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Creator Talks: L.J.-Baptiste
SOMERVILLE, Mass. – Please join the Boston Comics Roundtable (BCR) for our next Creator Talk with cartoonist L.J.-Baptiste on his webcomic series COMIXSCAPE, a story about the absurd adventures of a young boy and his pet raccoon in his new town. The event will take place at the Boston Comics Workspace at 561 Windsor Street in Somerville, Studio 306, and begin at 2:00 pm on Sunday August 23. Admission is free and open to the public, though a suggested donation of $5 is welcome.

L.J. will discuss the development of the web series and go over the process of creating each chapter as well as streamlining the upcoming fourth chapter. Additionally, he will go into his technique for creating motion comics, detailing each step from holding auditions, to directing, producing, animating, and all manner of logistics. L.J. will also talk about his forthcoming ventures such as a character song mixtape and how these kinds of outside the panel projects affect his writing.

It promises to be an engaging afternoon of comics, animation, and fun.

About L.J.-Baptiste
L.J.-Baptiste is a 22-year-old artist from Dorchester, MA. His current work is COMIXSCAPE, which he began for DigBoston‘s Sunday Comics Project back in 2013. L.J. continues to work on the series in the hopes of reaching the climactic schoolgirl-zombie apocalypse that will be its final scene.

Read his comics at http://www.comixscape.net/

Where: Boston Comics Workspace, 561 Windsor Street in Somerville, Studio 306

When: Sunday August 23 at 2:00 PM
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August 11, 2015
Mini-Comics Workshop

Mini-Comics Workshop with Boston Comics Roundtable

Please join the Boston Comics Roundtable for our first Mini-Comics Workshop at the Boston Comics Workspace, located at 561 Windsor Street in Somerville, Studio 306. In this two hour session participants will be taught the ins and outs of putting together their own mini-comic. The workshop will take place Sunday August 9 at 2:00 pm. Admission is free and open to the public, though a suggested donation of $5 is welcome.

The first installment will go through the standard steps of producing a mini: laying out the pages, printing, stapling, and finishing. Mini-comic veterans, such as Ben Doane, Jesse Lonergan, Roho, and others, will be on hand to walk you through the process and share years’ worth of advice. The second part of the afternoon will cover more in-depth topics of the production process, namely, ways to make your work stand out among all the other minis out there, going over a host of topics from color choices, to technique, to binding.

It promises to be an enlightening workshop for anyone hoping to improve their craft, both beginners and masters alike.

When: Sunday August 9 at 2:00 PM

Where: Boston Comics Workspace, 561 Windsor Street in Somerville, Studio 306

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July 29, 2015
Roundup: Creator Talk with Dan Mazur

On Sunday July 26, the Boston Comics Workspace hosted its second Creator Talk with local comics maven Dan Mazur, an acclaimed author, cartoonist, and comics scholar known locally for his many contributions to the Boston comics scene from his work as Ninth Art Press, publishing with BCR, and co-directing the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo.

Mazur provided an extremely thorough presentation on his most recent work “The Jernegan Solution” to a well-attended and rapt audience. He covered how he came up with the idea for the piece as well as its evolution and the process of revision and expansion. He discussed his visit to Lubec, Maine, the setting of the story (and also the easternmost point in the United States), and the process of historical research. Mazur also covered character development in terms of look and attitude and went into his artistic process. The audience was allowed to peruse his thumbnails and roughs as well as view the finished work in its entirety. It was an extremely informative and inspiring afternoon!

July 28, 2015
Roundup: Spellbound Party

On Saturday July 18, the Boston Comics Roundtable was happy to celebrate the release of their latest anthology Spellbound. The kickoff event was held at the new Boston Comics Workspace, where the BCR community gathered for a magical evening of food, games, and fun!

A better crowd could not have been asked for to take a peek at the new anthology (pictured are David Marshall, J. L. Bell, Neil Johnson, Heide Solbrig, Olivia Li, Catalina Rufin, Donna Martinez, John Carvajal, Jordan Stillman, Adam Tutkus, L. J. Baptiste, Carolina Hu, Jonathan Juniman, Roho, James Mobius, Mattie Glenhaber, and Dan Mazur, among others). We were very pleased to have many of Spellbound‘s contributors in attendance, who each very kindly autographed the Workspace copy of the book (check it out next time you’re in the space).

