcomics.com/MEDIAKIT.htm
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Return of the SPACE Bags!

Hand printed bags are back. They set drying in the lower level of BPC/SPACE world headquarters and will be available free to the first 250 attendies at SPACE.

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Carol Tyler nominated for LA Times Book Award

Carol Tyler's "You'll Never Know, Book Two: Collateral Damage" published by Fantagraphics has been nominated for LA Times Book Award http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2011/02/latimes-2010-book-prize-finalists.html
and she will be at SPACE on March 19 for one day only.

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Art Explorer Post 407 Chili Cook Off / Art Show

An Art Explorer Post and Hilliard Police and Fire Department Fundraiser
Benefiting the murals and design work in the Joint Safety Services Building
A FAMILY FRIENDLY CULINARY EVENT
For tickets and details contact Nikki Coleman nikitalc614@gmail.com
Advanced Sales tickets: Flyer Pizza & Subs, 5466 Roberts Road, Hilliard OH 43026 614-529-0123
Location: Norwich Township Joint Safety Services Building, 5171 Northwest Parkway , Hilliard, OH
Admission: $ 5.OO In Advance & $7.00.At The Door
March 5th, 2011 - 12 Noon -6 P.M.
Raffles - Fashion Show-Door Prizes - Caricatures and Portraits-Student Art Sale- Movies: Comedy Shorts- Comics- All Around Fun
ALL THE CHILI YOU CAN EAT, FROM MILD TO HOT
Hosted by The Art Explorer Post 407 And The Hilliard Police And Fire Departrnents

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Exhibitor: Nate Powell

Nate Powell is the author of Swallow Me Whole, the Will Eisner Award winner for Best New Graphic Novel in 2009. Swallow Me Whole was also nominated for a LA Times Book Prize, listed on the Young Adult Library Services Association's 2010 Great Graphic Novels for Teens and has been released in French and Dutch.



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Exhibitor: Matt Dembicki

Matt Dembicki is a Washington, D.C.-area cartoonist whose works include 'Xoc,' 'Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection," and "The Brewmaster's Castle." He is a co-founder of the D.C. Conspiracy, a comics creators' collaborative in the District.



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Exhibitor: Tom Scioli

Tom Scioli is the co-creator of the Image Comics series, Gødland, and is the creator of Unmortals:The Myth of 8-Opus and the webcomic American Barbarian. He’s done artwork for the comics series Captain America, The Incredibles, Elephantmen, Freedom Force, and The Fantastic Four. He currently lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, Erin.

Interview with Tom by the Art Explorer Post 407 from SPACE 2010



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SPACE Anthology 2011 up this Wednesday

The SPACE Anthology 2011 will be live here on Wednesday night and also available on Ipad through Cloud 9 Comix app. Here’s the lineup:

The Mole by Matt & Jeanie Bryan
RAWR by Ed Delaney
Star by Brian John Mitchell & Kurt Dinse
How to Train a Dog by Morgan Pielli
The Beer Barons of St. Louis by Kevin Wolf
This is Your Parents’ Bed by Kevin Czapiewski
Baby Chicks by Kel Crum
Super Haters Special SPACE 2011 Exclusive! By Nick Marino
Apartment 4H by Joe Medwid & Dave Rhodenbaugh
Writer’s Block by Katie Omberg
Coyote by Kim Long-Ewing & Rhea Ewing
Noble Cause by Steven Myers
Today We Visit Colin Upton Living Historian by Colin Upton
Vugz by Bob Corby
Call It a Wisdom bt Stacie Arellano
Goldgotha in Stain by Aaron James Ford
McFly Style by Jason Young

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Announcing the 2010 SPACE Prize Winners:

General Category:

1st Place(Tie):

Cragmore Book One
Pat N. Lewis
5326 5th Ave. #24
Pittsburgh PA
$6.00

1st Place(Tie):
Mirror Mind
Tory Woollcott
Mirrormind.ca
$12.00

3rd Place:
Trickster
Fulcrum Publishing
Editor: Matt Dembicki
3148 Hartwick LA.
Fairfax VA 22031
mattdembicki.blogspot.com
$23.00


Minicomic / Short Story Category:

1st Place:
Board of Superheroes #2
Not Available Comics
Matt Feazell
P.O.Box 12038
Hamtramck MI 48212
Cynicalman.com
$2.75

2nd Place:
Veggie Dog Saturn #4
Buyer Beware Comics
Jason Young
P.O.Box 20083
Dayton OH 45420
$3.00

3rd Place:
Ultimate Loss Kisses #11
Silber Media
Writer: Brian John Mitchell
Artist: Dave Sim
P.O.Box 18062
Raleigh NC 27619
Sibermedia.com
$1.00

Webcomic Category:

1st Place:
Champ 2010
Rutter Comics
Jed Collins
P.O.Box 5612
Athens OH 45701
Jedcollins.com/champ2010

2nd Place:
Pretty Jeff
Jeff Gibbons
1986 Cherrylawn Dr
Toledo OH 43614
prettyjeff.com


3rd Place:
Timeless
Satyr Play Productions
Mike Indovina
15301 Knox Ave. Apt. 14
Oak Forest IL 60452
http://www.satyrplayproductions.com/

More at SPACE Prize