We’re on tour! Summer 2013

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Dave

Raina Telgemeier, John Green & I are on the road for the next two weeks and we hope you’ll come out and see us at one of the following stops!

Kids Read Comics
Ann Arbor District Library
June 22nd-23rd
A totally free comic convention featuring Ben Hatke (Zita the Space Girl), Rafael Rosado (Giants Beware!), John Martin (Vordak), Jim Ottaviani (Feynman) and so many more!

I’ll be hosting the Comics Quickfire! on Saturday at 12:30 & Sunday at 12:30.

Kids Read Comics

KCR! Comics Awards
Ann Arbor District Library
4th Floor conference room
June 23rd at 4pm

The first ever comics awards voted on by kids. I’ll be the co-host and there will be puppets, cosplay and tons of surprises. So you won’t want to miss it!

Kids Comics Awards

Green Brain Comics
13210 Michigan Ave Dearborn, MI 48126
June 24th from 2-5PM

Come celebrate the re-opening of this awesome comic shop!

Green Brain Re-Entry

Challengers Comics + Conversation
1845 N Western Ave #2R
Chicago, IL 60647
June 27th 6-8pm

An all-ages comics party! Live drawing games! Book signing!

Challengers Comics event

ALA American Library Association Conference
Chicago, IL
June 28th-July 1st
We will be appearing in the graphic novel artist alley and on several panels on the Graphic Novel Stage! Come check out our live comics readings, podcasts, and drawing competitions!

FRIDAY:

Comics Quickfire!
6:00 – 6:45 pm

SATURDAY:

Saturday Supercast: TV to comics & back again!
1:00 – 2:00 pm

To Astronaut Academy and beyond!
3:00 – 4:00 pm

SUNDAY:

Kids Comics Revolution! Live recording
10:00 – 11:00 am

The Angst of Being a Teen, the Thrill of Being A Boat!
1:00 – 2:00 pm

GraphicCon 2013

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The reviews are in!

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Dave

kid with two books
Here’s what people are saying about Astronaut Academy: Re-Entry…

“A sequel just as goofy and sweet as the original book..brings the action-packed story to a satisfying conclusion.”
-Shelf Awareness

“A delightful and often clever voyage that will remind you of middle school even when it’s completely packed with robots and panda bears.”
-iO9

“Smart, inventive, and funny.”
-Comics Waiting Room

“I laughed out loud several times”
-Guys Lit Wire

“It was pretty much love at first sight.”
-The Armchair Librarian

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School visit drawing jam

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Dave

My favorite part of author visits is encouraging kids to draw. Here’s some photos from my recent trip to Toronto.

draw 0

draw1

draw 2

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NY Book Parties!

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Dave

Come celebrate the release of Astronaut Academy: Re-Entry at two awesome events!

Voracious Reader

May 21st at 4pm at The Voracious Reader! Signing + drawing!

The Voracious Reader
1997 Palmer Avenue,
Larchmont, NY 10538
Phone: (914) 630-4581

Word Brooklyn store

May 22nd at 7pm at WORD. Free drinks and snacks! Drawing Jam!

WORD
126 Franklin St.
Brooklyn, New York

Facebook RSVP encouraged, but not required.

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May Events Part 1

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Dave

Gaithersburg Book Fest

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 and John Green.

Bone Poster

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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!

Astronaut Academy new book day

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

Astronaut Academy on the shelf

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, and hope that I can continue to keep making offbeat comics for kids for years to come!

Help spread the word (and win cool stuff in the process):

Use the hashtag #AstronautAcademyDay on social media sites like twitter, google+, tumblr, & instagram. Tell people on Goodreads, Amazon, & Facebook why you think they might like the Astronaut Academy series.

You will be entered to win awesome prizes like original art, books, skype visits for schools, and more!

Contest details: http://comicsaregreat.com/aaday

Astronaut Academy Day

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Announcing the new Kids Comics Awards!

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Dave

KCR Awards banner

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 Awards, honoring the best comic books and graphic novels for kids published across the U.S and Canada. From now through June 23rd, 2013, kids vote online at http://www.kidscomicsrevolution.com or by filling out the paper ballot at the Toronto Comics Art Festival or the Kids Read Comics celebration. Voting will be filmed and posted online. Results will be announced June 23rd at a special ceremony during the Kids Read Comics celebration at the Ann Arbor District Library.

Kids’ Comics Revolution! hosts Dave Roman and Jerzy Drozd collaborated with editor Chris Duffy (Nickelodeon Magazine, Nursery Rhyme Comics, SpongeBob Comics) and the Ann Arbor District Library on the KCR! Comics Awards to fill the void left by the Nick Magazine Comics Awards, which ran only one year before the popular kids’ magazine ceased publication. Nominees were selected by a council of educators and retailers.

Read the full press release HERE!

The KCR! Comics Awards offers kids the opportunity to share their enthusiasm for comics of various styles and format. Kids cast a vote for their favorite comics and characters across eight categories both serious and silly.

Check out the complete list of nominees and online ballot form HERE!

A PRINTABLE PDF ballot for distributing at your school or library! Just be sure to send them in before June 10, 2013!
(click the image to download the PDF)

KCR Awards Ballot

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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

Astronaut Academy webcomic ends

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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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