Author: Cathy Leamy

Space 242, Boston’s hub for low-brow artwork, is reopening and unleashing its latest exhibit on the world! See their group show GOOD VS EEEEEVIL! Superheroes vs. Villains Smackdown including artwork by Roundtable members.

The show is open for a very limited time – one week only! Join them for the show’s FREE opening reception on Friday, January 28 from 6-8pm. RSVP is required – see the Space 242 site for details.

WHAT: GOOD VS EEEEEVIL! Superheroes vs. Villains Smackdown art show
WHERE: SPACE 242, 242 E. Berkeley Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02118
WHEN: Reception on Jan. 28, 6-8pm; exhibit open Jan. 28 – Feb. 4
HOW TO GET IN: RSVP on Space 242 website
WEBSITE: http://www.space242.com

Attention geeks! Arisia, New England’s largest sci-fi and fantasy convention, will be held next weekend, January 14-17. Enjoy movies, panel discussions, costume contests, and more, all in the convention’s new location at the Westin Waterfront Hotel on the Boston waterfront (near South Boston).

Come and meet this year’s Webcomic Guest of Honor, Shaenon Garrity, and look for a very active series of comics discussion panels and plenty of Roundtable members participating!

WHAT: Arisia 2011
WHERE: Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, 425 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210
WHEN: Friday, Jan. 14 – Monday, Jan. 17, 2011
HOW MUCH: See Arisia’s registration fee page
WEBSITE: http://www.arisia.org

Attention comics writers and anyone looking to learn more about writing comics!

The Roundtable is now holding a monthly Writer’s Night where creators can share scripts, offer feedback and critique, and improve their skills. Writers of all levels are welcome to come and learn from each other!

Join us for our first Writer’s Night of the new year on Thursday, January 6, 2011, from 6:30 – 7:30pm at the Roundtable’s usual meeting place, the Democracy Center in Harvard Square.

Please visit the official Writer’s Night website to learn more about adding and downloading scripts for critique: http://write.riverbirdcomics.com

Inbound #5 is here, and we’re celebrating our food-themed comics anthology with a party at our favorite coffeeshop! Hang out with Boston-area comics creators, check out a display of original art from Inbound #5, and pick up a copy of the comic for yourself! Come and join us at Central Square’s Atomic Bean Cafe for good times on Friday, November 5 at 7pm.

WHAT: Inbound #5 release party and art opening
WHERE: Atomic Bean Cafe, 902-904 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
WHEN: Friday, November 5 – 7-9pm

If you like spooky New England-themed stories, fantastic comics, crazy costumes and creative fun and games, you won’t want to miss “Hellbound: the Party,” a fundraiser/Halloween ball at Tommy Doyle’s in Harvard Square on Thursday, October 28th to celebrate the upcoming indy comic book, Hellbound.

Hellbound is a unique project, even in the unpredictable world of independent comics: a limited edition, giant-sized (13″ x 19″), silk-screened collection of one-page horror stories, all based on actual New England legends, printed in black and white and RED… and drawn by some of the area’s best comics artists. The gruesome narratives include works by Dan Mazur, Eric Boeker, E.J. Barnes, Nathan Boucher, Jesse Lonergan, Nathan Kitler, Lindsay Moore, Matt Stumpf, Charles Schneeflock Snow, Mark Slater, Line O, Jim Roldan, Joel Christian Gill, C. Che Salazar, Andrew Abbot, Aaron Drew and Nil Gulacsik.

Following this initial printing, a normal-sized offset edition will be available at local comics stores and shows.

To help launch this collection of illustrated madness, Hellbound‘s editors Roho and Joel Christian Gill of the Boston Comics Roundtable are inviting the public to an evening of enjoyably horrific revelry. Events will include sketch fighting (two artist compete on a battle of skills for glory and cake), zombie/monster caricatures and a costume contest in which the party guests will compete to win their favorite comics and more! And to cap the festivities off, the last 10 copies of the over-sized silk-screened edition of Hellbound will be auctioned off. All proceeds will go toward funding all of Boston Comics Roundtable’s publishing endeavors.

Like a scary comic book come to life, Hellbound will be a Halloween party you’ll never forget!

What: HELLBOUND Boston Comics Halloween Party!
Where: Tommy Doyle’s (in Harvard Square), 96 Winthrop Street, Cambridge, MA (map)
When: October 28th from 6PM to 10PM
How Much: $5
Ages: 21 up

Hellbound poster art by Line O

Download the Hellbound Halloween Party flyer (PDF)

For more Information and updates, check out the Hellbound blog: http://hellboundinboston.blogspot.com