SPACE Guy 13

Hornschemeier honored with Graphic Novel Residency.

2012-01-25T00:11:00.005-05:00

In a surprise email I got the other day, it looks like Paul Hornschemier is to receive a Graphic Novel Residency honor. A new venture created by the Thurber House & the Columbus Museum of Art. While Paul stays in here in town, he will be researching and creating new work on site in the boyhood home of James Thurber. Wow. They're scheduling a series of events through late March and early April including workshops, and a talk at the museum with Paul. Below is a provided list of events from the Thurber House. A sincere congrats to Paul. It's been a thrill watching his career. Looking forward to the next book.

@ the Thurber House

The Graphic Novel Adult Writing Workshop Monday, March 26, 6:00-8:00 pm Instructor: Paul Hornschemeier. DEADLINE TO REGISTER: March 16 Young Writers’ Studio Wednesday, March 28, 6:00-8:00 pm Led by Paul Hornschemeier

@the Columbus Art Museum

Big Picture Lecture
Saturday, March 31, 2:00 pm
Otterbein professor of philosophy Andrew Mills will speak about Hornschemeier’s work in a philosophical context. Hornschemeier majored in philosophy at The Ohio State University and often addresses philosophical issues in his books, most notably in his 2007 work The Three Paradoxes. Presented in collaboration with The OSU Institute for Collaborative Research and Public Humanities.
Admission to the lecture is free.

Artist’s Talk and Interview
Thursday, April 5, 7:00 pm
Paul Hornschemeier speaks about his creative process with interviewer, comics writer, and blogger Jared Gardner, a professor of English and Film Studies at OSU. In conjunction with his talk, CMA will display a selection of Hornschemeier’s scripts, storyboards, and sketches highlighting his creative process.
Free with museum admission.

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Exhibitor Tables are Sold Out for 2012

2012-01-24T10:47:00.000-05:00

Tables for the 2012 Show are Sold Out!

If you would like to be placed on the waiting list please fill out the on-line application or send in the down loadable application. Do not send any money until we find you a table.

Holidaze

2012-01-09T22:13:00.004-05:00

One of the *reasons I look forward to the holidays is the wonderful interview series Tom Spurgeon (from the Comics Reporter) puts together... here's my favorites:

the entire interview listing is here.

*besides Santa scoring me a copy of Marc Bell's Pure Pajamas.

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SPACE on Columbus Underground's Top 10 Best Art Shows of 2011!

2011-12-29T23:15:00.000-05:00

Wooo!

http://www.columbusunderground.com/best-art-show-of-2011-urban-scrawl

Lump of Coal #5 Now Available!

2011-12-07T14:23:00.000-05:00

Ready for your holiday stocking stuffing! Lump of Coal #5! by the Art Explorer Post 407. Only $1.50. 16 page minicomic.

Available at Back Porch Comics

or at some of the finer comic & craft shops in the Columbus area namely

PackRat Comics

3864 Lattimer St., Hilliard OH 43026

The Laughing Ogre
4258 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43214

Wholly Craft

3169 North High Street, Columbus, OH

Genghis Con November 26th, 2011 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland

2011-11-13T17:35:00.001-05:00

The Small Press Comic Convention, Genghis Con, returns to Cleveland on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 26th, 2011, from noon to 6 pm at the Beachland Ballroom at 15711 Waterloo Road Cleveland, OH 44110. This is the third year for the convention, which will draw artists, writers, cartoonists, and many other independent comics champions from all over the Mid-West and beyond.

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Writers Talk with Max Ink, Dara Naraghi & Ken Eppstein

2011-11-07T12:57:00.002-05:00

Interview with SPACE exhibitors Max Ink, Dara Naraghi & Ken Eppstein

It can also be heard on Monday, November 7, 7 pm on WCRS radio 98.3 & 102.1 FM and on
Wednesday, November 9, 8:00 p.m. on WCBE radio central Ohio’s NPR station, 90.5 FM.

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Comic Book Fans and Artists Night Out!

2011-11-04T15:49:00.000-04:00

This from organizer Molly Durst:

Attention Comic book fans, boys and girls, ladies and gents now presenting an adventure in geekdom at your favorite coffee shop - Kafe Kerouac! ::applause::

So you think you know all there is to know about comics? From Alan Moore to Warren Ellis? From Archie to Xenia? Prove it! We are going to have a trivia game where you can get to use that nerdy knowledge to win prizes provided by the ever popular comic book store on High Str...eet: Laughing Ogre.

Is that not enough? We are also going to have a projector in the back room for another game in which we will have comic book panels with blank word bubbles where we let people make up their own witty captions. Show off that rapier wit in head to head competition!

A huge community poster jam will be going on so that anyone can add in their own little drawings and jam with the indie artists who are at the show. Come out, have a cup of coffee or some brewskies and mingle with local creators and see their artwork featured on the walls and on the shelves.

If you want in the artshow, please contact Molly Durst at symphonyoftheuniverse@gmail.com

It's going to be a good time, we are hoping to see you soon! :D

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Art Spiegelman at Capital University

2011-10-24T13:31:00.000-04:00

Thursday, October 27, from 7:30 to 9 pm, Capital University, Mees Hall

Capital University is proud to present one of the icons of the comics medium, the Pulitzer winning Art Spiegelman for its annual Gerhold Lecture in the Humanities. Art is on a publicity tour for MetaMaus, (a very special new edition packed full of extras to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his stunning work Maus) and is combining that with his lecture on the history of the medium entitled What the %&*! Happened to Comics?

More at http://sundaycomix.blogspot.com/2011/10/maus-in-haus.html

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Art Explorer Post 407 - Cans for Toons!

2011-10-16T21:39:00.001-04:00

PIX This Weekend

2011-10-04T12:24:00.001-04:00

SPACE Exhibitors Ed Piskor, John Porcellino, Jim Rugg, Tom Scioli, M Young, Joel Jackson, James Moore, Todd Goodman, Marcel “M.L.” Walker, Andy Scott, Kevin Czapiewski, Bill Volk, Rafer Roberts, Nick Marino, Scott Hedlund, Dan and Kerry Tallarico & Bob Corby will be in attendence.

More info at http://homepage.mac.com/bem/PIX/index.html

2011-10-04T12:05:00.001-04:00

Matt Kish Book Release Event
Moby-Dick in Pictures: One Drawing for Every Page

Book signing and reception to follow

Tue, Oct 11, 2011 | 7:00PM
Wexner Center for the Arts

Columbus artist Matt Kish had an obsession: to create one drawing for every page of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, which depicts perhaps the most obsessive character in American literature.

Working with 552-page Signet Classics paperback edition, Kish started drawing and began posting his images online as a personal blog in 2009. As the drawings accumulated, he realized he had the makings of a stunning book. A self-taught artist, Kish uses a variety of low-tech materials to create his work, often incorporating images and text from found papers to great effect.

Matt will discuss the origin and execution of his epic project, followed by a signing and reception in the Wexner Center Store.
More info at http://www.wexarts.org/ed/index.php?eventid=5869#

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2011 SPACE Prize Entries are finally posted!

2011-10-02T18:03:00.001-04:00

All the 2011 SPACE Prize Entries are posted at http://www.backporchcomics.com/space_prize.htm

From the books which were collected at SPACE 2011, we will be awarding the
2011 SPACE Prizes. The prizes will be presented in three categories-
General, Minicomic / Short Story and Webcomic.The winners will be picked from three voting bodies in each category.
Two rotating judges and the registered SPACE 2010 Exhibitors.

The winner of the General SPACE prize will win a cash prize of $300.00 and a plaque.
The winners of the Minicomic / Short Story and Webcomic categories will each win a $50.00 cash prize and a plaque.
The plaque presentation will be held during SPACE 2012 on April 21, 2012 at the
Ramada Plaza Hotel & Conference Center in Columbus.

24 Hour Comics Day at Packrat Comics

2011-09-28T19:31:00.002-04:00

24 Hour Comics Day at Packrat Comics

Packrat Comics

3864 Lattimer Street

Hilliard, OH

Here's your challenge...create an entire comic in 24 hours. Do you accept?
If so, join them on October 1 at noon and they will provide you with the necessary sustenance for the event and maybe even a few pillows!
Since they'll be open for 24 hours, they'll also have open gaming and movie night.
https://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=199807103416826

Find out more about 24 Hour Comics Day at http://www.24hourcomicsday.com/

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SPACE Site Update

2011-09-17T01:47:00.002-04:00

The SPACE Site has been updated with the current exhibitor list for 2012, Exhibitor Table info, flyers and Hotel info.

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RIP Dylan

2011-09-11T11:17:00.005-04:00

I was saddened to hear news that Dylan Williams passed away from cancer. Dylan was a part of Sparkplug Comics, a small publisher/distributor of many fine indie comics. Dylan tabled at the show and I believe was up for a Day Prize one year. One of the comments over at the Beat had a link to a nice write-up about Dylan. I personally enjoyed his Reporter comics. My thoughts go out to his family and friends.

There is no doubt a slew of medical bills still. Please check out the benefit art auction.

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Back in the Saddle Again

2011-08-07T18:57:00.000-04:00

SPACE 2012 will be held on April 21 & 22, 2012 at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Columbus Ohio. Keep up to date on all the news about SPACE, and SPACE Exhibitor Appearances and projects on Twitter, Facebook and Google +.

BackPorchComics.com is 10 Years Old Today

2011-07-21T12:09:00.001-04:00

Backporchcomics.com is 10 years old today, July 21!
To celebrate we're having a blow out sale! There are 10 great deals that will be good until August 1, 2011. Just go to http://backporchcomics.com/back_porch_comics.htm

Test! by Bob Corby now on Amazon

2011-06-06T19:58:00.000-04:00

Math is nothing to fear...or is it? Follow the exploits of Prof. Strawhen and friends as they protect the world from math related disasters in this 112 page graphic novel. Humorous enough to also be enjoyed by the math challenged.

