River Bird Comics – THE BOSTON COMICS ROUNDTABLE: a community of comics creators, meeting weekly since 2006.

The Rise and Fall of the Stamp Act

Comic fans are invited to a hands-on workshop to learn about the history of the Stamp Act and how to make a historical comic. Participation is free, supplies will be provided and participants will receive a FREE copy of The Rise and Fall of the Stamp Act comic. This comic was written by J. L. Bell with art by Jesse Lonergan, Ben Doane, John Carvajal and L. J. Baptiste with an amazing full color cover by Jerel Dye. The book and poster were designed by Roho‘s River Bird Comics. All the creators involved are members of the Boston Comics Roundtable.

Workshop is open to all ages, but targeted to grades 5 through 8.
April 19 The Massachusetts Historical Society (1:00-3:00pm) Register here.
April 20 The Shirley Eustis House (2:00-4:00pm) Register here.
April 21 The Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site (2:00-4:00pm)
Call (617)876-4491 or email at reservationsat105@gmail.gov to Register.
April 22 Old State House (The Bostonian Society) (2:00-4:00pm) Register here.

Space is limited and pre-registration required. For more information contact: programs@masshist.org or call 617-646-0515.

This comic book was produced for a hands-on history comic workshop produced through the cooperation of the Massachusetts Historical Society, The Shirley Eustis House, The Longfellow House/Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, and the Bostonian Society.

Support for the project has been provided by the Massachusetts Historical Society and the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati.

Hellbound V Reviewed in the Dig

“Hellbound V: the End” the horror anthology from River Bird Comics gets a glowing notice from Tony McMillen in this week’s DigBoston: “Hellbound V marks the end of the Hellbound series, but luckily the books are going out on a seriously high note….”

December 2, 2014

Hellbound V: End of Comics

Published by River Bird Comics

Edited by Stephen Cartisano

48+foldouts pages ~ $10 | Risograph 2 colors. | 9x5 inches

What is the end for you? sometimes is death sometimes is the end of a bad relationship, sometimes is just running out of rope. Hellbound V is the end of the Hellbound series with a small set of stories that will take you over the edge. Mature readers only. Returning contributors include Dan Mazur (Comics: A Global History), Ellen T. Crenshaw (Nobodies Volume II, Womanthology), Alison Burke and Tara Harris (A.R.R.O.), Patrick Flaherty, E.J. Barnes (Tales of the Ling, An Invitation to the World of Luisa Felix), and Clayton McCormack (Dead Meat, Heavy Metal Magazine). Joining them for the first time on this volume are Gary Bonesteel (Killer Ink Comics), Ben Doane (Subcultures), and Brenton Barnes (Bartkira, Mister Reusch’s Black and White Illustration Book). Press Release.

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October 30, 2014

Hellbound V: End of Comics Marks the End of an Era

BOSTON, September 22 – The Boston Comics Roundtable, in conjunction with River Bird Comics, is pleased to announce the publication of Hellbound V: End of Comics. Aptly themed, this will be the final installment in a series of original horror comics anthologies from some of Boston’s most celebrated creators. No fear or phobia will be left unprovoked. More.
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September 22, 2014

The Boston Comics Roundtable proudly presents GULP! a monster comics anthology for KIDS!

BOSTON, September 24, 2013—The Boston Comics Roundtable, in partnership with River Bird Comics, is pleased to announce the publication of GULP!, an all-ages anthology. GULP! will debut on September 28 at the fourth annual Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE http://www.micexpo.org), and be available at select comics shops in the region. The editorial team for GULP! includes the creators of Heeby Jeeby Comix (http://heebyjeebycomix.blogspot.com) and cartoonists on Nickelodeon Magazine, Bob Flynn and Dan Moynihan. This volume was designed and produced by Roho, owner/publisher of River Bird Comics and creator of Hellbound.

GULP! features eleven funny and spooky stories geared towards children of all ages. Tales are by some of New England’s best artists and writers featuring co-editor Dan Moynihan, Rachel Dukes, Owen Heitmann, Clay McCormack, John Lechner, Ansis Purins, Jef Czekaj, Michael Lee Harris, Greg Cook, Eric Boeker with Dirk Tiede, and Hellbound III editor Jerel Dye. Collectively, they have created over a dozen children’s books such as A Froggy Fable, The Clever Stick, A Call for a New Alphabet, and Cat Secrets. In addition, their work has appeared in Nickelodeon Magazine, SpongeBob Comics, Candlewick Press, BOOM! Studios, First Second Books, ARGH! Comics, the Boston Children’s Museum, FableVision Studios, Walt Disney Television, and Cartoon Network.

The Boston Comics Roundtable’s annual Hellbound collections have won the praise of many comics critics. Roz Young at Sequential Tart called Hellbound II “a wonderful set of frighteningly fiendish stories.” Brigid Alverson at Robot 6 wrote, “The craftsmanship in this volume is impressive.” Jen Vaughn of the Center for Cartoon Studies in Vermont called the collection “perfect for the horror fan.” Hellbound II was nominated for a New England Art Award in the category of best book.

GULP! is the fourth book of the Hellbound Horror Anthology Series. This edition features 52 pages of risograph blue and orange art on a stapled 6.5” x 5” landscape comic with a cover designed and drawn by co-editor, Bob Flynn. The price is $15.00 and is a limited edition of 100 copies. For additional information about the first edition and upcoming events go to http://hellbound.riverbirdcomics.com for a preview visit http://hellbound4.tumblr.com

ABOUT THE BOSTON COMICS ROUNDTABLE

The Boston Comics Roundtable draws local cartoonists and writers to collaborate, workshop and socialize since 2006. BCR publishes Inbound, an anthology of Boston-area independent comics, Outbound, a science-fiction comics anthology and Hellbound, the horror comics anthology, for more info visit http://www.bostoncomicsroundtable.com. Also guided by Dan Mazur’s Ninth Art Press the educational anthology Show and Tell, the novelty tales collection The Greatest of All Time Anthology and the local comics superhero anthology, In a Single Bound. Visit http://www.ninthartpress.com for more information

Below is a Gallery of the printed book, if you are interested on reading the book for reviewing purposes please contact

hellbound@riverbirdcomics.com thanks.