The 40 Watt keeps an open bar during the event, and some years have featured complimentary cake for exhibitors. It took place in January each year initially until an ice storm struck the day of the show, after which it was moved to March–April. Since 2011, it has been held at the 40 Watt Club. For much of its first decade, FLUKE was held upstairs in Tasty World, a local bar and music venue. We have kept the organization of the event as simple as possible to ensure that it remains focused on work and ideas rather than merchandising.Ĭo-organizer Newsome has described Fluke as a "glorified zine swap". The mission statement for the festival states:Ĭonceived as a venue for the discussion and exchange of timely ideas related to mini-comics, zines, and other independent publications, FLUKE is not a large comic convention or merchandising-saturated extravaganza. For its second year, Bak asked for help organizing the event from cartoonist Patrick Dean and 'zine publisher Robert Newsome, who ended up absorbing the festival from him and serving as its organizers in the years since. The name of the festival comes from the fact that its genesis was by chance, or a fluke. He founded the festival after the previous year's Small Press Expo was cancelled in the wake of the September 11 attacks. ![]() ![]() It has been considered a premier destination for alternative comics in the Southeastern United States.įluke was established in January 2002 by cartoonist T. Initially held at the now-defunct bar Tasty World, the festival has taken place at Athens' 40 Watt Club since 2011. FLUKE aims to maintain a smaller environment than other, larger comic conventions. Initially held in January, the event has been set in March or April since 2006. The banner outside the 40 Watt Club for the festival's 2018 installmentįLUKE Mini-Comics & Zine Festival is an annual comic festival in Athens, Georgia, United States, focusing on alternative comics, minicomics, zines, underground comics, and graphic arts.
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