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APE 2013
Held October 12 and 13 at the Concourse Exhibition Center in San Francisco, CA.
Special Guests
APE 2013 featured an amazing group of special guests from the world of indy and underground comics. Here’s the 2013 guest list:
Colleen Coover – Bandette
Colleen Coover is an illustrator and comic book artist and writer living in Portland, Oregon. She is the creator of the adult comic Small Favors, and artist of the all-ages Banana Sunday and the graphic novel Gingerbread Girl, both written by her husband, Paul Tobin. The couple’s current project, Bandette, was nominated for four Eisner Awards in 2013. Colleen spends most of her time thinking up ways for comics to be more awesome.
Bill Griffith – Zippy the Pinhead
Zippy the Pinhead’s creator, Bill Griffith, began his comics career in New York City in 1969. He ventured to San Francisco in 1970 to join the burgeoning underground
comix movement and made his home there until 1998. Zippy also appeared in the pages of the National Lampoon and High Times from 1977 to 1984. In 1986 King Features Syndicate took the daily strip to a national audience. Today Zippy appears in over 200 newspapers worldwide. There have been many paperback collections of Griffith’s work and numerous comic book and magazine appearances, both here and abroad.
Anders Nilsen – Big Questions, The End, Dogs and Water
Anders Nilsen is the author and artist of the graphic novels Big Questions, The End, and Dogs and Water among others. He is the recipient of the 2012 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel prize and three Ignatz awards. His work has been translated into numerous languages, and his drawing and painting has been shown internationally. He lives in Minneapolis.
Raina Telgemeier – Drama, Smile, Babysitters Club
Raina Telgemeier is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels Smile and Drama, both #1 New York Times bestsellers. She also adapted and illustrated four graphic novel versions of Ann M. Martin’s Babysitters Club series and has contributed short stories to many anthologies. Raina’s accolades include an Eisner Award, a Boston Globe Horn Book Honor, a Stonewall Honor, and many Best Of and Notable lists. A San Francisco native, Raina now lives and works in Queens, NY, with her cartoonist husband, Dave Roman.
Paul Tobin – Writer, Bandette, Colder
Paul Tobin is the Eisner Award-winning author of Bandette and has written hundreds of comics for both Marvel and DC. Paul does extensive work with media properties such as Angry Birds and Plants vs. Zombies, as well as creator-owned works including his horror series Colder and his serialized I Was the Cat graphic novel, soon to be released by Oni Press, with artist Ben Dewey. Bandette is drawn by his wife, Colleen Coover; their previous collaborations include the graphic novels Gingerbread Girl and Banana Sunday. Paul’s first novel, Prepare to Die! is available in both hardcover and trade editions, and further novels will be announced soon. Follow him on twitter @PaulTobin.
Ron Turner – Publisher, distributor: Last Gasp
Anders Nilsen is the author and artist of the graphic novels Big Questions, The End, and Dogs and Water among others. He is the recipient of the 2012 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel prize and three Ignatz awards. His work has been translated into numerous languages, and his drawing and painting has been shown internationally. He lives in Minneapolis.
Dan Vado – Publisher, SLG Publishing; APE Founder
Dan Vado is the owner and founder of SLG Publishing (Slave Labor Graphics), a comics publishing company now in its 28th year. SLG has served as the launching pad for many cartoonists, including one or two who still remember and admit to where they got their start. Vado also founded the Alternative Press Expo (APE) and is currently exploring getting back into the convention business because, you know, it is so easy.
Exhibitors & Schedule
Exhibitors
Here’s our complete list of APE 2013 Exhibitors, including booth numbers and a location map.
