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

MA – Mara Launch Party

Ming Doyle, comics artist extraordinaire, signs at Comicazi on Saturday, January 19, 2013 from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm. Her most recent work is on the hot new title Mara, but she’s also done work for Womanthology, Fantastic Four, and more! Come meet and support a local artist – the event is absolutely free, though we encourage you mightily to purchase some of Ming’s work!

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Comicazi 
407 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02144

MA – Mara Signing

Artist Ming Doyle signs at Comicopia in Kenmore Square on Saturday, February 2, 2013 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm!

About MARA:

Acclaimed creator BRIAN WOOD (The Massive, DMZ, Demo, Northlanders) and brilliant newcomer MING DOYLE (The Loneliest Astronauts, Fantastic Four, Girl Comics) bring you MARA, the story of an especially gifted woman in a sports-and war-obsessed future. Young Mara Prince is at the top of the world, a global celebrity in a culture that prizes physical achievement above all else. After she manifests supernatural abilities on live TV, she becomes famous all over again but for the worst reasons. Integrating themes of superpowers, celebrity worship, corporate power, feminism, and political brinksmanship, MARA takes a classic genre to new places.

Comicopia
464 Commonwealth Ave #13, Boston, MA 02215-2734

MICE 2012 Panel & Workshop Schedule

The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo has released their Panel and Workshop Schedule for 2012

WORKSHOPS

12:00PM – 12:50PM

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)

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/

MA – Free Comic Book Day 2011

Ming Doyle and Kevin Church (creators of The Loneliest Astronauts) return to sign at Comicopia on Saturday May 7, 2011 for Free Comic Book Day! Joining them is Cathy Leamy of Greenblooded and Geraniums and Bacon.

Comicopia
464 Commonwealth Ave #13, Boston, MA 02215-2734

MA – Secret Identities Signing

Ming Doyle, Tak Toyoshima, Chi-Yun Lau, and Keith Chow sign on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 6:00pm.

Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
38 Ash Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA

(Follow this link to RSVP at BCNC’s Facebook account.) 

Come and meet: Keith Chow (editor) and Tak Toyoshima, Ming Doyle, and Chi-Yun Lau (artists)

As an undergraduate at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, Keith Chow founded the still-thriving Asian Pacific American Student Union (APASU) and was named Multicultural Student Services’ Innovator of the Year in 2000. College was also the first time Keith’s knowledge of comics paid off when his poem A Lonely Night in Gotham City earned the school’s Sigma Tau Delta prize for poetry in 1996. His poetry has also appeared in the Asian Pacific American Journal and the Powhatan Review.

Tak Toyoshima is the creative director at the post-alternative newsweekly Boston’s Weekly Dig. He is the creator of the nationally-syndicated comic strip “Secret Asian Man.” Learn more at SecretAsianMan.com.

Ming Doyle is a local professional artist who earned a BFA from Cornell University in 2007 with a dual concentration in painting and drawing. Visit her at MingDoyle.com.

Chi-Yun Lau has been featured in national and local publications and has received awards for his illustrations from both Communication Arts and Applied Arts magazines. Currently, he works for Cambridge Interactive Development Corp. producing graphics and animation and designing online games. Find out more at Chi-Yun.com.

MA – The Loneliest FCBD

Ming Doyle and Kevin Church (creators of The Loneliest Astronauts) sign at Comicopia for Free Comic Book Day (May 1st). Nichol Ashworth (writer of the FCBD Fraggle Rock comic) also signs from 1-3pm.

Comicopia, 464 Commonwealth Av, Boston, MA 02215