It’s pretty exciting to be a guest at WonderCon this year! And I’m even bringing my mom along for the fun! You can find us in the Artist Alley and on a couple of panels!

March 31-April 2nd at the Anaheim Convention Center.

WonderCon returns to the Anaheim Convention Center the weekend of March 31 through April 2 (and it’s NOT Easter weekend!). Join us for this amazing convention filled with all the things you love: comics, movies, TV, animation, books and authors, action figures and collectibles, the Masquerade, anime screenings, portfolio review and games!

FRIDAY March 31
3:00-4:00 Comics Drawing Party with Dave Roman & his Mom!
Join author & illustrator Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy, Goosebumps, Teen Boat!) as he teams up with his mom, Miriam (who has never been to a comic convention and is scared to even draw a stick figure), and several audience members to make completely improvised comics. Expect lots of embarrassing stories, crazy characters, and hilarious twists and turns! Room 211

SUNDAY April 2nd
1:00p.m. – 2:00p.m. Capable Kids Age is no barrier to the intrepid adventurers in works by participants Judd Winick (Hilo), Hope Larson (Compass South), Tania del Rio (Warren the 13th and the Whispering Woods), Jonathan Stokes (Addison Cooke and the Treasure of the Incas), and Dave Roman (The Race for Boatlantis). Moderated by Judy Neeb, Children’s Librarian, County of Los Angeles Public Library. Room 209

Raina Telgemeier and I will be appearing with our pal James Burks (Bird & Squirrel) at Once Upon a Time bookstore in Montrose, California on March 12th, 2015.

More info HERE.

Once Upon a Time
2207 Honolulu Ave
Montrose Shopping Park
Montrose, CA 91020
phone: 818-248-9668
(Where the 2 and 210 freeways intersect)

Raina Telgemeier and I will be appearing with our pal James Burks (Bird & Squirrel) at Once Upon a Time bookstore in Montrose, California on March 12th, 2015.

More info HERE.

Once Upon a Time
2207 Honolulu Ave
Montrose Shopping Park
Montrose, CA 91020
phone: 818-248-9668
(Where the 2 and 210 freeways intersect)

October 12th & 13th I will be exhibiting at Alternative Press Expo, in San Francisco, California. Find Raina Telgemeier and I at table #321

Here are the panels I’ll be part of:

CBLDF: Raising a Reader
Saturday, October 12
12:00–1:00 in Programming Room
An all-star panel of kids comics creators and educators discuss ways to get children excited about reading, encourage creativity, and cultivate a love of literature using great graphic novels and comics. Panelists include Raina Telgemeier (Smile), Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy), Alexis Fajardo (Kid Beowulf, Peanuts), and Jack Baur (Teen Services Librarian at the Berkeley Public Library). Moderated by Betsy Gomez (CBLDF) with a Q&A to follow.

Comics Quickfire
Saturday, October 12
5:00-6:00pm on the Mezzanine
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 provide suggestions and add to the creation of totally improvised epic drawings! Competing cartoonists include Debbie Huey, Stu Livingston, Katie Shanahan, and more!

Love & Comics: Working with a Spouse
Sunday, October 13
12:30–1:30PM in Programming Room
All’s fair in love and…comics? If love has its challenges and so does making comics, what is it like for those who create comics with a romantic partner? Join moderators Andrew Farago (Cartoon Art Museum) and Shaenon Garrity (Skin Horse), Thien Pham (Sumo), and comics couples Colleen Coover (Bandette) and Paul Tobin (Bandette), Raina Telgemeier (Drama) and Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy), and Jackie Estrada (Exhibit A Press) and Batton Lash (Supernatural Law) for this discussion of all things love and comics!

Here is where to find me at this year’s San Diego Comic Con July 18th-21st

THURSDAY

2:30-3:30pm
Signing copies of Astronaut Academy at :01 First Second Booth #1323

FRIDAY

12-1pm
CBLDF Presents: Raising a Reader
Join an all-star panel of kids comics creators and educators to discuss ways to get children excited about reading, encouraging creativity, and cultivating a love of literature using great graphic novels and comics for younger readers. Panelists include: Jennifer & Matthew Holm (Babymouse), Kazu Kibuishi (Amulet), Raina Telgemeier (Smile), Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy), Alex Fajardo (Peanuts), Charles Brownstein (CBLDF), Meryl Jaffe (Johns Hopkins University). Q&A to follow. Room 30 CDE

SUNDAY

10:00 – 11:00am
Kids — Comics in Action! — Comics Battle! Before your very eyes, some of your favorite comics creators — Jeffrey Brown (Star Wars Jedi Academy); Matt Holm (Babymouse); Kazu Kibuishi (Amulet); Rhode Montijo (Gum Girl); Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy), and Raina Telgemeier (Drama) — will compete in an action-packed, high-stakes, no holds-barred drawing championship for your approval! Who will win? It’s up to you to pick the best comics! Room 7AB

11:30-12:30 I’ll be in the Autograph Area AA09 for a post panel signing. Copies of Astronaut Academy and Teen Boat! should be available from local book shop, Mysterious Galaxy to purchase.

