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Author: David Kender

  • “GULP! A Monster Anthology for Kids”

    The BCR’s Roho, along with many great contributors, is proud to announce their new anthology. We’ve seen it in person, and it is totally awesome. Read the details below.

    The Boston Comics Roundtable, in partnership with River Bird Comics, is pleased to announce the publication of GULP!, an all-ages anthology. GULP! will debuted September 28 at the fourth annual MICE (Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo), and be available at select comics shops in the region. The editorial team for GULP! includes the creators of Heeby Jeeby Comix and cartoonists on Nickelodeon Magazine, Bob Flynn and Dan Moynihan. This volume was designed and produced by Roho, owner/publisher of River Bird Comics and creator of Hellbound.

  • Registration Details for MICE 2013 now up

    MICE 2013 is comingThe registration details for the MICE 2013 comics show are now up. Registration itself doesn’t open until April 14th, but you can read all about it here: http://www.micexpo.org.

    Remember that MICE 2013 is a two-day show this time around. We’re really looking forward to it.

  • Superheroes for Boston and Beyond


    Our own Dan Mazur is pleased to have written this press release for the new BCR anthology, In a Single Bound.

    The Boston Comics Roundtable and Ninth Art Press announce a new anthology comic book:

    IN A SINGLE BOUND: Superheroes for Greater Boston and Beyond

    First there was Inbound, then Outbound, Hellbound and now… In a Single Bound, the Boston Comics Roundtable’s anthology dedicated to superhero stories set in (and around) Boston. Featuring  all-original characters created by local artists and writers, In a Single Bound presents superheroes with an independent comics flavor, but suitable for readers of all ages. True to the eclectic spirit of the Roundtable – a collective of Boston-area cartoonists founded in 2006 – the eight stores in the collection cover a wide range of tones: from satire, to light-hearted adventure, to nostalgic elegy. With masks and capes and the Citgo sign!

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  • Hellbound 3 premieres at MICE 2012

    It’s that time again. As MICE and Halloween approach, the horror masters of Boston are back with another Hellbound comics anthology. Here’s the official word:

    “The Art Edition features a wraparound full color cover nearly a yard long, designed by Roho and featuring art by Jerel Dye. This volume continues in the same horrifying tradition with eleven chilling tales that examine the darkness that lies within all of us. These gruesome narratives feature some of New England’s best artists and writers: a quick taste of zombies, a story set in a mortuary, the dark side of high-school overachievers. Even baseball gets the horror treatment, The creators work in a variety of styles: totally black backgrounds, light and airy hiding terror underneath, a nightmarish character sketch, and some of the artist explore the woods at night. Also two nearly wordless stories, with one story taking place on a whaling ship and the other in a modern city. Closing out the volume with the chilling words of a criminal. This volume was Edited by Jerel Dye and Kimbal Anderson.” Read all about it at http://hellboundinboston.blogspot.com.

  • MICE 2012 is this weekend!

    In case you’ve been living under some rock that doesn’t broadcast news about the underground comics scene (I know, what are the odds, right?), MICE 2012 is this weekend, September 29th. What is MICE, you ask? Why it’s the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo, a huge event celebrating comics and the people that make them. MICE is a co-production of the Boston Comics Roundtable and the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University.

    Want to learn more about MICE from a trusted source. Then may we point you towards this huge article that the Boston Globe published all about MICE and the BCR.

    Come to the show to meet nearly a hundred independent local comics creators, special guest stars Robert Sikoryak and Box Brown, and more.

    Free Admission!
    Sep 29th, 2012, 10 am – 7 pm
    University Hall, 1815 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
    www.masscomics.com

     

  • Submit stories now for Hellbound 3

    Hellbound 3 accepting submissions

    Hellbound, a BCR-affiliated anthology of horror stories, is now accepting submissions for its third anthology. Details can be found on its website. This year’s theme: darkness. Line up those bottles of india ink and get to work. The deadline for finished stories of June 15, 2012.