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Alternative Press Expo
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Websitewww.alternativepressexpo.com

The Alternative Press Expo (APE) was a

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, 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

  1. ^ Osterberg, Matt (1996). "A Q&A with Slave Labor President, Dan Vado". Archived from the original on 2009-10-27. Retrieved July 12, 2005.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b McKenney, Craig (Jan 2000). "APE Moves to San Francisco". The Comics Journal. p. 17.
  4. ^ Helioscope PDX (March 27, 2021). Women who made a huge impact in comics - Friends of Lulu. YouTube. Featuring Anina Bennett and Heidi MacDonald.
  5. ^ Vado, Dan (October 7, 2014). "Alternative Press Expo returns to SLG Publishing". SLG Publishing. San Jose, California: Slave Labor Graphics. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  6. ^ MacDonald, Heidi (October 3, 2017). "Whatever happened to... APE?". The Beat.
  7. ^ Geoffrey R. Mason (1994). INFORMATION: Alternative Press Expo (APE) 1994. Retrieved via Google Groups July 12, 2005.
  8. ^ James Drew (1995). Once in a While an APE II A. Retrieved July 12, 2005.
  9. ^ Randy Reynaldo (1996). WCG at APE III. Retrieved July 12, 2005.
  10. ^ Stratton, Jerry (1997). "Fear and Loathing in San José". Negative Space. Retrieved July 12, 2005.
  11. ^ Kate the Short (1999). Fandom FAQ - Welcome to alt.comics.fandom!. Retrieved via Google Groups July 12, 2005.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Jeff Mason (2001). Ape 2001 Report
  14. ^ Wonderella Printed (2002). APE 2002 . Retrieved July 12, 2005.
  15. ^ Alan Bamberger (2003). APE 2003: SAN FRANCISCO ALTERNATIVE PRESS EXPO. Retrieved July 12, 2005.
  16. ^ Comic-Con International (2004). APE 2004 Programming Schedule Archived 2005-08-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 12, 2005.
  17. ^ Comic-Con International (2005). APE :: What's New:. Retrieved July 12, 2005.
  18. ^ Comic-Con International (2006). APE :: What's New:. Retrieved April 3, 2006.
  19. ^ Comic-Con International (2007). APE 2007 :: A Look Back at APE 2007 Archived 2008-08-13 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 15, 2008.
  20. ^ Comic-Con International (2008). APE :: What's New. Retrieved July 15, 2008.
  21. ^ Beale, Scott. "APE 2010 – Alternative Press Expo," Laughing Squid (Oct. 3, 2010).
  22. ^ Vado, Dan. "2017 APE DATES ANNOUNCED," Alternative Press Expo website (January 13, 2017).

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