GraniteCon 2012 Announces Guests

Granitecon in Manchester, NH takes place this year on Sunday, June 10th 2012! Save the date and stay tuned for more details as the show comes closer! RSVP on Facebook!

Keith Champagne! No stranger to Granitecon (his last show was in 2008!), Keith has written and drawn several books over the past 15 years including WWE Heroes, Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Supergirl, Brightest Day, Ghostbusters and co-created The Mighty (to name a few of his projects)! We’re happy to welcome Keith back up to the Granite State for our June 10th show!

Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb! Both appearing at their first Granitecon, they have recently collaborated together on the Muppets and will be working together on the upcoming ADVENTURE TIME comic! And be sure you stop by your local comic shop on Free Comic Day in 2012 to pick up a copy of Adventure Time to have it be signed at the show!

Jason Ciamarella! Local author Jason is the co-writer with Joe Hill on Kodiak and the Eisner-nominated The Cape!

Mark McKenna! Appearing at his first Granitecon, Mark has worked on hundreds of books including Invincible Ironman, The Punisher, Aquaman, Exiles and most recently his creator owned series Banana Tail!

Mike Raicht! Appearing at his second Granitecon (his first was last year!), Mike has worked on a slew of projects for Marvel when he was an editor (including Wolverine, Exiles, and Black Panther, to name a few) and currently writes the limted series The Pack, while working on the series Stuff of Legend!

Ming Doyle! Attending her first ever Granitecon, Ming recently had drawn up the art for a short story in Fantastic Four #600! In the past, she has worked on Jennifer’s Body, Hunter’s Fortune, Popgun Anthology and Marvel’s Girl Comics!

MICE 2011 Announces Schedule

The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo has released the schedule for this weekend’s show!

Workshops & Artist Demos

• 12pm – Foldy Comics! – Jerel Dye presents an innovative way of making a your own comic book from a single sheet of paper.  This is a kid-friendly workshop or for anyone just getting started in the comic craft.
• 1pm – Watercolor Demonstration with Ellen Crenshaw
• 2pm – Comic Lettering and Inking with David Marshall
• 3:15pm – Creating Digital Comics – Walkthrough the software and techniques with webcomic artist Andy Wong.
• 4:30pm – Coloring Comics with Braden Lamb

Panels

Comics & …! is a day-long program of panel discussions exploring diverse topics in independent comics.  Each panel will take place in University Hall’s Amphitheater, 2nd Floor.

COMICS & TEACHING: Beyond Maus and Persepolis

11:00 AM - Comics such as Spiegelman’s Maus and Satrapi’s Persepolis have found a solid foothold as legitimate classroom texts. However, there are many other noteworthy graphic novels that could also find their way into the K-16 curriculum. This panel will explore specific strategies for teaching comics and teaching with comics, looking past the “canonical” texts noted above.

MODERATOR: David Marshall PANELISTS: Michael Gianfrancesco, Director, New England Comic Arts in the Classroom; Educator, North Providence High School; Maureen Bakis, author The Graphic Novel Classroom; Alexander Danner, instructor, Emerson College Graphic Novel Program; Robert Shreefter, Professor, Lesley University.

COMICS & CHILDREN’S LITERATURE: Smart Comics For Kids

12:15 PM – This panel of writers, artists, and reviewers will discuss today’s comics storytelling for kids, the challenges of appealing to different age groups, and the changing roles of such “gatekeepers” as librarians, comic shops, publishers, parents, and digital portals.

MODERATOR: J. L. Bell, Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators PANELISTS: Robin Brenner, creator of noflyingnotights.com, Jef Czekaj, author-illustrator. Gareth Hinds, author-illustrator, Shelli Paroline, artist, Colleen AF Venable, scripter and designer

COMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE: Cartoons with a Cause

1:30 PM – Our panelists discuss ways in which the comics medium can be valuable in political discourse, and how independent comics can be an important focus of community activism as well as provide voices for — and representations of — minorities and other marginalized groups.

