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.

Gaithersburg, MD

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Dave

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. Hope to see … Continue reading →

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Cover to Astronaut Academy: Re-Entry!

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Dave

Here is the final cover to Book 2! The book will be printed on gold foil (in keeping with the silver foil on Book1) so this is a recreation of what the real book will look like. Design is by … Continue reading →

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Swell Season

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Dave

Raina & I celebrated six years of marriage at Once, the broadway show based on the works of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, two of our favorite musicians!

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Miami Book Fair 2012

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Dave

I’m excited to return to the Miami Book Fair November 16th-18th. All weekend, I’ll have a small table in the main street fair! Street Fair Hours: Fri., Nov. 16 – Sun., Nov. 18: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Here’s a map of … Continue reading →

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Vote Boat!

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Dave

Just in time for the election, we’ve updated the Vote Boat website! Teen Boat is running for class president and needs all the help he can if he’s going to defeat football jock, Harry Cobbs. The Vote Boat site features … Continue reading →

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Agnes Quill book 2 preview

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Dave

As a Halloween treat, here’s a preview of the spooky new Agnes Quill stories in the works! Featuring art by Matt Bayne, Jordon F. Bochon and Jason Ho! I’m super excited to start serializing these in the near future. Stay … Continue reading →

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Halloween Cartoon podcast

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Dave

Jerzy Drozd & I recorded two episodes of the Saturday Supercast podcast dedicated to Halloween cartoons and specials. We gush about the Garfield & Peanuts Halloween specials and check out halloween themed episodes of Kim Possible, Transformers Animated, & My … Continue reading →

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Halloween remembered

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Dave

Time to dig through the cobwebs and get ready for Halloween. Here’s a re-link to my halloween mix-cd to help set the ghoulish party mood. Yaytime Halloween Mix

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NCTE/ALAN Conference, Las Vegas

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Dave

ALAN Conference Tuesday, November 20, 8:45-9:20! Graphic Novel panel with Mark Siegel, Faith Erin Hicks, Raina Telgemeier. Moderated by James Bucky Carter, Ph.D.

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Miami Book Fair, FL

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Dave

I’m excited to return to the Miami Book Fair November 16th-18th. All weekend, I’ll have a small table in the main street fair! Street Fair Hours: Fri., Nov. 16 – Sun., Nov. 18: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Here’s a map of … Continue reading →

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