The Teen Boat! book launch will be held on the Waterfront Barge Museum, a 100-year-old, flat-bottomed wooden boat that will be docked at Pier 25 at Hudson River Park, surrounded by historic tugboats.

The barge will be docked for the entire event, so you can get on & off it at any time. We’ll be docked right next to the beautiful new park on Pier 25 and it’s supposed to be a lovely evening, weather wise!

The celebration will include books available from Mobile Libris, a live reading with visual presentation, and signings by the authors! Nautical themed snacks and refreshments! Live performances of original songs about Teen Boat! by Abby Denson and Jordan Cooper! Plus, several door prizes and other activities!

This all-ages event will be open to the public. Costumes and nautical attire are encouraged!

So…come aboard, we’re expecting you!

You can RSVP at the Facebook Event Page

Teen Boat! Book Launch
Friday, May 11
7 PM
Waterfront Barge Museum
Docked at Hudson River Park’s Pier 25
at West Street and N. Moore Street

SUBWAY INFO BELOW:

SUBWAY DIRECTIONS:

1 train to Franklin Street

A/C/E to Canal Street (exit at Walker Street)

N. Moore Street is one block north of Franklin Street, or a block south of Walker Street. Walk west on N. Moore to the pier.

ADDITIONAL LINKS:

Teen Boat! website & book trailer

Waterfront Museum

Hudson River Park

VIDEO CLIP:

MORE PHOTOS & FULL REPORT…

Comics Quickfire!
Location: Toronto Reference Library, 2nd Floor:
Appel Salon, Novella Room
Part drawing jam, part fast-paced game show! Volunteers from the audience are paired off with (or against) professional cartoonists in a series of fun-filled drawing challenges! All attendees of the Comics Quickfire are encouraged to participate, even if they can only draw stick figures or make silly suggestions. There a separate showdown each day with totally different participating cartoonists!

SATURDAY at 1PM with:
Raina Telgemeier (SMILE), John Green (Teen Boat!) Bob Flynn (Heeby Jeeby Comix) Collen AF Vennable (Guinea Pig, Pet Shop Private Eye), Rosemary Travale (Life Meter) & more!

SUNDAY at 1:45 PM with:
Jennifer & Matt Holm (Babymouse), Andy Runton (Owly), Katie Shanahan (Flight) & Kean Soo (Jellaby)!

It’s the convention “launch” of Teen Boat!
Saturday at 3:45pm
Location: St. Paul on Bloor, 227 Bloor St. East
Friends Dave Roman and John Green have worked together on all kinds of projects, including Nickelodeon & Disney Magazines. Now they’ve created their own new graphic novel: TEEN BOAT! It’s the angst of being a teen, and the thrill of being a boat! Join the creators for the launch of the graphic novel at TCAF! Everyone will receive free Teen Boat! party buttons!

Spotlight: Explorer The Mystery Boxes
Sunday May 6th at 2:45pm
Location: Toronto Reference Library, 2nd Floor:
Appel Salon, Novella Room
Join the creators of Explorer: The Mystery Boxes: Kazu Kibuishi (Amulet), Jason Caffoe (Flight), Stuart Livingston, Raina Telgemeier (Smile), and Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy), as they read their stories live on stage, with a little help from the audience!

And of course, I’ll be sharing a space with John Green and Raina Telgemeier. Come say hello at table #265. Here’s where we are on the official map!

Sunday April 29th MoCCA Art Fest in NYC at the following booths:

11AM: First Second
12AM: Abrams Comic Arts

Monday April 30th, IRA International Reading Association conference in Chicago, IL

11AM: Panel: “Children’s Choices: Visual Literacy Through Graphic Novels & Picture Books Equals Winners” with Michael Buckley, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Sara Varon, Dave Roman, Ben Hatke.

Friday May 5th TCAF Librarian Educator Day in Toronto, Canada

Wednesday, April 11th at 4:30PM
Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library
10 West Ramapo Road, Garnerville, NY 10923
*Registration is required

Teen Boat! makes the transformation from mini-comic to a full-color, hardcover collection (with over 30 pages of never before seen story!), published by Clarion Books. It’s the first graphic novel to truly combine the angst of being a teen with the thrill of being a boat!

The book launch will be held on the Waterfront Barge Museum, a 100-year-old, flat-bottomed wooden boat that will be docked at Hudson River Park, surrounded by historic tugboats. A “living museum,” the barge will also feature a boat art exhibit, in addition to showcasing original pages and drawings from the Teen Boat! graphic novel!

