The 17th Annual Alternative Press Expo was held October 1-2 at the Concourse Exhibition Center in San Francisco. APE showcases independent, small press and self-published comics and PW Comics World was on hand to get photographs of the artists and publishers who attended. We also stopped by the spacious offices of San Francisco-based manga publisher Viz Media and also brought back a few photos of the Viz offices and the editors and executives that work there. Photos are by Jody Culkin unless otherwise noted.