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Events organized by the Boston Comics Roundtable or that we are attending.

  • Creator Talks: Dan Mazur

    Creator Talks: Dan Mazur

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    BOSTON COMICS ROUNDTABLE PRESENTS: Creator Talks, with Dan Mazur on “The Jernegan Solution”

    SOMERVILLE, Mass. – The Boston Comics Roundtable (BCR) cordially invites you to the second installment of their recently launched Creator Talk series, which will take place at the new Boston Comics Workspace at 561 Windsor Street in Somerville, Studio 306. Writer/artist Dan Mazur will discuss his new historical nonfiction comic “The Jernegan Solution,” the tale of a strange little gold rush that occurred in 1890s Maine. The event kicks off at 2 pm on Sunday July 26th. Admission is free and open to the public.

    Mazur’s Creator Talk will focus on the process of bringing “The Jernegan Solution” to fruition,  from inspiration to publication, becoming what Kevin Bramer at Optical Sloth calls “a thoroughly engaging comic that details a bit of American history that I was completely unaware of.” Topics will include visual and historical research, script composition, and the creative problem solving involved in bringing this obscure bit of American history to light.

    An excellent offering, then, for comics creators and enthusiasts alike.

    Please find more information about Mazur and his work at www.danmazurcomics.com.

    About Dan Mazur
    Mazur wears many hats in the Boston comics community. He’s the creative force behind Ninth Art Press, the “unofficial publishing arm” of the BCR, co-director of M.I.C.E. (Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo), and an acclaimed author, cartoonist, and comics scholar. Most recently he is known for the compendium “Comics: A Global History.”

    Purchase “The Jernegan Solution” here!

    When: Sunday July 26, 2015 at 2:00 pm
    Where: 561 Windsor Street, Studio 306, in Somerville

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  • Spellbound Comics Release Party!

    Spellbound Comics Release Party!

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    NEW ANTHOLOGY FROM BOSTON COMICS ROUNDTABLE: Spellbound Comics #1 Launch Party

    SOMERVILLE, Mass. – Imagine the city of Boston if it were infused with magic, both the mundane and extraordinary sprinkled with a dash of the supernatural. The latest release from the Boston Comics Roundtable (BCR) explores just that in Spellbound #1. Please join us on Saturday July 18 at 6:00 PM at the Boston Comics Workspace (located at 561 Windsor Street, Studio 306, in Somerville, Mass.) to celebrate our newest anthology.

    This collection of over a dozen stories takes our city and pulls it through the looking glass, utilizing a host of varying narratives to create a sometimes serious, sometimes silly examination of what it means to be a Bostonian. Including the work of Dan Mazur, author of Comics: A Global History, Colonial Comics editor and contributor J.L. Bell, and Emmy Award winning graphic designer Anthony Lathrop, to name but a few, the anthology promises a stunning and visually diverse array of unique stories. The book will be for sale before its official debut at Boston Comic Con on July 31. Come by the Workspace to snag an advance copy, enjoy some light refreshments, and talk shop with the BCR.

    Spellbound is also available for preorder online at http://bostoncomics.storenvy.com/products/13019412-spellbound-1. Additionally, please see our website for more information about the Boston Comics Roundtable and our upcoming events (www.bostoncomicsroundtable.com).

    About the authors
    Spellbound contains work from L.J. Baptiste, J.L. Bell, W.B. Clem, Patrick Flaherty, Mehitabel Glenhaber, Levon Gyulkhasyan, Paul Hanna, Youngjin Hur, Patrick Jordan, Anthony Lathrop, Dan Mazur, Greg Moutafis, John Quirk, Roho, Catalina Rufin, and Adam Tutkus. The anthology was edited by Olivia Li, Heide Solbrig, Ben Doane, and Jamie Koh.

    About Boston Comics Roundtable
    The Boston Comics Roundtable is a community of independent comics artists and writers based in the Greater Boston area, acting as a resource for local creators. We encourage development and collaboration and welcome anyone interested in creating or publishing comics, at all ages and levels of experience. Our weekly meetings revolve around discussions of news in comics, showing of members’ work, and the professional development of everyone involved.

