Author Archives: Dave

About Dave

Dave Roman is the author of several graphic novels including Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity, Teen Boat! and Agnes Quill: An Anthology of Mystery. He has contributed stories to Explorer: The Mystery Boxes, Nursery Rhyme Comics, and is the co-author of two New York Times bestselling graphic novels, X-Men: Misfits and The Last Airbender: Zuko’s Story. Roman is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts and worked as a comics editor for the groundbreaking Nickelodeon Magazine from 1998 to 2009. He lives in NYC with his wife, and fellow comic artist, Raina Telgemeier.

ALA Las Vegas

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Dave

ALA, the American Library Association Annual Conference in Las Vegas is this upcoming weekend, June 27th-June 30th! I will be sharing a table with Raina Telgemeier in Artist Alley Booth #2120 I’ll be debuting my brand new Astronaut Academy T-shirts… … Continue reading →

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My new webcomic! Starbunny, Inc.

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Dave

I just launched a new full-color webcomic called Starbunny, Inc. that I’m super excited to share with you! I’ll be updating new pages every Wednesday and Friday over the summer.

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School & Library Visits

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Dave

I updated the Author Visits page of my website. I love getting kids excited about writing & drawing! Definitely reach out if you are interested! Here’s a writeup and a bunch of great photos from my recent visit to Strawberry … Continue reading →

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Read Cupcake Helicopter!

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Dave

Just uploaded my first Cupcake Helicopter mini-comic for you to read in color! READ THE COMPLETE STORY HERE!

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Gaithersburg Book Fest Photos

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Dave

As expected, Raina & I had an amazing time at Gaithersburg Book Festival! I even appear briefly in this video about the festival… Our drawing games had a great turn out with super creative volunteers! Thanks to everyone who came by … Continue reading →

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No sleep till Gaithersburg!

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Dave

Just back from Toronto (and Japan the week prior) & now we are heading down to Maryland for the Gaithersburg Book Festival! I had a wonderful time last time and hope to have even more fun this year! And I’ll … Continue reading →

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TCAF 2014 Photos & Video

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Dave

Here’s a glimpse at all the fun we had at the Toronto Comic Arts Fest this year! Some people said it was hard to find us at the show this year. You just had to know where to look… The … Continue reading →

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TCAF 2014

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Dave

This weekend is the Toronto Comic Arts Festival! The guest list is positively insane. So many amazing artists from all over the world! Saturday May 10th 9am-5pm Sunday May 11th 11am-5pm Toronto Reference Library 789 Yonge Street FREE!!! I’ll be … Continue reading →

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Calling all Imaginary Friends

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Dave

I created some new art for the Imaginary Friends show at Gallery Nucleus. It’s in conjunction with the new book by Dan Santat called “The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend.” There’s an amazing lineup of people so if you … Continue reading →

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Litworks 2014 photos

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Dave

I had a wonderful time at LitWorks in Norridge, Il. Huge thanks to organizers for inviting me out! Whenever I’m in the Chicago area, I must have at least one meal at Joy Yee! They have the best pan fried … Continue reading →

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