Will Eisner Week Celebrates Graphic Novels
February 22, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Arkansas, California, Comic Books, Convention News, District of Columbia, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Other, Pennsylvania, Top Stories, Vermont, Washington
Press Release:
The Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation is proud to announce Will Eisner Week 2013, a ten-day series of events in more than a dozen cities nationwide that celebrates graphic novels, free speech awareness, and the career and legacy of Will Eisner, one of the most innovative figures in the history of comics and graphic novels.
Will Eisner Week’s theme this year is, “Read a Graphic Novel,” which will be the underlying message of all the events. Cities holding celebrations include New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, and Minneapolis.
Will Eisner Week 2013 has added significance, as it marks 35 years since the 1978 publication of Eisner’s groundbreaking graphic novel, “A Contract With God.”
“This year, we will be having Will Eisner Week celebrations in more places than ever before,” said Will Eisner Week Organizing Committee Chair Danny Fingeroth. “The people doing the events are planning some amazing happenings that will spread the word about how cool graphic novels are, and that celebrate Will Eisner’s astonishing body of work done over a career that spanned seven decades.”
Will Eisner Week 2013 events include:
March 1-15, SAVANNAH, GA: Savannah College of Art and Design will hold several events run by Professor David Duncan, including a March 2 screening of “Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist” and various Eisner-themed art sessions.
March 2, 4:00-4:55 PM, SEATTLE, WA: Emerald City Comicon panel: Eisner’s “A Contract With God—Reflections on the 35th Anniversary,” featuring Dennis O’Neil, Batton Lash, Matt Fraction, Jackie Estrada, and Ben Saunders.
March 3-10, PITTSBURGH, PA: Various events at the Toonseum, including a screening of the documentary “Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist” by Andrew & Jon Cooke on March 6.
March 4-8, ARKADELPHIA, AR: The Comics Arts Club of Henderson State University, under the direction of Professor Randy Duncan, will study Eisner’s work in the context of Immigrant Experience Focus Week.
March 6: 7:30 PM, PORTLAND, OR: The Art Institute of Portland: Lecture on Eisner by Dark Horse Editor Diana Schutz.
March 7, 6:30-9:30 PM, NEW YORK, NY: The Society of Illustrators hosts a Will Eisner Sketch Night.
March 7, 7:00-9:00 PM, SAN FRANCISCO, CA: The Cartoon Art Museum. An Evening With Mario Hernandez, including a discussion of Eisner’s influence.
March 7, 7:30 PM, PORTLAND, OR: The Jack London Bar. A reading of Eisner’s “Last Day in Vietnam,” with Brian Bendis, Matt Fraction, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Michael Oeming, and Dylan Meconis.
March 7, 7:00-9:30 PM, BOSTON, MA: Tufts University. Screening of “Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist,” followed by a panel discussion including A. David Lewis, Chuck Henebry, and Stephen Weiner.
March 10, 1:00-4:00 PM, MINNEAPOLIS, MN: Minneapolis College of Art and Design hosts a Graphic Novel Read-In, featuring a screening of “Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist.”
March 11, 7:00-9:00 PM, NEW YORK, NY: Parsons/The New School, Comics & Picture-Story Symposium. Jeremy Dauber and Danny Fingeroth discuss Eisner’s work in the context of Jewish-American literature.
March 12, WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT: Center for Cartoon Studies. Lecture on Eisner by Stephen Bissette. (For CCS students only.)
March 14, 7:30 PM, BURBANK, CA: The Animation Guild will hold a special Comic Art Professional Society meeting devoted to Eisner, hosted by Scott Shaw!.
Celebrations are also being planned for Amherst, MA and Washington, DC. Check www.willeisnerweek.com for updates on all events.
VT – Sailor Twain Signing
October 2, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Vermont, Webcomics
Mark Siegel signs at The Norwich Bookstore on Thursday October 11th at 7:00 PM!