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  • Creator Talks: Heide Solbrig

    Creator Talks: Heide Solbrig

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    BCR invites you to the launch of the first in a series of Creator Talks on Sunday July 12, 2015 at 2:00 pm. First up is local writer, filmmaker, and media artist Heide Solbrig who will discuss her transmedia project The Dandelion King: an autobiographical story told through a graphic novel, six short films, an interactive app, archival footage, and a playable game. The talk will take place at the new Boston Comics Workspace, located at 561 Windsor Street, Studio 306, in Somerville, Mass.

    Solbrig, also known as WhateverFloatsYourBoat Productions, will describe how she developed the ambitious scope of her project, with its innovative interactive and multimedia elements. She will explain her storytelling process as well as the recent publication of the first installment of her graphic novel. This is an excellent educational opportunity for any comics and multimedia enthusiast, both novices and experts alike. BCR intends to host more events such as this in the future to bring community members together to explore creative techniques and style.

    About Heide Solbrig
    Through multimedia, Solbrig tells stories that concentrate on how economics, history, and politics impact us in deeply personal ways. Solbrig holds several advanced degrees, including an MFA in Conceptual Design/Information Arts from San Francisco State University and a Ph.D. in Communication from The University of California, San Diego. Please find more information about Solbrig and her project at www.dandyking.net/.

    Purchase the book here!

    When: Sunday July 12, 2015 at 2:00 pm
    Where:  561 Windsor Street, Studio 306, in Somerville

    Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/403304579856479/
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    Poster Link: http://bostoncomics.com/?p=2974

     

  • The Comics Confection

    The Comics Confection

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    The Boston Comics Roundtable cordially invites you to the Comics Confection, our inaugural event to celebrate our new shared workspace. The event will be hosted at the Boston Comics Workspace, located at  561 Windsor Street outside of Inman Square in Somerville. Please join us from 2 to 6 pm on Saturday June 20th to explore the space, check out our equipment, play some games, and enjoy some sweet treats and even sweeter anthologies. Homemade baked goods and BCR anthologies will be available for sale and all proceeds will go toward benefiting the Workspace. Please bring your comics old and new to share. Good times will be had all around. We hope to see you there!

    When: Saturday June 20, from 2 to 6 pm.
    Where: Boston Comics Workspace, located at 561 Windsor St, Studio 306 Somerville, MA 02143.

    Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/632016556935131/
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  • Boston Comics Northshore

    Boston Comics Northshore

    Alright, BCR-North cartoonist and groupies… smile emoticon …we just reserved the Wicked Art Bar in Beverly MA (home of the recent Beverly Comic Con) for a special Boston Comics Northshore drawing event on Tuesday June 16 from 7-9 PM. The idea is that they will open up the bar to us and give us space to draw for the evening. This will be a FREE drawing evening, so bring a bunch of supplies and any pieces that you want to work on, and we can draw at the bar! Make sure to RSVP!

    Description:

    This is a private drawing meet-up hosted by the Boston Comics Roundtable North group. This event is an informal collective of North Shore based comic book creators (artists and writers) that meet once a month to talk comics and show off our current projects.

    The event is free. Snacks, beverages, beer and wine will be for sale at our bar during the duration of the event which is being held at our studio location in Beverly, MA.

    Where: Wicked Art Bar: 95 Rantoul St, Beverly, MA 01915

    Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2015

    Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

    Instructor: None!

    Cost: $0.00

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  • SYDNEY PADUA at Porter Books

    SYDNEY PADUA at Porter Books

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    Coming up next Monday, May 11, 7 PM: Porter Square Books hosts Sydney Padua, who will be speaking about her new book, The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage , “a graphic novel debut that transforms one of the most compelling scientific collaborations into an unexpected, and hilarious, series of adventures.”

  • Buy The Trilling Adventures of Lovelace and Bbage here.

  • Read Part 2 on her site!