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.

LitWorks, in Norridge, IL

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Dave

I’m excited to be a part of the 2014 LitWorks Teen Book Fest! Saturday April 5th 9am-4am Norridge, IL Eisenhower Public Library & Ridgewood H.S. present a FREE event for Teens to meet six exciting authors, to celebrate teen reading, … Continue reading →

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Agnes Quill website

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Dave

The Agnes Quill website has been updating on semi-regular basis with new pages from “Left Behind,” my latest collaboration with Jason Ho. He’s been doing an amazing job with the pages! And I’ve been having fun posting previews on my … Continue reading →

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Meltdown! This weekend!

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Dave

Raina Telgemeier and I will be part of the Meltdown Family Music and Book Festival! Along with Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Lunch Lady) & other awesome authors and musicians. Here’s a radio interview we did with 93.9 The River. Here is … Continue reading →

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Take Me To Your Mother

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Dave

George O’Connor (author of the Olympians series) and I recently appeared on the NickMom TV show Take Me To Your Mother with Andrea Rosen. The episode is called “Andrea Geeks Out” and can been seen online (at least for now). … Continue reading →

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Gaithersburg, MD

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Dave

I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be returning to the Gaithersburg Book Festival! I had a wonderful time last time and hope to have even more fun this year! And I’ll be joined by Raina this time, so you won’t … Continue reading →

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TCAF, Toronto Canada

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Dave

Can’t wait to return to 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!!! … Continue reading →

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Black-Eyed Susan Award Nomination!

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Dave

Astronaut Academy :Zero Gravity has been nominated for a Black-Eyed Susan Book Award in the Graphic Novel: Grades 4-6 category for the 2014-2015 school year. The award seeks to promote literacy and lifelong reading habits by encouraging students to read … Continue reading →

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MELTDOWN: Family Music & Book Fest

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Dave

Raina Telgemeier and I will be part of the Meltdown Family Music and Book Festival! Along with Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Lunch Lady) & other awesome authors and musicians. Here is the full schedule of the book events: 10:40 a.m. – … Continue reading →

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Winter update

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Dave

I’ve spent most of the winter at my drawing desk working on new comics. But which ones? Stay tuned for more info!

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Great times once again at Bergen Street Comics!

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Dave

Thanks to all the awesome people who came out to our Drawing Party at Bergen Street Comics!

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