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Cringe in terror of Hellbound, a new Boston Comics Roundtable horror anthology!

The Hellbound team is seeking New England comics creators to create single-page horror stories based on true or legendary New England murders, urban legends, and creepy tales. The anthology will span 24 total stories/pages.

15-25 special screenprinted handbound editions of the anthology with a glow-in-the-dark cover will be produced in fall 2010; profits will go towards funding the first full print run.

Submission deadline: April 1, 2010 (participants to be notified on May 1)

Guidelines: Artwork colors limited to black and red (no grays please). The anthology will be printed at tabloid/Wednesday Comics size of 14″x20″ (but may be reduced in size for future print runs). Please submit finished stories as Photoshop PSD documents with colors separated in layers (e.g. black on one, red on another) and with all text flattened.

Questions? For more information, contact joelchristiangill @ mac.com, or keep an eye on the Hellbound blog for further details about the anthology and related events.

News, reviews, and other mentions of projects by BCR members!

The Comics Journal new site offers a review the anthology Dark Corners, including “Imaginary Friend” by Caitlin Plovnick.

Poopsheet Foundation has reviewed Outbound #1 and The First Transmission of the Minimalist Comics Collective.

Alexander Danner and Edward J. Grug III’s Gingerbread Houses is recommended by Brigid Alverson as a webcomic adaptation of a classic tale.

BCR members around town!

If you’re in the Cambridge area this coming weekend (Jan. 15-18), swing by the Hyatt Regency Hotel to enjoy Arisia, New England’s largest sci-fi and fantasy convention! Look for BCR members at comics-themed panel discussions and in the “Pro’s Nest” artist and author alley. Hope to see you there!

Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy blog has a great writeup on Jesse Lonergan‘s new graphic novel Joe and Azat, based on his time in Turkmenistan with the Peace Corps.

The Boston Globe highlights Gareth Hinds and discusses the process behind his graphic novel adaptations of the classics, including his recent version of King Lear and upcoming version of The Odyssey.

Martin Dolan reviews the first issue of Outbound, BCR’s sci-fi serial anthology. Look for the second issue, coming soon!

The Somerville News Blog has a fantastic writeup about our Wild Ink fundraiser event from this summer! Thanks to everyone who attended the party at P.A.’s Lounge in Somerville and who egged on the artists in the “Fastest Artist” competition.

And the Boston Phoenix recently published a list of recommended graphic novels, which included a shout-out for The Ragbox, written by BCR founder Dave Kender and including art by Braden Lamb. Check out theragbox.com to purchase the book or to read the contents online. (Thanks to Ron LeBrasseur for the link!)