Test! is now available on Amazon at the the Back Porch Comics e-store .https://www.createspace.com/3600359
There is a downloadable preview at

https://www.createspace.com/Preview/1083051

SPACE 2011 Finally Up!

2011-06-04T20:49:00.001-04:00

Our own photos from SPACE 2011 are finally up on Flickr.

SPACE 2011 Set 1

SPACE 2011 Set 2

Save the Signifiers!

2011-06-02T12:57:00.001-04:00

Friday, June 3 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Wild Goose Creative
2491 Summit St.
Columbus, OH

Save the Signifiers! This Friday (June 3rd) at 7pm we need YOU to save the Signifiers.
What is the Signifiers? It's a critically acclaimed comic series by local hero Michael Neno. In order to get issue 2 printed, we need your pre-order before the end of the week! We're going to make it awesome for you by having Michael and an amazing assortment of local cartoonists gather at Wild Goose Creative bringing their wares to sell as well as items for a one of a kind silent auction. We'll top it all off with free food and music by DJ Geeky G!
So come on down, bring your friends, or pre-order online at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1317514173/the-signifiers-2

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Dick Tracy: Chester Gould's Blueprint Expressionism at Billy Ireland Library & Museum

2011-05-23T12:29:00.000-04:00

Start Date:

May 2, 2011

Through:

August 19, 2011

Location:

Reading Room Gallery
27 West 17th Avenue Mall

This year marks the 80th anniversary of Chester Gould’s celebrated comic strip, Dick Tracy. From 1931 to 1977, Gould (1900-1985) wrote and drew the popular continuity strip about a tough, intelligent, and incorruptible police detective who battles a parade of increasingly strange and grotesque villains.
The items in the exhibition were chosen by artist and author Art Spiegelman, a Wexner Center Residency Award recipient, with Jenny Robb, curator of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. According to Spiegelman, Dick Tracy “brought the front-page violence of the prohibition-era tabloids to the back of the newspaper. In today’s blood-soaked entertainment culture it’s hard to realize just how extravagantly brutal the original Dick Tracy must have seemed to its tens of millions of daily readers in the 1930s and 40s. It was The Sopranos of its day, but without the moral ambiguity.”
Spiegelman’s selections highlight Gould’s unique graphic style. He explains that “Gould coupled the precision of blueprints to the emotional intensity of the German Expressionist art taking place on the other side of the Atlantic... and he created a kind of Blueprint Expressionism.”
Dick Tracy: Chester Gould’s Blueprint Expressionism is on display from May 2 – August 19, 2011 and includes original comic strip art from the International Museum of Cartoon Art Collection and vintage newspaper pages and clippings from the San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection. Examples of knock-offs, spoofs, and homages to Dick Tracy will also be featured including Al Capp’s character Fearless Fosdick, who appeared in L’il Abner.

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Art Spiegelman Residency Events at OSU Wexner Center

2011-05-15T15:18:00.001-04:00

Art Spiegelman Residency Events

One of the world’s most influential and acclaimed cartoon artists, Art Spiegelman is also a 2010–11 Wexner Center Residency Award artist in film/video. Spiegelman, along with figures such as Robert Crumb and Bill Griffith, was one of the key artists of the American underground comics movement in the 1960s and 1970s. As part of his residency, Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly, his wife and another renowned authority on cartoon art, are presenting a series of lectures on a variety of topics related to Spiegelman’s work and the history of the genre.

Art Spiegelman
Dick Tracy, Chester Gould, and More

Thu, May 19, 2011
4:00PM

OSU Wexner Center Film/Video Theater

Art Spiegelman shares his appreciation for comics’ most famous police detective, Dick Tracy, as well as the art of the character’s creator, Chester Gould, who wrote and drew the strip for more than four decades in this lecture.
An expert on the history of his field, Spiegelman analyzes Gould’s work and places it within the greater context of comics’ history. His residency is a collaboration between the Wex and Ohio State’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, and he intends to develop a new project based on research in the Cartoon Library & Museum’s collection.
While you are here, check out the exhibition Dick Tracy: Chester Gould's Blueprint Expressionism, on view May 2‒August 19 in the cartoon library and museum.
Presented in conjunction with Ohio State’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum.

Francoise Mouly
TOON Books and Young Readers

Fri, May 20, 2011
4:00PM

OSU Wexner Center Film/Video Theater

Francoise Mouly, the art editor at the New Yorker magazine since 1993, discusses her efforts to promote literacy in children through such efforts as founding TOON Books, a series of hardcover comic books for children.
Mouly has been a key figure in comics since the early 1980s, when she cofounded the alternative comics' magazine RAW, which featured the work of Charles Burns, Gary Panter, and Chris Ware, to name just a few. In 2008, she launched TOON Books,with projects drawn by such acclaimed artists as Jeff Smith, Jay Lynch, Art Spiegelman, and Nadja Spiegelman (Mouly and Art Spiegelman’s daughter). The line of books has been a huge success with libraries, educators, and, most importantly, young readers.
Presented in conjunction with Ohio State’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum.

Free Comicbook Day at Packrat Comics

2011-04-25T12:33:00.004-04:00

Packrat Comics

3864 Lattimer St.

Hilliard OH

May 7, 2011

Free Comicbook Day 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Nerd Night 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM

SPACE Exhibitor Interviews at UVN

2011-04-20T12:57:00.001-04:00

SPACE Exhibitor Interviews at UVN

Episode 1- Eric Walkins, James Maddox, Morgan Pielli, Sara Lindo, Steve Seck and Molly Durst

Episode 2- R.J. Paré, Roger Price and Nathan Baker from Speakeasy Primates, Robyn Seale, Jordan Lowe, Zach Brooker, J. Barnes and the Boston Comics Roundtable

Episode 3- Ken Eppstein, Fate Spears, Todd Goodman and Ray Tomczak

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SPACE Reports, Blogs, Podcasts & Videos

2011-04-11T20:17:00.004-04:00

D.R. Croston Back from S.P.A.C.E.

Kevin Czapiewski State of the Encyclopedia – March 2011
Kevin Czapiewski at Comix Cube SPACE 2011

Matt Dembicki SPACE 2011 photos

Joe Foo S.P.A.C.E. 2011

Gutter Trash Episode 121: SPACE 2011

Siber Blog SPACE, Azalia Snail, Silbeer

Spudd 64 S.P.A.C.E. 2011 photos

Timothy Lantz My First Trip to S.P.A.C.E.

Sara Lindo SPACE Re-cap Pt. 1 Sara Lindo SPACE Re-cap Pt. 2

Michael Neno SPACE 2011 Haul

Katie Omberg Random Drawings
Katie Omberg SPACE Re-cap

Beth Sparks SPACE 2011

Dan and Kerry Tallarico Video

Tom Williams Backdoor Man...
Tom Williams sitting in the waiting room...

Kevin Wolf SPACE!! The Ohio Frontier!

Talcott Starr Book Sale

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Minicomics Day

2011-04-09T19:35:00.001-04:00

The first annual Minicomics Day was a major success at the Art Explorer Post 407. 8 minicomics were produced at the weekly meeting on April 9. There are a few more still in production. All the books are 8 page minicomics drawn at the final size. The minicomics will be available at Free Comicbook Day at Packrat Comics on May 7.

Completed minicomics:

A Day in the Life of Mello by Caithlih Rudecker (student)

Lens by Maya Jenkins (student)

Pencil Problems by Caitlin Rudecker (student)

Searching by Issy Kertis (student)

Shark! By Mariah (student)

How Computers Work by Jon Riddle (guest)

Pirate Moon Part 1 by John E. Rieske (advisor)

Small Collision by Bob Corby (advisor)

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Skyscrapers of the Midwest

2011-04-09T09:54:00.001-04:00

For more info go to Skyscrapers of the Midwest

Are you doing Mini-Comics Day?

2011-04-07T00:15:00.005-04:00

Create a mini-comic on April 9th on the 1st annual Mini-Comics Day. The premise sounds a lot like 24 hour comic book day, but minus the pressure of creating 24 pages in 24 hours. Sadly no events in Ohio. A-w-k-w-a-r-d. Think of it, 4 pages and you're done. I picture more of a party atmosphere than a bunch of folks locked in a room for 24 hours. Some people were seeing spots by the end the time I did it. Anyway, events going on around the country hosted by various shops. Doesn't mean you can't get a group together on your own and join in on the fun. In your home... with some beer or non-alcoholic beverage. Just don't get any guacamole on your pages, that's bad form.

(I found out about this too late to do anything official but we will be working on minicomics at the Art Explorer Post 407 weekly meeting Saturday, April 9 from Noon to 4:00 PM. Anybody can join us at Circle Hall on N.Grant Ave. on the CCAD Campus. Bob C.)

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SPACE Coverage

2011-03-27T13:18:00.004-04:00

The BEAT SPACE 2011: The Jam Show by Brady Russell

The Liberal Ohioian Messing with the American Corporatocracy by Emily Journey

UVN SPACE Episode 1 with interviews with First episode with spotlights on Eric Walkins and James Maddox,Morgan Pelli, Sara Lindo, Steve Seck and Molly Durst.

Comic Related
SPACE Photo Gallery 1
SPACE Photo Gallery 2
SPACE Photo Gallery 3
SPACE Photo Gallery 4

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Gem City April 3

2011-03-25T14:26:00.003-04:00

SPACE Programming Coverage

2011-03-23T22:35:00.006-04:00

2010 SPACE Prize Presentations by UVN
"A Conversation with Steve Willis" Audio courtesy of Bruce Rosenberger
Webcomics Panel on UVN

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Sunday Comics Thanks All Who Contributed to Our Raffle to Benefit AFSP

2011-03-21T17:25:00.002-04:00

This past Saturday, at S.P.A.C.E., I organized a raffle at the Sunday Comix table raffle to raise money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

The prize was a basket overflowing with comics and other items generously donated by exhibitors at the show. Selling tickets for $2, or 12 for $10, we were able to raise $168. To that, I added $32 out of my own pocket to make a donation of $200 to AFSP in memory of my nephew Steve Pisarchick, who took his own life in December of 2008.

