If you’re a fan of sci-fi and fantasy, then save the date for Boskone, the New England sci-fi convention! Boston Comics Roundtable will be at the con selling out-of-this-world comics by our members. See you there!
What: Boskone 2010
When: Fri-Sun February 12-14, 2010
Where: Westin Boston Waterfront hotel, Boston, MA
Website: www.nesfa.org/boskone
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!
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
Boston history has never looked so lively as in Inbound #4: A Comic Book History of Boston. This 144-page trade paperback features over 35 stories from dozens of contributors, all chronicling true tales from their beloved hometown. The book is the latest in the Inbound comics anthology series produced by the Boston Comics Roundtable. (View samples here.)
Inbound #4: A Comic Book History of Boston has already been hailed as “an unexpected and delightful assortment of Boston lore” by Jane Clayson, radio host of WBUR’s “Radio Boston.” The stories are fresh takes on some of Boston’s most fascinating history that rarely makes its way to dusty textbooks and walking tours. Ever heard about the book bound in human flesh at the Boston Athenaeum? What about the true and surprisingly sympathetic tale of Ponzi Scheme inventor Charles Ponzi? From revolutionaries to pirates and heroes to thieves, this collection brings them all together into a single, thrilling volume of shared history.
The book is a great gift for both history buffs and comics lovers. It’s available here at our online store and in many comic book and traditional book stores in the Boston area, including: Million Year Picnic, Harvard Book Store, New England Comics, Brookline Booksmith, Comicazi, Hub Comics, and Comicopia.
Inbound #4, the Boston history comics anthology, will be released this month!
Come and celebrate with us at our Inbound release party! Hang out with Boston-area comics creators and check out a display of original art from Inbound #4! Join us at Central Square’s Atomic Bean Cafe for good times on Saturday, December 5 at 4pm.
WHAT: Inbound #4 release party and art opening
WHERE: Atomic Bean Cafe, 902-904 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
WHEN: Saturday afternoon, December 5 – 4-6pm