FLUKE Small Press Explosion

Joey is right! But @bensears.bsky.social if you want to be on the mailing list, DM us your email address and we’ll add you

WE ARE MOVING

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

We’re moving.

FLUKE 2026
Saturday, March 28, 2026
10am-5pm
Live Wire Athens
227 W. Dougherty St
Athens GA

More information here:

flukeisawesome.blogspot.com/2025/10/we-a...

Some news about FLUKE 2026 is coming in the next week or 2. Times, dates, locations, registration details, everything is being confirmed right now. We’re starting to get excited.

ZINE FESTS + SMALL PRESS SHOWS | Mild Pain Active zine fests, small press shows, indie comics expos, and art book fairs in the U.S. and Canada. A free and accessible list for finding a show near you!

If you, like us, are sad FLUKE is over, why not use this list compiled by friend of FLUKE (and SPLAT! organizer) @mild-pain.bsky.social to find other small press events near you?

mildpain.art/zine-fests

Abby did the BEST job putting together the Friday pre-FLUKE show. What a great weekend!

Hi, friends.

The official FLUKE 2025 playlist has been compiled and is available for you to view (and attempt to recreate in your chosen music player, if desired) on our website:
flukeisawesome.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-...

Godzilla +1 | Drew Weing Get more from Drew Weing on Patreon

Some Fluke '25 wrap-up thoughts and a few pages from my Godzilla zine up on Patreon. www.patreon.com/posts/godzil...

Had a great time as always at @flukeathens.bsky.social yesterday! Now I’m TOTALLY WIPED OUT 🫠

Had the best birthday in a while:
1) Brunch
2) Got some awesome stuff at @flukeathens.bsky.social
3) Cupcakes
4) Italian wine bar for dinner
5) Watched Heretic
6) Currently getting drunk and subjecting my mother to Be My Cat: A Film for Anne

I read my new "Crimson the Clown" nursery rhyme aloud for @undeadequipped.bsky.social, @fleamarked.bsky.social, @lastbosscomics.bsky.social, & Adam Daughhetee at dinner after @flukeathens.bsky.social. Absolute joy. Also, @garretizumi.bsky.social was my table-mate for the day, which was cool as heck.

We’ll be going to sleep for a few months soon, but we’ll be announcing the official date of FLUKE 2026 before we shut down for the “off-season.”

Thank you thank you THANK YOU to everyone who was a part of FLUKE 2025, whether as an exhibitor, an attendee, a sponsor, a volunteer, or someone just watching along from afar. We are consistently amazed by the community that we are a part of.

When T. Edward Bak threw a comic book/‘zine party in January of 2002, he called it FLUKE because it was an accident. An anomaly. Something that was only supposed to happen once. Now, a couple of decades later, we’re still here and, frankly, it just keeps getting better.

THE LITTLEST FIGHTER has SOLD OUT at @flukeathens.bsky.social! They should still have a few copies at Bizarro-Wuxtry!

Me in scratched bathroom mirror

Hello from @flukeathens.bsky.social at 40 watt

A shot of the crowd in the 40 Watt Club for FLUKE 2025

We did it. For Patrick, Forever.

Bearded person in striped shirt at zine table

Zine table with art

We're out at @flukeathens.bsky.social! If you're in the area, say hi!

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#zinetable #zines #flukeathens2025 #artist #art #zinefest

3ft table display at fluke

3ft table display at fluke

3ft table display at fluke

All set up at FLUKE!
A really tiny display for me 💕

@flukeathens.bsky.social

@flukeathens.bsky.social is blasting 8bit music, and I'm here for it.

I’ve got a full day ahead of me playing board games with a bunch of guys named Brad, and it’s going to be the best…but my heart is at the 40 Watt today.

Every year I miss FLUKE, I miss FLUKE.

Whatever happened to the Transparent Dream?

Today is the day! Migraine is better and nausea be damned, be sure to stop by and say hello at @flukeathens.bsky.social , between 10:00am and 5:00pm! ✨️

YouTube video by Bishop Allen - Topic Like Castanets

mvp of the drive to @flukeathens.bsky.social this morning: music.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlre...

All set up at FLUKE @flukeathens.bsky.social !!!

10am-5pm @ Athens, GA’s 40 Watt Club!

@flukeathens.bsky.social is about to start. Come out and see all the great artists!

The interior of the 40 Watt Club in Athens, GA. There are several tables set up in the space and the room is full of people selling their small press and self-published materials.

We’ve been here for twenty whole minutes. Hope to see you soon!

The marquee of the 40 Watt Club showing that FLUKE IS HAPPENING TODAY.

Good morning

Skull art on wood

Last minute prep for @flukeathens.bsky.social 💀

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#flukeathens2025 #zinefest #art #sharpie #artonwood #skulls

We met with the good people at the 40 Watt today and one of the first things they asked is “is that iPod still working?” YES IT IS.