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Comic book festival and alternative comics convention
The Alternative Press Expo (APE) was a
comic book festival and
alternative comics
convention that operated from 1994 to 2017. Founded by
Slave Labor Graphics publisher
Dan Vado , APE focused on
self-published ,
independent , and alternative
cartoonists and comic publishers.
History
APE was organized by Vado in 1994 as an event for artists to "promote themselves without having to drown out a 50-million-watt display by some huge publisher."
[1] The first APE was held as a one-day event in
San Jose, California .
[2]
Vado transferred management of APE to
Comic-Con International in 1995.
[3] The organization
Friends of Lulu produced its first LuluCon (held at the Hyatt Sainte Claire) in conjunction with the 1997 Alternative Press Expo.
[4]
The event expanded to two days of programming in 1998, and included special guests
Mike Allred ,
Jhonen Vasquez ,
Terry Moore ,
Batton Lash ,
Shannon Wheeler , and
Jill Thompson .
[2] In 2000, APE moved to
San Francisco ,
[3] where it was held a one-day event at the Herbst Pavilion in
Fort Mason , before moving to the Concourse Exhibition Center in 2003. The programming available at the event expanded under Comic-Con International, with APE 2005 offering panels, seminars, exhibitions and special guests. APE was moved to the fall beginning in 2008.
The final APE organized by Comic-Con International was held in 2014. Vado re-assumed management of the event that year, and returned APE to San Jose in 2015.
[5] The most recent APE was held in 2017, with special guests
Jhonen Vasquez and
Derf Backderf . As of 2019
[update] , the event is no longer produced.
[6]
Event dates and locations
Alternative Press Expo 2010
1994: June 4 — Parkside Hall, San Jose
[7]
1995: May 19 — San Jose
[8]
1996: March 23 — San Jose
[9]
1997: February 2 — San Jose
[10]
1998: February 21–22 — San Jose
[2]
1999: February 27–28 — San Jose
[11]
2000: February 5 — Herbst Pavilion, Fort Mason, San Francisco
[12]
2001: February 17–18 — Herbst Pavilion, Fort Mason, San Francisco
[13]
2002: February 9–10 — Herbst Pavilion, Fort Mason, San Francisco
[14]
2003: February 1–2 — Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco
[15]
2004: February 21–22 — Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco
[16]
2005: April 9–10 — Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco
[17]
2006: April 8–9 – Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco
[18]
2007: April 21–22 — Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco
[19]
2008: November 1–2 — Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco
[20]
2009: October 17–18 — Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco
2010: October 16–17 — Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco
[21]
2011: October 1–2 — Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco
2012: October 13–14 — Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco
2013: October 12–13 – Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco
2014: October 4–5 – Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason, San Francisco
2015: October 3-4 – San Jose Convention Center, San Jose
2016: October 8-9 – San Jose Convention Center, San Jose
2017: September 23–24 – San Jose Convention Center, San Jose
[22]
References
^ Osterberg, Matt (1996).
"A Q&A with Slave Labor President, Dan Vado" . Archived from
the original on 2009-10-27. Retrieved July 12, 2005 .
^
a
b
c Comic Book Legal Defence Fund (1998).
Report: CBLDF Goes A.P.E.!
Archived 2005-02-21 at the
Wayback Machine . Retrieved July 12, 2005.
^
a
b McKenney, Craig (Jan 2000). "APE Moves to San Francisco". The Comics Journal . p. 17.
^ Helioscope PDX (March 27, 2021). Women who made a huge impact in comics - Friends of Lulu .
YouTube . Featuring
Anina Bennett and
Heidi MacDonald .
^
Vado, Dan (October 7, 2014).
"Alternative Press Expo returns to SLG Publishing" . SLG Publishing . San Jose, California:
Slave Labor Graphics . Retrieved October 16, 2014 .
^
MacDonald, Heidi (October 3, 2017).
"Whatever happened to... APE?" . The Beat .
^ Geoffrey R. Mason (1994).
INFORMATION: Alternative Press Expo (APE) 1994 . Retrieved via
Google Groups July 12, 2005.
^ James Drew (1995).
Once in a While an APE II A . Retrieved July 12, 2005.
^ Randy Reynaldo (1996).
WCG at APE III . Retrieved July 12, 2005.
^ Stratton, Jerry (1997).
"Fear and Loathing in San José" . Negative Space . Retrieved July 12, 2005 .
^ Kate the Short (1999).
Fandom FAQ - Welcome to alt.comics.fandom! . Retrieved via
Google Groups July 12, 2005.
^ Comic Book Legal Defence Fund (2000).
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Goes APE!
Archived 2004-12-27 at the
Wayback Machine . Retrieved July 12, 2005.
^ Jeff Mason (2001). Ape 2001 Report
^ Wonderella Printed (2002).
APE 2002 . Retrieved July 12, 2005.
^ Alan Bamberger (2003).
APE 2003: SAN FRANCISCO ALTERNATIVE PRESS EXPO . Retrieved July 12, 2005.
^ Comic-Con International (2004).
APE 2004 Programming Schedule
Archived 2005-08-28 at the
Wayback Machine . Retrieved July 12, 2005.
^ Comic-Con International (2005).
APE :: What's New: . Retrieved July 12, 2005.
^ Comic-Con International (2006).
APE :: What's New: . Retrieved April 3, 2006.
^ Comic-Con International (2007).
APE 2007 :: A Look Back at APE 2007
Archived 2008-08-13 at the
Wayback Machine . Retrieved July 15, 2008.
^ Comic-Con International (2008).
APE :: What's New . Retrieved July 15, 2008.
^ Beale, Scott.
"APE 2010 – Alternative Press Expo," Laughing Squid (Oct. 3, 2010).
^ Vado, Dan.
"2017 APE DATES ANNOUNCED," Alternative Press Expo website (January 13, 2017).
External links
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South America Defunct