Expo 2000

Expo 2000 is the companion anthology to SPX: The Expo, North America’s premier forum for alternative cartoonists and small press publishers. The 2000 edition will contain articles and comics by the best alternative cartoonists working today, including Charles Burns (creator of the fantastically creepy comic Black Hole, veteran of Art Spiegelman’s RAW Magazine, and cover artist for The New Yorker and Time, among others), Ivan Brunetti (Schizo), Shannon Wheeler (Too Much Coffee Man), Brian Ralph (Cave-In), and Craig Thompson (Good-Bye Chunky Rice). But these are just a few of the contributors to this packed anthology — at 240 pages, Expo 2000 is a hefty read at a bargain price. In addition to the comics stories, there will be many articles about alternative comics around the world, edited by Charles Brownstein. The combination of reporting and comics stories make Expo 2000 the Granta of comics Proceeds from the sale of Expo 2000 benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), a non-profit organization protecting freedom of expression for the comics community. The CBLDF advises retailers on their First Amendment rights and pays the legal bills of those retailers accused of selling obscene and cutting edge comics.