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Newave! The Underground Mini Comix of the 1980s available February 10

By admin | Published: February 8, 2010
Media Release -- Newave! is a gigantic collection of the best small press cartoonists to emerge in the 1970s after the first generation of underground cartoonists (such as R. Crumb, Gilbert Shelton, and Art Spiegelman) paved the way. These cartoonists, inspired by the freewheeling creative energy of the underground comix movement, began drawing and printing their own comix. The most popular format was an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet, folded twice, and printed at local, pre-Kinkos print shops on letter-size paper; because of the small size, they were dubbed "mini comix." As they evolved many different artists, one by one, became interested in this do-it-yourself phenomenon
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New Investment Book UP FROM WALL STREET Draws Strong Support from Labor

By admin | Published: December 1, 2009
Thomas Croft, a 30-year veteran of pension investment strategies with a labor perspective on capital markets, has recently launched his latest book, UP FROM WALL STREET: The Responsible Investment Alternative, which provides the tools we need to start a new conversation with financial leaders—those managing trillions of American's retirement savings.
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Interview: Stephanie Lantry and Carrie Smith of Conjoined Comics

By anthony | Published: October 27, 2009
The Alternative Press Expo is a small convention that is geared to, as you can guess, the alternative facets of what the comics industry has to offer. What’s more than that is APE is as laid back a comic convention as you will find. Small shows will do that simply because smaller size means more attention, and the increased ability to interact with others in the comics community. That’s whether it’s fans amongst professionals, professionals among their peers, or otherwise. So inevitably, thi
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From the Design Desk: Alternative Press Expo (APE) 2009

By admin | Published: October 26, 2009
A couple of weekends ago the Alternative Press Expo took place here in the SOMA neighborhood of San Francisco. This was my second year in a row attending APE . The show is mostly centered around comics and graphic novels. I saw a lot of the same authors and artists showing new work, building upon old work, or just plain repeating the same old work from last year
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STORM Sunday: Princess Witch Boy Press!

By anthony | Published: October 26, 2009
Last week’s Alternative Press Expo was amazing!  Debuting my first mini-comic was a great experience.  I loved seeing a lot of people I talked to last year as well as meeting a horde of new folks this year!  Press has been very kind to me and my funny book endeavor and I am feeling so much gratitude that it is simply quite humbling, dear reader! Princess Witch Boy made it into the take home pile of JK Parkin from Robot 6 of Comic Book Resources, Comicvine reporter Sara Lima interviewed me
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(audio) book review: The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman (read by …

By admin | Published: October 23, 2009
The book is clever and creative: At one point, Bod (the baby is named Nobody Owens on his first night) is kidnapped by ghouls and enters their alternative world on an absolutely wild adventure. The book is funny: Towards the end of the ...
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APE: Alternative Press Expo Report

By anthony | Published: October 18, 2009
Alternative Press Expo OK, I have to be honest, the part of Comicon that thrills me the most while at the same time makes me the most uncomfortable is Artist’s Row. It thrills me because the people who actually make big name and independent books alike are there to show off their stuff.  It makes me uncomfortable, because a large portion of the artwork is just mediocre and I know that most will never make it beyond the small pity sales they get at the con. The Alternative Press Expo (APE
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APE debuts and news

By admin | Published: October 16, 2009
The Alternative Press Expo kicks off this weekend at the Concourse Exhibition Center in San Francisco. Details are in the link but guests can be scanned here ; programming, here . Social events have their own post. As for what to expect, here’s a quick rundown via our email: • Buenaventura Press has a lot of new stuff including: Kevin Huizenga and Dan Zettwoch deliver more Amazing Facts & Beyond in Fact Parader!, a new batch of the St. Louis crew’s strip starring trivia maniac
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APE ‘09 | Fantagraphics, Drawn & Quarterly and more

By admin | Published: October 16, 2009
The Unclothed Man in the 35th Century A.D. The Alternative Press Expo , or APE, is coming up this weekend at The Concourse in San Francisco. The show runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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APE ‘09 | Fantagraphics, Drawn & Quarterly and moreJamaican NewsAdd comments

By admin | Published: October 16, 2009
The Unclothed Man in the 35th Century A.D. The Alternative Press Expo , or APE, is coming up this weekend at The Concourse in San Francisco. The show runs from 11 a.m.
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