Montserrat Offers Comics Summer Workshop

Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, MA introduces a comic book immersive course as part of their summer programming. “Introduction to Comics I and II” is a two week workshop and will be taught by comic book professionals Adam Miller and Jason Mathis. Course description follows. For more information or to sign up please click the link.

Introduction to Comics I
Instructors: Jason Mathis (primary) and Adam Miller
June 24 – 28, 2013; M – F, 9 am – 4 pm

This workshop will explore the first steps towards creating and producing your own comic. We will begin by deconstructing the medium and highlighting the importance of each part as it contributes to the whole, from pencils and inks, to plotting and dialogue, bringing them all together in a way that takes advantage of this unique, visual, storytelling art form. Historical examples, active discussions, and critical feedback will take place alongside practical studio work.The course will culminate in a mini-expose of our work throughout the week.

**This course is designed as part one of a two week comics immersive, though each week may be taken individually; second part held during the week of July 8-12. Minimum age is 16 years.
Price: $795
(non-credit course only)

Introduction to Comics II
Instructors: Adam Miller (primary) & Jason Mathis
July 8 – 12, 2013; M – F, 9 am – 4 pm

You made a comic book, so now what? Developing a story and making art for a comic is only half the battle. What you do with your creation after it’s made is what sets apart the pretenders from the contenders. This course will give you and your book a chance to get noticed in a crowd. We will discuss effective cover design, production, promotion, distribution and networking. Learn how to take your project from art desk to convention floor, from your head to their hands. Through first-hand accounts, contemporary examples, studio work and group discussion we’ll brainstorm the best plan of action to bring you goals closer to comic book reality. The course will culminate in a mini-expose of our work throughout the week.

**This course is designed as part two of a two week comics immersive, though each week may be taken individually; first part held during the week of June 24-28. Minimum age for the course is 16 years.

Price: $795
(non-credit course only)

Instructor bios:

Adam Miller
Adam Miller graduated from Montserrat in 2000 with a BFA in Illustration. He is best known for his work as creative director for publisher Terminal Press, where he co-created the ZombieBomb! comic anthology. Adam has shown art from coast to coast, most recently exhibiting at the Halcyon and Genuine Artikle galleries, both in NYC. His work has received recognition from G4TV, The New York Times, Fangoria and MSNBC.

Jason Mathis
Jason Mathis is a Canadian artist who currently lives and works in Scotland. He is an active member of the Hope Street Studios – a prominent community of graphic and comic artists in Glasgow – and also teaches comics and life drawing for the Glasgow School of Art. Jason’s work has been shown in the UK, Germany, Canada and the US, and his self published ‘zine All You Can Eat has managed to find itself in pockets all across the globe. He holds an MFA from Glasgow School of Art. jammdiggity.blogspot.co.uk

MA – FCBD: Mara Signing

Ming Doyle (artist on Mara) signs and sketches from 11:00 am till 3:00 pm at Newbury Comics in the Independence Mall on Saturday May 4, 2013 for Free Comic Book Day!!

Newbury Comics
Independence Mall
101 Independence Mall Way, Kingston, MA 02364
781-422-0119

 

Boston Comic Con 2013 Rescheduled for August 3rd-4th

 

MA – Free Comic Book Day 2013

Dennis Hopeless, Casey Coller, Jeff McClelland, Tofu Squirrel, Shelli Paroline & Braden Lamb, and more sign at New England Comics locations on Saturday May 4, 2013 for Free Comic Book Day!!

New England Comics Brockton

Dennis Hopeless: Writer for Marvel Comics Cable & X-Force and Avengers Area

Casey Coller – Transformers Artist

 

New England Comics Allston

Scott K. Monteiro – Rex Nocturnes Artist

 

New England Comics Norwood

Tofu Squirrel

Ben Bishop

New England Comics Malden

George O’Conner (Writer), Griffen (Artist) for Healed .

