12-13 Oct 2007: Small Press Expo, Bethesda, MD

Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center
Bethesda, MD

http://www.spxpo.com/

SPX 2007 will be held the weekend of October 12 and 13, 2007 at the Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center in Bethesda, MD, just one mile outside the nation's capital, Washington DC. In its twelth year SPX now serves as the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comic books and the discovery of new creative talent.

SPX will bring together over 400 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, distributors, and each other. SPX will be open to the public from 2pm Friday, October 12th and run through 8pm that evening. The celebration continues Saturday from 10am to 7pm, culminating in the 11th annual Ignatz Awards Reception. In addition, expect great programming all weekend long for you to enjoy!

SPX 2007 marks the eleventh annual presentation of The Ignatz Awards for outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning. The Ignatz, named after George Herriman's brick-wielding mouse, recognizes outstanding work that challenges popular notions of what comics can achieve, both as an artform and as a means of personal expression. The Ignatz is a festival prize, the first such of the United States comic book industry. Winners will be determined by ballot during SPX and presented at the gala Ignatz Awards ceremony.

As with every year all profits from SPX will go to support the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, protecting the First Amendment rights of comic book readers and professionals.