BGuthrie Photos: MD -- Bethesda -- Small Press Expo (2014) -- Opening Reception

MD -- Bethesda -- Small Press Expo (2014) -- Opening Reception:

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Wikipedia Description: Small Press Expo
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The Small Press Expo (SPX) is an alternative comics convention that takes place every September or October in Bethesda, Maryland. It rivals the Alternative Press Expo as the premiere convention for alternative comics creators and fans. SPX's main claim to fame are the Ignatz Awards. As one of the few festival awards rewarded in comics, they are voted on by attendees and are given annually at SPX.

SPX publishes an annual anthology as a companion to the convention. The first edition (1997) was in standard comic format, while all subsequent editions have been in digest format. Contributors have included Alex Robinson, Frank Cho, Marc Hempel, Brian Ralph and many others.

SPX is closely associated with the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF). All profits from SPX including the proceeds from the anthology and other fund raising activities that take place during the convention weekend, go to the CBLDF.

The SPX was founded in 1994 by a group of Washington-Baltimore area retailers to promote diversity in the comics marketplace. It also coincided with Dave Sim's "Spirits of Independence" tour. Attendees of the early years often speak of the close-knit community that was attained during the convention, citing offbeat occurrences such as James Kochalka's nude musical performance in 1998 and the annual pig roast/picnic.

SPX has been held in conjunction with the International Comics and Animation Festival (ICAF) many times beginning in 1997. Both ICAF and the Expo were cancelled in 2001 due to creators' travel difficulties related to the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. SPXREC_140912_041.JPG: User comment: Rafer Roberts
2. SPXREC_140912_067.JPG: Jen Sorensen, Derf Backderf and Keith Knight
3. SPXREC_140912_074.JPG: Linda Barry (left)
4. SPXREC_140912_095.JPG: (left to right) Kat Verhoeven, Lynda Barry, and Annie Mok
5. SPXREC_140912_106.JPG: User comment: Keith Knight and Derf taking a selfie
6. SPXREC_140912_129.JPG: User comment: Caitlin McGurk of OSU and Derf Backderf
7. SPXREC_140912_146.JPG: Yvan Alagbe and Dominique Goblet
8. SPXREC_140912_159.JPG: Cliff Galbraith, the cartoonist who does Rat Bastard, and organizes Comic Cons in the NY/NJ area. The woman is his wife, J.C. Luz.
9. SPXREC_140912_180.JPG: Warren Bernard (right)
10. SPXREC_140912_183.JPG: ??? and Tom Scioli
11. SPXREC_140912_185.JPG: Cliff Galbraith and Gregg Bennet
12. SPXREC_140912_186.JPG: Jen Sorensen, Tom Tomorrow, Keith Knight, and ???
13. SPXREC_140912_198.JPG: ??? and ???
14. SPXREC_140912_200.JPG: Dave Roman (right)
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2014 photos: Equipment this year: I mostly used my Fuji XS-1 camera but, depending on the event, I also used a Nikon D7000. Trips this year: three Civil War Trust conferences (Winchester, VA in March; Nashville, TN in May, and Atlanta, GA in September), Michigan to visit mom in the hospice before she died (June), annual trip out west for San Diego Comic-Con (including Las Vegas, Reno, Carson City, Sacramento, Oakland, and Los Angeles) (July), and Michigan for mom's tribute event (July). Ego strokes: Paul Dickson used one of my photos as the author photo in his book "Aphorisms: Words Wrought by Writers". Number of photos taken this year: just over 470,000.
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