MODERATOR: Che Salazar PANELISTS: Rebecca Migdal, World War Three Illustrated; Colin Tedford, Trees & Hills Comics Group; Tak Toyoshima, creator Secret Asian Man; Anna Mudd, Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies

COMICS & FASHION : Project: Rooftop

2:45 PM – Since 2006 the Project : Rooftop website has examined the trend of independent illustrators redesigning superhero costumes, and now the discussion goes live at MICE! This panel will focus on a few comic book characters, looking at how they’ve been visually interpreted over the years by professionals and fans alike.

MODERATOR: Braden Lamb PANELISTS: Joe Quinones (Wednesday Comics, Amazing Spider-Man), Ming Doyle (Tantalize, The Loneliest Astronauts), and Jennifer Ngan (Instructor, Art Institute of Boston).

COMICS & COLLABORATION: Teamwork 101

4:00 PM – Many of the best comics and graphic novels are created through collaboration between a writer and artist. This panel will present several experienced teams of artists and writers, to share their insights on the pleasures and pitfalls of creative teamwork. How are comics partnerships formed and successfully maintained to produce the optimum results? What surprises have writers and artists encountered in the process of collaboration? What should less experienced creators seeking collaborators look for or be wary of?

MODERATOR: Alexander Danner PANELISTS: TBA

COMICS & TECHNOLOGY: Digital Comics

5:15 PM – Digital creation and distribution of comics are here to stay and will only get more important to the future of the medium. What are the best platforms – currently, or on the horizon — for the production and delivery of digital comics? How can artists and writers adapt themselves to new devices and software, and what improvements can be anticipated? What are the implications of these new technologies for the artist’s work and income?

MODERATOR: Dirk Tiede (Paradigm Shift) PANELISTS: Kevin Church (Writer, The Line), Christopher Baldwin (Little Dee) Box Brown (Everything Dies)

MA – Comic Art New England Show

Press Release:

From September 10th – October 16th, 8am – 10pm every day, the Atrium Gallery will present an ongoing display of original comic pages by exhibitors at MICE and other area comic artists. The exhibit will include work in traditional illustration media such as pen, brush and ink, as well as examples of watercolor and collage comics, and prints from digitally created work such as webcomics.

Opening: Saturday, September 17th 6 – 9pm

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Sponsored by the Art Institute of Boston @ Lesley University and the Boston Weekly Dig

Atrium Gallery
2nd Floor, University Hall, Porter Square, 1815 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA

Artists
Kimball Anderson
 E. J. Barnes
 Cara Bean
 Eric Boeker
 Jim Bredt
 Heather Bryant
 Ellen Crenshaw
 Doug DeRocher
 Jerel Dye
 Bob Flynn
 Daniel Gessel
 Joel Gill
 Lawrence Gillette
 Tyler James
 DeAnna Marie Johnson
 Patt Kelley
 Renee Kurilla
 Laurel Leake
 Leann Leake
 Cathy Leamy
 Ron LeBrasseur
 John Lechner
 Kyle Lindholm
 Joel Lolar
 Jesse Lonergan
 Clayton McCormack
 Dan Moynihan
 Adrienne Nunez
 Line O
 Cherry Ogata
 Shelli Paroline
 Hallie Jay Pope
 Ansis Purins
 Gabe Robinson
 Roho
 Aya Rothwell
 Carl Tsui
 Jason Viola
 Matt Young
 Keith Zulawnik

Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo Returns

The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo, a show dedicated to independent, alternative, small-press and self-published comics, webcomics and ‘zines, returns for its second year September 24th, 2011 from 10:00 am – 6:00 pm! This year’s expo has been relocated to University Hall at Lesley University (Porter Campus: 1815 Massachusetts Avenue,Cambridge, MA) conveniently next to the Porter Square station. MICE welcomes independent comics artists, writers, publishers, distributors and dealers who serve the independent community; avid fans, casual readers, and those curious about the New England independent comics scene. Presented by The Boston Comics Roundtable and The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University.

