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APE: The Comics-Loving Monkey Moves to Fall!
The Alternative Press Expo, affectionately known as APE, moves to the fall this
year. Held once again in its home of many years, San Francisco’s Concourse (620
7th Street), APE is November 1 and 2, right after Halloween. Come to San
Francisco early, and celebrate that spookiest of holidays in the beautiful city
by the Bay before hitting the APE exhibit hall.
APE is one of the country’s largest gatherings of the best in indie comics,
offering a venue for exhibitors ranging from self-publishers of minicomics to
such large publishers as SLG Publishing, Fantagraphics, Drawn and Quarterly, Oni
Press, Top Shelf, and many more. It offers a huge collection of some of the best
indie and alternative comics material out there: graphic novels, chap books,
’zines, art books, prints, original art, and comics of every size and shape. You
can’t walk through the giant APE Exhibit Hall and not be inspired to either open
your wallet and buy cool stuff or go home and hunker down and create some of
your own. It’s that kind of show.
The special guest list for APE 2008 includes
Jessica Abel (La Perdida),
Paige Braddock (Jane’s World),
Megan Kelso (The Squirrel Mother),
Matt Madden (99 Ways to Tell a Story), and
Chris Ware (The ACME Novelty Library).
As always, APE will be filled to the gills with a whole slew of other amazing artists, writers, and
creators. A complete list of exhibitors will appear on this website as the event
gets closer. If you’re interested in exhibiting at APE,
click here to download
an exhibitor application. But hurry: the price break for tables is June 1.
Each year, the APE official poster and program book cover feature art from one
of the special guests. This year’s art will be by Paige Braddock and here’s a
sneak peek. Now tell us you don’t want to take this lovable monkey home with you
and watch him draw comics...we dare you!
Fall is one of the best times to visit San Francisco.
APE is just as famous for
what happens after the show closes each day, with numerous parties, gallery
openings, signings, plus the always-stellar San Francisco nightlife. Plus, it's
Halloween weekend! It's one of the most beautiful cities in the world … don't
you deserve a little Fall vacation to the Bay area to celebrate the spookiest of
holidays in style, plus get a chance to pick up some of the best comics?
Can't wait until fall of next year for your indy comics fix?
We can help you there! Visit WonderCon in February at the Moscone Center, where there's always
lots of great comics of all kinds or visit Comic-Con in San Diego in July, the
biggest comics and pop culture convention on the continent, packed with
publishers from around the world! Then joins us in November for APE at The
Concourse in San Francisco!
We're currently working on details for APE 2008, including our special guest
list. Check back for updated details!
Comic-Con International, which produces the Alternative Press
Expo, is a nonprofit educational corporation dedicated to creating
awareness of and appreciation for comics and related popular art forms,
primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that
celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and
culture.
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