2025 SPACE Exhibitors (to Date):
* Exhibitors since last update
80 Proof Comix Westlake OH
Nick Arganbright (Excavator) Columbus OH
Ba Ba Buttons Bloomington IN
Lief Bennett (House of Lief) Columbus OH
Skye Berggren (Independent, The Fish Wizard, CCAD) Columbus OH
Ethan Best (Dirt, Tickle the Devil Inside Me) Columbus OH
Blind Alley Comics (Mustard Brothers, Die Kätze, The Human Cannonball, The Strange Adventures of Bone Boy) Lansing MI
Pam Bliss (Kekionga and many other Minicomics) Valparaiso IN
Brent Bowman (Cerulean the Sorceress) Columbus OH
Duncan Bryk (Click, Archives) Kent OH
David G Caldwell (Playboy Dan Meets The Tailypo) Knoxville TN
Alex M Clark (Lost in the Shuffle) Pickerington OH
Norah Clous (CCAD) Columbus OH
Caesar Comics (Tony Tower Teenage Secret Agent) Parma OH
Calvert Comics (Frivolous Glamor) Columbus OH
Comics in the Circle (Comics in the Circle 2024 Anthology) Cleveland OH
Blumiere Connor (The Electric Team, Tatterhood) Cincinnati OH
Leighton Connor (Lightning Man, The Electric Team) Cincinnati OH
Marcus V. Calvert (Tales Unlimited, LLC.) Akron OH
Brian Canini (Airbag, Applewood Canyon, The Columbus Scribbler) Sunbury OH
Mike Carroll (Cute Ninja Coloring Book, Ninjanthology ) Columbus OH
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC)
Bruce Chrislip (Chrislip Scratchbook Art) Cincinnati
Columbus Art Explorer Post (Post Impressions, Untitled) Columbus OH
Columbus Cartoon Coalition (C3 Anthology) Columbus OH
Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD)
Sarah Cooke (No Spell Lasts Forever, Faster Than Light, Concrete Arcanum) Columbus OH
Leo Covault (The Harpist, Old Timey Transfagonies) Cleveland Hts OH
Joel Cramer (Adventures of Honzy and Joel) Hilliard OH
Creatures by TIm (Planetary Odyssey, Inking Under Pressure) Columbus OH
Kel Crum (Cornelia Cartoonz, Ed Thud Comix) Fairborn OH
Arthur Dauphinais (Bound, CCAD) Green Bay WI
Caitlin Davis ( Best Down) Wellington OH
Makayla Davis (Peace Bringers, CCAD) Shepherdsville KY
Nicholas Denham (Space Squirts) Washington KY
Josh Dillon (Balancing Act, CCAD)
Disposable Fiction Comics (Frankenstein for Mayor) Columbus OH
Jaz Dow (Black Lamb, CCAD) San Carlos CA
* Nick Dutro (Multi- The Collected Edition)
Ian Drescher (The Greenhouse, CCAD) Columbus OH
Mason Easley (The Legend of Azure, The Kings of Kaiju, Psychic Soldier Kai) Columbus OH
AJ Easterday (Easterday Editorial) Columbus OH
Ken Eppstein ( Nix Comics) Columbus OH
Abe Erskine (Fresh Press Comics) Jacksonville FL
Espiritu Press (Dearest Friend) Washington DC
Fieldmouse Press (French Girl, Hot House, Best Breasts in the West, Bird Comic, The Cannibals, Golem Pit 224) Grass Valley CA
Matt Feazell (The Amazing Cynicalman) Hamtramck MI
Tim Fuller/HooHa Comics ( Cap'n Catnip, Sham Comics) Cincinnati OH
Anthony Garcon (A Safe Space) Cape Coral FL
Gawk Printing, LLC (The History of the Milky Way) Taylor MI
Daniel Gomez (Heartstrings, Church, Petra Reyes, The Scene) Columbus OH
Rachel Gramza (A Head in Life, CCAD) Dayton OH
Steven Hager (Dutchy Digest) Emmaus PA
Han Hampy (Retail, Bessy The Butcher) Columbus OH
Sarah Harris (Bounty Hunt: The Eye of the West, CCAD) Galloway OH
* J.R. Harris (Henry Graves, Astronaut Highschooler, CHICAGO-20) Flint MI
Stephen Hines (Snails With Lasers, Zombie Fabulous, The Soccer Mom Killer, Rebirth Defect, An Exile's Epistle and Other Stories) Troy OH
J.M. Hunter Columbus OH
* Haleigh Karr (Self Publications) Columbus OH
Richard Katterjohn (Cosmic Zoq) Kenton OH
Ainsley Kay Westerville OH
Canada Keck (Ruminera Comics) Columbus OH
Matt Kish (Spudd 64) Beavercreek, OH
Chad Lambert (Kill Me & Other Curiosities) Cinicinnati OH
Anthony Lamitina (Ducksynth) Columbus OH