2011 Exhibitors include:

• Donna Almendrala – http://donnaalmendrala.name/
• Art Institute of Boston – http://www.lesley.edu/aib/
• Awakening Comics – http://awakeningcomics.webs.com/
• E. J. Barnes – http://ejbarnes.com/
• Cara Bean – http://badgigi.com/
• Eric Boeker – http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eboeker/
• Garry-Paul Bonesteel – http://killerinkcomics.com/
• Boston Comics Roundtable – http://www.bostoncomicsroundtable.com/
• Boy Blue & Co. – http://www.underthehaystack.net/
• Box Brown – http://www.boxbrown.com
• Heather Bryant – www.heatherbryant.com
• Robyn Chapman – http://www.un-pop.com/
• Kevin Church – http://www.beaucoupkevin.com/blog/
• Barry Corbett & Brian Codagnone – http://www.corbettfeatures.com/ 
• Joshua Dahl – http://joshdahl.livejournal.com/
• Dandelion Studios – http://www.dandelionstudios.com/
• Alexander Danner – http://www.picturestorytheater.com/
• Ben Doane – http://thejamjarastronaut.blogspot.com/
• Allan Dorison – http://www.webcomicsnation.com/gascomic
• Ming Doyle – http://www.mingdoyle.com/
• Jerel Dye – http://jereldye.com/
• Marissa Falco – http://miss-sequential.blogspot.com/
• FatCat Funnies – http://fatcatfunnies.com/
• Bob Flynn – http://jinxthemonkey.com/
• Claire Folkman – http://clairefolkman.blogspot.com/
• Joel Christian Gill – http://www.joelchristiangill.com/
• Lawrence Gillette – http://mofragcomics.tumblr.com/
• Melanie Gillman – http://contriveathon.livejournal.com/
• Graphic Artists Guild – http://www.graphicartistsguild.org/
• Erica Henderson – http://failatlife.blogspot.com/
• Erik Heumiller – http://www.helmsmanpress.com/
• Gareth Hinds – http://www.thecomic.com/
• Patt Kelley – http://www.pattkelley.com/
• Nathan Kitler – http://nathankitler.blogspot.com/
• Braden Lamb – http://www.bradenlamb.com/
• Leann Leake – http://laughing-anima.livejournal.com/
• Cathy Leamy – http://www.metrokitty.com/
• Ron LeBrasseur – http://home.earthlink.net/~ronlebrasseur/ 
• Jesse Lonergan – http://jesselonergan.blogspot.com/
• Dave Mahan – http://davemahanart.blogspot.com/
• Maineland Studios – http://www.mainelandstudios.com/
• Clay McCormack – http://www.eatdeadmeat.com/
• Rebecca Migdal – http://www.rlmigdal.com/
• Lindsay Moore – http://boxybrown.etsy.com/
• Dan Moynihan – http://www.danmoynihan.com/
• New England Comics Arts in the Classroom – http://www.necac.net/
• Adrienne Nunez – http://www.adriennenunez.net/
• Line O – http://outoflinecomics.blogspot.com/
• George O’Connor – http://www.homelesscomics.com/
• Tom Pappalardo – http://blog.tompappalardo.com/
• Shelli Paroline – http://http://shelliparoline.com/
• Joey Peters – http://tacolicious.net/
• Kelly Phillips – http://www.kellyphillips.net/
• Morgan Pielli – http://www.morganpielli.com/
• Chris Pittas – http://www.tipscomix.com/
• Ansis Purins – http://www.ansis.tv
• Joe Quinones – http://joequinones.blogspot.com/
• Michael Rapa – http://michaelrapa.com
• ROHO – http://riverbirdstudios.blogspot.com/
• Aya Rothwell – http://www.ayarothwell.com/
• Bill Roundy – http://billroundy.com/
• Che Salazar – http://production3c.com/
• Steve Seck – http://www.secktacular.com/
• Matt Smith – http://www.matt-illustrations.com/
• Charles Schneeflock Snow – http://www.sordidcityblues.com/
• Susan and Everett Soares – www.skypiratesofvalendor.com/
• Karl Stevens – http://www.karlstevensart.com/
• Kristilyn Stevenson – http://zombie-romance.com/ 
• Rio Aubry Taylor – http://lightriot.com/
• Three J Productions, LLC – http://www.threejproductions.com/
• Dirk Tiede Cartoons & Illustration – http://www.dirktiede.com/
• Elenore Toczynski – http://ghostlytoast.blogspot.com/
• The Topato Corporation – http://topatoco.com/
• Trees and Hills – http://www.treesandhills.org/
• Jen Vaughn – http://www.mermaidhostel.com/
• Jason Viola – http://www.manateepower.com/
• Bill Volk – http://billvolk.com/
• Weekly Dig – http://digboston.com/
• Maris Wicks – http://dotsforeyes.blogspot.com/
• Andy Wong – http://www.alacritystudios.com/
• Ken Wong – http://mysite.verizon.net/vzey5cnm/
• Jennie Wood – http://www.nayslayer.com/
• Yeah Dude Comics – http://www.patmakesdrawings.com/

