Self Publisher with Reviews & QRD with Interviews

Self PublisherMagazine #56 is now available on-line as a free down load.  It contains tons of reviews of books the esteemed Ian Shires picked up at SPACE 2012 including:

Crapenstance #1 by Asif Gill

80 Proof Comix:Tasty Treats—Days of Bewilderment— Chapters 1 and 2 by Glen Baskin

Nibble #1 by Tom Cherry.

Scribbles by Kel Crum

 Dog-Eared #8 by Millard Draudt

 5 Star Comics #1 by Terence Hanley, Larry Blake, Jordan Lowe, and Gary Gibeaut

 Dots: Vol.1 by Heather Hively

 Toc-Tic – Warcaptain by Andrew Fraiser

 As Eavesdropped - Vol.3 by Suzanne Baumann

 Augh! #9 by Nathan Corrigan

IF-X Vol.2 #5 by Michael Marcus, Michele Witchipoo, John Garavaglia, Rick Lundeen, Adam Wilson, Luisa Russo, Brian Canini, and Jade Gibeaut.

The Inquiring Minds #1 by John Steventon.

 Choose your own Moral Code—Meerkats vs Manatees by Jessica C. White

*Ppfszt! #34 by Jim Main,  Dan Taylor, Miguel Guerra, Andy Nukes, Brad Foster, Christopher Durant, Brien Wayne Powell, George Leon, Michael Anthony Carroll, Roger Keel, John Lambert, Kevin Duncan, Bob Vojtko, Henry Gustavson, Robert W. Brunelle, Tony Lorenz, Scott Shriver, Dan Burke, Robert J. Sodaro, Michael Grassia, Rock Baker, and Jeff Austin.

Euni the Unicorn #1 by Kris Lachowski

Also QRD# 56 has interviews with many of the 2012 SPACE exhibitors

incuding:

David Branstetter - Straw Man (July 2012)

Gabriel Dunston - Funny Thing Happened Today, Off-Panel Hero, & Purgatory Pub (July 2012)

John Porcellino - King-Cat Comics & Stories (July 2012)

Ken Eppstein - Nix Comics (July 2012)

Nate McDonough - Grixly, Don't Come Back, & Bears In Space (July 2012)

Suzanne Baumann - Turtleneck Boy & As Eavesdropped (July 2012)

Chris Monday - Drink More Water, Three to Four, & Thirty-Four (July 2012)

Christiann MacAuley - Sticky Comics (July 2012)Katherine Wirick - Nervenkrank & No One Is Safe (July 2012)

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SPACE 2012 Day 2 Photos are Finally Up!

SPACE 2012 Day 2 Photos are finally up.  Just go to
SPACE 2012 Day 2

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Never Say Never Sale

The SPACE Anthology Kickstarter failed but you can still get the awards at the Never Say Never Sale!  Help support the SPACE Prize Fund by participating.  Thanks to all the backers on Kickstarter!
http://www.backporchcomics.com/neversayneversale.htm

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SPACE Bits

It's been awhile since I reported anything here.  So here's a catchup.

The Indie Ladies Comic Anthology Panel with Crystal Ash, Canada Keck, Molly Durst, Kira Keck, and Mari Naomi is now up on UVN

M Young's Wild Child and Marnie Galloway's In the Sounds and Seas: Vol. I are two of the last Xeric Grant winners. http://www.xericfoundation.org/comicbooks/2012Final.html

Sunday Comix members will be appearing at the Goodale Park Music Series this summer.  For the schedule go to  http://sundaycomix.blogspot.com/2012/07/music-in-park-now-with-comics.html

Lastly, the SPACE Anthology 2012 Kickstarter has a week left.  Please pass the word along.  the proceeds from this will benefit the SPACE Prize fund.  Tomorrow night we will be sweetening the pot a little with some new rewards.  Go to http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/379570420/space-anthology-2012-second-printing

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