Autoptic is a “one-day festival of independent culture featuring comics, zines, prints, posters, music, and art.” It will be held in Minneapolis, MN, on Sunday, August 18; it’s free to attend; and the special guest announced so far is noted comic legend Jaime Hernandez (Love and Rockets).

For their first show, they are jurying the exhibitor applications. Submissions are now open and will be accepted until March 31, with applicants notified by April 15. I want to visit, so I hope all kinds of terrific comic artists and publishers apply.