Franklin Einspruch is interviewed by Public Radio Kitchen about his food-related comics
Dirk Tiede talks to Robot 6 about finishing up the third volume of his supernatural webcomic Paradigm Shift
Sci-fi blog i09 gives a shout-out for the upcoming second issue of BCR anthology Outbound
The Comics Journal‘s Minis Monday column reviews minicomics by Alexander Danner and Cathy Leamy
Convention season continues! Our next show will be the Maine Comics Arts Festival in Portland, Maine. Come by on Sunday, May 23 for a day of indie comics fun, and bring the little ones – kids 12 and under get in free! This year’s fest also offers a day of panels and workshops on Saturday, May 22 – check out the festival website for more details.
What: Maine Comics Arts Festival 2010
When: Sunday, May 23, 2010 (with free panels and workshops on Saturday, May 22)
Where: Ocean Gateway, Portland, ME (directions)
Website: www.mainecomicsfestival.com
It’s a weekend of East Coast conventions!
This Saturday and Sunday, look for Boston Comics Roundtable at NYC’s indy comics celebration MoCCA Art Fest and Boston’s own fast-growing comic show Boston Comic Con!
Stop by our tables and you’ll find copies of our anthology Inbound, minicomics and graphic novels by our members, and sneak-previewing this weekend, the latest issue of our sci-fi serial anthology, Outbound! Check out new chapters of your favorite stories, prose and previews, and a haunting cover by artist Marcelo Buchelli. You can read more about Outbound #2 (and pre-order your copy!) at the Outbound blog.
See you this weekend!
It’s a hometown show! Come and see us at the Boston Zine Fair, a festival of DIY and self-publishing. This event is a collaboration with the Whitehaus Family Record and will be part of Whitehaus’ music celebration Blastfest.
Comics, zines, and loads of live music – stop by Central Square’s YMCA on March 20 and enjoy it all!
What: Boston Zine Fair – Spring 2010 (part of Blastfest 3)
When: Saturday, March 20, 2010, 11am-6pm (with Blastfest performances continuing until 11pm)
Where: Cambridge YMCA, 820 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02141
Website: www.bostonzinefair.org
Come and see the art of the Roundtable!
Marblehead Arts Association is hosting “The Art of the Boston Comics Roundtable”, an exhibition of original comic art by our members and including pieces from our latest anthology, Inbound #4: A Comic History of Boston.
Join us for a special reception party on Sunday, March 7 from 2-4pm! Enjoy artwork, hang out with local comics creators, and catch screenings of short animation pieces by members of the Roundtable.
The exhibition will be on display from March 6-28 at the MAA’s location at 8 Hooper Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts.
WHAT: “Art of the Boston Comics Roundtable” gallery exhibition
WHEN: Reception party, March 7 2-4pm; exhibition on display, March 6-28
WHERE: Marblehead Arts Association, 8 Hooper Street, Marblehead, MA 01945
WEBSITE: http://www.marbleheadarts.org
The Boston Comics Roundtable is taking to the airwaves again!
Catch members of the Roundtable on WGBH’s The Callie Crossley Show at 1pm on Monday, February 22. Check out the show live at 1pm streaming on the WGBH website, or download it later on the show’s website:
http://www.wgbh.org/897/programDetail.cfm?programid=855 (Scroll down to show date 2/22/10).