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.
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 5âÂÂ6, 2011: Marchesa Hall and Theatre
- March 3âÂÂ4, 2012: Marchesa Hall and Theater
- March 2âÂÂ3, 2013: Marchesa Hall and Theater
- March 1âÂÂ2, 2014: Marchesa Hall and Theater
- March 7âÂÂ8, 2015: Marchesa Hall and Theater
- March 5âÂÂ6, 2016: Marchesa Hall and Theater
- September 9âÂÂ10, 2017: Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex
- September 8âÂÂ9, 2018: Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex
- October 12âÂÂ13, 2019: Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex
- : Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- : Venue not reopened as of Aug 2021, and organizer busy
- 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
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