Interested in making graphic novels? Learn about the creative and publishing processes at an event co-hosted by Massachusetts College of Art and the Graphic Artist Guild. Join them on February 6 from 1-5 for presentations and panel discussions, followed by a portfolio review. Panelists include Roundtable members Gareth Hinds (King Lear, Beowulf) and Dave Kender …
Robot attack! Space 242, Boston’s gallery for “pop surrealist and ‘low brow’ artists,” is opening a new exhibit of robot-inspired artwork, I…YOU…WE…ROBOT!. Look for pieces by two Roundtable members, Ron LeBrasseur and E.J. Barnes! The exhibit will run from January 29 through February 19 with an exhibition opening party on Friday, January 29, 6-8pm. RSVP …
BCR member Dirk Tiede is celebrating the printing of book 3 of his paranormal police drama webcomic Paradigm Shift! Join him on Saturday, January 30, for the book release party at Cambridge’s Atomic Bean Cafe (904 Mass Ave, Cambridge) from 4-6pm. Enjoy an art show, sketches, and cake! Visit the comic’s website paradigmshiftmanga.com to read …
If you’re a fan of sci-fi and fantasy, then save the date for Boskone, the New England sci-fi convention! Boston Comics Roundtable will be at the con selling out-of-this-world comics by our members. See you there! What: Boskone 2010 When: Fri-Sun February 12-14, 2010 Where: Westin Boston Waterfront hotel, Boston, MA Website: www.nesfa.org/boskone
News, reviews, and other mentions of projects by BCR members! The Comics Journal new site offers a review the anthology Dark Corners, including “Imaginary Friend” by Caitlin Plovnick. Poopsheet Foundation has reviewed Outbound #1 and The First Transmission of the Minimalist Comics Collective. Alexander Danner and Edward J. Grug III’s Gingerbread Houses is recommended by …
Join Porter Square Books and the Boston Comics Roundtable for an evening with contributors to Inbound #4, A Comic History of Boston. Writers and Artists will be presenting their process and research from the individual stories. Signed copies will be available for purchase. Location: Porter Square Books (map) 25 White St Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140-1413