Better Late Than Never: APE 2007

The Really Late Alternative Press Expo 2007 Report

Three years ago, in February 2004, Lost in the Dark Press debuted the first issue of Video in San Francisco at the Alternative Press Expo. This year, on our fourth outing, we debuted the collected edition of the entire Video mini-series. The amount of talent that shows up each year at the Concourse never ceases to amaze me, and I never get tired of visiting the city of San Francisco itself. Below are some pictures of the event (we never take enough!) and after that are some picks for some of my favorite purchases at the show.

Fragile Prophet writer Jeff Davidson and myself at the table.


Tabloia's Chris Wisnia, in what is quickly becoming a convention tradition: the Wisnia Goof Face Pic.


The Stephen R. Buell stink-eye...


A sketch I did while at the table.



What I Picked Up!

-Numb, by Josh Kemble. I'd heard about this Xeric-winner a few times in the last six months or so, and with good reason. It's awesome. This is seriously that kind of book that you say, "Holy shit, that's me!!" but has that effect on everyone that reads it. And the break-up scene is BRUTAL in it's simplicity and effectiveness.



Fallen and a set of postcard prints by Camilla d'Errico. The artist of SLG's Nightmares and Fairytales had some beautiful prints for sale, and a cool magazine-sized glossy graphic adaptation of a Mark Twain's poem. One of those tables I wish I had more money to spend at.



Blister No. 1 by Hellen. Haven't read it yet, but the art is fantastic, sorta manga-ish, with some French-Moebius-type-shit creeping in. Magazine-sized, but with a really cool hand-stamped cover. Check out the website, her color work is awesome.



There were so many more artists I'd like to talk about, but there's only so much time. Suffice it to say, APE is a haven for amazing people and works, so if you're in the area next April, be sure to check it out!