Space-Gun Studios and Ruby Caston at STAPLE!

Space-Gun Studios is hitting the road again for this year STAPLE! We'll all have copies of our books from ICBW (Jake Ekiss with Soloman Azua, Matthew Warlick with Senryu, Paul Milligan with God of Rock, and the anthology One Night Stand that we all participated in). Vinh-Luan Luu will have his new pinup book "Gun Gals | Blade Babes: Vol 2" as well as Gun Gals | Blade Babe t-shirts! And Evan Bryce will be on hand with some wicked paintings and his own sketchbook "Roman Thug Life".

Sitting with us will be artist Ruby Caston, she'll have her sketchbook on hand for sale along with prints!

Bear Quest debuts at Staple!

Bears No Limit!

That's right! 80 pages of bear-mauling and 8-bit video game chaos all packaged and ready to go.



Come to Table 69, Gnourg Press, and check it out. I'll have the book, posters, and FREE little stand-up bears so you can play along at home. Head over to the website if you want a head start on the madness!

The Gold County Paper Mill's Table at STAPLE! 2010

This upcoming weekend will be the third year in a row that the Gold County Paper Mill will be at STAPLE!

We'll have a lot of great stuff, including:

• T-shirts screenprinted by Jak Cardini and Sarah Cassidy with our owl god (viewable [and purchasable!] on our etsy)
• The Gold County Paper Mill Presents the DVD (viewable on our etsy), a collection of live performances and videos featuring Jak Cardini, William Cardini, and Dr. Chuch (some of which can be watched either here or here), and an interactive version of the comic Impossible Objects, where William Cardini illustrated lines from Jak Cardini's poetry
• Print versions of the Impossible Objects comic
• Jak Cardini Achieves the Narratological Singularity and There Is a Mars, two poetry chapbooks by Jak Cardini
• Swimming at Work, a collection of short fiction by David Fullen
• Screenprinted posters of William Cardini's one-page comic WITCH ATTACKS (previously published online at hahaclever.com) done by the super-talented Rand Renfrow
• Other digital prints of two of William Cardini's one-page ATTACKS comics
• Masks, TRANZ, and Froghead Hangover, three minicomics by William Cardini

We're also going to be splitting our table space with the greeting cards and fabric art of Glade Whitworth. We hope to see y'all there, we'll be at table 51A, right by our buddies the Poopsheet Foundation and the League of Extremely Ordinary Gentlemen. Also, when you check out the STAPLE! Program Guide, be sure to look for William Cardini's two-page comic alongside all the other talented creators!

Here's a short William Cardini comic to pique y'all's interest:

Manly Swag!

I'd like to interrupt your regularly scheduled blog for this shameless bit of self-promotion...

Howdy folks! Just thought I'd stop by and give you a sneak peak at some of the goodies I'll have available at Staple! this year (click the images to see them larger)...
Prints

 

T-Shirts

 

... and lots more! I'll also be taking commissions for drawings. I'm Manly Art at table 6 in the auditorium. Hope to see you there!

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STAPLE! gets listed on io9.

New West premieres at STAPLE!

New West, the latest series from Panel Press, will make its first appearance at STAPLE! We'll have the first issue of this post-apocalyptic western with a sense of humor at the 7000 BC table.

In a harsh, future western US, years after California has dropped off the map, a stranger rides into town — with trouble on his mind and a plan for vengeance. Download the prologue and stop by table #16 in the auditorium to check it out.

STAPLE! This weekend! Programming! Podcasts!

STAPLE! This weekend! Programming! Podcasts!

We’re only a few short days away from the Sixth Annual STAPLE! Independent Media Expo! That’s right! The festivities start THIS weekend!

As always, we’re kicking things off in style with the traditional pre-party Meet and Greet at Austin Books and Comics, 5002 North Lamar Boulevard, this Friday, March 5th at 8pm. This is a great chance to chat with all your favorite STAPLE! Guests and Exhibitors in a casual setting at one of the best comic shops in the country.

Then Saturday morning, March 6, it’s STAPLE! Doors open at 11am, the show ends at 7pm and there’s great Programming all day! It starts off with two Q&A sessions: Guy Davis (BPRD, The Marquis) at noon, Andy Runton (Owly) at 1:30. Next up is a presentation by Chris Schweizer (Crogan’s Adventures) entitled “Twenty Common Cartooning Mistakes, and How to Avoid Them”, at 3pm. Last, but certainly not least, at 4:30 it’s an amazing performance of The Intergalactic Nemesis: The Living Comic Book – must be seen to be believed!

As if that weren’t enough, the party keeps on going that night at the Shangri-La, 1016 E 6th St. (just EAST of I-35) with the STAPLE! After Party Live Art Show and benefit for KOOP Radio, with DJ Digg, DJ LD and NET WT! Doors at 8, show starts at 10pm.

And if you just can’t wait for all the fun, then check out the STAPLE! Podcast page http://www.staple-austin.org/podcast/ where we’ve just posted FIVE brand new interviews with Guy Davis, Andy Runton, Joel Watson (Hijinks Ensue), Chris Schweizer and Jason Neulander (Intergalactic Nemesis), and get a little preview of all the great stuff coming up at this year’s STAPLE!

See you at the show!

Chris "Uncle Staple" Nicholas
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STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo is the Southwest’s premier event for independently produced comics, zines, art, animation, games, crafts and more! The SIXTH annual show will be held on Saturday March 6th, 11am-7pm, at the Monarch Event Center, 6406 North IH-35 Suite 3100, in Austin, Texas. Admission is still only $5.00!