Act-i-vate
Featured artists: Pedro Camargo, Simon Fraser, Tim Hall, Tim Hamilton, Jennifer Hayden, John Kershbaum, George O’Connor
Debut publications: Lilly Mackenzie & the Mines of Charybdis, Brother Sasquatch, many others
AdHouse Books
Featured artists: Lamar Abrams, Ethan Rilly
Debut publications: Ferzan Dr3i
Akashic Books
Featured artists: Mr. Fish and Zachary Lipez
Debut publications: Go Fish: How to Win Contempt and Influence People, Please Take Me Off the Guest List
AWP
Featured artists: Joan Reilly, Jon Lewis, Karen Sneider, Robyn Chapman, Dennis Pacheco
Birdcage Bottom Books
Featured artists: J.T. Yost, Victor Kerlow
Debut publications: Thinger Dingers, Small Victories #2
Eric Timothy Carlson
Carrier Pigeon Magazine
Ben Catmull
Cinders Gallery
Closed Caption Comics
Featured artists: Noel Freibert, Conor Stechschulte, Chris Day, Erin Womack, Molly O’Connell, Andrew Neyer, Ryan Cecil Smith, Zach Hazard Vaupen, Lane Milburn, Mollie Goldstrom
Debut publications: WEIRD magazine, SFSF 2, Two Eyes of the Beautiful 3, the Amateurs, Closed Caption Comics 9.5
Coin-Op
Domitille Collardey
Collective Stench
Featured artists: Thomas Toye, KJ Martinet, Heather Benjamin, Leah Wishnia, Lincoln Bostian
Debut publications: Dimensions Vol. 2, Islands #3, Happiness Comix, Sad Sex 10
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
Conundrum Press
Featured artist: Philippe Girard
Debut publication: Collier’s Popular Press
Domino Books
Featured artists: Sakura Maku, Austin English, Jesse McManus, Elisabet Ericson, Peter Larsson, Nate Doyle, Clara Bessijelle
Debut publications: The Man with My Face, Spider Monkey #1, Violence Valley, I Used to Live on Ridge Street, Everything Unseen #2, Midnight Special, Ögonaböj by Peter Larrson, Print on the Nose by Peter Larrson
Drawn & Quarterly
Featured artists: Brian Ralph, Adrian Tomine, R. Sikoryak, John Porcellino
Scott Eder Gallery
Enchanted Lion Books
Fanfare / Ponent Mon
Featured Artist: Galit Seliktar
Fantagraphics
Featured artists: Al Columbia, Jack Davis, Kim Deitch, Michael Kupperman, Dash Shaw, Josh Simmons
Debut publications: Jack Davis: Drawing American Pop Culture, 500 Portraits, Action! Mystery! Thrills! Great Comic Book Covers 1936-1945, Jason Conquers America
Drew Friedman
Gaze Books
Sarah Glidden
Lisa Hanawalt
Sam Henderson
Featured artists: Sam Henderson, Michael Rex
Debut publications: Free Ice Cream, a Magic Whistle Collection
Lizz Hickey
Hidden Fortress
Featured artists: Paul Lyons, Brian Ralph, Leif Goldberg
Debut publication: Monster
Hope Mountain News
Featured artists: Peter Lazarski, Mike Turzanski
Debut publications: Hope Mountain News #4
Human Being Lawnmower
Featured artists: Avi Spivak
I Will Destroy You
Featured Artist: Tom Neely
Debut publications: The Wolf, Danger Country, Galactic Breakdown
Important Comics
Featured artist: Dina Kelberman
Debut publications: The Regular Man, Important Comics Vol. 2
Sam Ita
Jack Kirby Museum
Dunja Jankovic
Featured artists: Dunja Jankovic, Cody Brant, Toning
Debut publications: Circles Cycles Circuits, HELIUM, Habitat, Silent Gaze
Juliacks
Debut publications: Invisible Forces, Swell, Letters to the Infinite Whistle- Preface to the Epic Love Story.
