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One of the BEST ways to experience the Small Press Expo is to volunteer! Go behind the scenes of your once and future fave comics fest, score free admission all weekend, and a snag free copy of @cathygjohn's majestic #SPX2022 poster. Sign up here: https://t.co/oqGvbY2C7q
Today we learned that Soundgarden’s “Superunknown,” Gang Starr’s “Hard To Earn” and Nine Inch Nails’ “The Downward Spiral” were all released on the same day, March 8th, 1994. #soundgarden #gangstarr #nineinchnails #nin
We’re a little under six weeks away from #SPX2019 and we’re incredibly happy to show you the artwork for the VIP badge by Shing Yin Khor AKA @sawdustbear. Needless to say, they crushed it and we’re a little envious of anyone getting to wear this.
Thanks, Shing!
#SPX2019 is less than two months away and to celebrate our 25th year in this thing we do, we’re showcasing art we’ve had the honor to bring you over the years. Here’s 2016 poster art by the incomparable @woodring_jim.
We’re just two months out from #SPX2019 and we thought we’d take a look back on artwork from #SPX2018 Special Guests. First, our banner by @MollyOstertag and some beautiful badges by @CarolynCNowak, @aminder_d and @FakeRozChast.
#SPX2019 SPECIAL GUEST:
Illustrator/character designer, Richie Pope @richiepope!
He’s created illustrations for The New Yorker & The New York Times and book covers for publishers like HarperCollins and Scholastic. That Box We Sit On won an Ignatz Award for Outstanding Artist.
#SPX2019 SPECIAL GUEST:
Ignatz Award winner for Promising New Talent, @biancaxunise!
Her body of work focuses primarily on the daily struggles of identifying as a young black feminist weirdo in modern society and has been featured in The Washington Post, The Nib, BBC and more.
#SPX2019 SPECIAL GUEST:
Cartoonist Rosemary Valero-O’Connell @hirosemaryhello who’s opening eyes with her latest, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me w/ writer, @marikotamaki.
Past works includes Lumberjanes. Her illustrations work has been shown in galleries internationally.
#SPX2019 SPECIAL GUEST:
Cartoonist Eleanor Davis @squinkyelo!
Her books include How To Be Happy, You and a Bike and a Road, Why Art? and The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook. The Hard Tomorrow is her first book published by @DandQ. She lives in Athens, Georgia.