Press Release:
A century ago, aboard a steamboat on the Hudson, one Captain Twain rescues a wounded mermaid and hides her in his cabin to recover. How long can he keep her? And what effect will she have on him, and the ship? (The sighting of a mermaid is said to be bad luck.) Sailor Twain is a nautical graphic romance — surely one of the first — a captivating sea tale charmingly rendered in charcoal.
Though this book is Mark’s adult graphic novel debut, his children’s books have won all sorts of awards and recognition, including the Sibert Honor and the Bluebonnet. He has been serializing Sailor Twain online prior to publication, and building up a huge fanbase – the comic already has millions of page views, and has fans who have created both a Sailor Twain wine label and a Sailor Twain jewelry line!
“I had a most engaging voyage on the doomed Lorelei, and I much enjoyed meeting young Captain Twain, not to mention the mermaid in the Hudson. This is a gripping novel with compelling characters, enhanced by the haunting, erotically charged drawings.” – John Irving
This event, hosted in partnership with the Center for Cartoon Studies, will be held in their new facility in White River Junction. Reservations are not needed.
The Norwich Bookstore
291 Main Street, Norwich, VT 05055
Sailor Twain Signing Tour
September 23, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories, Vermont
Mark Siegel debuts his new graphic novel Sailor Twain with several signings across the Northeast.
September 23, 2012 - 1:00 PM
Brooklyn Book Festival!
BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL
209 JORALEMON STREET
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
“Make Believe” panel with Derek Kirk Kim,
Becky Cloonan and moderated by Ellen Kushner.
St Francis Screening Room
180 Remsen Street
& other events!
Tuesday October 2
SAILOR TWAIN BOOK RELEASE!
Posman Books Chelsea Market
75 9th Avenue, New York NY 10011
Friday October 5th 5:30 PM
SAILOR TWAIN SAIL ABOARD CLEARWATER
Food and wine and the Hudson River! Departs at 5:30 PM from the 79th Street Boat Basin, NEW YORK Reception continues after the sail, at the dock.
Reserve your spot now! Limited Space!
Saturday October 6th 7:00 PM
THE MARK TWAIN HOUSE Sailor Twain Special Author Presentation
351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CONNECTICUT
Sunday October 7th 4:00 PM
Books and Books Westhampton
130 Main Street Westhampton Beach, NEW YORK
Tuesday October 9th 7:00 PM
Porter Square Books
25 White Street Cambridge, MASSACHUSETTS
Wednesday October 10th 12-1:30 PM
Bank Square Books
53 West Main Street Mystic, CT
Thursday October 11th 3:00 -5:00 PM
THE CENTER FOR CARTOON STUDIES
Guest Speaker
94 South Main Street, White River Junction, VERMONT
Thursday October 11th 7:00 PM
The Norwich Bookstore
291 Main Street, Norwich, VERMONT
October 12th–14th
NEW YORK COMIC CON: First Second Booth #1214
FRIDAY:
Steampunk 101 Panel 9:00 – 10:00 PM LATE NIGHT Room 1A06
SATURDAY:
From Concept to Comic
NYCC Stage 11:00 – 12:00pm
The Unbound Stage 12:45 – 1:45pm – Author Autographing Table 5
Comics Quickfire 5:15 – 6:15pm NYCC / Variant Stage
Live-drawing game run by Dave Roman
SUNDAY: 11:30 – 12:30PM – Author Signing First Second Booth #1214
Monday October 15th 7:00 PM
Brookline Booksmith
279 Harvard St. Brookline, MASSACHUSETTS
Tuesday October 16th 6:00 PM
Doylestown Books
16 S Main St. Doylestown, PENNSYLVANIA
Wednesday October 17th 7:00 PM
The Village Bookstore
10 Washington Avenue Pleasantville, NEW YORK
Thursday October 18th 7:00 PM
Oblong Books & Music
6422 Montgomery Street Rhinebeck, NEW YORK
Friday October 19th 7:00 PM
Books on the Square
471 Angell Street Providence, RHODE ISLAND
Saturday October 20th 1:00 PM
Chester County Book & Music Company
975 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PENNSYLVANIA
Tuesday October 23rd 7:00 PM
Newtonville Books
10 Langley Road/ Newton Centre Newton, MASSACHUSETTS
Thursday October 25th 6:30 PM
“SECRETS & MYSTERIES OF THE RIVER HUDSON” THE NYPL SAILOR TWAIN EXHIBIT!