# | Booth Number |
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1 Eye Addiction | 701 |
17 Machine Studios | 312 |
48 days in tokyo | 930 |
4th Dimension Entertainment | 327328 |
8-Rock Press | 804 |
A | Booth Number |
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A. T. Comics | 806B |
AAU Children’s Book | 125 |
Abacab Comics | 933 |
Action Lab Entertainment | 127 |
Adventures of the 19xx | 304305 |
Ageart | 846 |
Airbrush “N” Stuff | 831 |
Zed Alexandra | 917A |
Alexds1 and You Jin | 637 |
Alkemy Studio | 630 |
Allied Forces Press | 751 |
Alpha Flag | 752 |
Andy Statmiller Illustration | 429 |
Angels of the Singularity | 809A |
Animator Made Int’l | 702 |
Arch Art and Drafting Supply | 935 |
Art of Alishea Gibson / Art of Heather Rose | 404 |
The Art of Brandon Pike | 812B |
The Art of Brian Sorriano | 920B |
The Art of James C Trujillo and the Art of Haley Friedmann | 732 |
The Art of JP Neang | 510 |
Art of Tu | 815B |
Art Work of Natalie McKean | 819 |
Atelier | 426 |
Atomic Basement Ent. / Ninth Circle | 303 |
Avo & Deirling | 537 |
Awkward Ladies Club | 647A |
B | Booth Number |
---|---|
Babs Tarr Illustration | 707 |
Baby Tattoo Books | 201 |
Bagger43 | 310 |
Banandrea & LaTorri Lindsay | 410A |
Banga Studios | 320 |
Bay Area Sequential Artists | 727728729730A |
Brett Bean | 642 |
Berkeley Mews | 511B |
Nick Bertozzi | 638B |
The Big Feminist But | 647B |
Big Wow Comic Fest | 847 |
Black Hole Wizard | 750 |
Black Sheep Comics | 436 |
Jim Blanchard & J. R. Williams | 116 |
Bluefire Magazine | 902A |
Bob the Angry Flower | 200 |
Bogus Publishing | 811 |
Loren Bondurant | 507A |
Tuna Bora & Keiko Murayama | 844 |
Boston Metaphysical Society | 400 |
Boudika Comics | 527 |
Brad Britton | 908A |
Bumperboy | 437 |
BuyIndieComics.com / DWAP Productions | 319 |
C | Booth Number |
---|---|
Cachava | 206A |
Cake and Comix | 635A |
California College of the Arts | 313314315 |
Dawn Carlos / John Brassell / Luke Hurwitz | 913 |
Cartoon Art Museum | 309 |
Cartoon Flophouse | 109 |
Cartoons for Goons | 656 |
CaseyG.com | 501 |
Celga Inc | 428 |
The Center for Cartoon Studies | 529 |
Cesar – Josh – Mat | 830 |
CGhirardo | 605B |
Afu Chan | 505 |
Alexsandra Chelini & Sarah Wiener | 425 |
Chelsea & Shiupei! | 721 |
The Chung!! & Dee Chavez | 903 |
Ciaee | 209 |
Cigar Dog Press | 747 |
Colma The Comic | 832A |
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund | 318 |
The Comic Panel | 931 |
Comic Strip Club | 827 |
Comic Wise | 941942 |
Con Artist | 440A |
Contrast Comic | 822A |
Cool “Quatch” Comics | 410B |
Cool Cat Blue | 138 |
Colleen Coover & Paul Tobin | 325 |
Gemma Correll | 806A |
Ben Costa | 745 |
Couscous Collective | 307308 |
Creature Comforts | 900B |
Crescent – Rendr Paper | 737 |
D | Booth Number |
---|---|
D. N. A. Studios | 731 |
Daniele BD-Comics | 606 |
Dark Planet Inc. | 415 |
Dark White | 132B |
Darkeye Studios | 403A |
Gregg Davidson | 714 |
Amelia Davis | 706 |
Eric Decetis @ Little Relics Boutique Galleria | 764 |
Decisions & Revisions | 901 |
Deleter USA | 849 |
Steph Dere | 442 |
The Devastator | 120 |
Diablo Productions | 765 |
Diana Levin Art | 709 |
Nhu Q. Diep & Abe Audish | 904 |
Dontasma | 755 |
