The Kids Read Comics Celebration is upon us!

http://kidsreadcomics.org This June 21-23 will be the 5th annual Kids Read Comics Celebration, held at the Ann Arbor District Library. Our event is free to the public and features 50 cartoonists who come in from around the country to lead free hands-on comics workshops for kids and adults alike. We've just updated our guest list. [...]

The Official Kids Read Comics 2013 Poster by Ben Hatke!

We're only a little over a month away from the Kids Read Comics Celebration (http://kidsreadcomics.org), a free event held at the Ann Arbor District Library where you can meet a ton of great cartoonists who lead free hands-on comics workshops! You can download the new poster and share it on your website, in your library, [...]

Comics Are Great! 64 – SPX 2012 Wrap-Up

Chad Sell, Sally Carson, and the Small Press Expo! I’m back from the Small Press Expo and ready to share some of the exciting things that happened while I was there. I’m joined by two other SPX 2012 exhibitors, Chad Sell and Sally Carson. Together we talk about the unique tone the convention has, offer [...]

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Small Press Expo this weekend!

I’ll be tabling once again at the Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland this September 15 and 16! Anne and I will be debuting our new mini-comic Cap’n Cat: Former Shark Hunter at the show. It’s the story of a retired shark hunter whose only desire is to spend his twilight years catching delicious fish. But [...]

Thunder Punch Special 03 – Conventioning Punch

TPD is back! I took advantage of Richard Stevens’s visit to the United States (and his recent convention experience at Kids Read Comics) to get his perspective on tabling at a convention for the first time. Together we turn his hard-won knowledge into some useful tips for the first-time exhibitor. Links mentioned in this episode: [...]

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KCR! 03 – Creating the Kids Read Comics Celebration

Comics conventions in the U.S. have historically been a place to meet your favorite authors, get a book signed, and maybe sit in on a few panels to find out what’s coming next from your favorite creative teams. And while this can be a lot of fun, how much better might that experience be if [...]

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Graphicon at ALA Annual!

June 22-24 I’ll be exhibiting in the Artist Alley at this year’s American Library Association Annual Conference in Anaheim, California! You’ll be able to find me at booth 575 in the Graphic Novel/Gaming Pavilion, surrounded by incredible artists like: Chris Giarrusso Matt Dembicki Faith Erin Hicks Raina Telgemeier & Dave Roman Chris Schweizer Gene Luen [...]

Comics Are Great! 42 – My Life in France

As we close out the 2011 season of shows, I’m thrilled to have Dave Roman and Raina Telgemeier on to talk about their recent experience at the Quai des Bulles Saint Malo Comics Festival. While watching some video and slideshows from their trip, Raina shares her reflections on how tabling at a French comics festival [...]

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Capturing The Experience

Why I plan to capture as much of my experience at SPX as possible, and why I don’t consider this “journalism”. Many photos, audio, and maybe even video to come this weekend! You can follow along on my SPX Tumblr page! Right-Click or Control-Click to Download Subscribe through iTunes My AudioBoo page Follow me on [...]

Comics Are Great! 26 – Gathering Your Community

It’s all about organizing and executing public events to plant a flag for your community to gather around this week, as I’m joined by Onezumi Harstein and James Harknell of the upcoming Intervention! Together we talk about some of the pitfalls to be aware of when creating a public event, tips on ways to do [...]

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