| Oh, September. You are one busy month. |
[Sep. 2nd, 2009|03:33 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | appearances, bangor, bangpop, bethesda, brooklyn, brooklyn book festival, bsc, conventions, events, outreach, spx, x-men | ] |
Upcoming events!
Sunday, September 13, I will be at the The Brooklyn Book Festival! This will be my first time attending the BBF, and I'm thrilled to be a part of it. It's a huge, free event taking over much of downtown Brooklyn. You can find me at the Youth Stoop in Borough Hall Plaza--the Youth Stoop provides day-long literary activities for youth ages 10-18. This is the panel I'm speaking on:
3:00 p.m. Love, War and Adventures in Babysitting…Transforming Stories into Comics. How does a comic artist take a favorite story and make it new? Three new stars in the literary comics cosmos shine the light on their process, adapting award-winning fiction, found historical materials and one of the most popular teen series of all time into graphic novels. Raina Telgemeier (The Baby-sitters Club graphic novel series), Danica Novgorodoff (Refresh, Refresh) and George O’Connor (Journey into Mohawk Country).
Immediately after, I'll be signing copies of BSC and X-Men: Misfits!
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The following weekend, September 19 and 20, Dave and I will be heading up to Bangor, Maine as special guests of the BangPop! Comic Book & Pop Culture Convention, at the Bangor Civic Center. The programming isn't completely current on the site yet, but we'll be giving one panel for educators and librarians, and another for kids! I'll post an update with specific information when I have it. Note that current full-time educators and librarians will receive free admission to BangPop! with current school ID. I've never been to Maine before, so I'm pretty excited about this trip.
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And then the last weekend in September, look for the entire Comics Bakery at one of our favorite conventions: the Small Press Expo in Bethesda, MD! I'll have a new issue of Outreach available, and Dave and I will have plenty of copies of X-Men on hand. I'll also have an assortment of original art, SMILE postcards, keychains, mini-comics, and other goodies as you have come to expect. If anyone wants to request that I bring a specific BSC original page, or something else, you can leave a comment here or email me. |
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| Cape May County Library Workshop: SUCCESS! |
[Jul. 14th, 2009|04:29 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | cape may, cape may county library, comics, kids, libraries, mini-comics, new jersey, outreach, photos, teens, workshop | ] |
Last week's 2-day Teen Workshop at the Cape May County Library went off without a hitch.
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I can't tell you how proud I am of those kids (I think we had 17 or 18 in total!)--they worked so hard, did such great work, and had a great time talking comics with Dave and I!
Our Flickr set from the workshop...
...and the Library's Flickr set.
And if you still don't believe girls read (and really, really want to make) comics, look no further than these photos.
Neat: here's a short YouTube video of me, helping one of our students come up with story ideas! I die of embarrassment when I hear the sound of my own voice, but this is a good snapshot of how the whole thing went.
Related: Another of our students talks about the mini-comic she wrote and drew. Like everyone else, she did an AMAZING job.
My utmost thanks to Librarian Justin Hoenke, who spearheaded this event and worked with us to make sure we'd be well-taken care of while we were in town. He and his wife Haley were fantastic hosts (and they let me play with their fantastic baby, Finn), who made sure we had lots of suggestions for fun things to do with our evenings!
Some of the fun we got up to can be evidenced in this Flickr set: cute shops, boardwalk, a visit to a small waterpark, and looooads of ice cream!
I came home about as optimistic as one could be about the future of this medium I love so much. I won't be at Comic-Con in San Diego next week, but I'll be working on comics the whole time! Hooray! |
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| Visual Overload Ahoy |
[Jun. 2nd, 2009|10:44 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | artwork, bsc graphic novels, comics bakery, conventions, ddl, mini-comics, mocca, outreach, panels, smile, visual onslaught, x-men | ] |
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This weekend! Are you ready? Saturday June 6 and Sunday June 7, it's the MoCCA Art Festival -- my VERY favorite comics show of the year!!
The convention moves to a new venue this year, the 69th Regiment Armory at Lexington Avenue and 25th Street in New York City (about a block away from my old SVA dorm!). It's $10 a day or $15 for a weekend pass. The event runs from 11-6 on both Saturday and Sunday.
The Comics Bakery will be set up at table number 513. It's right in the middle of the action! EDIT: Marion posted a picture of the floor map!
Now, for what I'll have with me at the show:
OUTREACH minicomics! I made a fresh batch of these guys for MoCCA; having only sold these at SPX in 2008, this will be the New York debut for this little book. $2 each.
Postcards with the cover for SMILE!! Here's a very pixelated sneak peak; you'll have to come find me to see the real thing. Free!
X-Men Misfits...keychains! The book itself won't actually be released until July, but come get a keychain to whet your appetite. Free!
--BSC Graphic Novels! Volumes 1 - 4. $9 each, or $30 for the whole set.
--Take-Out Minis! Yeah, I still have them! $1 each, or $5 for all 6.
--SMILE Minis! Soon to be a collector's item. The first 8 pages of the story...which have been drastically re-written and re-drawn for the graphic novel version. $1 each.
--Original Art! If there's a BSC page from any of the volumes you're specifically interested in, please let me know here in the comments, or via email. Otherwise, I'll have an assortment of pages available, varied prices.
In addition to the insanity listed above, we also have a panel on Saturday from noon - 12:50 pm!
Comics Bakery Roundtable: A discussion on the “benefits” of collaboration with two sets of comic-making couples, who combine to form a giant robot.
And don't forget--all ladies in town for the show are invited to the (free!) pre-party, Drink and Draw Like A Lady, at Madame X on Friday night from 7 - 10:
I set up a Facebook Page for the event, if you'd like to add your name to the guest list or invite more people. There will be professionally-baked cupcakes! Half of which will be vegan! Come share a free drink with your comics-making sisters and start the weekend off in fancy fashion.
Hope to see you at some, or all, of the festivities! |
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| Small Press Expo |
[Sep. 29th, 2008|11:39 am] |
It's almost time...for SPX!!
Saturday and Sunday, October 4th and 5th, you can find me and the Comics Bakery at the Marriott Bethesda North Conference Center, in lovely Bethesda, Maryland. We'll be stationed at Table G15-16, which happens to be right by the ballroom entrance. Same spot we had last year!
I'm thrilled to be debuting the fourth and final BSC graphic novel, Claudia and Mean Janine. In fact, it's even up for a "Best Debut" Ignatz Award! How about that!
I've also created a brand-new minicomic for the show. I know, it's been like 3 years since I made a minicomic, but I had some free time last week and got a full 12-page mini done! It's a snapshot of some of the things I've seen and heard while teaching kids about comics, and things people say during comic cons. They're $1 each, and I'm afraid I won't be selling them online or by mail for the time being...so if you want one, you'll have to find me at SPX or another show in the future!
I've got other stuff, too! I put together a few packs of hand-made Christmas cards; I have the full back catalog of BSC graphic novels, all of the Take-Outs, my SMILE minicomic, lots of original artwork, and t-shirts!
I will be on one panel: Children's and YA Comic Books, on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 PM. I'll be joined by my husband, Dave Roman, as well as my good friends Hope Larson and Frank Cammuso!
I can't wait. Hope to see you there! |
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