The Alternative Press
Expo (A.P.E.) is always a don’t miss
and this year didn’t disappoint.
There is always an opportunity to see some familiar faces as well as
make some new discoveries. It’s also
a chance to meet and talk to artists and authors, from the famous like Bill Griffith to the soon to be
famous. The show changes over time. Felt art seems to have vanished and
crocheted characters are definitely on the decline. Benedict Cumberbatch
fan art is understandably big – my favorite was this little book Let’s
Learn the Alphabet with Actor Benedict Cumberbatch.
Some of my favorite new “discoveries” (links below):
- Jesse Cowan’s Little Wolf Comic.
- Joan Wirolinggo’s illustration work, I got a little penguin myself.
- Tu-Anh Nguyen’s Awkward Boobies (as in the birds),
- Estrella Vega was showing off some beautiful prints of her work.
- Though my favorite this year was Chris Koehler’s series of zodiac prints based on his illustrations and then overlaid with the constellation map for the corresponding sign of the zodiac.
Next year’s show is moving to Fort Mason, so mark you
calendar for 2014.
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