The celebration will include books available from Mobile Libris, a live reading with visual presentation, and signings by the authors! Nautical themed snacks and refreshments! Live performances of original songs about Teen Boat! by Abby Denson and Jordan Cooper! Plus, several door prizes and other activities!

This all-ages event will be open to the public. Costumes and nautical attire are encouraged! So…come aboard, we’re expecting you!

You can RSVP at the Facebook Event Page

Teen Boat! Book Launch
Friday, May 11
7 PM
Waterfront Barge Museum
Docked at Hudson River Park’s Pier 25
at West Street and N. Moore Street

SUBWAY INFO BELOW:

SUBWAY DIRECTIONS:

1 train to Franklin Street

A/C/E to Canal Street (exit at Walker Street)

N. Moore Street is one block north of Franklin Street, or a block south of Walker Street. Walk west on N. Moore to the pier.

ADDITIONAL LINKS:

Teen Boat! website & book trailer

Waterfront Museum

Hudson River Park

Sometimes working on comics means backyard action poses with the broom!
Astronaut Academy: Re-Entry will feature a lot of Fireball competitions (the sport of the future), so I’ve been taking reference photos behind the apartment. I just wish I could build full-sized replica of the Mecha suits and fire pokers! That would help a lot!

I’ll post some more photos with comparisons to the final drawings when the book is further along!

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Sheraton Meadowland Hotel & Conference Center
2 Meadowlands Plaza, East Rutherford, NJ

GRAPHIC NOVEL NIGHT AT THE READING BUG!
Friday Feb 17th at 5:00 PM
Featuring a team up of kids’ graphic novel creators Jennifer Holm (Babymouse), Raina Telgemeier (Smile), and Dave Roman! Interactive comics reading, live drawing, and booksigning!

THE READING BUG
785 Laurel St
San Carlos, CA
94070

In February Raina and will be traveling to the San Francisco Bay Area for several great events!

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Our first stop is the Charles M. Schulz Museum, in Santa Rosa, where we’ll both be Cartoonists-in-Residence! If you can make it up to the North Bay, this should be so much fun. As a life long Peanuts fan, I can’t tell you how excited I am about this! Raina and I will definitely be eating at the Warm Puppy Cafe and hopefully do some ice skating at Snoopy’s Home Ice!

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11
Master Class for Young Adults
10am–12noon
Join Raina Telgemeier, creator of Smile, and Dave Roman, creator of Astronaut Academy, to explore the art of making comics and writing stories. Participants will learn about thumbnails, layouts, balloon placement, panel variation, and the mechanics of sequential art, and will have a chance to create their own 4–8 page short comic. Recommended for aspiring cartoonists ages 10 and up. Cost: $35 for members; $40 for non-members.
Advance reservations required: (707) 284-1263.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11
Second Saturday Cartoonists
1–3pm
As part of the Cartoonist-in-Residence program, visitors can meet, watch and talk to cartoonists Raina Telgemeier and Dave Roman. The meet and greet is free with Museum admission and open to the public, and advance reservations are not required.

CHARLES M. SCHULZ MUSEUM
2301 Hardies Lane
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
http://www.schulzmuseum.org

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The next day, I’ll be in the East Bay! Come say hello, get signed copies of Smile and Astronaut Academy, and get to know a great independent local bookstore!

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12
Bookstore Event & Signing
11:30 AM
Featuring Raina Telgemeier & Dave Roman!
A GREAT GOOD PLACE FOR BOOKS
6120 LaSalle Avenue
Oakland, CA

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Later that week, join me for a very special event on the Peninsula!

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17
GRAPHIC NOVEL NIGHT AT THE READING BUG!
5:00 PM
Featuring kids’ graphic novel creators Jenni Holm (Babymouse), Raina Telgemeier, and Dave Roman! Presentation, live drawing, and booksigning!
THE READING BUG
785 Laurel St
San Carlos, CA
94070

I’m also crazy excited for this team up! I think Babymouse is one of the funniest comics out there and Jenni Holm is just the best. She’s also a multi-Newberry Award honoree for her novels including Penny from Heaven and Turtle in Paradise.

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I’ll also be speaking at schools and libraries in Oakland, San Francisco, Pleasanton, Alameda, and Berkeley, but those are all private visits, so they’re not on my official calendar of events. Raina and I tried to spread our appearances out so that no matter what part of the Bay Area you live in, something will be convenient! I hope you’ll come nerd out about comics with us!