The New York Public Library, Old Maps Division Exhibit opening and special author presentation at 6:30
RECEPTION/DRINKS to follow
The New York Public Library
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NEW YORK
Saturday October 27th 12:00-3:00PM
Friendly Neighborhood Comics
191 Mechanic Street/Route 140, Bellingham, MASSACHUSETTS
Tuesday October 30th 7:00 PM
WORD BOOKSTORE
126 Franklin Street, Brooklyn, NEW YORK
Big Questions Tour
August 31, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Book Festivals, Canada, Comic Books, Maryland, New York, Rhode Island, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Vermont
Friday September 9th at 7 pm
Atomic Books
3620 Falls Rd, Baltimore, MD
(410) 662-4444
September 10th (11-7) and 11th (12-6)
Small Press Expo (SPX) @ Bethesda North Marriott Convention Center
5701 Marinelli Rd, Bethesda, MD
Tuesday September 13th
The Copacetic Comics Company
3138 Dobson St, 3rd floor. Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 251-5451
Wednesday September 14th
Brickbat Books
709 South Fourth St, Philadelphia, PA
(215) 592-1207
Thursday September 15th
192 Books
192 Tenth Ave, New York, NY
(212) 255-4022
Friday September 16th at 7 pm
Desert Island
540 Metropolitan Ave. Brooklyn, NY
(718) 388-5087
Sunday September 18th
Brooklyn Book Festival at the Brooklyn Borough Hall
209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY
Monday September 19th
Ada Books
717 Westminster Street, Providence, RI
(401) 432-6222
Wednesday September 21st
The Center for Cartoon Studies
94 S. Main Street, White River Junction, VT
(802) 295-3319
Thursday September 22nd at 7 pm
Librairie Drawn and Quarterly
211 Bernard O., Montreal, QC
(514) 279-2224
Saturday September 24th
The Beguiling
601 Markham Street, Toronto, ON
(416) 533-9168
Sunday September 25th
Word on the Street Book Festival
Toronto, ON
VT – North Bennington Plein Air Competition
August 22, 2010 by Colin Solan
Filed under Art Show, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Vermont
James Gurney (Dinotopia) posts on his blog:
The North Bennington Plein Air Competition will be held September 8-12 in North Bennington, Vermont. This first-annual event brings together an invited list of on-location painters in a lovely setting.
There will be a quick draw, a wagon ride for artists to scout motifs, an auction, cash prizes, and various social events. Art buyers will be able to acquire some fine works in various media. I’ll be there as a judge, but I’ll be painting as well.
I’ll also be giving two lectures:
Thursday, September 9 at 4:00. Imaginative Realism. Behind-the-scenes view of the creation of Dinotopia and other realistic fantasies. Location: Historic Park McCullough. Geared for both artists and family audiences (bring the kids!). Book signing to follow. 802-442-5441.
Thursday evening, September 9 at 8:00 Plein-Air Pioneers. History and modern practice of outdoor painting. Location: Deane Carriage Barn on the campus of Bennington College. Book signing to follow.
Note: Quick-draw artists should register ASAP. Go to website for details and registration form.
Map of My Heart Tour
August 18, 2009 by Colin Solan
Filed under Canada, Comic Books, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Vermont, Wisconsin
John Porcellino Book Tour!
Updated August 17, 2009
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Tues. Sept. 22, 2009;
7 PM – Cincinnati OH
Shake It! Records, 4156 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45223
(513) 591-0123
shakeitrecords.com
w/ Noah Van Sciver
(Please note: Map of My Heart will not be available at this event!)
