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Agitator at C.A.K.E.


  • Zhou B. Art Center 1029 West 35th Street Chicago, IL, 60609 United States (map)

Agitator Comics! sale table from 2024

Chicago Alternative Comics Expo – Agitator Presents

Visit Agitator’s table at Chicago’s premier event for underground comics and D.I.Y. publishers


The CHICAGO ALTERNATIVE COMICS EXPO (C.A.K.E.) is a weekend-long celebration of independent comics, inspired by Chicago’s rich legacy as home to many of underground and alternative comics’ most talented artists–past, present, and future.

Activities & Workshops
The expo features comics for sale, workshops, exhibitions, panel discussions and more. CAKE is dedicated to fostering community and dialogue amongst independent artists, small presses, and publishers with readers, art patrons and comics collectors. Admission is free and open to the public.

Agitator Comics Artists / Table Staff
Come out to meet members of the Agitator Comics! Collective including: Lauren Ramsey, Ash H.G., Chris Wellems, Gretchen Hasse & Jason Greenberg. We will be selling Agitator Comics! Volumes I, II, III, & IV plus additional comics, zines and artworks.

CAKE 2024 is a 2-day weekend event hosted at:

Zhou B. Art Center
1029 W 35th St.
Chicago, IL 60609

on Saturday, August 24 / 11 am - 6 pm & Sunday, August 25 / 11 am - 5 pm, 2024


Panel excerpted from Freaks Progress / by Agitator Comics! member Gretchen Hasse, 2022

Poster for CAKE 2024 by Jasjyot Singh Hans

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