ME – Klaus Janson Signs
February 9, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Maine, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Artist Klaus Janson, newly announced inker of Superman, signs at Casablanca Comics on Saturday, March 1, 2014 from 4:00 pm until 5:30 pm!
Press Release:
Klaus Janson has worked for Marvel and DC Comics since the 1970s, and has worked on numerous titles. He is well known for his work on Batman, Daredevil, Defenders, Howard the Duck, Amazing Spider-Man and many other titles. We are thrilled to provide an opportunity for his fans to meet him.
Casablanca Comics
151 Middle Street, Portland, ME 04101
ME – B + F Signing
January 30, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Maine, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Gregory Benton signs at Casablanca Comics on Sunday, March 9, 2014 from 3:00pm until 5:00pm!
Casablanca Comics
151 Middle Street, Portland, ME 04101
ME – Adventures in Cartooning Signing
October 4, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Maine, Signing and Appearance Profiles
James Sturm, founder of the Center of Cartoon Studies and creator of the Adventures in Cartooning series, appears at Casablanca Comics on Saturday, October 12, 2013 from 11:00am until 2:00pm.
Casablanca Comics
151 Middle Street, Portland, ME 04101
ME – Trillium Signing
July 11, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Maine, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Jeff Lemire, creator of Sweet Tooth, Essex County and writer for Animal Man, and many other DC titles appears at Casablanca Comics on Saturday, August 10 from 12:00pm until 3:00pm for a special book launch event.
Casablanca Comics
151 Middle Street, Portland, ME 04101
MeCAF 2013 Announces Schedule
May 12, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, Maine, Top Stories
The Maine Comics Arts Festival (MeCAF) has announced the schedule for their 2013 show! Guests include Jeff Smith, Raina Telgemeier, Sean Murphy, Brian Wood, Ming Doyle, Dave Roman, Rick Parker, Colleen AF Venable, John Green, Zack Giallongo, Jeff Pert, Joe Quinones, Maris Wicks, and many more!
Press Release:
MeCAF will have panels and workshops on Saturday May 18th at the Portland Public Library and Sunday at the festival site at Ocean Gateway.
Saturday, May 18th
Portland Public Library – Rines Auditorium
1:00- A conversation with Jeff Smith, creator of Bone and RASL- We will be discussing Jeff’s past work and upcoming projects. (Please note that there will not be any book signings at the library. Jeff will be signing books on Sunday at the festival).
2:00- Rick Parker cartooning workshop: Join Cartoonist Rick Parker (artist of Beavis and Butthead, Harry Potty, Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid and many others) as he shares tips and techniques for drawing comics. This will be a demonstration where members of the audience will be encouraged to draw.
3:00- Raina Telgemeier! Raina Telgemeier, creator of Smile and Drama, and artist of the Babysitter’s Club series, discusses her current projects and gives a peek at her work process.
Sunday, May 19th
Ocean Gateway Terminal Maine Comics Arts Festival programming (please check back for updates as we finalize the schedule)
10:30- Jeff Pert Kid’s Cartooning Class
11:30- Colleen Venable, John Green, and Zack Giallongo
1:00- Lake Region High School Comic Class Project
2:00-TBA
3:00- TBA
ME – Big Nate Signing
October 3, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Strips, Maine, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Lincoln Peirce, the creator of the best selling series Big Nate, signs on Saturday, November 3rd from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm at Casablanca Comics Portland store. He will chat with fans and sign copies of his latest books including Big Nate All Work and No Play: A Collection of Sunday Strips.
Casablanca Comics
151 Middle Street, Portland, ME 04101
ME – Drama Signing
September 27, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Maine, Signing and Appearance Profiles
New York Times bestselling creator Raina Telgemeier, author and artist of Smile and Drama, appears at Casablanca Comics on Saturday, October 27, 2012 from 11:00am until 2:00pm. Raina will meet fans and sign copies of her books. Last year her book Smile was the winner of the Maine Student Book Award.
Casablanca Comics
151 Middle Street, Portland, ME 04101
ME – First Second Creators Signing
September 24, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Maine, Signing and Appearance Profiles
First Second Publishing creators Ben Hatke and Zack Giallongo appear at Casablanca Comics for a book signing event on Saturday October 20, 2012 from 11:00am until 2:00pm. Both creators have new books and will sketch and sign copies and chat with fans. Fun for all ages!
Casablanca Comics
151 Middle Street, Portland, ME 04101
ME – Womanthology Signing
March 21, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Maine, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories
Project founder Renae De Liz and other creators from the groundbreaking book sign on Saturday, March 24th from 2:00pm – 5:00pm at Casablanca Comics. Ellen Crenshaw said on her twitter (@etcillustration) that she’d be there!
Casablanca Comics
151 Middle Street, Portland, ME 04101
ME – Archie Comics Signing
February 27, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Maine, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Artist Dan Parent signs at Casablanca Comics on Saturday, March 3, 2012 from 11:00am until 2:00pm. Dan is the regular artist for Archie Comics including the current Archie Meets Kiss storyline. He is also the writer and artist of the new Kevin Keller series from Archie. Join us as Casablanca Comics kicks off a month long celebration for our 25th Anniversary! Come dressed as your favorite Archie character OR as a member of Kiss!
Casablanca Comics
151 Middle Street, Portland, ME 04101