I would like to thank everyone at the show who donated comics, all those who bought tickets, and, most of all, my fellow members of Sunday Comix, especially Canada Keck and Max Ink, for all their help and support. I could not have pulled this off without it.

You can find more information about the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and make a donation on-line, at afsp.org.

Thanks!

2011-03-21T15:18:00.007-04:00

SPACE 2011 was an incredibly fun show. Thanks to everybody who turned out for it. Hope everybody had a safe trip home. See you next year on April 21 & 22 at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Columbus OH for SPACE 2012. Check back here soon for photos, videos and con reports of this years show not to mention all the 2011 SPACE Prize entries.

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SPACe Streaming Live at UVN

2011-03-18T12:35:00.004-04:00

SPACE will be streaming live all weekend on the Underground Video Network. Just clip above.

The Progam Covers are in

2011-03-13T17:45:00.004-04:00

Great progam cover by Tom Williams.

The SPACE Program (of Weekend Events)

2011-03-09T04:57:00.008-05:00

Friday, March 18, 2011

5:00PM-8:00PM (or later...) Pre-SPACE Get Together at Packrat Comics

Meet and talk to many of the SPACE exhibitors before the show. Pizza, soft drinks and free SPACE passes to the first 20 people through the door. While you're there check out Packrat's great collection of Small Press Comics.

Packrat Comics
3872 Lattimer Street
Hilliard, OH 43026
(614) 527-8450

Saturday, March 19- Panel Room

12:30 PM 2010 SPACE Prize Presentations
Hosted by Bob Corby

2:00 PM "A Conversation with Steve Willis"
Hosted by Bruce Chrislip. Bruce and Steve will discuss steve's cartooning career with focus on his Morty the Dog comix and the whole Pacific Northwest comix scene that Steve came out of. They will talk about people like Matt Groening, Jay Kennedy, Lynda Barry, and Bil Keane.

3:00 PM Cynicalman Movie Demo Reel with Matt Feazell, Jim Mackey, Suzanne Baumann, Michael Marcus, Sean Bieri and Aaron Trudgeon.

Sunday, March 20 –Panel Room

Noon -The Return of the SPACE Cartoon Carnival
Kel Crum and Bob Corby are back after a 3 year hiatus (We think everybody forgot about the 2008 fiasco by now). Kel and Bob will be joined by Special Guest-Steve Willis, who will be performing some of his classics!

1:00 PM King-cat Classics with John Porcellino. John will present portions of his collection King-cat Classics.

2:00PM The Webcomics Review!
Join webcomics creators Alex Heberling (Alex's Guide to a Well-lived Life), Chad Sell (Manta-Man), Denver Brubaker (Tales of a Checkered Man), Joe Foo (Desmond's Comic), and Richard Errington (InterVerse Comics) as they discuss their thoughts on the current climate of webcomics, new technologies, and all the hard-learned lessons they've experienced along the way.

3:00PM "BIKE TUNNELS' by Aaron Trudgeon
Bike Tunnels is our BOLD vision of the future. Join us in a new and exciting economic and clean energy idea. Not only will we save paradise from becoming a parking lot. We will also get Americans working at jobs that do not SUCK!

SPACE Programing is Up

2011-03-08T20:37:00.004-05:00

Panels, presentations, video, readings- The the SPACE 2011 Programming is up at http://backporchcomics.com/program.htm

forward it like it's hot...

2011-02-26T16:52:00.005-05:00

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!

2011-02-25T20:29:00.004-05:00

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.

Carol Tyler nominated for LA Times Book Award

2011-02-22T13:01:00.003-05:00

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.

Art Explorer Post 407 Chili Cook Off / Art Show

2011-02-17T19:48:00.002-05:00

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

Exhibitor: Nate Powell

2011-02-16T18:00:00.002-05:00

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

2011-02-14T17:00:00.002-05:00

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

2011-02-12T18:55:00.002-05:00

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

2011-02-07T21:18:00.006-05:00

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

2011-02-03T07:44:00.005-05:00

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

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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

New Flyer

2011-01-28T17:50:00.001-05:00

Great new flyer by Tom Williams

Colin Upton

2011-01-16T11:35:00.007-05:00

We would like to welcome Colin Upton to SPACE. The Canadian cartoonist and artist was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has been producing minicomics since the 80’s. In the 90’s he produced his Buddha on the Road Series for Aeon and Colin Upton’s Big Thing series for Starhead Comix and Fantagraphics books. He continues to produce comics in anthology collections such as "Exploded View" from Cloudscape Comics & Stories, and produces his own minicomics including Diabetes Funnies, a series about his recent bout with the disease. He is also co-host of the Inkstuds radio program, broadcast on CITR-FM at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. The show is available as a podcast at http://podcast.com/show/16002/Inkstuds/
Check out Colin’s website at http://www.colinupton.com/index.html
Colin Upton interview http://www.youtube.com/user/suferable#p/a/u/0/x54IU3QVhNg

John Porcellino Returns to SPACE!

2011-01-10T20:29:00.009-05:00

John Porcellino returns to SPACE after a nine year absence. Here’s a short interview.

John at SPACE 2000

Tell us a little about yourself.
I was born in Chicago in 1968, and started making little drawings, stories and comics at an early age. As a teenager in the 1980's I began making zines, and soon discovered the world of small-press publishing, which felt like home. I've been involved in it ever since. I started King-Cat Comics in May of 1989, and soon realized that was the way I wanted to express myself as an artist, so I've kept at it, and it's evolved with me over the last 20 or so years.

Tell us about your comics.
My comics have almost always been about what I call "real life"; that is, I'm interested in the feeling of being alive, whatever it happens to be at any given moment. So, in addition to the extreme feelings of high and low we all have, I've become very inspired by the experiences we have that are so mundane or everyday that we take them for granted, or don't even notice they're happening. These kinds of experiences make up the bulk of our lives, and in them, like all experiences, there's a kind of beautiful mystery to me. Exploring that mystery has been my driving force as an artist and a person.

Who are your main artistic influences--both in and out of comics?
My two biggest influences as a cartoonist starting out were Lynda Barry and Matt Groening, who I discovered when I was in High School. They were the first ones that showed me that comics could be about anything, and could be very personal. Other big influences on me in terms of comics would be Jenny Zervakis who does a sporadic and beautiful zine called Strange Growths, and Jeff Zenick. Oustide comics I've been influenced a lot by the Beat writers (especially Kerouac), Haiku and Chinese poetry, punk rock, Henri Matisse, Andy Warhol, H.D. Thoreau, Kosho Uchiyama Roshi, and Federico Fellini. I can get inspiration from almost any source.

Is the “Map of My Heart” Tour Complete or are you still going?
I think it's pretty much complete. I'm tired, and I'm broke. I'll be doing some events this spring, but they won't be as extensive. Over the course of a year I managed to visit 42 states and three provinces. Now I'm looking forward to taking some time to draw again!
What’s the mileage so far?
I'm not 100% sure offhand, but I think it's about 20,000 miles.

I noticed a lot of photos of buildings and landscapes on your blog. Is photography a passion or photo reference for future king-cat issues?
Oh, I just bought a digital camera so I could take pictures when I was on tour. I do like it, though I wouldn't call myself a photographer, they're just snapshots. I do occasionally take photos for reference, but not too often. Mostly for cover drawings.

We were lucky enough to have you come through Columbus on your “Map of my Heart Tour” will there be some new work at SPACE? King Cat #72?
I'm really hoping to have a new issue of King-Cat of some sort at SPACE, if I can afford to print it!

All of your work I’ve read is autobiographical. Have you ever done any fiction?
The early King-Cat stories were a mix of fiction and autobio, but even then the fiction was based on something that happened to me, or one of my friends, or something I read about in the paper etc. I've always been amazed at people who can dream up some intricate story with complex characters... that's never been something I had much skill at. I wouldn't even know how to go about it. I think what I do as a cartoonist is more filtering my own experience into a form that I can share with people.

You’ve been doing autobiographical work since the ‘80’s. How have you seen things change with respect to acceptance (enthusiasm) for that type of work?
Well, it's kind of strange how it's become its own little genre in comics! So obviously it's more accepted nowadays than ever. I think there are still some people who think autobio is a crutch, or it's boring, or solipsistic. Of course it can be those things if it's done poorly, just like any other subject, but when it's done well it's my favorite kind of work to read.

In what way(s) has your life changed since having King Cat Comix collected & published through Drawn & Quarterly (King Cat Classix and Map of My Heart)?
Well, it hasn't really changed that much! I suppose there are some people who were willing to take a chance on my work because it was published by D+Q, or had heard of it, but didn't have easy access to it until the book collections came out, so that's great... But I still look at what I do with comics the same, and my goals and aspirations are all still the same. The focus of what I do hasn't really changed.

What are you bringing new from Spit & a Half?
I'll have all or most of the stuff from the catalog at SPACE... recent arrivals include the new Crickets #3, self-published by Sammy Harkham... some new Noah Van Sciver stuff, probably some new McNinch, knowing how prolific she is!

Steve Willis at SPACE!

2011-01-04T17:18:00.006-05:00

We are proud to announce that Minicomics legend, Steve Willis, will be appearing at SPACE 2011! Steve's appearence is courtesy of Bruce Chrislip.

Steve Willis at SPACE!

Among the most prominent of minicomix creators, Steve Willis is a great cartoonist by any measure. In 1974, he enrolled at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington and was soon drawing cartoons for the school newspaper, The Cooper Point Journal, under the encouragement of his friend (and newspaper editor) Matt Groening. Evergreen was a hotbed of alternative cartooning talent at that time. Steve soon met Lynda Barry, Charles Burns and Craig Bartlett (animator on “Pee Wee’s Playhouse” among other credits).

After graduating from Evergreen and a stint at the University of Washington (where he gained a degree in Library Sciences while drawing more cartoons for the school newspaper), Steve’s production of small press comix picked up. His Morty the Dog character took the minicomix world by storm in the 1980s. Soon other small press comix publishers were vying to chronicle the dog’s exploits.

