STAPLE! February Update!

Keith Knight!

Award-winning San Francisco cartoonist and rapper Keith Knight will be appearing at STAPLE! 2006! Most famous as the creator of the K Chronicles and (th)ink, he has published five comic-strip collections, including his latest, "The Passion of the Keef". Keith will be presenting a slideshow at STAPLE! entitled:
"Keith Knight: The "Other" Black Cartoonist" Check out his website www.kchronicles.com and come see him at the show!

Sold out!

Exhibitor tables for STAPLE! 2006 have sold out! We've got more than 50 creators signed up to show you their stuff ' this is going to be an awesome show! Do not miss it!!!

More Quick Questions!

Our latest interviewee is Phil Hester, artist on DC's Green Arrow and Nightwing and creator of indy gems like Deep Sleeper and The Coffin, among many other
credits.

Help Promote STAPLE!

You too can help get out the word about STAPLE! Download this flyer and distribute it in your area.

http://www.staple-austin.org/promote/staple2006_01_full.pdf


Traveling to the show? Need a place to stay? We've got a very reasonable hotel deal in place. Check the message board www.staple-austin.org/community for
details.

SOLD OUT!

Wow! Exhibitor tables for STAPLE! 2006 have sold out! Check back here for a full list of exhibitors to be posted soon! Update: The full exhibitor list is now online.

November Update! Tony Millionaire!

Tony Millionaire at STAPLE!

STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo is pleased to announce the appearance of Mr. Tony Millionaire at our second annual expo to be held March 4th, 2006 in Austin, Texas. Mr. Millionaire is the creator of Maakies, Sock Monkey, the new Billy Hazelnuts, and other fine comical adventures. We are proud and excited to have Tony Millionaire at STAPLE!


Exhibitors!

Our list of exhibitors is growing and includes the folks mentioned above plus Chris Moreno, Silent Devil Productions, Rafael Navarro, Viper Comics, Drew Edwards, Danielle Corsetto, Jeffery Stevenson, John Thornton, Justin Humphries, Nate Southard, Dylan Edwards, Jason Degroot, Toby Craig, and more!

Paige Braddock

Today we are starting a new series of quick questions posed to artists about working in comics. The first one up is Paige Braddock, creator of Jane's World. Go read it now in the articles section.

Xeric Grant Panel at STAPLE!

What is the Xeric Grant, and why should you know about it if you're a self-publisher? Five creators who have successfully lobbied for and been awarded a grant for self-publishing talk about the rewards, potential pitfalls and process of signing up for comics' best known self-publishing grant! Panelists include Alex Cahill & Jad Ziade Something So Familiar, Emily Benz & Summer McClinton Thread, and Michael LaRiccia Black Mane.

New articles up

We've just republished a how-to article on book binding by Toby Craig to the new articles section of the STAPLE web site. While you are there, also check out our interview with Scott Kurtz.

Date and location set for STAPLE 2006

Details are starting to come together for our 2006 show. STAPLE will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2006 in Austin at the Red Oak Ballroom. Hope to see you there!

Registration for exhibitors is now open. Please download the PDF and mail it in to reserve your table.