Category Archives: Blog Entries

It’s back to school season, and I’m celebrating with free bookmarks and a special Skype visit contest!
Any teachers or librarians who email me at yaytime (at) gmail (dot) com with a complete mailing address will be sent 30 free Astronaut Academy bookmarks!
ASTRONAUT ACADEMY VISIT SKYPE CONTEST
Schools or libraries can also enter to win a free [...]

If you couldn’t already tell from reading my stuff, Dav Pilkey is a hero of mine! Whenever I see or read any of his books it’s a bolt of energy to my brain & hand, reminding me why I started drawing in the first place: Comics are fun & easy to make!
Since he [...]

I couldn’t be more excited about the release of my wife’s new graphic novel, DRAMA! Raina put her entire heart and soul into making this book and I honestly believe it’s going to have a hugely positive effect on all the people who read it. If you’d like to help us get the word out [...]

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 [...]