The food was abundant and overflowing, almost as much as the titillating conversation. Folks participated in a comics jam to surreal and comedic effect as well as decorated the Workspace table with their lovely drawings. The hand drawn bookmarks were also a big hit. It was a wonderful evening and a great event in anticipation of Spellbound‘s official launch at Boston Comic Con 2015. Thanks to everyone who came out and made the night a success!

Photographs are courtesy of David Marshall (inkydavid), Roho and Levon Gyulkhasyan.

July 21, 2015
Creator Talks: Dan Mazur

BOSTON COMICS ROUNDTABLE PRESENTS: Creator Talks, with Dan Mazur on “The Jernegan Solution”

SOMERVILLE, Mass. – The Boston Comics Roundtable (BCR) cordially invites you to the second installment of their recently launched Creator Talk series, which will take place at the new Boston Comics Workspace at 561 Windsor Street in Somerville, Studio 306. Writer/artist Dan Mazur will discuss his new historical nonfiction comic “The Jernegan Solution,” the tale of a strange little gold rush that occurred in 1890s Maine. The event kicks off at 2 pm on Sunday July 26th. Admission is free and open to the public.

Mazur’s Creator Talk will focus on the process of bringing “The Jernegan Solution” to fruition, from inspiration to publication, becoming what Kevin Bramer at Optical Sloth calls “a thoroughly engaging comic that details a bit of American history that I was completely unaware of.” Topics will include visual and historical research, script composition, and the creative problem solving involved in bringing this obscure bit of American history to light.

An excellent offering, then, for comics creators and enthusiasts alike.

Please find more information about Mazur and his work at www.danmazurcomics.com.

About Dan Mazur
Mazur wears many hats in the Boston comics community. He’s the creative force behind Ninth Art Press, the “unofficial publishing arm” of the BCR, co-director of M.I.C.E. (Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo), and an acclaimed author, cartoonist, and comics scholar. Most recently he is known for the compendium “Comics: A Global History.”

Purchase “The Jernegan Solution” here!

When: Sunday July 26, 2015 at 2:00 pm
Where: 561 Windsor Street, Studio 306, in Somerville

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July 13, 2015
Spellbound Comics Release Party!

NEW ANTHOLOGY FROM BOSTON COMICS ROUNDTABLE: Spellbound Comics #1 Launch Party

SOMERVILLE, Mass. – Imagine the city of Boston if it were infused with magic, both the mundane and extraordinary sprinkled with a dash of the supernatural. The latest release from the Boston Comics Roundtable (BCR) explores just that in Spellbound #1. Please join us on Saturday July 18 at 6:00 PM at the Boston Comics Workspace (located at 561 Windsor Street, Studio 306, in Somerville, Mass.) to celebrate our newest anthology.

This collection of over a dozen stories takes our city and pulls it through the looking glass, utilizing a host of varying narratives to create a sometimes serious, sometimes silly examination of what it means to be a Bostonian. Including the work of Dan Mazur, author of Comics: A Global History, Colonial Comics editor and contributor J.L. Bell, and Emmy Award winning graphic designer Anthony Lathrop, to name but a few, the anthology promises a stunning and visually diverse array of unique stories. The book will be for sale before its official debut at Boston Comic Con on July 31. Come by the Workspace to snag an advance copy, enjoy some light refreshments, and talk shop with the BCR.

Spellbound is also available for preorder online at http://bostoncomics.storenvy.com/products/13019412-spellbound-1. Additionally, please see our website for more information about the Boston Comics Roundtable and our upcoming events (www.bostoncomicsroundtable.com).

About the authors
Spellbound contains work from L.J. Baptiste, J.L. Bell, W.B. Clem, Patrick Flaherty, Mehitabel Glenhaber, Levon Gyulkhasyan, Paul Hanna, Youngjin Hur, Patrick Jordan, Anthony Lathrop, Dan Mazur, Greg Moutafis, John Quirk, Roho, Catalina Rufin, and Adam Tutkus. The anthology was edited by Olivia Li, Heide Solbrig, Ben Doane, and Jamie Koh.

About Boston Comics Roundtable
The Boston Comics Roundtable is a community of independent comics artists and writers based in the Greater Boston area, acting as a resource for local creators. We encourage development and collaboration and welcome anyone interested in creating or publishing comics, at all ages and levels of experience. Our weekly meetings revolve around discussions of news in comics, showing of members’ work, and the professional development of everyone involved.

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July 7, 2015