Killer Acid
Featured artist: Rob Corradetti
Joe Koch
Koyama Press
Featured artists: Michael Deforge, Maurice Vellekoop, Matthew Forsythe, Jeremy Kai, Robin Nishio
Debut publications: Comics Class, Rivers Forgotten, The World of Gloria Badcock
La Mano
Featured artists: Zac Sally
Landfill Editions
Debut publication: Mould Map 2
Last Gasp of San Francisco
Debut publications: The Art of Herge Vol. 3, La Luz de Jesus, Anatomy of Sorrow
Gary Leib
Look Out, Monsters!
Featured artists: Geoff Grogan
Anthony Meloro
Debut Publication: Ghost Heat Up
James Moore
Debut publication: Call Upon Immortals, Anubis Orifice
Mothers News and Friends
Featured artists: Jacob Berendes, James McShane, Mike Taylor, Mickey Zacchilli
Debut publications: Mothers News Official Calendar 2012 Fuck Everything, Mothers News December Issue (Deluxe Edition), Hudson River Valley #2, RAV #5, Late Era Clash #7
Jesse Moynihan
Mark Newgarden
L. Nichols
Featured artist: L. Nichols
Debut publication: Skin, Deep: A Surprising Twist
Nobrow
Pat Palermo
Debut publications: LIVE/WORK #1, Position Wanted, Cut Flowers
Caroline Paquita
Partyka
Featured artists: Shawn Cheng, Sean McCarthy, John Mejias, Matt Wiegle
PictureBox
Featured artists: CF, Frank Santoro, Dash Shaw, Anya Davidson, Gabrielle Bell, Gary Panter, Sammy Harkham, Matthew Thurber
Debut publication: Kramers Ergot 8
The Porcupine’s Quill
Featured artist: Marta Chudolinska
Press Gang
Featured Artist: Zack Soto
Debut publications: Study Group Magazine #1, Elf World #3, OBJECT 5
Rabid Rabbit
Retard Riot
Featured artists: Noah Lyon
Debut publications: Classic Fun #3,000,000
Retrofit Comics
Featured artists: Box Brown, Josh Bayer
Debut publications: The Survivalist, RAW POWER
Jungyeon Roh
Rosebud Archives
David Sandlin
Ryan Sands
Featured artist: Jonny Negron
Debut publications: CHAMELEON #2, (ku)š! #9
Secret Acres
Featured artists: John Brodowski, Mike Dawson, Sam Gaskin, Edie Fake, Gaby Schulz, Eamon Espey
Debut publications: all-new Curio Cabinet by John Brodowski
Koren Shadmi
Eric Skillman
Soundscreen Design
Featured artists: Justin Pearson, Hero Design, Various Musicians
Debut publications: How to Lose Friends and Irritate People, Road to Rock
Spark Plug Comic Books
Spit and a Half
Featured artists: John Porcellino
Leslie Stein
Karl Stevens
Study Group
Featured artists: Randy Chang, Zack Soto
Sundays
Featured artists: Joseph Lambert, Charles Forsman, Sean Ford, Melissa Mendes, Jose Luis Olicares
Debut publications: The End of the Fucking World part 2
Panayiotis Terzis
Debut publications: Megalith I and II, Bad Stones II, CREEPS II
Jen Tong
Top Shelf
Tomi Um
Traditional Comics
Featured artists: Ben Marra
Uncivilized Books
Featured artists: Gabrielle Bell, Tom Kaczynski
Debut publications: Cartoon Dialectics Vol. 2, Uncivilized Periodical
Unicorn Mountain
Estrella Vega
Jon Vermilyea
Julia Wertz
Wowee Zonk
Featured artists: Ginette Lapalme, Chris Kuzma, Patrick Kyle
Debut publications: Complex #2 by Chris Kuzma, Black Mass #6 by Patrick Kyle
Yeah Dude Comics
Featured artists: Pat Aulisio and Ian Harker
Debut publications: Rub The Blood, The Unforgiving Blade of Conon”
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