Dorklandia | 600 |
The Double D’s | 631 |
Dragon Child and Tryptic Pro | 542 |
Drawn & Quarterly | 516517 |
Anand Duncan | 211 |
E | Booth Number |
---|---|
E. V. J. Illustration | 545 |
Jon Eastman | 534 |
Eclecticism Collective | 646 |
ECV Press | 412 |
EHA Comics | 742 |
Eidolon Fine Arts | 322323 |
Josh Eiserike | 649A |
Elana Pritchard Studios | 407 |
Electric Works | 759 |
Elephantmen / Comicraft | 300329 |
Emma Lee Accessories | 439 |
Encyclopedia Destructica | 854 |
Eric Rodriguez Illustration (theneckless.com) | 655B |
Etelois + Fred Will Stewart | 128 |
Everyday Love Art | 839 |
Exhibit A Press | 306 |
F | Booth Number |
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Failing Sky | 919 |
Fantagraphics | 112113114 |
Fantasy Art Collective | 722 |
Felicia Ann Illustration $ Design | 909 |
Felt Books | 812A |
Ferric Press | 932 |
Flatcar6 Studios | 716B |
Flesk Publications | 212213214 |
Flimflammery Press | 840 |
The Fly Comics | 636 |
Forever Freshman | 135 |
Four Angels Designs etc. | 851 |
Fourth Way Comics | 936A |
Frederick the Great | 643 |
Fuji Dreskin Illustration | 614B |
G | Booth Number |
---|---|
Galacticat | 928 |
Shirong Gao, Molly Maloney, Emily Rasmussen, Annie Wong | 640 |
Avner Geller | 624 |
Gemeralds Magazine | 110A |
Genuine Ha Ha | 717 |
Ghost Fish | 753B |
GirlCat | 634 |
Glitter Side | 131A |
GlowingRaptor Studio | 704 |
Godaddyo’s Comic Book Hideout | 123 |
Golden Frog Press | 858 |
Mike Gray & Doug Gray | 508 |
Bill Griffith | 115 |
Tony Guaraldi-Brown | 920A |
Guys N Suits Publishing | 413A |
H | Booth Number |
---|---|
Travis Hanson / Bean Leaf Press | 416 |
Matt Harding and Ha Huang | 652 |
Vincent Harding | 925A |
Kelley Harris | 503 |
Hashground | 544A |
Joshua Hauke | 124 |
Jiny He | 905 |
Hell Horror Productions | 829 |
Hella Fresh Comics | 943 |
Brian Herrick | 403B |
Heymonster Comics | 828B |
Val Hochberg | 625 |
Honey Honey | 137 |
The Hoof and Paw | 546 |
House of Tong | 826 |
Jackie Huang & Helen Yoon | 710711 |
Humble Comics / BreakComics / E-Z Cheese | 650 |
Hungry Human | 925B |
Hyperactive Monkey | 409 |
h | Booth Number |
---|---|
heyDanger | 431 |
I | Booth Number |
---|---|
The Illustrati | 733734 |
The Illustrium | 808 |
Immedium | 539540 |
In State Design + Distribution | 918 |
Irene | 525 |
i | Booth Number |
---|---|
inki-Jinx LLC | 424 |
J | Booth Number |
---|---|
J & J Studios | 833 |
J. G. Angeles Art | 910 |
JAKC Design | 657 |
Jane’s World | 800 |
Jelter Art | 814 |
Jen Oaks Illustration | 708 |
Jenny Parks Illustration | 916 |
Avy Jetter / Maureen Burdock | 619 |
Jimmy Daze Comics | 834 |
Joan. Gabrielle. Sendy’s Art | 443 |
Joemur Artworks | 758 |
Joko Budiono Art Publishing | 100 |
Jonel Imutan Illustration | 440B |
Jose Moreno Illustration | 617 |
Josh Ellingson Illustration | 726 |
Jusscope Press | 418 |
Just Another Sheep | 417 |
K | Booth Number |
---|---|
Jake Kalsbeek | 406 |
Kelly Patton Art | 110B |
Laurent Kermel | 103 |
Keys and Strokes | 845A |
Keith Knight | 221 |
Christine Knopp | 939 |
Robert Kroese | 937A |
Krud | 205A |
KW & SZ Illustration | 543 |
Kwanchai & Kuanling | 929 |
k | Booth Number |
---|---|
kkoktu arcade | 739A |
L | Booth Number |
