Center on Halsted (2013–2019) Broadway Armory (2023)
Location(s)
Chicago, Illinois
Country
United States
Inaugurated
16 June 2012; 12 years ago (2012-06-16)
Founder
Edie Fake and Neil Brideau
Most recent
June 3–4, 2023
Next event
2024
Attendance
2,200 (2014)[1]
Organized by
Tyrell Cannon, Sage Coffey, Chris Lopez, Tony Recktenwald, Ed Witt[2]
Filing status
Nonprofit
Website
www.cakechicago.com
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] festival showcases 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] as well as industry-related panel discussions. The festival gives out the CupCake Awards, geared toward minicomic self-publishers.
^Rogers, Benjamin (June 4, 2014). "CAKE Report: Indie comics go to Chicago". The Beat.
^Cite error: The named reference Beat2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^MacDonald, Heidi (Nov 13, 2012). "CAKE is taking applications". The Beat.
^Kirby, Megan (Jun 11, 2015). "Finding five pieces of CAKE". Chicago Tribune.
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