Morty, that misanthropic anthropomorphic mutt, also started appearing in comic books published by companies like Eclipse, MU Press, Onward and Starhead.
The late Jay Kennedy was even trying to get the Dog into Esquire magazine. Did fame go to the Morty’s head? Not really. This career cynic preferred to spend his time hounding his erstwhile friend and drinking partner Arnie Wormwood down at their favorite seedy dive, The Glass Crutch.

Morty’s adventures originally appeared in Steve’s line of self-published photocopy comix in titles like Cranium Frenzy, Delayed Stress Syndrome Funnies, Dogtown Zoo, Fun in Acapulco, LimbOlympia and Retreads (reprint volumes collecting various small press appearances). These titles are all highly prized collector’s items today due to initial print runs in the 25-40 copy range.

The appeal of Steve Willis’ comix lies as much in the clever writing as in the artwork. His approach to wordplay is unique. Here’s the opening captions to “The Rise and Fall of Morty the Dog”:

In my first waking borning, flaking from the darkness to morning

…I was aware of the eyes,watching …

…And as the light blighted, more eyes appeared, peering …

…This was my introduction to the world.

Morty went in for a bit of culture in 1984-1985 when Steve published a five volume retelling of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet in comix form featuring Morty the Dog. It was called The Tragedy of Morty, Prince of Denmarke and also featured Fred Flinstone, Barney Rubble and Steve Lafler’s character Benb as co-stars. A character named Steve Willis also appeared in the comix (as Horatio).

Early in 1994, Steve took over publication of the City Limits Gazette. Along with ever-popular features like the “Bil Keane Watch” (where Steve and his readers delved into the deeper meanings of The Family Circus), there were also comix inserts with strange titles like How Two Ex-Presidents Went Up My Nose.

Over the years, Steve has put his library degree to good use. Not only has he made it his career, but he also cataloged and expanded upon the underground comix/minicomix collection at Washington State University. In his hometown of McCleary, Washington, Steve has been active with the McCleary Historical Society and cataloged the contents of the McCleary Museum.

Ramping up his civic involvement, Steve helped Morty the Dog run for mayor of McCleary in 1999 as a write-in candidate. A campaign pamphlet in minicomix form trumpeted Morty’s many qualifications: “Leadership! Vision! House-trained!”

In 2001, Willis wrote and illustrated a series of booklets called Bezango, WA 985 chronicling the inhabitants of a quirky small town in the Pacific Northwest. Last year, Steve moved his comix online in a big way. Many of Morty’s adventures (and other Willis comix) can now be found at http://www.mortydog.blogspot.com/. One look at the blogspot will give people an idea of just how prolific a cartoonist Willis is. There is also an interview with Steve, features on other minicomix artists, crazy cell phone photos and new things to look at every day.

Steve’s appearance at SPACE marks his first ever appearance at a comic book convention (of any type) outside of the Pacific Northwest. It will be a great weekend and I’m delighted to be a part of it.

-Bruce Chrislip

Steve form a recent interview.

SPACE Specials & Freebies

2010-12-29T10:08:00.009-05:00

2010 SPACE Prize Finalists

2010-12-14T18:19:00.002-05:00

We are proud to announce the Finalists for the 2010 SPACE Prize.

General Category:

Cragmore Book One by Pat N. Lewis
The Ginkgo and the Marriage Tree by Amber Scharf
Lackluster World #6 by Eric Adams
Mirror Mind by Tory Woollcott
Panel 13 to 15 Edited by Dara Naraghi, Tony Goins & Sean McGurr
Radio Free Gahanna by James Moore & Joel Jackson
Reed Gunther #3 by Shane Houghton & Chris Houghton
Spud & Harry by Mike Kitchen
Tiny Life- Left by Nick Jones & Nicolas Colacitti
Trickster Edited Matt Dembicki

Minicomic/ Short Story Category:

Board of Superheroes #2 by Matt Feazell
Candy or Medicine #7, 8 &9 &Free Comic Book Day Special Edited by Josh Blair
Cowboy Songs of the Old West by Brent Bowman
Flesh by Tory Woollcott
Plastic Farm #15-17 by Rafer Roberts & Matt Dembicki
Reed Gunther in Stupid Cows by Shane Houghton & Chris Houghton
Rooster Jack vs the Mermaids by Ben Zmith, Laura Ault & Adam Hansen
Ultimate Loss Kisses #11 by Brian John Mitchell & Dave Sim
Veggie Dog Saturn #4 by Jason Young
Xoc #1-3 by Matt Dembicki

Webcomics Category:

Champ 2010 by Jed Collins
Pretty Jeff by Jeff Gibbons
Short Pants Romance by Jordan Lowe & Michael K. Easton
Super Haters by Nick Marino
Timeless by Mike Indovina
Urban Fey by Rhea Ewing & Kimberley Long-Ewing

Go to http://www.backporchcomics.com/space_prize.htm
For more information about the SPACE Prize.

The End

2010-12-04T17:39:00.005-05:00

Seven years ago Eric Adams came to SPACE to aquaint the world with his new series Lackluster World. We set him up at the worst table we could possibly find, in the little room away from the crowds. He persevered. He continued to come to SPACE each year with another new issue of Lackluster World and dispite our best efforts the popularity of his series continued to grow. At SPACE 2011 he will return with the premiere of the final issue of Lackluster World entitled "The End". Just wait to see what we do to him!

Unsuspecting Eric at SPACE 2009.

Lump of Coal #4 Now Available

2010-11-28T15:07:00.008-05:00

The Art Explorer Post 407 Comics Group is back with another Lump of Coal,the mini-comic stocking stuffer for that scrooge in your life. It's the fourth issue of Christmas strips with a bad attitude. All proceeds go to the Post for art supplies and trips. 20 page mini for 0nly $1.50

Available at http://www.backporchcomics.com/back_porch_comics.htm
Update:

Now available at The Laughing Ogre, Packrat Comics and the Devonshire Elementary Craft Show on December 4

http://www.greatschools.org/ohio/columbus/549-Devonshire-Alternative-Elementary-School/

Lucy Shelton Caswell retires from cartoon library

2010-11-15T13:02:00.003-05:00

Lucy Shelton Caswell plans to retire as Curator of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, effective December 31, 2010. Starting in March, she will return part time as Curator for Special Projects.
Associate Curator Jenny Robb will become Curator on January 1, 2011.
Congratulations to both Lucy and Jenny. We wish them the best in their new roles.

Read more: http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2010/11/12/lucy-shelton-caswell-retires-from-cartoon-library/#ixzz15NJsOJpv

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Genghis Con November 27

2010-11-15T12:47:00.004-05:00

The small press, independent print media, underground comix exposition GENGHIS CON is back for year two in 2010, at The Beachland Ballroom, in Cleveland Ohio. The Saturday after Thanksgiving, this year it's November 27th, from noon to 6pm.
Beachland Ballroom 15711 Waterloo Cleveland OH
SPACE Exhibitors Andy Bennett, Dara Naraghi, Dave Arhar ,Kris Lachowski, Michael Neno, Molly Durst, Pat Lewis, Tom Williams, Ray Tomzcak and Bob Corby will be in attendance.
http://genghisconcleveland.blogspot.com/

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Up! Fair Nov. 19-20

2010-11-08T12:40:00.005-05:00

The Up! Fair , A celebration of sequential art and the independent publisher, is scheduled for November 19 & 20 in Lexington KY. SPACE Exhibitors, Justin Stewart, Kenn Minter, Ryan Dow, Eric Adams, Chad Strohl , Chad Strohl and Victor Dandridge will be in attendance. http://mlatcomics.com/upfair/

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Mid-Ohio Con

2010-10-28T12:40:00.005-04:00

Mid-Ohio Con will take place on 11/6 & 11/7 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center 400 N. High St. Columbus OH
In attendence will be SPACE exhibitors Chris Pritchard, Clint Basinger, Dustin Carson, Frank Cvetkovic, Joseph Morris, Justin Castaneda, Nik Havert, Penny Dreadful Press, RAK Graphics, Steven Myers, Studio Akumakaze, Tom Scioli, Tony Goins, Andy Bennett, Dara Naraghi, Lora Innes, Sean McKeever, Dean Stahl and Bob Corby For more info go to
http://midohiocon.blogspot.com/

Back Porch Comics will be giving out free hand printed "SPACE" bags. Also Oh,Comics! #19 "Fire" will be available.

See a preview at Back Porch Comics.

Congrats are in order...

2010-10-13T20:22:00.004-04:00

What do fellow exhibitors Nate Powell, Paul Hornschemier, and myself have in common? We all got married in the past couple of months. No not to each other, though Paul does have good birthing hips. High fives all around.

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SPACE on the Move

2010-09-26T13:02:00.002-04:00

SPACE is on the move. SPACE is now a sponsor of 24 hour comics day at Packrat Comics on 10/2 http://www.24hourcomicsday.com/
SPACE 2010 Photos are up on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/28474162@N08/sets/72157623919593728/
We are also now on Twitter http://twitter.com/SPACE_CON , facebook http://www.facebook.com/people/Bob-Corby/1000482943 and on poopsheet http://poopsheetfoundation.com/jomsocial/101-bob-corby/profile with almost daily updates and info on SPACE, SPACE exhibitors and other small press news.
We will be at Pix (Pittsburgh Indy Comics Expo) 10/16-17 http://homepage.mac.com/bem/PIX/index.html
And Back Porch Comics will have Oh,Comics! #19 "Fire" ready to go at Mid-Ohio Com 11/6-7 http://midohiocon.blogspot.com/
SPACE (Small Press & Alternatve Comics Expo)
March 19 & 20, 2011
Ramada Plaza Hotel & Conference Center
4900 Sinclair Road Columbus, OH 43229
http://www.backcporchcomics.com/

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Two things...

2010-09-09T21:29:00.004-04:00

Haven't been on here in a whiles yo.

