SP7: Alt. Comics Tribute to GARO Manga

A project in Philadelphia, PA by Box Brown
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SP7 is a tribute to the Japanese avante garde manga magazine Garo. 20 of the best alt. cartoonists working in Right to Left manga-style
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Funded: $8,475 of $5,000
Dates: Jul 17th -> Aug 23rd (37 days)
Project By: Box Brown
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Latest News

Almost done! Thanks so much!

August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi All, We're less than 24-hours away from the end of our kickstarter campaign.  Thanks so much to everyone for supporting the book.  I hope you'll enjoy the book! I wanted to point your attention to another comics-based kickstarter project that is... (Read More)

Artist Spotlight: Derik Badman and Ryan Andrews

August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
We recently added two pieces to the book. One is a comic by Ryan Andrews and one is an essay by cartoonist/critic Derik Badman. Derik Badman is an artist and critic whose writing has been featured on The Hooded Utilitarian among various outlets for... (Read More)

Artist Spotlight: James Harvey

August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
James Harvey has posted a full-color, full preview of his story from SP7. Read it here.  (Read More)

Artist Spotlight: Katie Skelly

August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Katie Skelly is best know for her book Nurse Nurse and her contributions to the Thickness anthology.  Here is a preview of her comic for SP7.  Click here to read the whole story!   (Read More)

Funding Goal Reached/Overfunding FAQ/James Harvey Preview

August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
So, over the weekend we reached our funding goal of $5000!!  What does this mean? Well, the printing & shipping bill is covered!! That means we'll have 1000 copies of SP7 printed and ready to sell.  We'll be debuting the book at SPX in... (Read More)

Artist Spotlight: Mickey Z

August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Michaela Zacchilli is the Providence, RI based cartoonist & print-maker known in comics circles as Mickey Z. She's the artist of the comics risozine series RAV and has been featured in various anthologies such as THICKNESS and RUB THE BLOOD.  (Read More)

Artist Spotlight: Masahiko Matsumoto

July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
We are proud to announce that SP7 will contain an 8-page preview of Cigarette Girl by Masahiko Matsumoto.  Matsumoto worked with Tsuge and Tatsumi in the 1950's and played a large role in making the gekiga style of mature manga.  We're extremely... (Read More)

Artist Spotlight: Keenan Marshall Keller

July 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Keenan Marshall Keller is the artist behind Galactic Breakdown and the comics editor for Drippy Bone Books. Based out of LA, he recently curated the FREAK SCENE art show featuring artists such as Johnny Ryan, Benjamin Marra & Bald Eagles.  (Read More)

Tom Hart joins the team!

July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We're happy and proud to announce self-professed GARO FREAK Tom Hart will doing a comic for SP7.   Keep your eyes here as there is more TOP SECRET news to come...  (Read More)

Artist Spotlight: Charles Forsman

July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Charles Forsman is a comics-machine. He runs a comics boutique and recently announced he has two forthcoming books being released by Fantagraphics.  Below is a preview from his SP7 comic about a ghost.  (Read More)

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