Indie Comics Fair March 3, 2012

The Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo (S.P.A.C.E.) and Nix Comics Quarterly are proud to co-sponsor the inaugural Columbus Indie Comics Fair!

Come check out some of the Columbus area's SUPERSTAR COMIC CREATORS! There will be all sorts of posters, original art and of course, comics for sale!

Exhibitors will include:

Molly Durst: Symphony of the Universe
Todd Beistel and Doug Hufford: Yuri The Comic
James Moore and Katie Valeska: 2Headed Monster
Dara Naraghi: Panel and Ferret Press
Max Ink: Blink
Michael Neno: The Signifiers, Quacky Pig and more!
Bob Ray Starker: Nix Comics, Pander Bear
Matt Wyatt: Aliastrations
Ken Eppstein: Nix Comics

Bob Corby: Back Porch Comics and S.P.A.C.E.

Check out the exhibitors interviews at http://www.nixcomics.com/pages/index.php?pageId=174#Todd Beistel  and the facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/322653487778736/

It's all happening at Ace of Cups 2619 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43202
We will be selling discount tickets to SPACE. Single day for $3.00 ($5.00 at the door) and weekend passes for $5.00 ($8.00 at the door).


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CBCI Day @ Comic Town

One of the great events leading up to this year’s SPACE is 

CBCI Day @ Comic Town

Saturday February 25, 2012 1:00PM to 7:00 PM 

Come on out for CBCI fun! Face painting, giveaways, a bunch of comic book creators, raffles, and a lot of fun! Come on out, say "hi", & show your support. 

Comic Town, 1249 Morse Road, East Columbus, OH 43229

I will be there at least later in the day with some passes to SPACE.  We are proud to be part of this CBCI event.  See more about it at their facebook event page. https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/366599906689976/

Comic Book Connection Initiative Mission Statement:

We are out to help communities where we can. We have found that there is an opportunity to reach out to children and the underprivileged through promoting literacy and good values through the distribution of comics to the ones who need them most.

If you can’t make it to CBCI Day you can still give a donation through their website at

http://www.cbcicolumbus.com/index.html

And CBCI will be in attendance at SPACE on April 21 & 22, 2012 and accepting donations of money and comics.

Next: Columbus Indie Comix Fair 2012, March 3, 2012 at Ace of Cups

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Advanced Discount Passes are Now Available

SPACE 2012 Advanced Discount Passes are now available.

Advanced Discount Passes

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2011 SPACE Prize Finalists are Up!

2011 SPACE Prize Finalists are Up! Go to http://www.backporchcomics.com/space_prize.htm

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Hornschemeier honored with Graphic Novel Residency.

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

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.

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Holidaze

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:

• Jeff Smith
• The folks at Sparkplug
• Colleen Coover
• Zak Sally
• The gang at Secret Acres
• Chester Brown

the entire interview listing is here.

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


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