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Comic book festival in Chicago
The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (widely known as CAKE ) is a comic book festival usually held each June in Chicago .
Inaugurated in 2012, the curated[3] graphic novels , comic books , minicomics , and zines created by independent artists and publishers. CAKE focuses on the art of comics, and unlike traditional comic book conventions, does not feature much in the way of cosplaying , collectibles, back-issue dealers, or mainstream superhero publishers. Instead, the show centers around an artist alley -style exhibition space that features roughly 200 vendors,[4] minicomic self-publishers.
History
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The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo was co-founded by Edie Fake and Neil Brideau, both then employees at the Chicago independent bookstore Quimby's .[5] [5]
CAKE was inaugurated as a two-day event on June 16–17, 2012, at 1104 S. Wabash (The Ludington Building), part of the campus of Columbia College Chicago .[6] Quimby's Bookstore , the Art Institute of Chicago , and Columbia College Chicago , some of whose venues hosted concurrent events related to the show.[7]
The event moved to the Center on Halsted , an LGBT community center, in 2013.
The convention achieved nonprofit organization status in 2015.[5]
In 2020, CAKE announced it was leaving its long-time location at Center on Halsted, and relocating to the Broadway Armory,[8] [9] Edgewater neighborhood. However, the 2020,[10] [11] [12] COVID-19 pandemic .
The in-person show returned in 2023, held at the Broadway Armory.[2]
Event history
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Dates
Primary Venue
Featured Guest(s )
June 16–17, 2012
The Ludington Building (Columbia College Chicago) Jeffrey Brown , Lilli Carré , Anders Nilsen ,[13] Closed Caption Comics , Paul Hornschemeier , Lucy Knisley , Anne Elizabeth Moore , Corinne Mucha , Laura Park , Pizza Island , John Porcellino , Nate Powell , Trubble Club [7]
June 15–16, 2013
Center on Halsted Chris Ware , Kim Deitch , Phoebe Gloeckner , Jason Shiga , Aaron Renier , Michael DeForge [14]
May 31–June 1, 2014
Center on Halsted Tony Millionaire , Edie Fake , Anya Davidson , Inés Estrada , Lizz Hickey , Hellen Jo [15]
June 6–7, 2015
Center on Halsted Eleanor Davis , Gilbert Hernandez , Jaime Hernandez , Keiler Roberts , Zak Sally , Dash Shaw , Jillian Tamaki , Lale Westvind [5]
June 11–12, 2016
Center on Halsted Chester Brown , Tyrell Cannon , Ezra Claytan Daniels , Sammy Harkham , Cathy G. Johnson , Patrick Kyle , Laura Park , Trina Robbins , Leslie Stein [16]
June 10–11, 2017
Center on Halsted Gabrielle Bell , Gary Panter , Ron Regé Jr. , Kevin Budnik , Emil Ferris , Jesse Jacobs , Ben Passmore , C. Spike Trotman , Jessi Zabarsky [17] [18]
June 2–3, 2018
Center on Halsted Tony Breed , Eddie Campbell , Nick Drnaso , Nicole Hollander , Audrey Niffenegger , Mimi Pond , Fiona Smyth , Carol Tyler , Georgia Webber , Jim Woodring , Gina Wynbrandt , Bianca Xunise [19]
June 1–2, 2019
Center on Halsted Ezra Claytan Daniels , Nicholas Gurewitch , Corinne Halbert , Michael Kupperman , Anders Nilsen , Ben Passmore , Aaron Renier , Isabella Rotman , Whit Taylor , Rosemary Valero-O'Connell [20]
June 13–14, 2020 [a] Center on Halsted Chicago
June 2021 [b] Broadway Armory Chicago
2022 [c] Chicago
June 3–4, 2023
Broadway Armory MS Harkness , Derf Backderf , MariNaomi , Molly Mendoza , Joy San , Leigh Luna , Johnny Sampson , Matt Allison
CupCake Award
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The CupCake Award is a juried prize that is presented annually at CAKE to a local minicomic creator. It comes with $250 to use toward printing a new minicomic, half a table at that year's show, and the "support" of a local mentor.[21]
Notes
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^ Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
^ Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
References
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^ MacDonald, Heidi (Nov 13, 2012). "CAKE is taking applications" . The Beat .
^ Kirby, Megan (Jun 11, 2015). "Finding five pieces of CAKE" . Chicago Tribune .
^ a b c d Danzer, Amy (June 2, 2015). "Making CAKE: Chicago Alternative Comics Expo Features Two Illustrious Days and Dozens of Illustrators" . New City Lit .
^ MacDonald, Heidi (Aug 18, 2011). "Have your CAKE in Chicago next June" . The Beat .
^ a b Berlatsky, Noah. "Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE), June 16-17, 2012," The Hooded Utilitarian (May 18, 2012).
^ "CAKE (CHICAGO ALTERNATIVE COMICS EXPO) 2020," . Do312 . Jun 13, 2020.
^ "CAKE announces venue change, cites Center controversy" . Windy City Times . Retrieved May 21, 2022 .
^ Gelman, Samuel (Mar 26, 2020). "Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) Postponed Due to Coronavirus" . CBR .
^ "Chicago Alternative Comics Expo CAKE 2020 postponed" . Windy City Times . 2020-03-26.
^ MacDonald, Heidi (Feb 11, 2022). "CAKE postponed until 2023, but other indie comics festivals go on" . The Beat .
^ Christoph, Ella."Let Them Eat C.A.K.E. Chicago Alternative Comics Expo puts the independents up front," New City Lit (JUNE 13, 2012).
^ Kleefeld, Sean. "THE CAKE IS NOT A LIE AT CHICAGO'S ALTERNATIVE COMICS EXPO," MTV (06/17/2013).
^ Berlatsky, Noah. "Chicago Alternative Comics Expo preview: CAKE 2014 features Edie Fake, Tony Millionaire, Liz Prince, Hellen Jo, and more," Chicago Reader (May 25, 2014).
^ "Guest and Exhibitor List," CAKE 2016 Archive. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^ MacDonald, Heidi. "Tonight and this weekend to do: CAKE," The Beat (06/09/2017).
^ "CAKE 2017," CAKE Archives. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^ "2018 Guests And Exhibitors," CAKE 2018 Archive. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^ "CAKE 2019," CAKE Archives. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^ "CupCake Award," CAKE website. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
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