Mel Stringer was encouraged to be creative from an early age and remembers spending most of her free time drawing all through her schooling years. Her work spans across mediums, including comics and illustrations, all autobiographical and influenced by her surroundings in one way or another.
Mel was brought up in the Northern Territory of Australia, finishing high school in Darwin. She then traveled across the country to study art in Brisbane, in hopes of starting her art career and meeting more like-minded people. Now based in St. Louis, Missouri, with her husband, she spends her days creating autobiographical comics in the form of the zine Flowery, about what it’s like being a Filipino-Australian living in the USA.
Retailer Feature: Bookshop Santa Cruz
This 57 year old indie bookstore is the star of our next retailer feature, it's Bookshop Santa Cruz!
Retailer Feature: Vault of Midnight
We've got an awesome highlight here for Michigan's own Vault of Midnight! Check out our interview with VoM co-founder Curtis Sullivan!
Retailer Feature: Quimby’s Bookstore
Check out Quimby's Bookstore, a Chicago mainstay indie bookstore and hub for comics and zines since 1991! With a goal of carrying "the unusual, the aberrant, the saucy and the lowbrow", there's a lot to love about this small-press institution. Learn more from our interview here with Quimby's store manager Liz Mason!
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Announcing Open Submissions for Mini-Comics
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Fall 2023 Books From Silver Sprocket
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Spring 2023 Books From Silver Sprocket
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Silver Sprocket Sweeps Ignatz Awards at SPX 2022
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Sales Report from March 2022
Aside from being a publisher, we also run an indie-comics specialty shop. Take a look at our best selling books from March!
Silver Sprocket’s Spring 2022 Publishing Slate
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A Self Defense Study Guide for Trans Women and Gender Non-Conforming / Nonbinary AMAB Folks
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Presenting Loud and Smart by Alex Krokus
New risograph prints from his Loud and Smart comics on display