| King Con Sunday |
[Nov. 7th, 2009|11:09 pm] |
I'll be at the King Con in Brooklyn tomorrow speaking on a panel with Raina, Sara Varon and Matt Loux.
It starts at 11AM which is when I'm usually still asleep. So this should be interesting!
http://kingconbrooklyn.com/
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| September stuff to do |
[Sep. 10th, 2009|04:01 pm] |
Upcoming events!
Sunday, September 13, I will be at the The Brooklyn Book Festival! It's a huge, free event taking over much of downtown Brooklyn. You can find Raina 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:
12:00 pm -1:00 pm. Sci Fi and Fantasy in NYC
Join authors S.C. Butler, Peter Brett, Anton Strout and Dave Roman as they discuss all that is paranormal in NYC.
Immediately after, I'll be signing & selling stuff.
Raina also has a panel at 3:00 called "Love, War and Adventures in Babysitting…Transforming Stories into Comics."
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The following weekend, September 19 and 20, Raina 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. Raina and I have never been to Maine before but have read about it in comics by Matt Loux. I expect talking lobsters.
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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! We'll be debuting Life Meter 3 and Raina will have a new issue of Outreach available. Of course we will have plenty of copies of X-Men: Misfits on hand. |
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| MoCCA poster |
[May. 14th, 2009|12:31 pm] |
Check out Molly Crabapple's cool poster for the MoCCA Art Festival
My name is in one of the bubbles so that would rightfully imply I will be there! In fact, I'll be sharing a table with some of the other people in the bubbles and doing a panel of some sort (more info as it becomes available).
The show is at a new location this year and there is a lot of excitement about how great it will be. So let's make it happen! |
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| Con update |
[Sep. 24th, 2008|12:27 pm] |
Cross posted to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) comicsbakery
Since a few people have been asking, I figured I’d post to say Comics Bakery won’t be at the NY Anime Festthis weekend.
We didn’t get a table this year in an effort to cut down on the amount of con-stress for the next few months. So we figured NY Anime Fest and NY Comic Conwere the best to skip because doing stuff at the Javitts Center ends up being way more exhausting than traveling out of state. It’s a lot easier on the soul when there’s a hotel to crash in rather than having to walk across the west side of Manhattan and ride the subway home with suitcases, boxes, and booth displays!
I still plan to swing by both of these shows just to check them out and show support for local conventions!
ALSO:
Comic Bakery WILL be exhibiting at the Small Press Expo in Bethesda, MD, October 4th and 5th because it’s one of our favorite long running shows and it’s in a comfy hotel!
I’ve also been eying Kawaii Con because it’s in Hawaii!! It’s all about destination/vacation comic cons! |
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| Gotta any plans for next week? |
[Jul. 17th, 2008|03:35 pm] |
I will be all over the San Diego Comic Con! Here's where to look:
Base of Operations: The Comics Bakery
P2, in the Small Press section. That lines up with aisle 1900, at the very edge of Small Press, so we should be pretty easy to find! Look for the Comics Bakery banner! Also tabling there are fan-favorites like Raina Telgemeier, John Green and Marion Vitus.
We’ll have a sampling of comics, zines, T-shirts, buttons, original art, handshakes, and hi-fives.
Summer home: SLG Publishing
If you don’t already have a copy of Agnes Quill, this is the place to get it! And I’ll draw you something in your book if you come by SLG Thurs. 12-2PM, Fri. and Sat. 2-3PM
Sun. 12:30-2PM.
Moving Castle: FLIGHT comics
The booth number is: 1228 and it will be HUGE! Volume 5 (which has a story by me!) debuts there and should fly like hotcakes with jetpacks.
I’ll be stopping by for regular visits to sign and sketch my cares away.
Farewell party:
FRIDAY NIGHT 7:30-9:15 Nickelodeon Avatar: Sozin's Comet
Come out and celebrate the series finale of Avatar the Last Airbender by watching the screening with the show’s creators and fans. I’m so there!
Room 6CDEF
Community service: SUNDAY at 10:30-11:30 Kids Draw!
Join a great lineup of kids' cartoonists as they draw their hearts out - right in front of you! Cartoonists including Nick Abadzis (Laika), Debbie Huey (Bumperboy) Johane Matte (Flight Explorer), Scott Morse (Visitations), Andy Runton (Owly), Kean Soo (Jellaby), and Dave Roman (Nickelodeon) will create art as you watch - with your help! Room 30CDE
Looking at the comic con programming there’s a billion panels I wouldn’t mind checking out like Chowder and The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (Sunday 1:00-2:30) and the spotlight on Floyd Norman (Thurs 5-6) But I will HOPEFULLY be too busy at the booths! These shows go by too quick! |
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| west coast! |
[Apr. 24th, 2008|01:16 pm] |
Just a reminder that Raina and I will be at Stumptown Comics Fest in Portland Oregon this weekend!
