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  • MoCCA! Boston Comic Con! Outbound!

    It’s a weekend of East Coast conventions!

    This Saturday and Sunday, look for Boston Comics Roundtable at NYC’s indy comics celebration MoCCA Art Fest and Boston’s own fast-growing comic show Boston Comic Con!

    Stop by our tables and you’ll find copies of our anthology Inbound, minicomics and graphic novels by our members, and sneak-previewing this weekend, the latest issue of our sci-fi serial anthology, Outbound! Check out new chapters of your favorite stories, prose and previews, and a haunting cover by artist Marcelo Buchelli. You can read more about Outbound #2 (and pre-order your copy!) at the Outbound blog.

    See you this weekend!

  • 3/25 meeting canceled. Instead, come have fun with the Punch Buggy Tour

    We’re canceling this week’s meetings (Thursday, March 25th).

    In its place, we heartily endorsing an event scheduled for the same night at Hub Comics in Union Square, Somerville.

    Comics artists Ken Dahl, Liz Baillie, M.K. Reed and special guest Sally Bloodbath will read from their works, play a little music, and sign their books.
    When: Thursday, March 25th, 7:00 p.m.
    Where:  Hub Comics in Union Square, Somerville (map)
    More info: http://punchbuggytour.com/

    Hope everyone can make it. We’ll be back to our regular time/place next week.

  • Boston Zine Fair – Spring 2010

    It’s a hometown show! Come and see us at the Boston Zine Fair, a festival of DIY and self-publishing. This event is a collaboration with the Whitehaus Family Record and will be part of Whitehaus’ music celebration Blastfest.

    Comics, zines, and loads of live music – stop by Central Square’s YMCA on March 20 and enjoy it all!

    What: Boston Zine Fair – Spring 2010 (part of Blastfest 3)
    When: Saturday, March 20, 2010, 11am-6pm (with Blastfest performances continuing until 11pm)
    Where: Cambridge YMCA, 820 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02141
    Website: www.bostonzinefair.org

  • Art of the BCR in Marblehead

    Come and see the art of the Roundtable!

    Marblehead Arts Association is hosting “The Art of the Boston Comics Roundtable”, an exhibition of original comic art by our members and including pieces from our latest anthology, Inbound #4: A Comic History of Boston.

    Join us for a special reception party on Sunday, March 7 from 2-4pm! Enjoy artwork, hang out with local comics creators, and catch screenings of short animation pieces by members of the Roundtable.

    The exhibition will be on display from March 6-28 at the MAA’s location at 8 Hooper Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts.

    WHAT: “Art of the Boston Comics Roundtable” gallery exhibition
    WHEN: Reception party, March 7 2-4pm; exhibition on display, March 6-28
    WHERE: Marblehead Arts Association, 8 Hooper Street, Marblehead, MA 01945
    WEBSITE: http://www.marbleheadarts.org

  • BCR on WGBH Radio!

    The Boston Comics Roundtable is taking to the airwaves again!

    Catch members of the Roundtable on WGBH’s The Callie Crossley Show at 1pm on Monday, February 22. Check out the show live at 1pm streaming on the WGBH website, or download it later on the show’s website:

    http://www.wgbh.org/897/programDetail.cfm?programid=855 (Scroll down to show date 2/22/10).

  • MoCCA Art Fest 2010

    MoCCA Art Fest is coming sooner than ever! The classic indie comics festival and fundraiser will be held this year on April 10-11 at the 68th Regiment Armory in downtown Manhattan. Look for Boston Comics Roundtable – we’ll be there, selling our anthologies and comics projects by our members!

    What: MoCCA Art Fest 2010
    When: Sat-Sun April 10-11, 2010
    Where: 68th Regiment Armory, 68 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
    Website: www.moccany.com/mocca_festival.html