An Austin custom returns this weekend – STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo. This expo payments itself as:
“…the premiere event in the Southwest for independently created comics, zines, art, crafts, games and more, with over 100 exhibiting artists, 7 hours of panels & presentations, and on & off-site events!”
This conference was began by Chris Nicholas and David Lamplugh in 2005 as a means to assist DIY and Indie comics publishers get their work in entrance of individuals, which is a rising problem once more immediately. The title of the conference derives Nicholas and Lamplugh’s expertise self-publishing comics which included taking good care of the stapling themselves.
STAPLE! repeated yearly till the pandemic pressured them to take a break in 2020. Family issues in addition to considerations about how costly it was to placed on a present saved it from returning till now.
This 12 months’s festivities embody:
-April twelfth, 8pm – free pre-party meet and greet at Austin Books
-April thirteenth, 11am-6pm – exhibitors, panels, and shows
-April thirteenth, 9pm – free dwell artwork present on the Far Out Lounge
-April 14th, 12pm-6pm – exhibitors, panels, and shows
Among the numerous featured company and panelists are Mattie Lubchansky, TheStarfishface, Chesca Hause, Ron Regé, Jr., and Dale Wallain. You can discover the entire record of company and panelists right here, and the entire record of exhibitors right here.
Staple! 2024 is scheduled for April 13-14 within the Mabee Ballroom at St. Edward’s University.
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