MICE Showcases Boston’s Independent Comics Scene

Press release:

First-ever Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo will be held at Art Institute of Boston on September 25, 2010

The Boston area’s independent and alternative comics scene has grown by leaps and bounds during the past few years, and it takes another step with MICE, the first-ever Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo. Presented by the Boston Comics Roundtable and the Art Institute of Boston (who also teamed up for the 2008 Boston ‘Zine Fair), MICE will be held at AIB’s 700 Beacon Street campus on Saturday, September 25th, from 10 am – 6 pm.

With over 50 comics artists and writers offering their work, as well as comics-themed panels and workshops, MICE will be a treat for local comics readers or anyone interested in the unusual, the creative, the entertaining and the outrageous. While most of the exhibitors will be from the Boston area, comics creators from all over New England and New York will be represented, including a contingent from the Center for Cartoon Studies in Vermont.

Visitors to MICE will find comics of all subjects and for all ages: serious graphic novels, exquisite hand-made artists’ books and photo-copied mini-comics and ‘zines, as well as traditionally-formatted comic books of all genres from outside the mainstream publishing world.

“The subject matter and art styles of these comics are as varied as the packaging,” says Dan Mazur, a member of the Boston Comics Roundtable and one of the show’s organizers. “The only limit to what indy cartoonists can create is their own imagination.”

Susan LeVan, Illustration Department Chair at the Art Institute of Boston, says that hosting an indy comics show complements the school’s comics-friendly curriculum. “MICE is the perfect event for AIB ,” says LeVan. “Many of our students, alumni, faculty, and staff are involved in the production or study of independent comics, graphic novels, webcomics, ‘zines, artists’ books, and related genres – all of which are part of the AIB curriculum. A number will participate as exhibitors, and the whole AIB community is eager to see what’s new on the Boston scene.”

MICE will also feature the debut of the latest anthology from the Boston Comics Roundtable: “Inbound 5: Comics About Food.” Featuring over 40 stories by Boston and New England cartoonists centered around the wide-ranging theme of “food,” this is the follow-up to 2009′s successful “Inbound #4: A Comic Book History of Boston,” which will also be available at the show.

MICE will also interactive workshops to learn techniques from comics artists, and panel discussions on the world of independent comics.

Besides the new “Inbound 5: Comics About Food,” several notable local comics creators will be presenting new books at MICE:

KARL STEVENS, (whose weekly strip “Whatever” ran for three years in the Boston Phoenix), will debut his autobiographical graphic novel, “The Lodger.”

Dorchester cartoonist PATT KELLEY (whose work graced the Weekly Dig’s cover earlier this year) will unveil the 2nd issue of his comic, “Parasitic Twins,” about the lives of circus freaks and the many hilarious tragedies that befall them, as well as a short-story collection, “All of Them Witches.”

LIZ PRINCE (whose “Will You Still Love Me if I Wet the Bed?” went from locally printed mini-comics to being published by indy heavyweight Top Shelf Productions), will be presenting the 2nd issue of her ongoing series, “I Swallowed the Key to My Heart.”

Brooklyn-based artist/writer PAT BARRETT will unveil issue #3 of his anthology comic, “Oak & Linden,” featuring the on-going story, “Petrified Girlfriend.”

