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In this issue:
Ignatz nomination!
Secret Rag Vol. 5: The Stinky Rag
Upcoming stuff
🧱 Ignatz Award Nomination 💥
Live Rock: Aquarium Life Part 1 was nominated for a 2023 Ignatz Award for OUTSTANDING COMIC. We’re deeply honored to have a book on the list and it’s such an amazing recognition of Ross Jackson’s incredible work. He’s our favorite comics boy! We couldn’t have gotten where we are today without Ross (John James’ comix mentor through the IPRC program in 2015!) and we’ve got Live Rock Part 2 and more fun collaborations on the horizon! GET READY!
If you’ve gotten your ballot and haven’t voted yet… Go forth! Do your part!
Ross Jackson will be at SPX this year hanging out with our friends at Floating World Comics in Booth M8 — go say hello and get a copy of Live Rock Part 1!
Secret Rag Vol. 5 — The Stinky Rag
It’s finally here! The newest issue of our quarterly-ish one-page anthology of comics, activities, and fun is available now. We’ve got a star-studded cast of artists drawing quality stink lines that waft right off the page. Ask your local comic store to have us send them a bundle in the mail for free!
👀 Now Available in the Secret Room Super Shop 👀
Featuring: Ross Jackson, Carlos B., Sabine Rear, Kristin Howe, Caroline Cash, Re Pinter, Grayson Bear, Leland Vaughn, Liz Yerby, Cielle Charron, John James
🌎 UPCOMING EVENTS 😵💫
Come hang out with us!
Permanent Damage | August 26th, 2023 in Portland, OR (we meant to send this email before PD-PDX but got too busy — it was great and we hope Permanent Damage comes back to Portland in the future)
Treviso Comic Book Festival | Sept. 29/30 | Treviso, Italy (mostly just hanging out!)
Short Run | November 4th, 2023 in Seattle, WA
Portland Zine Symposium | October 2023 in Portland, OR
📚 What Happens Next? 📚
We’ve got a book coming out VERY SOON with one of our favorite comics artists. They’re an artist, musician, and all around friendly arts fella who has been an instrumental part in the comics & weirdo art scene in Portland, Oregon. We’ll have more info in the next week or so to share!
IRL Pop-Up: Shhh… don’t tell anybody but we’re doing a pop-up shop in November/December. The location is a secret (for now). What do you want to see there? What kind of workshops or weird events would you wanna be a part of? Email us and let us know!
Where to Find Secret Room Press
👇 Buy comics in the REAL WORLD and support local shops 👇
Floating World Comics | Portland, OR
Books with Pictures | Portland, OR
Cosmic Monkey | Portland, OR
Fantagraphics Bookstore | Seattle, WA
Lucky’s Comics | Vancouver, BC
Secret Headquarters | Los Angeles, CA
Silver Sprocket | San Francisco, CA
Mission Street Comics | San Francisco, CA
The Escapist Comics | Berkeley, CA
Lion’s Tooth | Milwaukee, WI
Vault of Midnight | Ann Arbor, MI
Partners & Sons | Philadelphia, PA
Wigshop Webshop | Online
Okay that’s all for now! Go read a book in a hammock before it starts raining again. BYE! 💛