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| Founded | 2002 |
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| Founder | Dylan Williams |
| Defunct | 2016 |
| Country of origin | U.S.A. |
| Headquarters location | Portland, Oregon |
| Key people | Virginia Paine, Tom Neely |
| Publication types | Comic books, graphic novels |
| Fiction genres | Alternative |
Sparkplug Comic Books was a publisher and distributor of alternative comics founded by cartoonist Dylan Williams.[1] Based in Portland, Oregon, the company operated from 2002 to 2016. The publisher's backlist was later handled by Alternative Comics.
Cartoonists published by Sparkplug included Austin English, Jason Shiga, Renée French, Julia Gfrörer, Katie Skelly, Juliacks, Yumi Sakugawa, Whit Taylor, Elijah Brubaker, and Jeff LeVine.
Sparkplug eschewed traditional distributors and comic book retailers; instead focusing on festivals, conventions, and direct sales through the company website.[1]
- ^ a b Spurgeon, Tom. "Dylan Williams, 1970-2011," The Comics Reporter (September 18, 2011).