Come avrete notato, da queste parti si parla soprattutto di fumetti (indie o underground o alternativi che dir si voglia) provenienti dal Nord America, venduti principalmente via posta, in negozi specializzati e ovviamente ai festival. Uno dei più importanti eventi del settore è senz’altro il Chicago Alternative Comics Expo, per gli amici CAKE, che raduna i principali editori e cartoonist degli Stati Uniti e del Canada, anche se quest’anno nello stesso weekend del 6-7 giugno oltre al CAKE c’erano festival “indie” anche a Brooklyn, Austin e Olympia. Tuttavia il CAKE è senz’altro quello più importante per dimensioni, eventi e uscite editoriali e così ho deciso di dedicargli una galleria fotografica. Ovviamente tutte le foto sono state pubblicate con l’autorizzazione degli autori, che ringrazio per la gentilezza e la collaborazione, ma se mi fosse sfuggito qualcosa scrivete pure a justindiecomics [at] gmail [dot] com. Ah, per aprire la galleria basta cliccare su una delle immagini qui sotto. Buona visione.
- Entrance! (photo by Jared Smith)
- Registration is open (photo by Chester Alamo-Costello)
- The fest just before the door opened (photo by J Derf Backderf)
- CAKE! (photo by Corinne Halbert)
- Retrofit Comics table (photo by Jared Smith)
- Sam Alden (photo by Jared Smith)
- Roman Muradov (photo by Jared Smith)
- Ed Luce’s table with many issues of “Wuvable Oaf”
- Another pic of Ed Luce’s table
- The Ladydrawers Comics Collective at CAKE (photo by Delia Jean)
- Jillian Tamaki signing (photo by Matt Brady)
- Sophie McMahan (photo by Polly Bland)
- Another pic of Sophie McMahan’s table
- Ed Kanerva at Koyama Press table (photo by Matt Brady)
- Nathan Ward (photo by Matt Brady)
- Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez (photo by Chester Alamo-Costello)
- John Porcellino (photo by Matt Brady)
- CAKE by Chris Cilla
- Chris Cilla’s table
- Zak Sally (photo by Matt Brady)
- Scott Roberts with Keiler Roberts, one of the special guests of the show
- Keiler Roberts’ table with the new “Miseryland”
- CAKE 2K15 (photo by Marco Giampaolo)
- Kelly Froh and Max Clotfelter (photo by Marco Giampaolo)
- J Derf Backderf signing (photo by Gene Kannenberg Jr)
- Gene Kannenberg Jr in a Joey Ramone shirt by J Derf Backderf
- Garfield at CAKE! (photo by Alex Nall)
- Darling Sleeper table (photo by Jesse Lucas)
- Ryan Standfest of Rotland Press with Paul Nudd
- Rotland Press table (photo by Ryan Standfest)
- Paul Nudd and Onsmith (photo by Chester Alamo-Costello)
- The Los Bros Hernandez panel (photo by Gene Kannenberg Jr.)
- Caitlin McGurk interviewed Los Bros Hernandez
- Gina Wynbrandt at the 2D Cloud table
- Corinne Halbert with her books “Hate Baby Four” and “Bad Touch” (with Scott R Miller)
- Matthew Thurber (photo by Chester Alamo-Costello)
- Sophie Goldstein
- CAKE Kick-Off, Archer Ballroom, 6-5-15 (photo by Chester Alamo-Costello)
- CAKE haul by Cathy Hannah
- CAKE haul by Corinne Halbert
- CAKE Kick-Off, Archer Ballroom, 6-5-15 (photo by Chester Alamo-Costello)
- CAKE haul by Chester Alamo-Costello
- Saturday’s haul by Gene Kannenberg Jr.
- 2015 CAKE Afterparty, 6/6/15 at The Observatory, with Ambergris featuring Matt Thurber, Traducer featuring Lane Milburn, Pet Theories featuring Brian Cremins, and Naff Whiff featuring Eddy Rivera (photo by Chester Alamo-Costello)
- CAKE haul by Allison Alleman
- Sunday’s haul by Gene Kannenberg Jr.
- Another pic of 2015 CAKE Afterparty, 6/6/15 at The Observatory (photo by Chester Alamo-Costello)
- Keiler and Scott Roberts’ haul