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.

TCAF, Toronto

Can’t wait to return to the Toronto Comic Arts Festival May 11th & 12th! I’ll be at Booth #255 with Raina Telgemeier and John Green. I’ll also be participating in a bunch of programming! FRIDAY: TCAF Librarian & Educator Day … Continue reading →

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WORD, Brooklyn Book Party

The NYC debut of Astronaut Academy: Re-Entry will be at WORD in Brooklyn on May 22nd. Join us for the official release party and drawing jam! Get your books signed! Free drinks and snacks! WORD 126 Franklin St. Brooklyn, New … Continue reading →

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Astronaut Academy Pre-order

I’ve teamed up with my local bookstore, WORD, for a super cool Astronaut Academy Pre-Order special! From now till May 9th, I will sign, personalize, and draw in every copy (of either book 1 or 2) ordered through WORD, you’ll … Continue reading →

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KCR: Working for Peanuts

Happiness is…a new episode of the Kids’ Comics Revolution! We talk with Alexis Fajardo about the new Peanuts comic books published by Boom Studios. He explains how he and his team combine creative sweat and exhaustive research to live up … Continue reading →

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Sharp-Schu Tweet Chat

March 13th, from 8-9PM EST, Raina Telgemeier and I will be guests at the next Sharp-Schu Book Club! Hosted by Colby Sharp and Mr. Schu, role-models in literacy enthusiasm, their twitter book club is a fun chance to hang out … Continue reading →

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Astronauts at Emerald City

Had a great time in Seattle for Emerald City Comic Con! This is my favorite picture of the weekend:

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Emerald City Comic Con

I’ll be at the Emerald City Comic Con from March 1st to March 3rd 2013 sharing a table with Raina Telgemeier and John Green. We will have a table in Artist Alley! That table number is… ARTIST ALLEY TABLE # … Continue reading →

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Astronaut Academy 2 in Diamond PREVIEWS catalog

Now is the time to ask your favorite comic shop if they’ll order Astronaut Academy: Re-Entry and earn my eternal gratitude! Not every store can stock every book in print, so any help bringing awareness of AA to the world … Continue reading →

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I drew SpongeBob!

After years of helping edit SpongeBob SquarePants stuff at Nickelodeon Magazine, and spending the past year writing one page stories for the SpongeBob comic book (published by Bongo), I can now add having drawn a SpongeBob comic to the list! … Continue reading →

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Quickfire! at Emerald City Comic Con

The Comics Quickfire! makes it’s Seattle debut at the Emerald City Comic Con! Here’s the info! COMICS QUICKFIRE! Saturday, March 2 Start: 3:00PM Room: ECCC KIDS! – ROOM 201 Comics Quickfire! A fast-paced game show where volunteers are paired off … Continue reading →

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