December has another holiday fair coming up, and this one’s especially good for the comics fans! Davis Square’s own comic shop Comicazi will host its second annual Comicazicon and Bad-*ss Christmas Bazaar on December 12 – look for Boston Comics Roundtable, and come and pick up comics and crafts by our members!
What: Comicazicon and Bad-*ss Christmas Bazaar
When: Saturday, December 12, 10am-4pm
Where: George Dilboy VFW, 371 Summer St, Davis Square, Somerville, MA
Website: www.comicazi.com
Join us midway through December for gift shopping at Cambridge’s oldest craft fair, the Holly Fair!
What: Holly Fair
When: December 12-13, Sat 10-5:30pm Sun 12-5pm
Where: Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 42 Brattle Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
Website: www.ccae.org/hollyfair.html
Join us under the mistletoe for some seriously funky gift shopping! Boston Comics Roundtable will have a table at this year’s Boston Bazaar Bizarre, the infamously offbeat craft fair!
What: Boston Bazaar Bizarre
When: December 6, 12-7pm
Where: BCA Cyclorama, 539 Tremont St, Boston, MA
Website: www.bazaarbizarre.org/boston.html
This year, give the gift that keeps on giving: COMICS! Look for Boston Comics Roundtable at MIT’s Artists Beyond the Desk Craft Fair, where you can find jewelry, original artwork, handicrafts, and more.
What: MIT’s Artists Beyond the Desk Craft Fair
When: December 3-4, 9am-5pm
Where: MIT’s E25 Atrium and Stata Center (see MIT campus map for directions)
Website: web.mit.edu/abd/2008-2009calendar_sp.html
Celebrate the holiday season – give the gift of Boston Comics Roundtable! We’ll be appearing at a number of holiday fairs in Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville throughout November and December. Surprise someone special with one of our graphic novels, minicomics, or anthologies!
First on our list of fairs is the Harvard Square Holiday Fair, a long-time holiday gift shopping fiesta in Cambridge.
What: Harvard Square Holiday Fair
When: November 28-29 (this weekend ONLY) Sat 10-7, Sun 12-6
Where: First Parish Unitarian Church – corner of Church Street and Mass Ave, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
Website: www.harvardsquareholidayfair.com
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!