Brightest Young Things

Well this weekend is SPX (Small Press Expo) and this will be sitting at my table.
This is a small collection of the first 7 strips that I will be giving away with purchases.
Especialay if you purchase this...

Super limited edition (only 8) Dahlia Dickenson magnet comic with dry erase bubbles you can fill in yourself. These will be $10.

The DC Conspiracy are coming in full force. We have a bank of 8 tables.

Here is a sampling of what members of the DC Conspiracy will premiering.

The premier of the DC Conspiracy's third genre anthology
Dr Dremo's Taphouse of Tall Tales and Short Stories: The Spoils of Crime

In the fine tradition of EC comics Dr. Dremo hosts seventeen stories of crime and punishment and all the little things that can happen in-between.
92 Pages | Black & White TPB Zine $9

I will also be premiering the all-ages comic I created with my wife CrumbSnatchers

$7.00
Nonsensical, Upside Down Craziness! A place where the ordinary can become extraordinary and children's dreams become reality with humorous and endearing results.
Little children and whimsical characters play and interact with each other in a fantastical realm. Tag along with Zoey, the cutest girl in school and messy hair Elliott as they run amok with their friends the Frog King, the devious Koala Bear, and a go-cart riding, gang of penguins called the AnkleBiters.
64 Pages | Color TPB Minicomic

The second issue of 'Xoc' ($2), Matt Dembicki's Ignatz-nominated mini-comic, will premiere at the Small Press Expo. The journey of the great white continues as it encounters new enemies and picks up a traveling companion.

"Howzit Funnies" (http://www.howzitfunnies.blogspot.com/)is a collection of comics by Andrew Cohen. Framed in the rhyming cant of old songs and blues, "Howzit Funnies" creates comic book rhythms to convey jokes, gags, stories and emotions. Swinging, sliding, slipping and swelling, "Howzit Funnies" answers its own question with wit and creativity... $5 for 44 pages of chuckles from Andrew Cohen at aacohen03@yahoo.com.

PLASTIC FARM #16
Ed Erbmas and the Great Book Buyback Scam (pt 2)
$2.50 Minicomic
Written and drawn by Rafer Roberts
Concluding the epic tale of Chester's first day of college complete with weird dream sequences, textbook theft, and embarrassing attempts to get into a salesgirl's pants.

Sam Koi 2: Two more short stories about Sam, an inquisitive little
fish in a big, big world. It's 3 dollars for 24 full color pages and a
"How to Draw Sam Koi" tutorial.

Potboiler: A collection of shorts and illustration work I've done in
the past year. It's 7 dollars for 38 pages, and also full color. You
can get it online at http://maljones.magcloud.com.

The DC Conspiracy/SPX 2009 Show Poster: I'll have a limited number of
the DC Conspiracy Show poster available at the show . With so many
members of the group having tables, I thought it'd be fun to
commemorate it. After the show, they'll be available for sale at
http://www.inprnt.com.

Dawn's Dictionary Drama Needs SPX Attendees' Help!

John Bintz has given himself quite a challenge: get random words, use a different one in each strip, and take 110 of those strips and create a semi-coherent storyline. And he needs the attendees of Small Press Expo to keep going! John will have "Dawn's Dictionary Drama" postcards available at the show that he wants you to fill out and bring back to his table, F5. Bring John back a filled out card, and he'll include your word in an upcoming "Dawn's Dictionary Drama" comic to be posted at http://www.dawnsdictionarydrama.com/!

