THE BOSTON COMICS ROUNDTABLE: a community of comics creators, meeting weekly since 2006.

Author: Shelli

  • MICE 2011

    The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo, a show dedicated to independent, alternative, small-press and self-published comics, webcomics and ‘zines, is happening September 24th, 2011 (10am to 6pm).  MICE is a collaboration between The Boston Comics Roundtable and the Art Institute of Boston, and will feature over 80 exhibitors and a full day of comic-related programming with panels and workshops.  For its second year, MICE 2011 has moved to a new venue conveniently next to Porter Square station:

    University Hall, Lesley University (Porter Campus)
    1815 Massachusetts Avenue
    Cambridge, MA (map)

    Admission is free!  For more information, visit the MICE website or email the MICE organizers with any questions.  Hope to see you there!

  • M.I.C.E. 2011

    The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo, a show dedicated to independent, alternative, small-press and self-published comics, webcomics and ‘zines, is happening September 24th, 2011.  The event has moved to a new venue conveniently next to Porter Square station:

    University Hall
    Lesley University
    (Porter Campus)
    1815 Massachusetts Avenue
    Cambridge, MA (map)

    Admission is free and the hours are 10am – 6pm.  For more information, visit the MICE website or email the MICE organizers with any questions.  Hope to see you there!

    Addendum: The call for submissions for the MICE Comic Art Show is now up! Details here.

  • Comicazi Holiday Fair

    Davis Square’s own comic shop, Comicazi, is hosting its annual holiday fair at The VFW Hall (371 Summer St Somerville, MA 02144). Join us for great sales and gift ideas for all your comics fans.

    UPDATE: Sadly, this year’s Comicazi Holiday fair has been cancelled. Looking forward to next year’s fair!

  • Boston Book Festival

    The Second Annual Boston Book Festival is happening in Copley Square on Saturday, October 16th. The festival hosts Fascinating Authors, Workshops, Live Music, Signings and more! Boston Comics Roundtable members Jerel Dye, Alexander Danner and Jaime Garmendia will be leading the workshop “Writing for Comics,” an inside look into the ever-expanding medium of the comic book and graphic novel. Pre-registration for this workshop is full.

    For more information and full event schedule, see the official Boston Book Festival website.

  • Small Press Expo 2010

    SPX 2010 will be held the weekend of September 10 and 11, 2010 at the Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center in Bethesda, MD, just one mile outside the nation’s capital, Washington DC. In its fifteenth year SPX now serves as the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comic books and the discovery of new creative talent.

    SPX will bring together over 400 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, distributors, and each other. SPX will be open to the public September 10th from 11am Saturday, and run through 7pm that evening. The celebration continues Sunday from noon to 6pm. In addition, expect great programming all weekend long for you to enjoy!

    For the official scoop, go to http://www.spxpo.com.

  • Inbound 4 Book Signing

    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