Patrick Lay (Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis and Multi- The Collected Edition) Tiffin OH
Jeff Lilly (The Extras) Ferndale MI
Carl Lucas (Shogun Bear, Lynx, Final Arctic Fantasy) Columbus OH
Tessa Luicart (AFTER life PARTY, CCAD) Lancaster OH
T. Perran Mitchell (Shadow of a Gun) Phoenixville PA
Robert Monsarrat (Monsarrat's Monsters, Dinosaur Demigod, Project: Kayama) Bexley OH
* Sam Moore (The Mountain Grove, The Waking Door, The Boundless Tomb) Flint MI
Joseph Morris (Torc Press) Champaign IL
Joshua Myers (Asmodeus Chapter 1) Columbus OH
Steve Myers (Mutant Elf, F.E.D.s, Roboland) Sandusky OH
Dara Naraghi (Cerulean the Sorceress) Columbus OH
Michael R Neno (Odysseus Rex) Gahanna OH
Keith Newsome (GODSENT, Newsome Stories, The Hideybhinds, Dragon Illustrations) Columbus OH
Matthew Northrup (By The Head Studios) Columbus OH
The November Twins Mt. Sterling OH
Candyce Ober (A Paper Doll World) Marysville OH
Koda Peterson (Into Oblivion, Eddi, Spitball, Columbus Scribbler, (CCAD) Columbus OH
Joyous Phantom (Ghost Zodiacs, Meteorgossipist)
PM Press (PM Press) Oakland CA
Nate Powell (LIES MY TEACHER TOLD ME, FALL THROUGH, SAVE IT FOR LATER, MARCH) Bloomington IN
Noor Al Rassam (Moonflower) Solon OH
RAW! (RAW MEAT, Rocket Punch Siouxsie, Oxblood: The Untold Legend of Paul Bunyan, Taggin' Quest) Pickerington, OH
Carlos Rivera (Yo-Ice) Cambell OH
Shari Ross Cleveland Heights OH
Max Schaller (Horde Magazine, Sword Splitter) Columbus OH
Olivia Shamell (Cherry Pit, CCAD)
Laura Shaw (Hybrid, CCAD) New Albany OH
Ian Shires (Indyfest Magazine (previously Self Publisher!)) Madison OH
Kelsey Spade (Columbus College of Art and Design) Union KY
Brandon Spicer (Battlefield Comics,The Spicer Bros Spotlight, The Haunting of Hollow Acres, Mulciber: The Crucible ) Lancaster OH
Katie Starr (Crickets Vol 1, Pronomore) Cleveland Heights OH
Jennifer Steiner
Steve Steiner (Odd Clods) Groveport OH
Nick Stellanova (The DAZZLE, Here and Now, Soft Velvet, etc.) Columbus OH
Joshua Ray Stephens (VENOMYTHS) St Louis MO
Jaromir Stoll (Hike in the Heart, Someone Left: A Comics Poem on Grief, Rainbow Reflections: Body Image Comics for Queer Men) Columbus OH
Gillian Swearingen (CCAD) Frisco TX
Tae (SNUFFED, CCAD)
Chandu Tennety (All Our Monsters) Delaware OH
Fee Thomas (Again & Again, CCAD) Columbus OH
Jeremy Thomas (Zero Space Comics)
Aaron Trudgeon (Gospel in Zine Form) Fraser MI
Carol Tyler ( Soldier's Heart)
Unhinged Twins (Unhinged Twins) Marysville OH
Camilo Velasco-Overson (Rat House, CCAD) Portland OR
June Vigorito (Junior Vigorito Art) Galloway OH
Jacob Warrenfeltz (Uneasy Weasel) Fairfax VA
Rob Weingartner (Space Squirts) Washington KY
Thomas Williams (Comic Book Tattoo, Hide, Lifelike, SPB:Rise!, No Dead Time) Columbus OH
Ben Wright-Heuman (Universal Flaws of Robotics) New Albany OH
Aaron Wolfe Fairfax VA
Joe Zabel (Mysterious Murphy) Cleveland Hts. OH
Bob Corby (Plans, Oh,Comics!, Felica's Quest, Amazing Tales of Entropy, Oh,Comics!) Columbus OH
Laughing Ogre (Sponsor)
Last update: 3/20/2025
Info & Map
SPACE (Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo)
Saturday, April 26 & Sunday, April 27, 2025
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 $7.00 a day with no in & out privileges.
Take the #4 bus and get off at the 18th Ave. stop and walk up 17th
SPACE 2025 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 $75.00 ($10.00 less than last year!)
Exhibitor Info
2025 SPACE Prize:
If you would like to be considered for the 2025 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.
AI:
No AI produced material is to be sold at SPACE.
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.