Fri. Sept. 25, 2009; 7 PM – Baltimore MD
Atomic Books, 3620 Falls Rd., Baltimore, MD 21211
(410) 662-4444
www.atomicbooks.com www.atomicbooks.com
w/ Emily Flake, Peter Kuper, Liz Baillie, MK Reed, and Ken Dahl
(Please note: Map of My Heart will not be available at this event!)
Sat. Sept. 26 – Sun. Sept. 27, 2009 – Bethesda MD
SPX
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
www.spxpo.com www.spxpo.com
w/ Noah Van Sciver
(Please note: Map of My Heart will debut at this event!)
Tues. Sept. 29, 2009; 7-9 PM – Brooklyn, NY
Desert Island, 540 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 388-5087
www.desertislandbrooklyn.com
Weds. Sept. 30, 2009; 7PM – Somerville, MA
Hub Comics, 19 Bow Street, Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 718-0987
www.hubcomics.com
Friday, October 2, 2009; 6:30pm – White River Junction,VT
Center for Cartoon Studies
94 S. Main St. (802) 295-3319
www.cartoonstudies.org
Tues. Oct. 6, 2009; 7PM – Montreal QC
Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, 211 Rue Bernard Ouest, Montreal, QC H2T 2K5
(514) 279-2221
www.drawnandquarterly.com/211bernard
Weds. Oct. 7, 2009; 7 PM – Toronto, ON
The Beguiling, 601 Markham Street, Toronto, ON, M6G 2L7
(416) 533-9168
www.beguiling.com
Fri. Oct. 9, 2009; 7-9 PM – Ann Arbor MI
Vault of Midnight, 219 S Main St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 998-1413
www.vaultofmidnight.com
w/ Patrick Porter (acoustic music)
Sat. Oct. 10, 2009; Noon-2 PM – Dearborn MI
Green Brain, 13210 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, MI 48126
(313) 582-9444
www.greenbrain.biz
Sat. Oct. 10, 2009; 7 PM – Cleveland OH
Visible Voice, 1023 Kenilworth, Cleveland, OH 44113
(216) 961-0084
www.visiblevoicebooks.com
w/ Patrick Porter (acoustic music)
Mon. Oct. 12, 2009; 7PM – Columbus OH
Wholly Craft, 3169 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43202
(614) 447-3445
www.whollycraft.net
w/ Patrick Porter (acoustic music)
Tues. Oct. 13, 2009; 6-9 PM – Bloomington IN
Boxcar Books, 408 E. 6th St. Bloomington, IN 47408
(812) 339-8710
www.boxcarbooks.org
w/ Patrick Porter (acoustic music)
Weds. Oct. 14, 2009; 5-7 PM – St. Louis MO
Star Clipper Comics, 6392 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63130
Phone: 314.725.9110
www.starclipper.com
w/ Patrick Porter (acoustic music)
Fri. Oct. 16, 2009; 7PM – Chicago IL
Quimby’s, 1854 W. North Ave., Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 342-0910
www.quimbys.com
w/ Patrick Porter (acoustic music)
Tues. Oct. 20, 2009; 12:15 PM – Palatine IL
Harper College
Building I, Rm. 115
1200 W. Algonquin Rd, Palatine, IL 60067
(847) 925-6000 x2389
www.harpercollege.edu
Open to the Public!
Thurs. Oct 22, 2009; 7 PM – Madison WI
Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative, 426 W. Gilman Street, Madison, WI 53703
(608)257-6050
www.rainbowbookstore.org
w/ Patrick Porter (acoustic music)
Fri. Oct. 23, 2009; 7PM – Iowa City IA
White Rabbit, 109 S Linn St., Iowa City, IA 52240-1803
(319) 358-9557
www.whiterabbitgallery.com
w/ Patrick Porter (acoustic music)
Sat. Oct. 24, 2009; 5-7 PM – Minneapolis MN
Big Brain Comics (w/ Reception following at West Bank Social Club?)
