STAPLE!
{{Short description|Annual convention in Texas, United States}}
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{{Infobox Convention
| name = STAPLE!
| image =
| caption =
| status = Active
| genre = Alternative comics
| venue = various venues in Austin
| founders = Chris Nicholas
| location = Austin, Texas
| country = United States
| first = 2005
| last =
| organizer = Chris Nicholas/Austin Books
| attendance =
| website = http://www.staple-austin.org/
}}
STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo is an annual convention in Austin, Texas, United States, for alternative comics, minicomics, webcomics, zines, underground comics, and graphic arts. Chris Nicholas founded the conference as a gathering place for professional artists and amateur creators,Thomas, David. [https://austinot.com/staple-comic-convention "Staple! Holds the Austin Indie Comic Book Scene Together,"] The Austinot (FEBRUARY 19, 2014). "a showcase for the folks who publish comics and zines and possible literary masterworks out of their own apartments."Wayne Alan Brenner, [http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2005-03-04/books_feature.html "Collating the Underexposed"], Austin Chronicle (March 4, 2005).
The show is sponsored by Austin Books, an Eisner-nominated comic book store and the site of the largest gathering of artists for the worldwide 24-Hour Comics Day held in 2005.Nat Gertler, 24 Hour Comics Day Highlights 2005 ({{ISBN|0-9753958-6-6}}).
Additional sponsors include Rogues Gallery: Comics + Games, ECPrinting.com, Dragon's Lair: Comics & Fantasy, KOOP (FM), Motorblade Postering Services, CKP communication agency of record, and Bumperactive.com.
History
The 2020 show, scheduled for October, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Uncle Staple. [https://twitter.com/staple/status/1274379467801202689 "Hey, everyone, sorry for the radio silence..."] STAPLE! Twitter account (June 20, 2020).
Event dates and locations
- March 5, 2005: BPOE #201
- March 4, 2006: Red Oak Ballroom
- March 3, 2007: Red Oak Ballroom
- March 1, 2008: Monarch Event Center
- March 7, 2009: Monarch Event Center
- March 6, 2010: Monarch Event Center
- March 5–6, 2011: Marchesa Hall and Theatre
- March 3–4, 2012: Marchesa Hall and Theater
- March 2–3, 2013: Marchesa Hall and Theater
- March 1–2, 2014: Marchesa Hall and Theater
- March 7–8, 2015: Marchesa Hall and Theater
- March 5–6, 2016: Marchesa Hall and Theater
- September 9–10, 2017: Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex
- September 8–9, 2018: Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex
- October 12–13, 2019: Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex
- {{strikethrough|October 2020}}: Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- {{strikethrough|2021}}: Venue not reopened as of Aug 2021, and organizer busy {{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/stapleaustin|title=Staple! Independent Media Expo |work=Facebook}}
- April 13-14, 2024: Mabee Ballroom, St. Edward's University{{cite news|title=Indie media expo draws together Austin comics, zines, games, and more|first=Lex |last=Stewart |date=Mar 22, 2024|work=Culture Map Austin|url=https://austin.culturemap.com/news/arts/staple-austin-comic-convention-2024/}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.staple-austin.org}}
{{Comic festivals and alternative comics conventions}}
{{Texas SF Conventions}}
Category:Comics conventions in the United States