Brian Mulcahy Writer – Kiss Miss Carol

 

New England Comics Coolidge

Adventure Time art team Shelli Paroline & Braden Lamb

 

New England Comics Harvard

Kevin Johnson artist on Fubar gn

Jennie Wood writer on Fubar and has own indy comic Flutter

 

MA – Free Comic Book Day 2013

Herb Trimpe, Joe Harris, and Tyler James sign at Larry’s Comics on Saturday May 4, 2013 for Free Comic Book Day!!

Meet the legendary artist Herb Trimpe, co-creator of Wolverine, from 10:00 am till 2:00 pm. Plus Joe Harris, creator of Image Comics’ Great Pacific and writer of IDW’s X-Files Season 10, and Tyler James, publisher of ComixTribe, will be on hand to sign some comics. Get FREE hot dogs with Larry’s world famous secret sauce all day. And there will be a costume contest, a coloring contest, face painting, and more! 

Larry’s Comics
68 Lakeview Avenue, Lowell, MA 01850

Scene on the Web Weekly: April 22-28, 2013

Boston fans and pros make the best of a bad situation, Sanjulian is coming to to the U.S. for the next Tampa Bay Comic Con, and Halle Berry suits up again as Storm. All this and more in the latest in-progress Scene on the Web.

Scene on the Web Weekly: April 22-28, 2013

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MA – Free Comic Book Day 2013

Scott Hanna, Mark Masztal, and Chris Peck sign at Mycomicstore.net on Saturday May 4, 2013 for Free Comic Book Day!!

They will meet the public from 2 -4 and then from 4 – 6 for a private party to reward regular customers.

Local artist Chris Peck promoting his new book Wardog.

Local artist Mark Masztal with the remastered and first time collected Dogs-O-War (Tom Sniegoski, Ethan Van Sciver, Eric Powell)

Industry professional Scott Hanna of Marvel and DC

mycomicstore.net
61 Oak Hill Avenue, Agawam, MA 01001
413-363-0739

MA – FF Signing

Artist Joe Quinones signs at Comicazi in Davis Square on Saturday April 27th from 11:00 am till 2:00 pm! A local resident, Quinones says on his blog, “I’m excited to announce that this Wednesday my guest issue of Matt Fraction’s FF series will hit comic stands… Filling in for the great Mike Allred was a daunting task, but I had a lot of fun with it. Above are some teasers from the book, of which I’ll post more throughout the week. If you’d like to see some more pages paired with the gorgeous coloring of Laura Allred, click here.”

Comicazi 
407 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02144

Boston Artists Sign at Comicazi on Saturday April 20th

Tim Sale, Agnes Garbowska, Tim Seeley, David Mack, Don Rosa, and any other artists we can rope in are doing a signing at Comicazi in Davis Square Saturday April 20th from 11am till 4pm!! With the catastrophic cancellation of Boston Comic Con several artists wanted to reach out to area fans and give them a piece of what was taken away! We’ll have the My Little Pony Boston Comic Con variant cover on sale as well as Tim Sale’s epic Captain America con exclusive t-shirt!! Please come check it out!!

**JUST ADDED** Ming Doyle and Erica Henderson!!

Comicazi 
407 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02144

Larry’s Comics Inviting Boston Area Vendors, Fans, and Creators to Impromptu Convention in Lowell, MA Tomorrow

Larry’s Comics in Lowell, MA is inviting everyone to an impromptu convention tomorrow. Free for vendors, fans, and creators:

Damn,

I just heard Boston Comic con is officially cancelled due to the manhunt for the Boston marathon bomber.

We should not allow terrorists to control our lives.

I will not allow these douche-bags to control mine.
Let’s have a fun day together & heal.
FREE for vendors.
FREE for fans.
FREE for creators.

Tomorrow in Lowell, MA I’m hosting an impromptu convention:

The show MUST go on in my building in Lowell, MA.

Tell the fans.
Use your Twitter & Facebook.

Tell the vendors.

Tell the creators.

I’ll be up all night.

We need tables & volunteers to shuttle creators from Boston.

Call me for more info.

603-944-1176

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