Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE)

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CAKE is super excited to announce our first fundraising event since 2019! Save the date: May 25th, 2024. This fundraiser will have everything! We’ll be auctioning off art from all of your favorite indie cartoonists, we’ll be raffling off tons of comic and art goodies, there will be live comic readings and beer! Hosted by Beth Hetland and Kyle O’Connell. This will be an event you won’t want to miss! Admission is free!

Revolution Brewing Kedzie Taproom

3340 N Kedzie

Chicago, IL 60618

Saturday, May 25th, 2024 7pm-10pm

Stay tuned for our readers' announcement next week!

Super rad poster artwork by Jose Garibaldi! @cluepac 

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Blick art supplies is celebrating the opening of their Evanston location with a floor to ceiling spray paint wall & live demos! More info here. We’re also happy to be offering a 20% Off coupon to all CAKE friends (valid through 2/28/19) @blick_evanston on instagram

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If you’re thinking of creating your own comic, but don’t know where to start, check out StoryStudio’s “Bookbinding” course on February 4! Artist Regin Igloria will show you how to create a booklet that you can brag about at this summer’s expo. Materials will be provided.

Here is the link to the class for further info: https://www.storystudiochicago.com/product/bookbinding/

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The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo is very excited to announce our 2019 poster artist, Marnie Galloway!

Marnie Galloway is a cartoonist and artist working in Chicago. Her first graphic novel, In the Sounds and Seas, was collected by One Peace Books in 2016 from a Xeric Award winning series. Other comics of note include Burrow (2016), Particle/Wave (2016), and Slightly Plural (2018).

Marnie is also a former organizer of CAKE, and championed the creation of our Cupcake Award, which spotlights upcoming talent in indie comics. This year Marnie is also serving as mentor for Cupcake recipient, Diana H. Chu.

Stay tuned for more artwork from Marnie and updates on CAKE 2019, June 1st-2nd at Center on Halsted.

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based on a true story.

(okay so maybe *slightly* seattle specific, but still)

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Baltic Comics Anthology š! #33 ‘Misery’

by:  Adriana Marineo (Italy), Alice Fiorelli & Andrea De Franco (Italy), Christopher Sperandio (USA), Cole Johnson (USA), Ema Gaspar (Portugal), Emma Roulette (USA), Franz Impler (Germany), Ganmu (China), Ilaria Boscia (Italy), Ilze Ance Kazaka (Latvia), Karlīna Marta Zvirbule (Latvia), König Lü. Q. (Switzerland), Lea Loos (Germany), Lote Vilma Vītiņa (Latvia), Mārtiņš Zutis (Latvia), Oskars Pavlovskis (Latvia), Syhmen (Russia), Tara Booth (USA), Tor Brandt (Denmark), Toyoya Li (China), Triana Muñoz (Spain), Wolfgang Matzl (Austria) and Yan Cong (China).

Published by kuš!

164 pages, 4” x 6”, color, softcover, perfect bound

$13.95 (worldwide shipping included)

Pre-order here

Distributed by Spit And A Half Distro

[charlescake]

The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo is very excited to announce our 2019 poster artist, Marnie Galloway!

Marnie Galloway is a cartoonist and artist working in Chicago. Her first graphic novel, In the Sounds and Seas, was collected by One Peace Books in 2016 from a Xeric Award winning series. Other comics of note include Burrow (2016), Particle/Wave (2016), and Slightly Plural (2018).

Marnie is also a former organizer of CAKE, and championed the creation of our Cupcake Award, which spotlights upcoming talent in indie comics. This year Marnie is also serving as mentor for Cupcake recipient, Diana H. Chu.

Stay tuned for more artwork from Marnie and updates on CAKE 2019, June 1st-2nd at Center on Halsted.

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There’s still a little bit of time left to apply to table at CAKE 2019!! Link in our bio. . . #art #comics #events #comiccon #comix #fan #zines #chicago #lgbtq #chicagoevents #artwork #comicbooks #indie #creators #artists of instagram #artforsale #performance #indie #creators #ink #zinefest #workshop #learning #teaching #panels https://www.instagram.com/p/BrVRqpAns1e/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bfpvu8keouv0

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Congratulations to @hoitay for being this year’s Cupcake Award Recipient. Thanks again to @marniegalloway for being this year’s mentor! More info at the link in our bio. . . . #art #comics #events #comiccon #comix #fan #zines #chicago #lgbtq #chicagoevents #artwork #comicbooks #indie #creators #artists of instagram #artforsale #performance #indie #creators #ink #zinefest #workshop #learning #teaching #panels https://www.instagram.com/p/BqS_JTpHDFh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1t4sm8e4pz1v

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