Other Boston-area comics artist exhibiting at MICE will include:

Maris Wicks (“Romantic,” “Project Superior”)
Joe Quinones (“Wednesday Comics,” “Teen Titans Go!”)
Jesse Lonergan (“Joe and Azat,” “Flower & Fade”)
Cathy Leamy (“Geraniums and Bacon,” “Greenblooded”)
Dirk Tiede (“Paradigm Shift”)
Tim Fish (“Cavalcade of Boys,” “Trust/Truth”)
Zack Giallongo (“The Tenth Life of Pishio the Cat”)
Shelli Paroline (“Muppet Snow White,” “Harvest is When I Need You Most”)
Craig Bostick (“Go-Go Girl,” “Boy Trouble”)
Adam Miller (“ZombieBomb!”)

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About the Boston Comics Roundtable
Formed in 2006, the Boston Comics Roundtable brings local cartoonists and writers together to collaborate, workshop and socialize. Among BCR’s publications are “Inbound,” an anthology of Boston-area independent comics, “Outbound,” a science-fiction comics anthology, and the up-coming collection of New England-based horror comics, “Hellbound.” If you’re in the Boston metro area, join us for our next meeting. Visit www.bostoncomicsroundtable.com for more information.

About AIB
The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University is a college of visual arts, located in the student-friendly Kenmore/Fenway area of Boston. We offer the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, the two-year Advanced Professional Certificate, the low residency Master of Fine Arts degree, as well as continuing and professional education, intensive workshops, and pre-college courses.

NH – Double Midnight Anniversary Party

Artist Shelli Paroline and colorist Braden Lamb sign and sketch from 1 to 4 at Double Midnight’s 8th anniversary party on June 26th! They are also having a massive sale, FREE comics, BBQ, music, raffles, and events for the kids!

Other artists include: Sara Richard, Greg Moutafis, Scott Ethan Ambruson, Brian Belanger

Double Midnight Comics
245 Maple Street, Manchester, NH 03103
603-669-9636

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MA – All-Ages Signing

Shelli Paroline and Stephanie Yue will be in-shop for an all-ages signing on Saturday, June 5!

Shelli will be signing copies of Muppet Snow White, published by BOOM Studios, which she draws, as well as other Muppet books where she has contributed covers. The four-issue limited series retells the Snow White story with the familiar Muppet characters and personality.

Shelli is one of the leading forces behind the Boston Comics Roundtable and has published several pieces in their various anthologies.

Artist Stephanie Yue will be signing the new childrens’ book Guinea PI-G, Pet Store Private Eye, which she created with author Colleen Venable.

The publisher describes the book thusly: There’s a sandwich thief in Mr. Venezi’s pet shop, and everyone is a suspect, from the chinchillas to the goldfish. Never fear! The world’s fluffiest detective on the case: Sasspants, PI(G). By day, Sasspants is your average book-loving, gizmo-inventing guinea pig. By night she solves pet shop mysteries with the help of her sidekick, Hamisher the hamster. Our furry little heroes will stop at nothing to find the sandwich thief! This is the first book in the Guinea PIG, Pet Shop Private Eye series.

Hub Comics, 19 Bow St., Union Sq., Somerville, MA. 617.718.0987

MA – A Comic History of Boston

Join Porter Square Books and the Boston Comics Roundtable for an evening with contributors to Inbound #4, A Comic History of Boston, 36 tales from Boston’s past, as written and drawn by local independent comics creators!  

Since 2006, the Boston Comics Roundtable has been bringing comics artists and writers together to collaborate on Inbound, a twice-yearly anthology of “Comics from Boston.”

Now we’ve asked this diverse pool of comics talent to choose their favorite characters and incidents from local history.  The result is “A Comic Book History of Boston,” an entertaining tour through three centuries of important social and political events, bigger-than-life personalities, and colorful New England lore.

From Shay’s Rebellion and the great Molasses Flood, to Charles Ponzi’s original “scheme” and Mark Twain’s disastrous encounter with Boston literary society, to the 1970s busing crisis,  the Gardner Museum heist and many more, the “Comic Book History of Boston” is an opportunity for readers of all ages to take a fresh look at our historical heritage and be introduced to the area’s thriving independent comics scene.

A dozen or so of these contributors, including Dan Mazur, Shelli Paroline, and more will be on hand to regale us in their best comic voice.

Location:
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, MA 02140-1413

http://www.portersquarebooks.com/

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