Small Press Expo

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The 1998 Small Press Expo (SPX) will be held the weekend of September 25-27 at the Holiday Inn Select in downtown Bethesda, MD, just one mile outside the nation's capital, Washington DC. In its fifth year SPX now serves as the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comic books and the discovery of new creative talent.

Small Press Expo '98 will bring together over 200 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, distributors, and each other. SPX '98 will be even larger than last year's SPX -- with over 150 exhibits and with the huge exhibit hall being held open twice as long as last year, fan attendance is expected to surpass 1,000.

Small Press Expo '98 will mark the second 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 Saturday night (September 26).

As with every year all profits from Small Press Expo '98 will go to support the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (http://www.cbldf.org), protecting the First Amendment rights of comic book readers and professionals.

Again this year, Small Press Expo will be held in conjunction with the International Comics and Animation Festival (ICAF), which is sponsored by Georgetown University and the embassies of France and Belgium. With 1998 being ICAF's fourth year, it is one of the few academic convocations in this country devoted to comics, bringing together artists, scholars, and critics from around the world. ICAF will begin the Thursday (September 24) prior to the Expo, and on Friday September 25, ICAF and SPX come together.

For more information about Small Press Expo '98 visit the constantly updated official Web site at: Indyworld or email to Big Planet

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Robert

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