---|---|
Steph Laberis | 220 |
Kris Lacore-Toscanini and Cindy Ng | 841 |
Jasmin Lai & Sophie Diao | 645B |
Tim Lamb | 763A |
Last Gasp | 518519520521 |
LAVApunch | 512513 |
Learn BART – A Picture Guide To Riding BART | 441 |
Alex Lee | 757 |
Handy Lee | 845B |
Lexigrams | 651 |
Lincoln Street Six Productions | 911 |
Brenna Lindblad | 603 |
Lingua Franca Comics | 739B |
The Little Red House & Lobeta | 434435 |
Live Lines | 102 |
Stu Livingston | 741A |
LoutMonster.com | 857 |
J Lund | 822B |
Greg Luzniak | 622 |
M | Booth Number |
---|---|
Chii Maene & Kacey Schwartz | 405 |
Man Vs. Rock | 937B |
Mandatory Roller Coaster | 635B |
Manifest | 122 |
Jared Manninen | 809B |
Mar and Tung | 101 |
Sandra Markarian | 648 |
Martin the Satanic Racoon | 522 |
Mayor of Handsometown | 632 |
Mike McCubbins and Matt Bryan | 401 |
McSweeney’s | 515 |
Megamoth Studio | 720 |
Jon Mendez, Matt Jue, Renee Carty | 108 |
Brynn Metheney / Tiffany Turrill | 807 |
Microcosm Publishing | 526 |
Mike Hampton Art | 861 |
Lonnie Millsap – Rollyhead Publishing | 852 |
Mineshaft | 121 |
Misunderstanding Comics | 311 |
Mixtape Comics | 620 |
ModBook Inc | 855856 |
Ania Mohrbacher | 208 |
Peter Mohrbacher | 207 |
Monkey & Seal | 736 |
Brendan Monroe, Evan Fan, Deth P. Sun, Teppei Ando | 820 |
Monstark | 641 |
Monster Mind Sculpts | 131B |
Monsters, Robots and Laser Guns | 511A |
Most Ancient | 547 |
Mountain Top Publishing, LLC | 414 |
Museum of Robots | 210 |
N | Booth Number |
---|---|
Nakedcomix.com | 749B |
NBM | 203 |
Neece / Shields Productions | 202 |
Neoclassics Press / Inferno Los Angeles | 528 |
Never Static Pictures | 934 |
Nikki and Dela Longfish | 438 |
Nix Comics | 912 |
No Starch Press | 654 |
Nooligan | 821 |
Dianne Noomin | 115 |
Northwest Press | 802 |
Nubian Ink | 754 |
Nuclear Comics | 531 |
n | Booth Number |
---|---|
nerd Jerk | 703 |
nijomu studios | 813 |
nothing-obvious | 644 |
O | Booth Number |
---|---|
Obscuria Press | 749A |
Oddfauna | 500 |
Ogner Stump “N” Stinckers! | 509 |
Oh Hell Comics | 317 |
Tomas Overbai | 130 |
P | Booth Number |
---|---|
Melissa Pagluica | 842 |
Wil Panganiban | 623 |
The Paper Ammo Company | 653 |
Paperlinks | 743744 |
Pavement Park | 649B |
Missy Pena | 411 |
Penny Strikes Press | 926 |
Pernicious Press | 106 |
Phantacea Publications | 133B |
Phase Seven Comics | 604605A |
Pin & Cindy Illustration | 206B |
Pink Sparkly Unicorn | 129 |
The Plainest Plane | 741B |
PM Press | 104105 |
The Poet and the Flea Market | 908B |
Brendan Powell Smith | 601 |
Prism Comics | 801 |
Prismatic | 859 |
Puna Press LLC | 835 |
Q | Booth Number |
---|---|
QQQQQQQQQQ | 914 |
Quest for Cool | 748 |
R | Booth Number |
---|---|
Tom Ramirez | 413B |
Rap A Long Comics | 848 |
Rated-Z Studios | 740 |
RAWR! Dinosaur Friends – Hannah McGill | 730B |
Rawrz Toys | 700 |
RE/Search Publications | 645 |
Real Gone Girl | 219 |
Willie Real | 763B |
Reapersun / Pepper-tea | 422 |
Red Eye Comics | 927 |
Red Onix 3D | 723 |
Rise and Wreck Studio | 938 |
Andy Ristaino | 923 |
RLT Press & Slumberland Press | 627 |
Scott Roberts and Brian Schrank | 715A |
Robogato | 816 |
Rocket Robinson | 753A |
Justin Rodrigues | 735 |
Rojofolio | 924 |