Coming up fast on what will be a nice fall for comic fans in the 614 area code:

Beginning on October 8th, The Columbus Museum ofArt will be showing originals from Robert Crumb's Genesis adaptation. Part of a touring exhibit. I'm pretty stoked about that. The exhibit runs thru mid-January 2010.

Also from October 14th thru the 17th, the OSU Cartoon Library will be hosting the Bi-annual Festival of Cartoon Art. There'll be quite a few panels of interest and a great guest list. Highlights include Matt Groening, Art Spiegelman, Patrick McDonnell, Roz Chast, and many more.

Then there's the Mid-Ohio Con. November 6-7th.

Past exhibitor, Steve Hamaker has a nice write-up in the local alt-weekly this week. His collected Fish N' Chips is now available for pre-order thru Diamond (order code# AUG100915F). Kid friendly and delicious.

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Champion City Comic Con this Saturday

2010-09-08T10:21:00.004-04:00

Champion City Con 2010 is almost here. September 11, 2010 at Wittenberg,

Here's a taste of what is in store for you this year. For more and up to date information visit www.championcitycon.com .

Overnight guests can receive a discounted rate at Country Inn & Suites by reserving as a Champion City Con attendee. 937-322-2200 or at http://www.countryinns.com/ .

Hack/Slash invades Champion City! Series creator and writer Tim Seeley will be here along with series artist Daniel Leister. Rumor has it that Cassie herself may even make an appearance. (...and the omnibus came in today, and it's awesome, cause you can't find any back issues... ever).

Vendors, Special Guests and friends are welcome to attend "An Evening with Hack/Slash and Ron Fortier"- Dinner and drinks at a local establishment with Tim, Daniel and Ron from 6pm-8pm Friday, September 10.

Please email riles@mainstcomicsandgames.com if you plan to attend as seating is limited to 40. There is no charge to attend. Dinner and drinks are extra.

There are far too many creators, writers and artists to name them all... so I'll just throw out a few:

Ron Fortier- Daughter of Dracula, Green Hornet, Terminator and much more. Ron's appearance is sponsored by Chuck Moore and Comic Related. www.comicrelated.com

Josh Medors- Conan, Frank Frazetta's Dark Kingdom, Vengeance of Moon Knight and he even did some early work on Hack/Slash. Josh is battling a very aggressive form of spinal cancer and will be the recipient of this year's Champion City Live Auction proceeds.

Chad Lambert, Andy McGinn, Matt Smith, Freestyle Komics, Studio Akumakaze, Dave Arhar, Dustin Carson, Sean Forney and many, many more. I'll have a complete list on the convention site soon. www.championcitycon.com

Attending vendors include:

Main Street Comics & Games, Bell, Book & Comics, Super-Fly Comics & Games, Fearless Readers, SC Collectibles, Dark Star Books, Gem City Comics, Mutant Cactus, Ben-Lore Publishing, several private collectors and more. Look for the debut of the 2011 Champion City Girls calendar. I will give you one peek.(Which apparently you'll have to scroll back up to see.)

Back Porch Comics will be present in the vendors’ area. Hope to see you there

There is also a full day of programming planned.

737 N. Fountain Ave.

in Springfield, Ohio. The convention 10am-6pm and admission is $4 with kids under 12 free.

SPACE 2010 Photos up on Flickr

2010-09-04T07:29:00.002-04:00

SPACE 2010 Photos up on Flickr

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2010 SPACE Prize Entries!

2010-08-19T23:09:00.003-04:00

All the 2010 SPACE Prize entries are up at http://www.backporchcomics.com/space_prize.htm

Pictures from SMACC

2010-08-02T12:34:00.004-04:00

The pictures I took at SMACC are up at ComicRelated.

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S.M.A.C.C. This Weekend!

2010-07-22T12:28:00.007-04:00

I'll be at SM.A.C.C. all weekend with the new SPACE flyer, pins and maybe a tee shirt or two. Hope to see you there.

SMACC, Southern Michigan's Arts and Creativity Conference, is a combination public arts and crafts show with an ALL-NIGHT film festival and concert. It is also an opportunity for independent artists, authors, actors, fashion designers, sculptors, wood-workers, filmmakers and other creators to develop collaborations.

SMACC will be held Saturday through Sunday, July 24 and 25, 2010 at the Doubletree Hotel in Dearborn, Michigan 11am-7pm each day, with concert and film festival lasting ALL NIGHT! Stay the night at the Doubletree for special SMACC rates starting at $79.95 per night! (Tell them you want the SMACC rate!)

Doubletree Hotel Dearborn
5801 Southfield Expressway
Detroit, MI 48228

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2010 Harvey Award nominations for SPACE Exhibitors

2010-07-12T12:34:00.003-04:00

BEST ARTIST
Guy Davis, “BPRD: BLACK GODDESS”, Dark Horse Comics

BEST COLORIST
Steve Hamaker, “BONE: CROWN OF HORNS”, Graphix

BEST CONTINUING OR LIMITED SERIES
Kevin Huizenga‘s “GANGES”, Fantagraphics Books

Good luck, guys.

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Jim Rugg's Steet Angel Trailer

2010-07-12T11:23:00.009-04:00

The short film based on Jim Rugg (SPACE Exhibitor)
and Brian Maruca’s STREET ANGEL comic will be
screened on Thursday at this year’s San Diego
Comic-Con, as part of the indie film festival. The
film already won Best International Film, Best
Director and Best Actress at the Phoenix Comic-Con
and was made in Australia.

2010-07-08T12:47:00.002-04:00

SPACE is now on Twitter.

twitter.com/SPACE_CON

SMACC, Southern Michigan's Arts and Creativity Conference July 24 & 25

2010-06-30T09:20:00.006-04:00

SMACC, Southern Michigan's Arts and Creativity Conference, is a combination public arts and crafts show with an ALL-NIGHT film festival and concert. It is also an opportunity for independent artists, authors, actors, fashion designers, sculptors, wood-workers, filmmakers and other creators to develop collaborations.SMACC is being held on July 24-25th, 2010 at the Doubletree Hotel in Dearborn, Michigan.
Tickets will be $10 at the door ($8 for children), but ADVANCE TICKETS are available now! Only FIVE dollars apiece!
Order at http://smacc2010.us/

Final SPACE Interviews & Archive at Comic Related

2010-06-08T12:26:00.003-04:00

Two hours worth of exhibitor interviews are up at Comic Related Related Recap
Also CR has archived all their SPACE coverage right here.

UVN at SPACE 2009 on Time Warner Cable

2010-05-22T22:39:00.003-04:00

Underground Video Network at SPACE 2009 highlight video is now available on Time Warner Cable Local On Demand Channel 411 (Columbus, Oh and Northwest Ohio).

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SPACE Interviews and Book Review Podcasts

2010-05-18T12:34:00.003-04:00

Related Recap # 196 Brian and Raichal at SPACE with Nate Powell, Mike Watson, David Branstetter and Steven Hines
Ric's Comics Episode 14: Bruce in S.P.A.C.E. Bruce Rosenberger talks about SPACE and some of the books he went home with.

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More SPACE Coverage

2010-05-02T22:50:00.003-04:00

Review by Dirk Bauman
Zone 4 SPACE Part 2 over at Comics Related

Zone 4 SPACE Podcast at ComicRelated

2010-05-02T11:14:00.002-04:00

Zone 4 Podcast at ComicRelated

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Even More Reports & Photos

2010-04-30T19:29:00.003-04:00

Con Report by Dirk Bauman
Con Report by Allen Freeman
Con Report by Josh Blair

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More SPACE Stuff

2010-04-28T19:29:00.004-04:00

Video by Rafer Roberts
SPACE 2010 Gallery 5 at ComicRelated
The Rest of the Realy Long Panel by Rafer

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More Free Comicbook Day

2010-04-28T19:27:00.003-04:00

SPACE Prize Presentations at UVN

2010-04-27T19:36:00.004-04:00

SPACE Prize Presentations video at Underground Video Network

More SPACE Reports & Photos

2010-04-27T18:52:00.003-04:00

Article in the OSU Lantern
Photos by Dan Taylor
SPACE 2010 Gallery 3 at ComicRelated
SPACE 2010 Gallery 4 at ComicRelated

Free Comicbook Day

2010-04-27T18:44:00.004-04:00

Art Explorer Post 407 will be at Packrat Comics for Free Comicbook Day. Here what's happening:

Join Packrat Comics May 1, 2010 for a meet and greet with Nicholas Brendon of Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer during Free Comic Book Day. Free Concert with stand up comedians to follow. Check out www.packratcomics.com to stay informed of all the upcoming events at Packrat Comics!Free Comic Book Day

UPDATED WITH SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY!Saturday May 1, 2010 beginning at 10amFCBD is only a few days away. Below is the schedule for the day! See you May 1!

10:00AM - OPEN - Get your Free Comics face painted & jump around in the bouncy castle. Visit our artist alley section to meet the following great creators: Darryl Banks, Chris Sprouse, Josh Medors (in at 11am), Uko Smith, Dan Davis, Victor Dandridge, Mike Watson, Sean Forney, JD Larabee, Molly Durst, Joel Jackson, Stratos, Scott DM Simmons, Eric Adams, and Joshua Peters!10:30AM - Join us for some free play Mario Brothers video games in the Annex! Fun for all!10:30AM-11:30AM - Meet & Greet brunch with Nicholas Brendon. Limited to 20 participants and tickets can be purchased from either this blog or our facebook page via paypal. Tickets are $80 ea. (direction will be emailed to ticket holders)

11:00AM - Meet the Stormtroopers from Darth Vaders 501st

11:00-2:00PM - Gaming Demos - get a free War Machine Heroclix by visiting the annex and giving an RPG a try. Learn to play Magic the Gathering, Heroclix or D&D!

