Short Run Comix Festival coming to Georgetown

Short Run Comix Festival is coming to Georgetown this November. The event will feature 220 small press comix and book artist-exhibitors from 22 states and 7 countries. Special guests include:

• Rahel Suesskind (Germany)

• Nate McDonough

• Katie Fricas

• Anders Nilsen

• Donya Todd (UK)

• Yudha Sandy (Indonesia) through a creative exchange

Saturday, November 1st - 11am - 6pm

Seattle Design Center (5701 6th Ave S)

Admission is free, and swag bags will be given to the first 50 people through the entrance

Every hour, the event will feature "The Short Talk”: 40-minute creative conversations on the skybridge at the Design Center. Featured conversations include:

• Ann Telnaes, two time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, who left her job at The Washington Post under protest of censorship, and long-time newave mini-comics legend Steve Willis, in conversation with comics historian Bruce Chrislip

• Colin Blanchette talks with Anders Nilsen about his epic work, Tongues

• A demonstration of Risoprint formatting with Spectrolite by Anemone

Other audience activities include a zine vending machine, letterpress printing, on-the-spot portraits, and visits with community tables Shout Your Abortion, Seattle Public Library, and “Ask a Mom” - a mom at your service if you need to talk! The event will also feature the El Pirata food truck, and the Common Area Maintenance bookmobile out front.

There will be additional weekend activations in Georgetown before and after the event:

Friday, Oct. 31st

Marathon Art Show and Pre-Fest Reception

• Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery (1201 S Vale St.)

• 6:00 - 9:00pm, free

• Feat. artwork by Anders Nilsen, Katie Fricas, Weng Pixin, Rahel Suesskind, Donya Todd, Kevin Huizenga, Sammy Harkham, Max Huffman, Alborz, Kamalizad, Daria Tessler, Dave Ortega, Yudha Sandy, and Christina Lee. Light refreshments. Live music by Yudha Sandy. Costumes welcome!

Saturday, Nov. 1st (after the festival ends)

Night Two at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery

• 6:00 pm - 8:00pm, free

• Decompress and check out the art show before you leave town. Artist interviews and light refreshments. 7:00 pm Katie Fricas and Nate McDonough in conversation with Larry Reid.

Pencil Test: underground animation curated by Portland artist Mannie Murphy (featuring numerous Short Run exhibitors),

• Jules Maes (5919 Airport Way S)

• 8:00pm - 9:00pm, free (ages 21 & up only)

• Optional Bacon Strip drag show to follow (tickets required)

Zak Sally (Low) is in town with a new band SWAM with Tim Rutili (Red Red Meat/Califone) and Joe Plummer (Modest Mouse/Shins).

• 9lb Hammer (6009 Airport Way S)

• 9:00pm, free (ages 21 & up only)

Programming schedule is still evolving, so check out the Short Run website and social media in October for the most up-to-date information.

About Short Run

For 13 years, Short Run Comix Festival has been a confluence of professional artists and casual hobbyists who look forward to a community gathering not watered down by corporatization (please do not call us a “comic-con”!!). In an age of online living and digital social currency, the importance of up close and personal connections is greater than ever. Whether you’re an independent comic artist looking for like-minded peers, a collector of unique comic books you won’t find anywhere else, or a fan of weird comic art looking to meet your favorite artists from Instagram, it’s more than worth it to visit.