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Indie Comics & Zines
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About
Pittsburgh Indie Expo (PIE) is an annual event (now in it’s 2nd year!) that highlights independent comics creators, zine makers, artists, small press publishers, and indie game creators in the Pittsburgh region and beyond. It brings creators and fans together to showcase work, spark connections, and invigorate the Pittsburgh creative community.
Meet the Team
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Sheika Lugtu
ORGANIZER
Editor & Publisher, Cow House PressSheika is a creative instigator who believes in the magic of DIY spaces where artists feel seen, supported, and excited to make things. She lives for collaborative energy and messy ideas!
Sheika runs Cow House Press, helps organize The Drawing Board Pittsburgh, and volunteers with Pittsburgh Zine Fair.
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Jenna Kang
ORGANIZER
Marketing Director, Cow House PressJenna Kang is a cartoonist, zinester, and plan executor. She is one half of Cow House Press, a co-organizer for The Drawing Board Pittsburgh, and the social media manager for Pittsburgh Zine Fair in 2024. Her secret is that she loves quiches over pies.
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Harry Amplas
Special Guest Promotion
Drawing Board, @harry_amplas_artHarry Amplas is a lifetime artist and comics enthusiast with a passion for connecting artists and encouraging creative expression. He is a co-organizer of The Drawing Board Pittsburgh and can be frequently found in comic shops, parks, and museums around the city.
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Jamie Kaye
ORGANIZER
Comic Artist and watercolor illustrator
missjamiekaye.comJamie gets really excited about stuff and makes art to share that energy with others and bring people together. Her work is largely inspired by the relationships between people.
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Neve M.A.
ORGANIZER
Mastodon @neevspoilsbees
Hi all! I'm Neve M.A. a queer cartoonist based in Pittsburgh. My comics range from campy, to philosophical, to experimental and sweet. The majority of my work is risograph printed in my little attic studio.
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Joshua McMichael
ORGANIZER, Volunteer Coordinator
Comic artist and puzzle/game designer
@Tamlin_V
https://bsky.app/profile/tamlinv.bsky.socialJoshua McMichael is a cartoonist & game dev currently working at Escape Room Pittsburgh. He has over a decade of wide-ranging experiences from stagecraft and puzzle design to fine art. Can often be found surrounded by various forms of sharks and his cat.
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Bean
EXECUTIVE MORALE SUPERVISOR
Bean is known for strong opinions and impeccable loaf form. Handles morale, naps, and quality control.
Meet the Advisory Board
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Bill Boichel
image+text
sound+vision
art+literatureBill Boichel runs The Copacetic Comics Company, an oasis at the crossroads of culture art, books, comics, DVDs & CDs etc.
He was also an original organizer of the incomparable Pittsburgh Indy Comix Expo.
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Juan José Fernandez
Juan is an artist, teacher, coder, memory-maker. He was managing editor for Comics Workbook, an online magazine for comic makers, and a longtime organizer of the Pittsburgh Comics Salon (the predecessor to The Drawing Board Pittsburgh), and was an organizer of The Pittsburgh Zine Fair.
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Steph Neary
Steph Neary is a self-taught artist based in Pittsburgh, PA, who creates one of a kind pieces using vintage and salvaged materials. Since settling in Pittsburgh in 2006, she’s developed a distinctive style that blends fine art with craft— a nod to folklore, child’s play, underground comix, and traditional techniques with humor and surrealism. Her work embraces the charm of raw, heirloom-inspired designs, blurring the boundaries between art and craft.
Currently, she serves as the director of VaultArt Studio, a progressive art space in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood.
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John Peña
John Peña is a multidisciplinary artist who makes art as a way of exploring the natural world and his daily interactions with others.
Thanks to prior organizers and volunteers! PIE is a labor of love and we could not exist without the time and energy of the most amazing people.
Past Organizers: Josie Norton
Past Volunteers: Jasmin Ali-Diaz, Megan Bonistalli, Ryan F. G., Gretchen Lecrone, Duff Norris, Cole Skuse, Dylan Staib, and David William
PIE got its start as PIX (Pittsburgh Indy Comix Exposition,) brought to life by The Copacetic Comics Company and the ToonSeum. Huge thanks to the original PIX organizers Bill Boichel, Harold Behar, John F. Kelly, Jared Catherine, Daniel Patrick McCloskey, Juan José Fernandez, and so many more whose dedication helped build Pittsburgh’s indie comics community.
A special thanks to Frank Santoro for founding Comics Workbook and the Pittsburgh Comics Salon, and to Juan Fernandez for carrying that legacy forward.
Explore our archive to see highlights from past PIE and PIX events!
