Indie and Small Press Comics & Fanzines I've Read Recently, November 27, 2020

 

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Join the Minicomix Revolution at CXC!

Bruce Chrislip, author, historian and friend to cartoonists everywhere, will be hand selling copies of his new, thick, illustrated The Minicomix Revolution 1969-1989 at Cartoon Crossroads Columbus.

It's a 6" x 9" 462-page trade paperback published in a First Printing of 100 copies. Copies are only available through Bruce. No Amazon or bookstore sales.  Regular edition is $30.00 postpaid. Signed and numbered edition (7 copies remaining) for $45.00 postpaid. And a deluxe signed, numbered edition of 10 that comes with an original drawing for $105.00 postpaid. Check or Money Order (no PayPal).

This book was ten years in the making and features the most complete recounting of the Gary Arlington minicomix to ever see print. There is also a nifty ten-page Appendix in the back that lists all of the Clay Geerdes minicomix, all of the Starhead Comix minicomix, and all of the self-published Steve Willis comix. If you're not hitting CXC, order from: Bruce Chrislip, 2113 Endovalley Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45244.

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Bruce Chrislip and D. Blake Werts at the Pre-SPACE Party at Laughing Ogre

It was a pleasure meeting D. Blake Werts, publisher of the new minicomics info zine, Copy This!, for the first time and catching up with center of the comic book universe Bruce Chrislip. Bruce is holding one of two color sketches I drew for his sketchbook.

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SPACE 2013 Prize Award Ceremony

                        Bruce Chrislip receives the SPACE Lifetime Achievement Award.

 Katherine Wirick wins a 1st Place Tie General Category Award for No One Is Safe.

 Mariana Weflen wins 3rd Place Tie General Category Award for Wild Child #1: Fight or Flight.

Ryan Claytor wins the 1st Place Mini Comics/Short story Award for And Then One Day.

 

Suzanne Baumann wins 3rd Place Mini Comics/Short story Award for As Eavesdropped #3.

 

Katie Valeska wins the 1st Place Webcomics Award for Next Year's Girl.

Steve Peters wins the 3rd Place Webcomics Award for The Comicverse.

Bonus pic: Brian Hagen and Bruce Chrislip host the Art vs. Commerce panel discussion.

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The 2012 Pre-SPACE Party at Laughing Ogre Comic Shop

Michael Carroll

Bruce Chrislip defends democracy!

In the background: James Moore and Katie Valeska of 2 Headed Monster Comics.

In this pic (above): Ray Tomczak and also Canada Keck on the right.

Max (Blink) Ink

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Pics from SPACE 2011, Part II

Larry Blake, enjoying the show.

Ian Cannell, co-publisher with Kathleen Cannell of the Glen Echo Review zine, trying on a Quacky Pig shirt.

Tim Corrigan and Larry Blake.

Ian Shires, of the new Small Press Association website.

Bruce Chrislip and Steve Willis.

Dozens of artist self-portraits drawn for a mini-comic series.

Dan Taylor.

Tim Corrigan and Bruce Chrislip at the Saturday evening dinner.

Pam Bliss. Pam and I will be working on a story together soon!

Augmented Signifiers cup.

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Pics from SPACE 2011, Part I

Rafer Roberts and Jacob Warrenfeltz

Bruce Chrislip

Steve Hager and Bruce Rosenberger

Steve Willis in the foreground on the right. On the far left: Tim Corrigan.

Ray Tomczak.

Kel Crum.

Karl Boettcher.

Max Ink on the right.

Canada Keck.

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