Bamn #2
Written by TROY JEFFREY ALLEN
Penciled by JAY PAYNE
Edited by RON CRISTOBAL
Bamn, a fallen pro wrestling superstar, has spent the postscript of his career throwing up in bars and living out of his car.
A chance encounter brings Bamn to a group of teenage fans who have long-idolized the has-been wrestler. Wanting to impress Bamn, the kids invite him to their backyard wrestling show. Unfortunately, the only audience they attract is the group of bullies that comprise their school s amateur wrestling team. Bamn arrives to end a confrontation between the kids and offers to teach the backyarders how to fight back.
Training day has begun...
24PGS.(each)/Black & White/Parental Advisory …$3.50 (each)
www.bamncan.com

Crystal Clear #1
Written by JAY PAYNE
Penciled by JAY PAYNE
Edited by KYLE REEDY and TROY JEFFREY ALLEN
The new series (the number of issues is yet to be determined) is about the title character, a promiscuous super heroine who has become a public relations nightmare. Looking to improve her image, her agent calls on a struggling comic book scribe to re-imagine her into a wholesome crusader for truth and justice. They have their work cut out for them.
It's a romantic-comedy with capes, 3 genres that Jay knows and loves (pun intended).
Jay is pulling a grand-slam for this one! He is inking, drawing, and writing this bad bear.
Crystal Clear will make its' debut at The Small Press Expo '09.
Click Here for more on SPX!
Click here for more Crystal Clear art by Jay Payne
24PGS.(each)/Color/Parental Advisory…$3.50 (each)
www.bamncan.com

Displacement - Issue 1 of 3
$3.00
When Shawn refuses to accept his own mind, his mind retaliates by creating a skewed, hallucinated version of himself. This figment only seeks one goal; get Shawn to feel so worthless and hopeless that he will kill himself.
Now, Shawn must deal not only with his depression, but his hold on reality and sanity, as well.
24 Pages | Black & White

Displacement - Issue 2 of 3
$3.00
Shawn's fractured psyche didn't just happen. Flowing backwards in time, we see more of the events that led up to the creation of his other, projected, self.
24 Pages | Black & White

Displacement - Issue 3 of 3
$3.00
Has Shawn's mirror self succeeded in breaking Shawn's spirit and convinced him to end his life, or will he find a way to defeat his own mind?
24 Pages | Black & White

And here is some info about SPX from their website
www.spxpo.com

Where: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center

When: Open to the public Saturday and Sunday, September 26 and 27, 2009.

Times:
Saturday: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Sunday: noon – 6:00 pm

Admission:
One day memberships: $10.00
Weekend memberships: $15.00
Collected at the door the day of the show

Why: If you did not participate in the past, whether as a fan or an exhibitor, you missed a lot—don’t be left out in 2009. 2008 was another terrific year for the show. Attendance was over 3,000 attendees and exhibitors, along with dozens of printers, distributors, retailers, and other industry professionals.

There were over 450 people registered as exhibitors and we sold over 170 exhibitor tables. SPX has a unique format of only selling exhibitor space to independent publishers and not to retailers. This provides a very intimate and friendly atmosphere for our creators and fans to mingle. At the same time, there’s a wide array of programming for all to enjoy.

For more information on how you can register as an exhibitor, go to the Exhibitor Registration page.

About the Show

SPX 2009 will be held the weekend of September 26 and 27, 2009 at the Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center in Bethesda, MD, just one mile outside the nation’s capital, Washington DC. In its fourteenth year SPX now serves as the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comic books and the discovery of new creative talent.

SPX will bring together over 400 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, distributors, and each other. SPX will be open to the public September 26th from 11am Saturday, and run through 7pm that evening. The celebration continues Sunday from noon to 6pm. In addition, expect great programming all weekend long for you to enjoy!

SPX 2009 marks the thirteenth annual presentation of The Ignatz Awards for outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning. The Ignatz, named after George Herriman’s brick-wielding mouse, recognizes outstanding work that challenges popular notions of what comics can achieve, both as an artform and as a means of personal expression. The Ignatz is a festival prize, the first such of the United States comic book industry. Winners will be determined by ballot during SPX and presented at the gala Ignatz Awards ceremony.

As with every year profits from SPX will go to support the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, protecting the First Amendment rights of comic book readers and professionals.