12:00-5:00PM - Nicholas Brendon Autograph Session (Time permitting we will host a pannel session with Nicholas from 4:30-5pm)

1:00PM - Costume Contest - Kids & Adults

2:00-4:00PM - Live Ammeture Wrestling!5:00 Nerd Night Kick Off

5:00- Video Game Play/Tournament (depending on turnout)

5:00PM - First round of our Charity Comic Book Poker Tournament (Texas Hold'Em) - buy in is $25, that gets you 25 comic from the annex to use as poker chips and to keep what you win. Have your books ready for the first hand at 5pm, as Nicholas Brendon will be an honorary player.

6:00 - Magic the Gathering Booster Draft Tournmant

5:00-10pPM- Free Concert - Comic Book Trivia between bands!

5:00- The Out

6:00 - Huge Euge

7:00 - Nerd Table

8:00 - Seven Book Trilogy

9:00 - Moto Virus

7:00PM - Second round of Charity Comic Book Poker Tournament (Texas Hold'Em) - buy in is $25, that gets you 25 comics from the annex to use as chips, you keep what you win!
Packrat Comics

3872 Lattimer Street

Hilliard, Ohio 43026

614-527-8450

packratcomics@sbcglobal.net

First Batch of Con Reports & Photos

2010-04-26T17:13:00.003-04:00

Video by Josh Flowers and Greg Nicholson

Photos by John Oak Dalton

Recap by Lora Innes

Photos by Adam Hansen

Con report by Shane and Chris Houghton

Photos by D. Blake Werts on Poopsheet

SPACE Day 1 at ComicRelated

SPACE Day 2 at ComicRelated

SPACE 2010 Gallery 1 at ComicRelated

SPACE 2010 Gallery 2 at ComicRelated

Comments at The Beat

Thanks!

2010-04-26T08:31:00.005-04:00

SPACE 2010 was a great time. Thanks to everyone who attended for making it such a great show. Hope everyone had a safe trip home. We'll be posting links to any con reports right here and evetually a list of the mountain of incredible comics that were submitted for the 2010 SPACE Prize.

SPACE Swag!

2010-04-20T23:14:00.006-04:00

Only a few days until SPACE and it's time to show off the swag. The first 200 + people in the door will recieve a free hand printed SPACE Comics bag. Large enough to hold about 25 standard sized comics and about 100 minicomics. Since it's printed from a hand craved block and handed printed it can be re-purposed as art.

We also have not just one but two new tee shirts. A new Tom Williams two-tone design screen printed at Back Porch Comics world head quarters and the SPACE Star logo printed on a plain black tee. Sticking to our plead to screw the recession both are priced at $10.00.

See you at SPACE. See SPACE at you?(If you buy a tee shirt.)

Ehibitor: Eric Adams

2010-04-16T19:53:00.009-04:00

1) Tell us a little about yourself.

I'm Eric Adams. By night, I'm the creator and self-publisher of LACKLUSTER WORLD. By day, I'm the creative director of TURNSTYLE CREATIVE.

There's more coffee than blood in these veins.

2) Tell us about your comics. (In particular were did the idea for Lackluster World come from?)

The Hollywood pitch: LACKLUSTER WORLD is like FIGHT CLUB meeting OFFICESPACE in PLEASANTVILLE.

LACKLUSTER WORLD is the story of an albino man named Fahrenheit resisting the pressure he feels to change to the conforming standards of 'lackluster world'. In retaliation, he creates large-scale acts of vandalism at night and using his employment as a newspaper journalist, writes op-ed articles about said vandalism in a kind of one-two punch of media manipulation that will, ideally, sway the public away from its satisfaction of 'routine'. Adding to Fahrenheit's troubles are his aggressively religious brother and sister, Kelvin and Celsius, as they attempt to convert him to their beliefs through all forms of crazy proselytizing methods. That description may sound like some serious drama (and in a way I guess it is), but LW is a funnybook too. Sometimes, I worry I've gotten too slapsticky with it.

Where the ideas for that came from? Everywhere and nowhere. I wanted to write a story that challenged the ideas of organized religion, media manipulation, and group-think, but also included some more personal topics like how important is family and what really defines a friendship. When I started, I literally wrote a list of fragmented plot ideas, character concepts, visuals, etc and after a few months of trying to make those fragments fit together, they did! LW was birthed.

3) How long have you been self-publishing?

S.P.A.C.E. 2010 will be the beginning of my 7th year.

4) Why did you decide to start self-publishing your comics?

Because jumping into the flames is the best way to learn how not to be burned. I'm a one man show writing, drawing, publishing and marketing my comics and it has been an excellent learning experience that I would recommend to any creator that is just starting out. Self-publishing means you have to quickly learn what matters, what doesn't, and you have to force yourself to understand comickry from all its angles because you can't fall back on anyone else to handle a situation for you.

Also, I have control issues.

5) Who are your main artistic influences--both in and out of comics?

Comics-wise my biggest influence is probably Charles Burns because it was his book, BLACK HOLE, that really made me want to start making comics. I gush over Jim Rugg's art. Like-wise with Brian K. Vaughn's writing.

I watch more films than I do read comics so I'm more influenced that way. I draw immense influence from films by Wes Anderson, Darren Aronofsky, Sofia Coppola, Todd Solondz, Danny Boyle, and Christopher Nolan.

6) What comics do you read?

Lately, I've been reading a lot of Yoshihiro Tatsumi books. The only ongoing series I'm into at present is EX MACHINA, which is wrapping up soon and I'm about 20 issues behind.

Overall, I'm a terrible comic reader. I have piles and piles of unread comics.

7) What are some of your favorite books? (the kind without pictures)

All of Max Barry's books (Syrup, Jennifer Government, and Company).
Some favorites of mine that no one else has heard of (but should!) are PLEASE by Peter Darbyshire and APATHY AND OTHER SMALL VICTORIES by Paul Neilan. I also enjoy Chuck Palahniuk, Douglas Coupland, and Kurt Vonnegut.

8) Why do you thrive even in the dark corner recesses of a comic convention?

Well, I don't ALWAYS thrive, but I tend to do well more often than I do not.

Years ago, I worked as a designer of tradeshow exhibits. From there, I moved to an advertising agency where I learned the ins and outs of branding, print design, web design, marketing, public relations, and web programming. Today, I run my own small agency in Cincinnati, Ohio.

In short, I have lot of experience with promotion, marketing, and what stands out from the crowd. I just apply that knowledge to what I'm doing with comics.

9) Why are either you or Matt Feazell always the first one to sign up for SPACE each year?

It's the hats.

10) Will you have anything new for SPACE? Or are you working on anything new? Is there a series planned after LW?

LACKLUSTER WORLD #6 is finished and will be at SPACE! I'm calling it part one of the big two-part finale. Here's the plot description:

"While institutionalized, Kelvin embarks on an existential adventure with Jesus! Meanwhile, Celsius is alone for the first time and, desperate for normalcy, she employs Fahrenheit to play Kelvin's role in her life. Fahrenheit tries to sort things out between her, Herman's developing affection towards her, and the still-growing crowd of fanatics he's unintentionally inspired."

It's double-sized at 48 pages and only $6.00!

After LW, there are 3 or 4 big story ideas I want to work on and I've not decided which to do first or if comics is necessarily the best format for each of them -- the alternatives being a novel or film. I'll figure it out once I complete LACKLUSTER WORLD #7, the next and final issue of the series.

11) A priest, a rabbi and a chicken walk into a bar. What happens next?

They each run up a tab and at the end of the night are asked to cash out. The priest has no money, but offers his services in exchange. He tells the bartender he can bless the bar, its customers, and its drinks. The rabbi also has no money and offers similar services in exchange. The chicken reaches for her purse and lays down the cash for all three tabs. The priest and rabbi are very gracious and in turn offer to bless her. She replies, "Bless me? Where were to you to bless me when I was repeatedly raped by the rooster in the coop? Where were you to bless me when the farmers took all of my eggs away to be eaten, or raised my children into a life of servitude? Where were you to bless me when the farmers came to tear out all of my feathers and eat me?"

The priest and rabbi look at each other. Then, back to the chicken.

"God bless you, chicken."

"Shalom."

The chicken went home and cried herself to sleep, knowing tomorrow she would once again go to that bar and try to find the answers in the bottom of a glass.

Exhibitor Bios are Up

2010-04-16T19:41:00.017-04:00

The SPACE exhibitor bois as written by themselves are up at Bios

Trickster-Anthology, Exhibit & Podcast

2010-04-07T17:34:00.018-04:00

Trickster is a four year long comics anthology project edited by Matt Dembicki featuring original art from Evan Keeling, Mike Short and Andrew Cohen, Pat Lewis and Andy Bennett and more. The book features Trickster stories from more than 20 Native American storytellers illustrated by some of today's most dynamic indie comics artists! And we’re proud to bring you the Trickster exhibit and also to be premiering “Trickster” right here at SPACE!

...and here's the Matt Dembicki podcast interview.

New Poster & Programing

2010-04-05T20:12:00.005-04:00

There's a brand new poster by the esteemed Tom Williams up on the media kit page.
Also the programing is up on the programing page.

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Podcast: Interview with Joe Foo

2010-04-01T18:48:00.003-04:00

Thanks to Joe Foo, creator of the webcomic Desmond's Comics, for agreeing to participate in our first podcast. The sound quality is a little wonky but it was an experiment. We may be doing more after we figure a few things out. And now the Joe Foo Interview

Exhibitor: Suzanne Baumann

2010-03-30T19:56:00.005-04:00

1) Tell us a little about yourself.
I live in Hamtramck, MI, a couple of blocks in from the Detroit border, and keep active in the cartooning and art scene that exists here. Five days a week I drive out to the suburbs to work as some sort of graphic designer/web developer hybrid. I’ve become interested in organic gardening in recent years and my backyard is covered in vegetables when it’s not covered in snow. Comic jams are my favorite sport.

2) Tell us about your comics.
They’re minicomics; mostly humorous, and the humor is usually a mixture of mundane and absurd, with lots of wordplay thrown in. Mostly. Usually. Three ongoing series have emerged over the years: As Eavesdropped, which is a collection of single-page comics based on overheard conversations; Turtleneck Boy, an anthology series open to all contributors as long as they include the title character in their submission; and The (x) of Ball Point, a sketchbook series I give away for free. In addition to these I’ve made tons of one-shot minis over the years. Whenever I have the time and an idea, I’ll make a minicomic.

