Category Archives: Blog Entries

May Events Part 1

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Dave

SATURDAY
I’ll be appearing at the Gaithersburg Book Festival on May 18th, 2013
Location: Jim Henson Pavilion
Time: 12:15pm
On the Jim Henson stage! How cool is that? Followed by a book signing sponsored by Politics and Prose.
SUNDAY
Excited about returning to the the Maine Comics Arts Festival on May 19th, 2013
I’ll be sharing a table with Raina Telgemeier [...]

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New Book Day!

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Dave

It’s a book! Introducing our new baby to the world!

Two years in the making… Astronaut Academy: Re-Entry, my latest full-length graphic novel, is on store shelves now!

Astronaut Academy: Re-Entry was a labor of love, and I couldn’t have made it without the support of all my friends and family! I know how lucky I am, [...]

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Announcing the new Kids Comics Awards!

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Dave

KIDS’ COMICS REVOLUTION! INVITES KIDS TO PICK THEIR FAVORITE
GRAPHIC NOVELS, COMICBOOKS, WEBCOMICS, AND MORE WITH THE
KCR! COMICS AWARDS!
Kids vote online or by ballot from now through June 23rd, 2013
May 8th, 2013 – Kids’ Comics Revolution!, a podcast dedicated to spotlighting the expanding worlds of kids comics and kid lit, announces the first annual KCR! Comics [...]

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Book Trailer

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Dave

The official book trailer for Astronaut Academy: Re-Entry is here!

If you like, please head over to Youtube and give this video a thumbs up + comment about the trailer and/or the book. It helps people discover the the world of Astronaut Academy!

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Read it quick! Pass it on!

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Dave

All 180 pages of my new graphic novel Astronaut Academy: Re-Entry are available to read FREE online till the book’s release on 5/14!
AstronautAcademy.com

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Meet my editor!

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Dave

Curious about the intriguing world of graphic novels & the people who make them? Check out this interview with my insightful First Second editor Calista Brill.
Calista Brill on Comics Are Great

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Astronaut Academy Pre-order

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Dave

I’ve teamed up with my local bookstore, WORD, for a super cool Astronaut Academy Pre-Order special! From now till May 9th, I will sign, personalize, and draw in every copy (of either book 1 or 2) ordered through WORD, you’ll get a free bookmark, and you’ll be entered into WORD’s exclusive contest. One lucky person [...]

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KCR: Working for Peanuts

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Dave

Happiness is…a new episode of the Kids’ Comics Revolution!
We talk with Alexis Fajardo about the new Peanuts comic books published by Boom Studios. He explains how he and his team combine creative sweat and exhaustive research to live up to the responsibility of making new stories featuring Charlie Brown and all of Charles Schultz’s iconic [...]

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Sharp-Schu Tweet Chat

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Dave

March 13th, from 8-9PM EST, Raina Telgemeier and I will be guests at the next
Sharp-Schu Book Club!
Hosted by Colby Sharp and Mr. Schu, role-models in literacy enthusiasm, their twitter book club is a fun chance to hang out with fellow book enthusiasts. The main topic will be our graphic novels Smile, Drama, and [...]

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Astronauts at Emerald City

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Dave

Had a great time in Seattle for Emerald City Comic Con! This is my favorite picture of the weekend:

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