Small Press Expo announced the nominees for this year’s Ignatz Awards. The awards recognize the best in independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons. Voting opened yesterday to those on SPX’s email list or if you request a ballot. Voting ends Sept. 11 with the winners announced on the 12th during the awards ceremony.Here […]
Cartoonists United (formerly the Cartoonist Cooperative) has issued a statement regarding Small Press Expo’s decision to not participate in the boycott of the Montgomery County Conference Center. Cartoonists United is asking SPX to publicly advocate for the collective bargaining protections the local union is asking for, and to find a new venue until the dispute […]
The Small Press Expo has issued a statement to the public that it will not participate in the boycott of the Montgomery County Conference Center where they have staged their expo for the last 20 years. The local hotel, restaurant, and casino workers employees unions called for a boycott last May to protest the omission […]
Small Press Expo has opened up submissions for nominees for its Ignatz Award categories. Submissions will be open starting today through end of May. This year’s SPX will be September 12–13.Ignatz Award categories include:Nominees will be announced in Mid-August.
Small Press Expo (SPX) has announced its 2025 Ignatz Award nominees. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning and honors “exceptional work that challenges popular notions of what comics can achieve, both as an art form and as a means of personal expression.”Voting is open to anyone — even those not attending SPX. You […]
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) has set up hotel booking and registration for their 2025 Convention being held at Bethseda Maryland from September 11th through the 14th. The lineups for workshops, panels, and events are still in the early stages for both conventions. From the AAEC: Our confab starts Thursday, September 11, with […]