STAPLE! Austin

Help promote STAPLE! with these convenient print-out-and-cut flyers for 2007. The show is less than a month away! You can download a PDF here (3.4 MB).

Also check back soon for some new interviews and the final guest and panel schedule.

The first weekend in March is shaping up to be a great two days for fans of comics and animation. First, Staple runs all day Saturday, with the usual Friday night pre-party and Saturday night live art shows. Then Sunday evening, March 4th, is The Animation Show at the Paramount Theater! This is a one day stop in Austin, so it’s not to be missed.

If you are coming into town for Staple and love animated short films, plan to take off work Monday and stay an extra night in Austin. You won’t regret it. Visit the Animation Show web site for more details, including the film list and their guests Don Hertzfeldt and Austin’s very own Mike Judge.

Our interview with Alex Cahill is now online. Alex discusses the process of character development, self-publishing, and working with Jad Ziade on the upcoming Poison the Cure. The 400-page sci-fi comic will make its debut at STAPLE! this year.

We have updated the exhibitor list with even more companies and artists showing off their work at STAPLE! The show is less than 2 months away: March 3rd in Austin TX.

Exhibitor tables have sold out! Staple is 3 years old and every year we have seen the interest grow. We have a partial list here and will be updating the rest soon.

If you didn’t register early enough this year, there may be others who are willing to share their table with you. Try posting to the community forums.

And a reminder to attendees — there’s no need to register in advance. Just show up Saturday morning March 3rd ready to meet some great independent artists. $5 at the door.

Tables are selling even faster than we expected. We have already sold out of our original space, so we added an additional room to accommodate more exhibitors. If you’d like to show and sell your work at Staple, please register soon because there are only a few spots left.

If you haven’t had a chance to check out the featured articles section of the site recently, we’ve posted Quick Question interviews with Bryan O’Malley and Hope Larson there. Enjoy!

And a reminder for our exhibitors: Don’t forget to send in your registration form soon. Space is limited, and half tables start at just 30 bucks through the end of the year.

The date is set for STAPLE! 2007: March 3rd, 2007 in Austin, TX. Exhibitor registration is open! We are also happy to announce that Dean Haspiel will be a special guest at the show.

Curious about what last year looked like? New pictures are online now.

Planning is underway for our third show in March of 2007. We will announce the date and open registration for exhibitors as soon as the details are finalized. Thanks for making last year’s show a success!

The STAPLE! afterparty/live art show was so awesome that we’re doing it again!

Jim Mahfood is coming back AND we’ll also be featuring four local artists as well. Table Manners Crew will once again provide the grooves.

It’s Saturday May 13th at Club Deville, 900 Red River. Don’t miss it!

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