Roshambo Comics, Inc | 133A |
Alex Rosmarin and Mathew Pugh | 713 |
Run the Risk Comics | 762 |
S | Booth Number |
---|---|
Salazar Entertainment | 817 |
Sam Garland Illustrations | 907 |
San Francisco Cartoonist Union | 629 |
Scary.Art.Com | 761 |
SCUMO | 204 |
Shadow Planet | 610 |
Katie Shanahan | 538 |
Paul Sharar and His Missing Crew | 828A |
Shigabooks / Lowbright | 134 |
Sho Murase | 111 |
The Short Stormtroopers | 915 |
Micah Sibert / Tu-Anh Nguyen Art | 136 |
Bob Sihilling | 906 |
Silent Theater Comics | 536 |
Silver Sprocket | 524 |
Skin Deep/Sorcery 101 | 607608 |
Elle Skinner & Kane Lynch | 514 |
Skullastic | 419 |
Slave Labor Graphics | 117118119 |
Smokey’s Tangle | 824 |
Smurphy Graphics | 860 |
Snap | 658 |
Sneal | 205B |
Social Vermyn | 609 |
Solid Sauce | 805 |
Brie Spiel | 639 |
The Squee Brigade | 725 |
Squid Row & Alex Schumacher | 832B |
Stafford/Konopitski Worldwide Adventures | 738 |
Steampunk Authors and Poet | 218 |
Stitchmind Artworks | 712 |
Sto*nerd Press | 633 |
Stormone Originals | 929B |
Storyboard Art, LLC | 940 |
Stuart Ng Books | 215216217 |
Studio Xia | 611 |
Submarine Press | 532533 |
Sunny Badger by Megan Elizabeth | 132A |
Super 7 | 843 |
Super Emo Friends | 427 |
Superhero Network | 818B |
SuperUgly | 126 |
Sweets X 4U | 137 |
T | Booth Number |
---|---|
Tai & Vin | 719 |
Tapastic | 836 |
Tapigami & B-Squad | 837838 |
Team Ronin | 615 |
Teddy Hose | 614A |
Raina Telgemeier & Dave Roman | 321 |
The Compound Gallery | 853 |
Third Option Press | 535 |
The Thoughtful Starfish and Mr Dicks | 716A |
Thousand Skies | 421 |
Three Point Comics | 810 |
Tildog Press | 756 |
Tinybully Geeky Knits | 316 |
Jen Tong | 613 |
Too DX | 659 |
Too Much Coffee Man | 326 |
Toonaverse Comics | 402 |
Top Shelf Productions | 301302 |
Transgenesis Comic Books | 618 |
Genevieve Tsai | 430 |
Tweedlebop | 541 |
U | Booth Number |
---|---|
Unpossible Cuts | 922 |
V | Booth Number |
---|---|
Geoff Vasile / Fred Noland | 107 |
Charmaine Vee & Angelica P. Jones | 917B |
Estrella Vega | 705 |
Vela Quadrant Task Force | 818A |
Vision Wisdom | 626 |
Volution Gallery | 616 |
Cody Vrosh & Binary Winter Press | 504 |
W | Booth Number |
---|---|
Waffles the Cat | 423 |
Vincent M. Wales | 936B |
Malachi Ward | 324 |
Warhead K.E.K | 602 |
Warzone Comics, Records, Art, etc. | 850 |
Lindsay Watson | 715B |
We Doomed Productions | 718 |
Westerino Comix | 408 |
Grim Wilkins and Jenna Trost | 506 |
Wind’s Way | 544B |
Katherine Wirick | 638A |
Wondermark | 823 |
Alice Wong / Steph Lew / Lorraine Yee | 432433 |
Alex Woolfson | 803 |
Christopher Wooten & Brenden Oshima | 621 |
Wren Nowan Arts | 502 |
Wrought Comics | 655A |
Wuvable Oaf Comics | 628 |
Y | Booth Number |
---|---|
Yali Dream Creations | 815A |
Yam Books | 523 |
Yetis & Friends | 921 |
Charles Yoakum / Alex Sheikman | 825 |
Your Fathers Mustache & Jeff Victor | 760 |
Z | Booth Number |
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Zacfinger.com | 900A |
Complete Schedule
APE 2013 featured a full two-day schedule of programs and workshops. This is the complete schedule for the 20th anniversary event, which was held October 12 and 13 at the Concourse Exhibition Center in San Francisco, CA.