3) How long have you been self-publishing?
Since 1995.

4) Why did you decide to start self-publishing your comics?
It wasn’t so much a decision as a revelation: “Really? I can print up my own comics and staple them together into a book and total strangers will buy and read them?” I like to make things, so I had no excuse not to do that.

5) Who are your main artistic influences--both in and out of comics?
I hate answering that question, because I’m influenced by everything; even things I don’t particularly like and wouldn’t want to recommend to others. If I had to narrow it down, though, I’d say the 20th century has made a big impact on my work.

6) What comics do you read?
Whatever makes its way into my hands, I read. I never really got into a regular comics-reading habit, but fortunately I accumulate a wide variety of good stuff at shows like SPACE; and through friends, colleagues, etc. It all goes on the pile and gets read by me eventually. Sean Bieri (fellow Hamtramck cartoonist) started a graphic novel book club last year, so now I’m actually reading them on a regular basis. I’m on my way to becoming a legitimate comics geek.

7) What are some of your favorite books? (the kind without pictures)
I’m especially fascinated with ephemera: magazines, textbooks, political books predicting all sorts utopian and dystopian scenarios that may or may not have come true… stuff that usually gets tossed out because it’s 20, 50, 100 years past its relevance. I read history books, too, but I really like augmenting that with the materials people were actually soaking in at the time.

8) Where did Turtle-neck Boy come from?
He came from a self-imposed deadline. I had jokes for a mini-comic scripted out, but no characters in mind for it. A comic convention was coming up fast and I wanted to have something new out, so I used myself for one of the characters and picked Turtleneck Boy (a random doodle from my sketchbook) to be my sidekick.
I didn’t want to give off the impression that Turtleneck Boy was a real guy, so I called him my imaginary friend on the cover. Then I decided that making up cartoon friends for myself was actually kinda sad, so at the last minute I added a page at the end saying “Turtleneck Boy can be your friend, too! Submit your own comic!” and people did, so now it’s an ongoing anthology series.
No one’s submitted a Turtleneck Boy origin story yet, so honestly I’m not sure where he really came from.

9) What’s in the water in Hamtramck ?
Hydrogen, oxygen, and other.

10) Will you have anything new for SPACE? Or are you working on anything new?
After a long absence, I’ve gotten back to the aforementioned Turtleneck Boy. Issue number six should be ready by SPACE, and hopefully a couple of free minis as well.

11) A chicken walks into a doctor’s office and says “_______________”.
“How can I get in on one of those health insurance coops I’ve heard so much about?”
(sorry.)

Beyond BAM! POW! SHAZAM!

2010-03-25T14:47:00.005-04:00

Beyond BAM! POW! SHAZAM! Saturday March 27, 7-10 pm Galleria Evangelia kicks off the spring season with an homage to comics, art and literature’s bastard love child. “Marvel” at quirky views of everyday life and politics by Columbus Dispatch Editorial illustrator Jeff Stahler, nationally syndicated cartoonist Steve Boreman, creator of “Little Dog Lost”: CCAD professors Stewart McKissick, Ben Mahan and freelancer Raymond Tomczak. Veteran Uko Smith along with young upstarts Jonathon Riddle, Mathew Calvert and Salim Cortes take comics out of the shadows of the super heroes into the literature of the future. Besides Riddle and Tomczak , Columbus' comics collective, Sunday Comix, will be represented by work from Sue Lense and Bob Corby. Join us for an evening with quirky and cosmic characters. The show runs for March 27 to April 10, 2010. See gallery hours below.

Galleria Evangelia
4269 North High St
Columbus, OH, 43214
614-354-6557
Fri - Sat: Noon - 8:00 pm
Sun: Noon - 5:00 pm
Mon-Thurs: by appointment

Exhibitor: Brian John Mitchell

2010-03-23T22:31:00.009-04:00

You've had a chance to see the SPACE Anthology. Now meet the guy who put it together.

Brian John Mitchell makes mini-comics the size of a pack of matches for Silber Media. Some are slice of life comics & some are sci-fi horror & some are westerns. Currently out are XO, Worms, Lost Kisses, Just A Man, & Marked. Don’t be surprised if there’s a couple more series by the time SPACE comes around.
He wanted to be a writer as a child, but it didn't work out because he lost interest when he found out it wouldn't come easily for him. He had short stories & poetry published a few times when he was 17. At 19 he started a music zine called QRD which still continues online. At 21 he self-produced a hand stitched book of short stories called Subhorrea which was followed by the never printed 4 Hours Old. At 22 he started the now defunct business-card-sized zine Random Kisses, a poetry zine with an edge towards swearing & violence. At 23 he started Zombie Kisses, a zine about life after a zombie plague & personal responsibilities. In 2004 at age 29 he came back to zining with his smallest zine & first regular comic, Lost Kisses which is 50% Lad-Lit & 50% Charlie Brown. He is best known as the head of Silber Records & for his musical works under the names Remora & Small Life Form. He has a few other mini-comics called xo (about a recovering murderer with art by Melissa Gardner), Worms (a surrealist adventure with art by Kimberlee Traub), Marked (art by Jeremy Johnson), & Just A Man (art by Andrew White).

1) Tell us a little about yourself.

I was born in 1975. I run a record label to make money & spend a lot of time taking care of my grandmother who has dementia (by a lot of time I mean about 13 hours a day).

2) Tell us about your comics.

Well, the first thing anybody would say when mentioning my comics is that they are only as big as a pack of matches with one panel on each page. Given that fact, I try to tell a lot of different stories. I have cowboy stuff & slice of life stuff & Lovecraftian things & a hitman story & then I’m working on a post-apocalyptic thing as well. I guess eventually I’ll do a superhero book as well, just to round things out.

3) How long have you been self-publishing?

Well, my girlfriend in high school did a zine in 1993 & so that’s when I was exposed to the small press as something I could really do myself. I started my own music zine in 1994, but it took 6 months to put it out.

4) Why did you decide to start self-publishing your comics?

I was asked to do a zine for the San Jose Museum of Contemporary Art in 2004 & I didn’t have anything I was doing at the time because I had a bad case of the girlfriends sucking away my money & energy at the time (2004). So I just wrote & drew this little comic that would only take one sheet of paper to print & it was well received, so I’ve just stuck with it.

5) Who are your main artistic influences--both in and out of comics?

I grew up on 1980s Marvel & all that stuff is forever trapped in my brain. That said, I like to think my big influences in comics are Frank Miller (particularly Daredevil & to a lesser extent Sin City), Will Eisner (I strangely haven’t really read anything before his “come back” in the 1970s), Matt Wagner (Grendel, I haven’t even read Mage for some reason), Peter Milligan (I liked Shade a lot & some of his other Vertigo stuff as well & his X-Force stuff was pretty great as well), Sam Kieth (The Maxx specifically, but Batman Secrets & some of his other work is great as well), John Ostrander (Wasteland & Grim Jack were two of the edgy books I liked in middle school), & Dave Sim (Cerebus obviously, & he actually drew a comic for me, truly ridiculous). It’s probably worth noting that my main interest in comics is the storytelling & how well the art compliments a story rather than how “good” the art actually is. Out of comics the big influences to my comics are probably Lovecraft, Kafka, Robert E. Howard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Joe Lansdale, Kathe Koja, Kathy Acker, & John O’Brien. Pretty much anything from between World War I & World War II in America is good in fiction or cinema.

6) What comics do you read?

Nowhere Band (webcomic) is always great. There’s another webcomic called Masquerade that I like a lot. I’ll read a Grendel book anytime it comes out. I read Dave Sim’s stuff as it comes out. But I generally buy trades & graphic novels over individual issues, I just want to read an entire story & I can’t remember things well enough to wait a month (or sometimes a couple of years) until the next installment comes. I’d rather read it five years out. I like Josh Howard quite a bit & wish the Pander Brothers would do more work. If I had more time & money I’d probably read a lot more & maybe get back into Marvel, but for now I feel satisfied knowing what’s going on in Marvel & DC by reading blogs & listening to some podcasts.

7) What are some of your favorite books? (the kind without pictures)

Wetwork by Philip Nutman, The Assault on Tony’s & Leaving Las Vegas by John O’Brien, A Fighting Man of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace, Working by Studs Terkel, Dreemz by Ben Stein, Songwriters on Songwriting (I can’t remember the author), Comic Book Writers on Comic Book Writing (or whatever that book is called)

8) You have mistakenly volunteered to head up the SPACE Downloadable Anthology Project. What were you thinking?

I was thinking people would send me stuff & it wouldn’t be that much work to lay out as long as they followed the specs. I have a feeling it might not come to fruition unfortunately. It’s hard to get people to do things sometimes. (Brian failed to realize the deadline was a few days away-Bob C.)

9) What is Silber Records and what's your connection with it?

Silber Records is a record label I run/own. It’s not just a little vanity label which is what people assume sometimes. We have over 80 releases & maybe a dozen artists in the roster right now. It’s on the cusp of me making a living as long as I live in poverty.

10) Will you have anything new for SPACE? Or are you working on anything new?

I try to put out as much stuff as I can. Last year at SPACE I had ten issues of Lost Kisses, four issues of XO, & three issues of Worms – so a total of 17 books. Right now I have eight more comics that I did since last year & I’m hoping to have eight more before April comes around. Also the Lost Kisses DVD is out now. & I guess the big news is Dave Sim drew Ultimate Lost Kisses #11.

11) How many chickens does it take to screw in a light bulb?

It only takes one, but the only one that could do it died a long time ago.

SPACE Anthology 2010 Now available at ComicsXP!

