SLICE Expo Opening Night

The St. Louis Independent Comics Expo (SLICE) is St. Louis’s premier annual indie-print showcase, bringing together over 100 writers, artists, poets, and printmakers from St. Louis and beyond to showcase their self-published books, comics, zines, magazines, poetry, and more. SLICE 2024 kicks off with our Opening Night celebration on Friday, October 25, 6–8 p.m. at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation. The expo takes place the following day. Both events are free and open to the public.

Join us at 6 p.m. for happy hour at the Pulitzer. Catch the debut of our SLICE 2024 poster with signings by the artist. Mix and mingle with friends in the St. Louis comics scene and independent creator community.

At 6:30, we will kick off the program with a panel discussion with our 2024 Special Guests—cartoonist Mattie Lubchansky; writer, editor, and owner of Black Josei Press, Jamila Rowser; and writer, artist, and game developer Nadia Shammas. Featured guest Nate Powell will moderate.

We’ll conclude the festivities by presenting our debut award, the Local Best in Show Award, sponsored by the MFA-IVC program at WashU.

The Pulitzer galleries will be open to attendees throughout the evening.

For more information, visit slicexpo.org and follow @slicexpo on Instagram, X, Bluesky, and Facebook.