Hub Comics in Somerville’s Union Square is hosting a signing for two new comics anthologies, Dark Corners and Funny Aminals, on Saturday, October 17, from 7-9pm. Come and meet fun comics creators and get free gifts with purchase!
For more details about these anthologies and the event, check out the blog of the organizers, minicomics collective I Know Joe Kimpel.
Look for Boston Comic Roundtable at San Francisco’s APE, the Alternative Press Expo! The show is open on October 17 from 11-7 and October 18 from 11-6, and guests include Phoebe Gloeckner, Dean Haspiel, Batton Lash, and Jeff Smith. $10 admission for one day, $15 for two. See you there!
Take to the skies with Outbound, Boston Comics Roundtable’s sci-fi anthology!
Outbound features a variety of ongoing fantastic comic stories reaching far into space and deep into the mind! The anthology’s serialized format lets you follow a number of tales a chapter at a time, and each issue offers bonus material including short stories, nonfiction articles, and sometimes even a toy surprise!
Outbound #1
Stories in Outbound #1 include:
* “The Caerulean Dream” by Roho and Brett Barkley
* “Space and Time” by Josh Mills, Michael Paoloni, and Alexandra Mills, with chapter cover by David Newbold
* “The Null Device” by David Marshall
* “Flek” by Erik Heumiller
* “Scientists Gone Wild” by Eric Boeker
* “Mark and the Aliens” by Aya Rothwell
* “Black Fuska” by Roho, with chapter cover by Richard Jenkins
* Special sneak preview of “The New Kid” by Dan Mazur (to premiere in Outbound #2)
Outbound #1 also includes two tales of short fiction …
* “Breezes of Heaven” by Joe Cannon, with art by Paul Marquis
* “How I Learned to Tolerate Vegemite” by Aya Rothwell, with art by the author
… as well as additional bonus features:
* Marsnik 6 Paper Model by Marcel Sirer, with design by Roho
* An interview with Sandy Collora, director of the independent science fiction movie “Hunter/Prey”
* Endcap essay by Hugo-nominated author Michael A. Burstein
Purchase Outbound #1
Outbound #1 (Second Edition) – US $6.99 + shipping
72 B&W Pages @ 5.5″x8.5; 7 Ongoing Comics Series, 2 Short Prose Stories, 1 Movie Director Interview a Paper Model of a Mars Probe and more.
Please note: This transaction is separate from ordering copies of BCR’s Inbound anthology
Outbound #1 is also available in every comic book retail location in the greater Boston area. Outbound is distributed nationally by Direct Comic Book Service and Heavy Ink.
Outbound #2
Look for Outbound #2 to be released in late Fall 2009! More great stories, gorgeous art, and amazing adventures! Follow the Outbound blog for news of the upcoming issue.