Author Archives: Dave

Wrote a heartfelt article about my undying love of comic readers, comic shops, & teachers for Nerdy Book Club blog. Includes cover scan of my high school Beowulf comic that reveals my full Image comics wannabe mode.
Read it HERE.

Sunday, July 29th 2012 was the memorial for my 13-year-old cousin, Sabina, who at age 13 passed away after a long battle with cancer. It was a beautiful afternoon held at her Florida home, surrounded by lush trees and filled with friends, family, and food. Music from her iPod played over hundreds of smiling photographs, [...]

At this year’s San Diego Comic Con I’ll be hanging out at the Bolt City Productions booth #2235 as well as signing different books at specific locations, so check out the info below so you can find me:
THURSDAY JULY 12th
1:00-2:30 Book Signing at SLG Publishing booth #1815
Signing copies of Agnes Quill: An Anthology of [...]

Had a wonderful time at the Kids Read Comics Festival in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Here is a short video capturing some of the fun.

I’m excited to return to the Kids Read Comics festival!
Kids Read Comics
Ann Arbor District Library
July 7th & 8th
Check out the wonderful poster designed by Raina Telgemeier:

Here is some of the stuff I’ll be up to:
SATURDAY
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Comics Quickfire!
Part drawing jam, part fast-paced game show! Volunteers from the audience are paired [...]

Back from a wonderful time in California for ALA and Disneyland! Raina and I met a ton of awesome librarians & of course we could not get enough of our favorite theme parks.
Sometimes I think I like all the signage, art direction and packaging of Disneyland as much as the rides!

How amazing is [...]

Here are some links to recent interviews…
Bildungsroman I talk with Little Willow about Teen Boat, Jax Epoch, my art style and transferring ideas to the final page. Plus favorite books, movies and tons more! I even discuss what I think “yaytime” is all about.
IRA Engage: Teach to Teacher blog
For the one year anniversary of [...]

Jerzy Drozd & I have started a new podcast called Kids’ Comics Revolution! Connecting the worlds of comics, graphic novels & kid lit, each episode features interviews with authors and illustrators and reviews from teachers, librarians, booksellers, and kids!
Official webpage with show notes & links:
http://kidscomicsrevolution.com
iTunes link:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kids-comics-revolution!/id533692812
On twitter:
twitter.com/KCRpodcast
*If you like what you hear, the best way [...]