1-2pm All-Ages Comics Have Arrived
Quality all-ages comics are back and better than ever! We’re not just talking about “kids” comics, we’re talking about amazing comics that can be enjoyed by young, old, and everyone in between. KaBOOM! editor Shannon Watters conducts a lively conversation with all-ages creators Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani (Aw Yeah! Comics, Tiny Titans), Mike Kunkel (Herobear and the Kid), Raina Telgemeier (Smile, Drama), Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy) and Nate Cosby (Cow Boy) about this phenomenal resurgence! Room 24ABC

3:00–4:00 Publisher’s Weekly: What’s Next for Graphic Novels in Libraries—Graphic novels have become one of the hottest categories in libraries nationwide, with reader requests driving more and more libraries to acquire significant collections. Join Publishers Weekly Comics World’s Heidi MacDonald as she explores the latest developments, including content challenges, digital lending, collection development, how authors can connect with libraries, the rise of comics for younger readers and what Common Core will mean for the whole field. With Eva Volin (Alameda Free Library),Karen Green (Columbia University), Josh Elder (Reading with PIctures), Scott Robins (Toronto Public LIbrary, A Parent’s Guide to the Best Kids’ Comics), and Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy) Room 32AB

June 22-24 I’ll be exhibiting in the Artist Alley at this year’s American Library Association Annual Conference in Anaheim, California! You’ll be able to find me at booth #473 in the Graphic Novel Artist Alley, with Raina Telgemeier. We’ll have our books, T-shirts, free bookmarks, original artwork, & more!

There will actually be tons of graphic novel programming, so much that they have created a mini comic con within the show called GraphiCon…and I was asked to design the official logo! If you are at the show and see someone wearing one of the T-shirts with my art on it, please give them a high-five!

I’ll also be involved in a bunch of events on the Graphic Novel Stage including…

Intro to Artist Alley
Friday 5:30pm
Meet the graphic novels authors exhibiting in the Artist Alley.

Getting Graphic with Kids
Saturday 3-3:30pm
Author/illustrators from Explorer: The Mystery Boxes discuss creating and writing graphic novels for children and young adults.

*signing afterwards at the Abrams booth.

Comics Quickfire!
Sunday 3-4PM
Part drawing jam, part fast-paced game show! Volunteers from the audience are paired off with (or against) professional cartoonists in a series of fun-filled drawing challenges! Attendees of the Comics Quickfire are encouraged to participate, even if they can only draw stick figures or make silly suggestions. Featuring Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy), Raina Telgemeier (SMILE), Jen Wang (Koko Be Good) Thien Pham (Level Up), Jerzy Drozd (The Front), Jacob Chabot (Mighty Skullboy Army), and more!

Making Comics Come Alive: A Workshop for Your School or Library
Monday 11am–11:30am
Along with Josh Elder (Reading with Pictures) and Jerzy Drozd (Comics are Great)

Graphic Novel Open Forum
Monday 11:30-12PM
A unique opportunity to not only ask questions of several graphic novel authors, but have them ask questions of you! Come and share anecdotes about how graphic novels have (or haven’t) worked in your library, what you’d like to see more of, and what kinds of books your patrons really respond to. The authors will also share stories about library visits and other cool stuff they do to get kids excited about reading. Featuring Raina Telgemeier (SMILE), Dave Roman (Teen Boat!) Jerzy Drozd (Comics Are Great) and Faith Erin Hicks (Friends With Boys, Brain Camp).
*We also plan to record segments for the Kids Comics Revolution podcast. So swing by if you’d like to contribute to the show!

Graphic Novel Night at The Reading Bug!
Meet 3 awesome authors at one big event!
Jennifer Holm (Babymouse, Squish), Raina Telgemeier (SMILE), and Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy).

For more information visit The Reading Bug website.

February 17th, 2012
5:00 PM
785 Laurel St., San Carlos, CA 94070
650-591-0100