2010-03-22T22:52:00.006-04:00

With only a month to go before the show, the SPACE Anthology 2010 is ready to be downloaded for FREE at ComicsXP. SA10 is the first free download at ComicsXP and includes the work of 30 SPACE exhibitors in 24 complete stories. Sample some of the incredible and diverse work which will be at the SPACE 2010. Check out the line up.

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"The Art and History of the Cartoon"- The Works Museum

2010-03-17T22:14:00.005-04:00

News Release

Media Contact:Lyn Logan-Grimes, Museum Art Coordinator

The Works: 740-349-9277, ext. 232mailto:232lvn.logan-grimes@attheworks.org

'The Art and History of the Cartoon,' exhibit coming to The Works Museum
NEWARK, OH -The Works Museum in Newark Ohio will host a special exhibit titled "The Art and History of the Cartoon: An Overview of Comics Evolution as Seen byArtists Past and Present."

The exhibit will be held in The Works main gallery from March 26 through May 10,2010. The opening reception for the show will be Friday, March 26 from 6:00 to 8:00p.m. Admission to the reception and exhibit is free.

The exhibit will include works by nationally published artists David Mack, Andy Bennett, Scott Simmons, Michael Neno, Max Ink and Russell Merritt.

Mack is the artist and author of "Kabuki" and has been a cover artist for books such as "Daredevil" and "Wolverine."

Merritt, a Licking County artist, is helping coordinate the exhibit with The Works Museum Art Coordinator, Lyn Logan-Grimes."For comic fans, this exhibit will offer an opportunity to see comics as art and artinspired by comics," said Merritt.

Artists from the Columbus Comics Writers and Artists Group, "Sunday Comix," will also have art in the exhtbit.In addition to contemporary works, historical pieces and information on Ohio's role in the history of comics and cartooning will also be featured in the exhibit. 'The Works is a family destination and educational facility located at 55 S. 1st Streetin Newark, Ohio. Museum, gallery and gift shop are open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sundays (Oct. -April) from noon to 5:00 p.m.For more information, call 740-349-9277 or visit the web site at http://www.attheworks.org/.
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Exhibitor: Matt Feazell

2010-03-12T20:47:00.007-05:00

1) Tell us a little about yourself.
I grew up in Iowa. I went off to college in Illinois at SIU in Carbondale where I majored in Journalism. I didn't do too good at that but I enjoyed working in the production room of the daily student paper. Eventually I started working at real newspapers and ad agencies.

2) Tell us about your comics.
I draw the adventures of The Amazing Cynicalman, America's laid-off superhero. It started off as a series of 8-page minicomics and now it's a newspaper weekly that you can also read on my web site.

3) How long have you been self-publishing?(Is any of your work available in ditto?)
I contributed to Steve Shipley's "Dynamite" ditto-zine back in '73-'74. My first self-published zine was "Fan-Thing" in 1975. I did my first photocopied comics in 1979 and the first issue of Cynicalman ("Not Available Comics" #14) was my first minicomic.

4) Why did you decide to start self-publishing your comics?
Cause it was cool! There was no decision to make. It was just the natural thing to do.

5) Who are your main artistic influences--both in and out of comics?
Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Alex Toth, Hank Ketcham, Charles Schulz, The Clash, Ramones, Talking Heads, Tim Conrad, Woody Allen, Elvis Costello,

6) What comics do you read?
Acme Novelty Library, King Kat Comics, anything self-published that people send me in the mail. That's about it.

7) What are some of your favorite books? (the kind without pictures)
"The History" by Herodotus. "The Outline of World History" by H.G. Wells. Do maps count as pictures?

8) You suprized us at SPACE last year with the Amazing Cynicalman Movie trailer. Is there any news on that project? I wanted to audition for a part but the comute is a killer.
All the latest news is under the "Movie" link on http://www.cynicalman.com/! We just finished shooting the Mom & Dad's Boarding House flashback scene. Jim Mackey and I reprised our roles as John Q. Cynicle and "Dad."

9) Why are either you or Eric Adams always the first one to sign up for SPACE each year?
I guess everybody else has to think about it for a while first. I like being able to pay with a PayPal transfer cause all my money in my Paypal account has come in from sales of minicomics and prints and I prefer to spend it on small press stuff like SPACE.

10) Will you have anything new for SPACE? Or are you working on anything new?
We will be able to show off the first three or four scenes of the Cynicalman movie. The job interview scene intercut with flashbacks of John Q. Cynicle in college at home and at a series of crappy jobs.

11) Why did the chicken cross the road?
To walk in to the bar across the street with a horse and a dog.
The bartender says "we don't serve dogs in here, you'll have to leave."
The dog says, "Come on fellas, let's get out of here."
The chicken and the horse look at each other and say "Whatta ya know, a talking dog!"

SPACE Program Book Ad Dead Line Extention

2010-03-08T12:38:00.006-05:00

We will once again be giving out free program books at the door this year. The progam will contain the exhibitors table locations, the panel program and other little suprises. We're extending the deadline for ads and content to March 21, 2010. If you're interested in buying an ad just go to
http://www.backporchcomics.com/MEDIAKIT.htm for all the information.

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Exhibitor Tables Sold Out!

2010-03-05T21:45:00.005-05:00

SOLD OUT!

Exhibitor tables are sold out. If you would like to be placed on the waiting list just fill out the application and send it and you will be notified if a table becomes available. Please do not send any money at this time. Thanks to all our exhibitors for filling up what looks like a great show!

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SPACE Anthology 2010!

2010-03-04T12:34:00.004-05:00

Coming soon the SPACE Anthology 2010! The SPACE Anthology is a free downloadable anthology with 24 stories by the Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo exhibitors. It will be available in a few weeks as a free download from ComicsXP. Here's the line up:

Green by Tom Dellaringa
Desmond's Comic by Joe Foo
Tiny Life by Nick Jones
Fart Tennis by Josh Blair & Nick Marino
SPACE Survival Guide by Jason Young
Searching for Colleges with my Dad by Jeff Gibson
Plastic Farm: Microcosm by Rafer Roberts
Vugz by Bob Corby
The Possum: Criminal Mind by Blair Kitchen
Heinrich & Orwell by Michael Madsen
Night Light Comics : How'd He Do That by Matt Chicorel
Spy Guy : The Death of the Floppies by Mike Kitchen
The Devil in Simon by JT Wilkins
Untitled by Rhea & Kimberly Long-Ewing
Mean Goat v.s. Timmothy's Alien by Kris Lachowski & Justin Lynch
Neko by Grace Cichy
Reed Gunther: Animal Intimidation by Chris & Shane Houghton
Double Clicked Comics by Ryan Rey Tackett & Justin Bradley
The Fearless Force: Entrapment by Steven Meyers
Tree Conversations with Spikehead by Austin Hendry
Chewski Goes Sledging by Matt Dye
Payload by Steve Ogden
Just A Man by Brian John Mitchell & Andrew White
Not Band X by Matt Young

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SPACE Guy 13

Hornschemeier honored with Graphic Novel Residency.

@ the Thurber House

@the Columbus Art Museum

Exhibitor Tables are Sold Out for 2012

Holidaze

SPACE on Columbus Underground's Top 10 Best Art Shows of 2011!

Lump of Coal #5 Now Available!

Genghis Con November 26th, 2011 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland

Writers Talk with Max Ink, Dara Naraghi & Ken Eppstein

Comic Book Fans and Artists Night Out!

Art Spiegelman at Capital University

Art Explorer Post 407 - Cans for Toons!

PIX This Weekend

Book signing and reception to followTue, Oct 11, 2011 | 7:00PMWexner Center for the Arts

2011 SPACE Prize Entries are finally posted!

24 Hour Comics Day at Packrat Comics

SPACE Site Update

RIP Dylan

Back in the Saddle Again

BackPorchComics.com is 10 Years Old Today

Test! by Bob Corby now on Amazon

SPACE 2011 Finally Up!

Save the Signifiers!

Dick Tracy: Chester Gould's Blueprint Expressionism at Billy Ireland Library & Museum

Art Spiegelman Residency Events at OSU Wexner Center

Free Comicbook Day at Packrat Comics

SPACE Exhibitor Interviews at UVN

SPACE Reports, Blogs, Podcasts & Videos

Minicomics Day

Skyscrapers of the Midwest

Are you doing Mini-Comics Day?

SPACE Coverage

Gem City April 3

SPACE Programming Coverage

Sunday Comics Thanks All Who Contributed to Our Raffle to Benefit AFSP

Thanks!

SPACe Streaming Live at UVN

The Progam Covers are in

The SPACE Program (of Weekend Events)

SPACE Programing is Up

forward it like it's hot...

Return of the SPACE Bags!

Carol Tyler nominated for LA Times Book Award

Art Explorer Post 407 Chili Cook Off / Art Show

Exhibitor: Nate Powell

Exhibitor: Matt Dembicki

Exhibitor: Tom Scioli

SPACE Anthology 2011 up this Wednesday

New Flyer

Colin Upton

John Porcellino Returns to SPACE!

Steve Willis at SPACE!

SPACE Specials & Freebies

2010 SPACE Prize Finalists

The End

Lump of Coal #4 Now Available

Lucy Shelton Caswell retires from cartoon library

Genghis Con November 27

Up! Fair Nov. 19-20

Mid-Ohio Con

Congrats are in order...

SPACE on the Move

Two things...

Champion City Comic Con this Saturday

SPACE 2010 Photos up on Flickr

2010 SPACE Prize Entries!

Pictures from SMACC

S.M.A.C.C. This Weekend!

2010 Harvey Award nominations for SPACE Exhibitors

Jim Rugg's Steet Angel Trailer

SMACC, Southern Michigan's Arts and Creativity Conference July 24 & 25

Final SPACE Interviews & Archive at Comic Related

More Video by UVN at Blip TV

UVN at SPACE 2009 on Time Warner Cable

SPACE Interviews and Book Review Podcasts

More SPACE Coverage

Zone 4 SPACE Podcast at ComicRelated

Even More Reports & Photos

More SPACE Stuff

Book signing and reception to follow

Tue, Oct 11, 2011 | 7:00PM
Wexner Center for the Arts