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Announcing the new Kids Comics Awards!

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Dave

KCR Awards banner

KIDS’ COMICS REVOLUTION! INVITES KIDS TO PICK THEIR FAVORITE
GRAPHIC NOVELS, COMICBOOKS, WEBCOMICS, AND MORE WITH THE
KCR! COMICS AWARDS!

Kids vote online or by ballot from now through June 23rd, 2013

May 8th, 2013 – Kids’ Comics Revolution!, a podcast dedicated to spotlighting the expanding worlds of kids comics and kid lit, announces the first annual KCR! Comics Awards, honoring the best comic books and graphic novels for kids published across the U.S and Canada. From now through June 23rd, 2013, kids vote online at http://www.kidscomicsrevolution.com or by filling out the paper ballot at the Toronto Comics Art Festival or the Kids Read Comics celebration. Voting will be filmed and posted online. Results will be announced June 23rd at a special ceremony during the Kids Read Comics celebration at the Ann Arbor District Library.

Kids’ Comics Revolution! hosts Dave Roman and Jerzy Drozd collaborated with editor Chris Duffy (Nickelodeon Magazine, Nursery Rhyme Comics, SpongeBob Comics) and the Ann Arbor District Library on the KCR! Comics Awards to fill the void left by the Nick Magazine Comics Awards, which ran only one year before the popular kids’ magazine ceased publication. Nominees were selected by a council of educators and retailers.

Read the full press release HERE!

The KCR! Comics Awards offers kids the opportunity to share their enthusiasm for comics of various styles and format. Kids cast a vote for their favorite comics and characters across eight categories both serious and silly.

Check out the complete list of nominees and online ballot form HERE!

A PRINTABLE PDF ballot for distributing at your school or library! Just be sure to send them in before June 10, 2013!
(click the image to download the PDF)

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Book Trailer

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Dave

The official book trailer for Astronaut Academy: Re-Entry is here!

If you like, please head over to Youtube and give this video a thumbs up + comment about the trailer and/or the book. It helps people discover the the world of Astronaut Academy!

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Read it quick! Pass it on!

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Dave

All 180 pages of my new graphic novel Astronaut Academy: Re-Entry are available to read FREE online till the book’s release on 5/14!

AstronautAcademy.com

Astronaut Academy webcomic ends

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Meet my editor!

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Dave

Curious about the intriguing world of graphic novels & the people who make them? Check out this interview with my insightful First Second editor Calista Brill.

Calista Brill on Comics Are Great

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Astronaut Academy Pre-order

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Dave

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 get a free bookmark, and you’ll be entered into WORD’s exclusive contest. One lucky person will win an Astronaut Academy style portrait of themselves (or whoever the book is a gift for), hanging out with the character of their choice!

Word Brooklyn signed book promo

Double bonus: Pre-Ordering your book through this WORD promotion still allows you to be eligible to participate in the Astronaut Academy Day contest as well!

Huge thanks to my friends at WORD for helping set this up and shipping out all the books!

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KCR: Working for Peanuts

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Dave

Kids Comics Revolution 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 to the responsibility of making new stories featuring Charlie Brown and all of Charles Schultz’s iconic characters.

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Sharp-Schu Tweet Chat

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Dave

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 with fellow book enthusiasts. The main topic will be our graphic novels Smile, Drama, and Astronaut Academy, but we’ll happily answer any and all questions you might have.

At 8PM: Just log in using your own twitter handle at TweetChat.com and enter the hashtag #SharpSchu to join the conversation or just read along in real time!

Here is the official schedule:

8:00-8:20 P.M. EST: Discuss Raina Telgemeier’s SMILE
8:20-8:40 P.M. EST: Dave Roman’s Astronaut Academy

8:40-9:00: Q and A with Dave Roman and Raina Telgemeier.

Hope to see you there on March 13th !

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Astronauts at Emerald City

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Dave

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

Astronaut Academy cosplay

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Emerald City Comic Con

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Dave

Emerald City

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 # B-10

I’m also participating in some programming! Both of these happen on Saturday, March 2.

RAISING A READER
Saturday, March 2
Start: 12:00PM
Room: ECCC KIDS! – ROOM 201
CBLDF Presents: Newbery Award winning Children’s book author and graphic novelist Jenni Holm (Babymouse series) discusses ways to get children excited about reading, encouraging creativity, and cultivating a love of literature and art, with a focus on great graphic novels and comics for younger readers. Raina Telgemeier and Dave Roman will join Jenni on the panel!

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 with (or against) professional cartoonists in a series of fun-filled drawing challenges! Audience members will provide suggestions and add to the creation of totally improvised epic drawings! Featuring host Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy), Raina Telgemeier (Smile), Skottie Young (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz), Katie Cook (My Little Pony), John Green (Teen Boat), & more! Great for all ages!

Quickfire ECC

Check out past Quickfire events:

Quickfire at NY Comic Con
Quickfire at TCAF

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Astronaut Academy 2 in Diamond PREVIEWS catalog

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Dave

March Previews

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 is super-appreciated! The first volume has also been re-solicited as well.

Bonus: the other two graphic novels published by First Second in May are by some of my favorite creators as well! Odd Duck by Cecil Castellucci and Sara Varon, and Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong by Prudence Shen and Faith Erin Hicks are both going to be really rad books.

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