2023 SPACE Exhibitors (to Date):
* Exhibitors since last update
80 Proof Comix Westlake OH
Richard Alexander (Richy Vegas Comics, Tales From the Richy Vegas Psychoverse) Austin TX
* Art by ZEKM (Mekhanikos #1) Kirtland OH
Artwhale_Chua (Artwhale’s Sneaky Spider) Pottstown PA
Itzel Argil (Bonfire Comics, Güero Cachanilla, Plantasia) Columbus OH
Suzanne Baumann (Sucker Street, A is for Ambroseburg) Hamtramck, MI
Pam Bliss (Kekionga and many other Minicomics) Valparaiso IN
Rachel Bard ( A Splendid Beast, Burning Out) Chicago IL
Charles Brubaker (The Fuzzy Princess, The Big Book of Cat, Lauren Ipsum) Martin TN
Duncan Bryk (Archives) Kent OH
Calvert Comics (Frivolous Glamor) Columbus OH
Brian Canini (Airbag, The Columbus Scribbler, Applewood Canyon, Plastic People) Sunbury OH
Mike Carroll (Cute Ninja Coloring Book, Ninjanthology ) Columbus OH
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC)
Bruce Chrislip (Chrislip Scratchbook Art) Cincinnati
David G Caldwell (Heat Death Love) Knoxville TN
Ryan Claytor (A Hunter's Tale, Mirror Drawings, Coin-Op Carnival, And Then One Day) East Lansing MI
Columbus Art Explorer Post (Post Impressions, Untitled) Columbus OH
Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD)
* Leighton Connor (Lightning Man, The Electric Team, Fuzzball & Scuzzball) Cincinnati, OH
Corpse Flower Press (Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities) Cincinnati OH
Joel Cramer (Adventures of Honzy and Joel) Columbus OH
Kel Crum (Cornelia Cartoonz, Ed Thud Comix) Fairborn OH
MJ Damsen (Cabinet Food) Columbus OH
Victoria Douglas (BLACKBIT Independent) Springfield OH
Molly Durst (Geek Out Art) Hilliard OH
Ken Eppstein ( Nix Comics) Columbus OH
Mike Eshelman (Goregasm, God Complex, Prolife, Euphorium, Camping, 6th St 1st 8) Columbus OH
Matt Feazell (The Amazing Cynicalman) Hamtramck MI
* Fieldmouse Press (I Thought You Loved Me - MariNaomi), Fish Out of Water - Phoebe Mol, Good Person Trouble - Noelle Kroger), Now and Other Dreams - Darryl Seitchik), Clutter: A Scatterbrained Sexual Assault Memoir - Ariel Bordeaux ) Grass Valley CA
Michael Fehskens (The Travels of Tabby Timbuck) Columbus OH
Matt Frey (Spaz Tastic Studios) Columbus OH
Steven Gamburd (DUBFACE) Oak Park MI
Luke Geddes (TV GRIME) Milwaukee WI
Gloria Ann Shows (Espiritu, Reframed) Columbus OH
Guerrilla Publishing (Comics) Gary IN
Steven Hager (Dutchy Digest) Emmaus PA
Dan Hair (SunJay!) Ft Thomas KY
Han Hampy (Bessy The Butcher) Columbus OH
Stephen Hines (Zombie Fabulous, The Soccer Mom Killer, An Exile's Epistle and Other Stories, Rebirth Defect) Troy OH
Travis Horseman (Amiculus Booka) Columbus OH
J.M. Hunter Columbus OH
Max Ink (BLINK) Columbus OH
Larned Justin (Talking Small Press Comics) Byrnes Mill MO
Abby Kacen (Mild Pain, Keep It Weird Comics) Cincinnati,OH
Canada Keck (Ruminera Comics) Columbus OH
Steve Keeter (Talking Small Press Comics) Orlando, FL
Bryan Kelly (True Tales From The Bar ) Denton Tx
Richard Katterjohn (Cosmic Zoq) Kenton OH
Kez (What it Takes) Coralville IA
* Matt Kish (Spudd 64) Beavercreek OH
Douglas Laubacher (iNKWiTs) Alliance OH
Labishka Ink (Monty Gomez is the Luchador) Santa Maria CA
* Levi Lambright (Legends of the Hole) Fostoria OH
Brian E Lau (Staunch Ambition, Inferno City Firehouse) Warren MI
Jeffrey Lilly (The Extras) Ferndale MI
Craig Lindsley (Caesar Comics) Parma OH
Robert Monsarrat (OK! ( Original Kaiju) Zine, Dinosaur Demigod)
Michael Marcus (The Shoe Congregation, The Nihlist's Tarot, etc.) Hamtramck MI
Kevin Marion (CinciGnat mini-comic & Recycled Comics art projects) Covington KY
Joseph Morris (TORC Press) Mattoon IL
Steve Myers (Mutant Elf, F.E.D.s) Sandusky OH
Michael R Neno (The Signifiers, Nix Comics Quarterly) Gahanna OH
Keith Newsome (Fallen Heights, Breathing Life, Blind White, Dragon prints) Columbus OH
Kristin Ousley (Star Wheel) Bloomington IN
Lexi Ramos ( The City Under Saturn) Columbus OH
Josie Renkwitz (Flipper Frenzied) Columbus OH
Maryanne Rose Papke (Tile) Columbus OH
Allison Richmond-Leeth (Soft Peach Art) Columbus OH
Max Schaller (Sword Splitter) Columbus OH
Ian Shires (Indyfest Magazine (previously Self Publisher!)) Madison OH
Josh Simpson (Spaz Tastic Studios) Columbus OH
Jennifer Steiner
Steve Steiner (Mullet Turtle Comics, Nobody Can Eat 50 Eggs) Columbus OH
Nick Stellanova (Panthalassa, The Dazzle, Soft Velvet, Secret Jester, Here and Now, etc) Columbus OH
J.D. Thompson (The Hound of Cold Hollow) Lexington KY
