March 8, 2013
The second annual Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) will take place this weekend, June 15th and 16th. Folks in the area, stop by and see CCS alums Beth Hetland, Josh Kramer, Luke Howard, Laurel Lynn Leake, April Malig, Sasha Steinberg, Melanie Gillman, Dakota McFadzean, Penina Gal, Betsey Swardlick and more!
For a look at some alumni work debuting at CAKE, click “more.”

Cartoon Picayune Issue #5: Hard Work -Edited by Josh Kramer.
Comics Journalism at its finest! Issue #5 features non-fictional, journalistic comics from Andy Warner, Emi Gennis, and Erik Thurman. All the news that’s fit to ink!

The Fire Messenger: Chapter 3 -by Penina Gal.
The third installment of Gal’s fantasy adventure series is brought to life in vivid watercolor. A definite treat for middle-grade readers!

Last Mountain #1 -by Dakota McFadzean
A new short story collection from Dakota, delving deep into the dark side of domesticated garden gnomes.

Glamera #1 -by Penina Gal and Betsey Swardlick
Glamera! Invincible Supermonster! Defender of fabulous children with excellent haircuts, and enemy of all who threaten his reign as The Most Glam.

Chelsea Chelsea -by Betsey Swardlick
What would happen if the NHL had been destroyed by a meteor during the 2012 lockout negotiations? Probably not this!
Tags: April Malig, Beth Hetland, Betsey Swardlick, CAKE 2013, CCS Alumni, Chicago Alternative Comics Expo, Dakota McFadzean, Josh Kramer, Laurel Lynn Leake, Luke Howard, Melanie Gillman, Penina Gal, Sasha Steinberg