1027 Washington Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
(612) 338-4390
www.bigbraincomics.com
w/ Patrick Porter (acoustic music), and Zak Sally
Fri. Oct. 30, 2009; 6-9 PM – Lawrence KS
Wonder Fair, 803 Massachusetts St, Lawrence KS 66044
(406) 360-5875
www.wonderfair.com
w/ Patrick Porter (acoustic music)
VT – First Friday Book Release Party
June 29, 2009 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Vermont
Colleen Frakes, Denis St. John, Morgan Pielli, and Jen Vaughn debut their new work:
FIRST FRIDAY BOOK RELEASE PARTY
WHERE: Revolution, 26 North Main Street, White River Junction VT, 05001
WHEN: Friday July 3rd, 6pm-9pm
DEBUTING FOUR NEW COMICS:
Woman King by Colleen Frakes $7
5.5 x 5.5″, 88 pages, perfect bound
A story about a girl raised by bears and the cyclical nature of war.
“(Frakes’) lines are confident and vivid, her backgrounds are lush, and she knows how to apply dry brush strokes in a really effective, elegant way.” Sarah Morean, Daily Crosshatch
Monsters & Girls: Amelia Part 2 by Denis St. John $5
36 pages of Twisted Terror!
Amelia faces creatures and horrors both real and imagined in this strange book that brings new meaning to the term “body horror”, for mature audiences only!
The first issue will also be there, and free glow in the dark eye balls!
“Monsters and Girls? What else is there?”-Gilbert Hernandez
Indestructible Universe Quarterly 2, by Morgan Pielli $5
8.25 x 6.75 20 pages
Apoplectic aliens. Harmonious hadrosaurs. The ghastly grin of God. Morgan
Pielli’s anthology series Indestructible Universe Quarterly explores the
edge of the human experience by way of the strange and the surreal.
“These are just the kind of books that you hope you’ll come home with…
Really cool, beautifully done, and in turns interesting, exciting, and
inscrutable.” –Jim Ottaviani, Two Fisted Science, Suspended in Language
and
Don’t Hate, Menstruate by Jen Vaughn $5
5 x8 1/2″ 24 pages
A 24 page comic made in 24 hours focusing on one girl’s trials and errors (and more errors) with different feminine products.
“Bloody Good Comics. Period.” -Dennis Pacheco of Neon Girl
“These comics are good…it’s about time a woman came in and did a little menstruating on the place, ya know?” -Liz Baillie of My Brain Hurts
ABOUT THE LOCATION
Revolution is open Seven Days a Week – Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm, Sundays 12pm-5p
Revolution is a dynamic independent boutique featuring eco-chic apparel & ultimate gear for men and women.
Established in 2002, founder, Kim Souza modeled Revolution after urban thrift legends including, Eva B’s (Montreal), Beacon’s Closet (Brooklyn) and The Garment District (Cambridge).
In 2007, Kim partnered up with mother-daughter team, Ann & Simi Johnston, to reinvent Revolution to become the most radical shopping experience in the Upper Connecticut River Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire.
Mixed with a core of pristine vintage clothing, you’ll now find a series of collections from local independent designers, a vast selection of reconstructed apparel, 7th Avenue designer surplus, accessories & housewares made from recycled & vintage materials, all blended with new merchandise which meets our standards of a sustainable ethic of production
Contact us via: info@shoptherev.com or 802.295.6487
Free Food and Drinks at the Event!
Northeast Wars (April 2010)
June 22, 2009 by Submitter
Filed under Convention Profiles, Gaming, Vermont
Convention Website: http://www.northeastwars.com
Date(s):: 4/9/2010 – 4/11/2010
Location: The Essex Resort & Spa, 70 Essex Way, Essex, VT 05452
Number of Dealers/Exhibitors Tables:: 4
Projected Attendance:: 250
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