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  • Washington DC: Gary Groth at the Library of Congress

    Library of Congress Madison Building 101 Independence Ave SE, Washington DC, DC, United States

    Add this event to your SPX 2016 calendar, and come to the Library of Congress West Dining Room on Friday, September 16th to hear founder, owner, and publisher Gary Groth talk about the humble beginnings of Fantagraphics books and the advent of the graphic novel. Friday, September 16, 2016 Fantagraphics Books and the Advent of the Graphic Novel SPEAKER: Gary Groth, editor and publisher, Fantagraphics Books. Where: West Dining Room, 6th floor, Madison Building When: Friday, September 16, 2016, 11:30 AM-1:00 PM Sponsored by the Serial & Government Publications Division Information about the talk is available at:  http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/calendar.html

  • Washington DC: Wuvable Oaf

    East Side Book Shop 645 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE, SUITE 100, Washington DC, DC, United States

    Ed Luce, creator of the Wuvable Oaf comics series, will discuss his work!

  • Los Angeles: Real Deal Comix

    Meltdown Comics 7522 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Join Lawrence "Rawdog" Hubbard to celebrate the release of the collected Real Deal Comix. Music, hanging, friends, and comics = perfect Friday night

  • Washington DC: SPX 2016!

    North Bethesda Marriott Hotel & Conference Center 5701 Marinelli Road, Bethesda, MD, United States

    You know what's up! All the guests, books, and hotel conference centers you could ask for in one convenient location, the North Bethesda Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. All this only means one thing, it's time for SPX! Small Press Expo is the premier independent comic convention for fans, artists, and publishers of outstanding comics art. Make sure to check our blog for all the signing schedule, panels, and debut book info. It's our 40th birthday and we're doing this party right!

    $20

  • Philadelphia: Dame Darcy and Meat Cake Bible

    PhilaMOCA 531 N. 12th St., Philadelphia, PA, United States

    In celebration of the release of Fantagraphics Books Inc.'s THE MEAT CAKE BIBLE, PhilaMOCA will host a very special evening with Dame Darcy! Darcy will be reading, singing, and signing copies of her new book, which will be available at the event. Plus special opening performers Gavin Riley Smoke Machine and Beth Heinly. Doors 7, Event 7:30, $5 admission Dame Darcy is known worldwide as a sequential artist for over 25 years, and has published about 100 books internationally.

    $5

  • Santa Fe: Robert Williams Slang Aesthetics

    Center for Contemporary Arts 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    The art exhibit, Robert Williams Slang Aesthetic travels from Los Angeles to the Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe, NM. The exhibition runs from September 23rd-November 27th with a series of opening events running all weekend long! Friday Sep 23, 5-6p Members' Preview 6-8p Public Reception Saturday Sep 24, 2-3p Gallery tour with Williams and curator Meg Linton Sunday Sep 25, 1p Robert Williams: Mr. Bitchin' screening and Q&A with Williams and film director Nancye Ferguson The exhibition features 60+ paintings, drawings, and hot rods by Robert Williams.

  • Brooklyn: Ted Stearn and The Moolah Tree

    Desert Island 490 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Come to Desert Island to celebrate the release of Ted Stearn's  (Fuzz & Pluck) newest book, The Moolah Tree! About the book: Pluck, an irritable and featherless rooster, and his best pal, the awkwardly unsocialized but lovable teddy bear known as Fuzz, met long ago in a garbage truck. A tenuous if decidedly co-dependent friendship followed, sending them on a series of not-so-heroic adventures. But now, we find them on a ramshackle barge, slowly drifting out to sea. How did they get there? How will they escape? The answer lies in the book’s title, but the true fun is in...

  • New York: French Comics Framed Festival

    Cooper Union 7 E 7th St, New York, NY, United States

    The centerpiece of the festival, the French Comics Framed exhibition, will be on view September 27 -November 5 at The Cooper Union, an institution known for its high-quality arts, architecture and engineering programs. The show will feature a selection of the best of French comics, presented through images and illustrations highlighting architecture in the design Franco-Belgian comics as well as Franco-Belgian comics narrative style. The exhibit takes the viewer on a journey through time and space, from Hergé’s well-known “ligne claire” to groundbreaking structural innovations by artists such as Fred (Philémon), and to the new scene of French comics today, with images from cutting-edge...

  • San Francisco: Spiritual Billionaires Art Show

    RVCA San Francisco 1485 Haight St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    thelastcat presents ~ Spiritual Billionaires ~ ~ Jay Howell, Matt Furie, Lisa Hanawalt, Chris Sullivan, Johnny Ryan ~ ~ window show by Kris Chau ~ opening reception Friday, Sept 30th, 7pm-10pm. RVCA San Francisco. 1485 Haight St. San Francisco, CA 94117

  • Toronto: Ben Marra and American Blood

    Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada

    American Blood is the new collection from Ben Marra, the definitive assembling of Marra’s most underground (and hardest to find) comics. Containing his provocative debut works including “Gangsta Rap Posse,” “The Naked Heroes,” “Lincoln Washington,” “Ripper,” and “The Incredibly Fantastic Adventures of Maureen Dowd,” the new collection is perhaps more timely than ever as the lines blur ever greater between satire and reality. American Blood will launch at a special event presented by The Beguiling and Suspect Video, featuring an audio/visual presentation by Ben Marra and a moderated Q&A hosted by The Beguiling's Alex Hoffman. The launch will also include...