The Copacetic Blog

Yes, that's right, PIE, The PIttsburgh Indie Expo is coming!  It will be held once again at The Heinz History Center located at 1212 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 on the edge of downtown Pittsburgh, from 11:00am to 5:00pm on Sunday, March 15, 2026.  This is a FREE event – and, not only that: PIE attendees also get free admission to the Heinz History Center Museum & Exhibits!  Mark it on your calendar!  

Also, there will be a FREE comics reading the night before, on Saturday, March 14, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Pullproof Studio located at 5112 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh PA 15224 just a short dirve (or bus ride) from the Heinz History Center, in Garfield – hosted by Pullproof co-founder and PIE Special Guest, Christina Lee.

Get all PIE details at the the official PIE site, pieburgh.com.  See you there!

For anyone feeling helpless about the current situation in America, here's an opportunity to DO something that has the added bonus of being creative and constructive.  The Million Postcard Protest aims to show our elected and appointed representatives that there are a LOT of people in America who care about the country and are very concerned (to put it mildly) about its current direction. The site (at the link above) provides a handy guide of who/when/where/how.  

It looks like it's going to be another crazy year.  As we head into the future, now might be a good time to see how that future looked from the vantage point of sixty years ago, when Gyro Gearloose, the madcap inventor created by Carl Barks, brought forth his vision for the future...

You can read (and, if you like, download) a PDF of the full story HERE.

PLEASE NOTE: The Copacetic Mailroom will be CLOSED from Saturday 27 December 2025 through Sunday 4 January 2026.

Orders placed between 9am on Friday 12/26 and 9am 1/5/26 will ship on Monday, January 5, 2026.

HAPPY  HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

The 2025 Copacetic Holiday Gift Guide is where we've assembled our annual harvest of gift-worthy items.  We've got three pages worth of items up – many of which are being offered at SPECIAL HOLIDAY SALE PRICES! 

And, if you're looking to support Pittsburgh creators, here are a few possibilities:

This tailor-made Holiday Gift Item from Cameron Arthur and The Copacetic Comics Company is a hand-numbered edition of eight copies of Arthur's premiere book collection, Hidden Islands, each of which comes with an original drawing.

AND, you may choose the drawing of your choice (first come, first served, obviously).

Then we have a pair of items from author, photographer and book-seller, Karen Lillis:

How about a deluxe handmade sketchbook from artist and photographer, Karen Antonelli?  We've got three different, each one-of-a-kind, to choose from:

And then, of course, there's the old standby, Frank Santoro's Pittsburgh – at a special holiday price!

All on the 2025 Copacetic Holiday Gift Guide – along with plenty more!