Also attending:
Scott McCloud, Craig Thompson, Nick Gurewitch, Neil Babra, Derek Kirk Kim, Graham Annable, Scott C, Erika Moen, Dylan Meconis, and a billion other people I ship.
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| It's finally here... |
[Apr. 14th, 2008|10:41 pm] |
This weekend is the New York Comic Con, the east coast's biggest pop culture event!
You'll find me at the Comics Bakery, booth #2247
with assortment of comics, t-shirts, buttons, and hi-fives.
I'll also be on a bunch of panels!
NICK MAG PRESENTS...AVATAR COMICS & FANDOM SPOTLIGHT
Friday at 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM in ROOM 1E08
-Nickelodeon Magazine gives a behind-the-scenes look at comics produced for Avatar: The Last Airbender and spotlights all the creativity surrounding the fandom for the popular show. There will lots of audience participation, trivia-bending, and prizes for the best cosplayers! We'll also be showing an amazing collection of AMV's, and a special puppet surprise! Featuring: Johane Matte aka Rufftoon (storyboard artist), Dave Roman (comics editor), and Alison Wilgus (comics writer).
FLIGHT EXPLORER - A CONVERSATION WITH KAZU KIBUISHI AND CREATORS
Sunday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM in Kids, Teen Room 1E08
-Flight Explorer, a spin-off of the award-winning Flight graphic novel anthology series, features fun characters and stories that appeal to young readers and parents who want to introduce their children to graphic novels. Join Flight and Flight Explorer editor Kazu Kibuishi and Flight contributors Amy Kim Ganter (who drew the Zuko/Mai Avatar comic), Johane Matte (Rufftoon!), Phil Craven, Jake Parker, Kean Soo, and Dave Roman for their take on the amazing world of Flight Explorer and all-ages comics!
NICK MAG PRESENTS...3-D COMIC CAROUSEL
Sunday 3:00 PM-4:00 PM in room 1E09
-A series of cartoon slide shows presented by an array of comic strip makers, performers, and other characters. Plenty of gags, goofiness, audience participation and 3-D action! Definitely for kids and alternative-comics-loving adults. Featuring: R. Sikoryak (Drawn and Quarterly), Sam Henderson (Magic Whistle), Kim Deitch (Alias the Cat), Michael Kupperman (Tales Designed To Thrizzle), and Karen Sneider (Pony Up!)
Nick Mag will actually have a film crew documenting our panels for potential future web videos, so please come out and make sure our audience looks full!
BTW: Children 12 and under are admitted for free on Sunday/Kids Day!
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| On the stump |
[Feb. 14th, 2008|12:13 pm] |
I'm totally excited that ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) goraina and I will be guests at this years Stumptown Comics Fest!
Check out the awesome poster by Craig Thompson:
The Stumptown Comics Fest will be on April 26th & 27th
at the Lloyd Center Doubletree in Portland, Oregon.
This will be our first time in the highly acclaimed Portland area!
So we shall put our faith in the expertise of others to make all our plans! I'm really looking forward to seeing many west coast friends and hope we get to meet a lot of cool new people too! |
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| New York Anime Fest |
[Nov. 21st, 2007|05:25 pm] |
I'm really looking forward to the upcoming New York Anime Festival! in two weeks!
The Comics Bakery will have a table in Artist Alley with our usual buffet of comic related goodies.
And I'll be appearing on two panels:
Avatar : The Last Airbender - Comics & Magazines
Friday December 7th at 4 PM-5 PM
Hosted by Nickelodeon Magazine editor, Dave Roman.
Featuring Avatar magazine contributors Alison Wilgus and Tina Lam.
Anime Panel Room (1A06)
Del Rey & Marvel Comics
Sunday, Dec 9th at 3 PM - 4 PM
Join Del Rey Manga and Marvel Comics for a special announcement!
Manga Panel Room (1A24)
I can't really talk about the second one until AFTER the festival. You'll just have to go and check it out!
I'm super excited though!
Here's a bunch of info on the Avatar: Comics & Magazines panel:
A behind-the-scenes look at the various stages of making the Avatar comics that appeared in the official Avatar magazines as well as the mini-comics packaged with the single disk DVDs. From story pitches to script revisions, and creating final art for print, this is a chance to find out what goes into making a great comic, and what editors actually do all day! We’ll also take some time to talk about the show itself and speculate about the upcoming series finale!
BONUS FUN: There will be trivia-bending competition live on stage!
4 contestants (one to represent each element) will face off to see who knows the most about both the Avatar show and comics!
Prizes will be won! Cosplaying encouraged! |
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