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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 Colleen AF Venable. Astronaut Academy: Re-Entry will be released May 14th, 2013 from First Second [...]

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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 the layout.
And I’ll be doing some fun storytelling events on Friday and Sunday.
Friday, [...]

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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 the entire school election story line from the Teen Boat graphic novel totally free [...]

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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 tuned!

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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 Little Pony Friendship is Magic! We reflect on past costumes nostalgia, sincere pumpkin patches, and [...]

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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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Tweens Read 2012

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Dave

I was trilled and honored to be a guest at the Tweens Read festival in Houston, Texas this past weekend, hosted by Blue Willow Books.
All the authors were greeted by homemade cupcakes featuring their most recent books! How can you top a Teen Boat cupcake?

How about a cafeteria filled with kids who love books [...]

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NYCC Quickfire!

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Dave

Here’s a link to some pictures from the Comics Quickfire! event at NYCC with Gregg Schigiel, Ryan Sias, Mark Siegel, John Green, Laura Lee Gulledge & more!
Comics Quickfire! at NYCC 2012

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New York Comic Con 2012

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Dave

I’ll be at the New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javits Center this weekend. Here is where to find me:
SATURDAY
3:30-4:30PM Signing at First Second Comics booth #1214
5:15PM – 6:15PM Comics Quickfire! on the Variant Stage
A fast-paced game show where volunteers are paired off with (or against) professional cartoonists in a series of fun-filled [...]

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