STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo is an annual convention in Austin, Texas, United States, for alternative comics, minicomics, webcomics, zines, underground comics, and graphic arts. Chris Nicholas founded the conference as a gathering place for professional artists and amateur creators, "a showcase for the folks who publish comics and zines and possible literary masterworks out of their own apartments."
The show is sponsored by Austin Books, an Eisner-nominated comic book store and the site of the largest gathering of artists for the worldwide 24-Hour Comics Day held in 2005..
Additional sponsors include Rogues Gallery: Comics + Games, ECPrinting.com, Dragon's Lair: Comics & Fantasy, KOOP (FM), Motorblade Postering Services, CKP communication agency of record, and Bumperactive.com.
History The 2020 show, scheduled for October, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show returned in 2024.
Event dates and locations March 5, 2005: BPOE #201 March 4, 2006: Red Oak Ballroom March 3, 2007: Red Oak Ballroom March 1, 2008: Monarch Event Center March 7, 2009: Monarch Event Center March 6, 2010: Monarch Event Center March 5–6, 2011: Marchesa Hall and Theatre March 3–4, 2012: Marchesa Hall and Theater March 2–3, 2013: Marchesa Hall and Theater March 1–2, 2014: Marchesa Hall and Theater March 7–8, 2015: Marchesa Hall and Theater March 5–6, 2016: Marchesa Hall and Theater September 9–10, 2017: Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex September 8–9, 2018: Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex October 12–13, 2019: Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex : Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic April 13-14, 2024: Mabee Ballroom, St. Edward's University April 12-13, 2025: Mabee Ballroom, St. Edward's University April 11-12, 2026: Mabee Ballroom, St. Edward's University
See also Alternative Press Expo MoCCA Festival Small Press Expo
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