James F Thomas (Dispatches From the Midwest, Fine Young Folks)
Caleb Thusat (Village Comics) Hudson OH
Carol Tyler ( Soldier's Heart)
Unhinged Twins (Unhinged Twins) Marysville, OH
Unlikely Labs (The Shoe Congregation, The Nihlist\\'s Tarot, etc.) Hamtramck MI
Casey Van Heel (Person of Merit Comics) Columbus OH
Anna "Junior" Vigorito (Growing Up Gerudo) Columbus OH
Paris Watkins (Parisel Productions) Hazel Park MI
Thomas Williams (Comic Book Tattoo, Hide, Lifelike, SPB:Rise!, No Dead Time) Columbus OH
Ben Wright-Heuman (What The Gnomes Know, Less Than Secret, The Letters of the Devil, CosPain) Columbus OH
Matt Wydick (Awkward Sushi Comics) Columbus OH
Zihua Art (Like a SkyBird) Columbus OH
Bob Corby (Plans, Felica's Quest, Amazing Tales of Entropy, Bunny Blues, Oh,Comics!) Columbus OH
Laughing Ogre
Last update: 3/28/2023
Info & Map
SPACE (Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo)
Saturday, June 10 & Sunday, June 11, 2023
10AM to 6 PM Saturday
10AM to 5 PM Sunday
Rhodes Center at the Ohio Expo Center and State Fair
Free Admission!
Parking is presently $5.00 a day with no in & out privileges.
SPACE 2023 Exhibitor Registration
If you would like to sign up as an exhibitor for the show please fill out either the on-line application or fill out and mail the downloadable application. After doing so please return to this page for payment options.
Use the PayPal button below or send a check along with a filled out downloadable application to the address on the form
Downloadable Exhibitor Application
Exhibitor Table $85.00
Exhibitor Info
2023 SPACE Prize:
If you would like to be considered for the 2023 SPACE Prize, Please bring the book(s) you would like to submit with you to the show. An entry form will be provided there for you to fill out. Books and forms will be collected at the Back Porch Comics table. There will be prizes in catagories Graphic Novel, General and Minicomic/Short Story. See the SPACE Prize page for more info.
Program:
We expect to have a full day of panels scheduled including a special SPACE Prize Award presentation.
Tables:
Each table comes with two chairs and badges for the listed exhibitors.You'll get the same amount of chairs up to 3 (Can't fit more than 3 chairs behind a table.) There will not be any table coverings. If you want one bring your own. The tables are 8'-0" long X 2'-6" wide.
Program Book:
The program book will be about 24 pages with an 8 page insert covering the exhibitor list and table locations and program. The main book will be filled with articles and comics. If you would like an ad go to Program Advertising
Vendors License:
We are recommending that anybody selling at SPACE get a vendors license. If you do not have a regular vendors license than you should get a Transient Vendor's license by filling out form ST-1T from the Ohio Department of Taxation website. There is a one-time application fee of $25.00. There is no further fee except for the sales tax you collect as long as you file every six months even if you have made no sales in Ohio.
The form can be obtained though the mail by writing to the Ohio Department of Taxation P.O.Box 182215 Columbus OH 43218-2215
Please Note: If you are coming from out of state you can apply for Seller's License UT-1000 which does not have an application fee.
Obscenity:
Although my comics are pretty mild I\\\'m very anti-censorship. Columbus like every other city has obscenity laws, which basically state what you can get away with, is based on this undefined thing called the community standard. One thing I can say for sure is nothing considered objectionable can be openly displayed. Also nothing that is objectionable can be viewed by children. Example: A comic with Mature material inside can sit on the table if there is nothing objectionable on the cover (which is usually the case if you want to sell stuff at comic shops). If a kid picks it up it's up to you to stop them. I'm anti-censorship but pro-responsibility. I believe the responsibility of what children view is the responsibility of the parents but in this environment you the comic producer know best what is in your publications and can make that judgment. I think the fact that we are sitting right there monitoring who has access to our material should be enough to keep us all out of trouble.
Cancellations:
If anybody has to cancel I'd appreciate it if you could let me know as soon as possible. Refunds will be made minus paypal charges or postage up to two weeks before the show.