Inbound #5: Now accepting submissions
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Calling all New England comics creators – Boston Comics Roundtable is now working on the fifth issue of our comics anthology Inbound! And we’re accepting submissions!
Deadline: July 1, 2010
The theme for Inbound #5 is FOOD. We’re looking for stories that use food as a dramatic or comedic narrative theme, the basis for great stories. Of [...]
Sci-fi anthology Outbound #2 now on sale!
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It’s here! The second issue of the sci-fi anthology Outbound is now on sale! Enjoy a whopping 120 pages of serialized story fun including the next chapter of tales from issue #1, brand new stories debuting this issue, and an eyecatching cover from Uruguayan artist Marcello Buchelli.
Get your copy from the Outbound online store (Paypal-enabled) [...]
Indie Spinner Rack honors Inbound #4
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Indie Spinner Rack has named Inbound #4 one of their top anthologies of the year. You can hear all about it at the end of episode #175 , the latter half of its two-parter 2010 “Izzer Awards” (listen for it at the 41:25 mark). We expect our tiny statuette in the shape of Rudolph [...]
BCR news and reviews
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Franklin Einspruch is interviewed by Public Radio Kitchen about his food-related comics
Dirk Tiede talks to Robot 6 about finishing up the third volume of his supernatural webcomic Paradigm Shift
Sci-fi blog i09 gives a shout-out for the upcoming second issue of BCR anthology Outbound
The Comics Journal’s Minis Monday column reviews minicomics by Alexander Danner and Cathy [...]
Outbound #2 Sci-Fi Anthology, available for pre-order now!
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The Boston Comics Roundtable, in partnership with River Bird Studios, is pleased to announce the release of the second issue of Outbound, a Science Fiction anthology. Outbound is a spin-off of sister publication Inbound, the anthology of comics from Boston. Outbound contains comics and short stories from a mix of Boston-based creators and artists all [...]
MoCCA! Boston Comic Con! Outbound!
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It’s a weekend of East Coast conventions!
This Saturday and Sunday, look for Boston Comics Roundtable at NYC’s indy comics celebration MoCCA Art Fest and Boston’s own fast-growing comic show Boston Comic Con!
Stop by our tables and you’ll find copies of our anthology Inbound, minicomics and graphic novels by our members, and sneak-previewing this weekend, the [...]
3/25 meeting canceled. Instead, come have fun with the Punch Buggy Tour
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We’re canceling this week’s meetings (Thursday, March 25th).
In its place, we heartily endorsing an event scheduled for the same night at Hub Comics in Union Square, Somerville.
Comics artists Ken Dahl, Liz Baillie, M.K. Reed and special guest Sally Bloodbath will read from their works, play a little music, and sign their books.
When: Thursday, March 25th, [...]
BCR on WGBH Radio!
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[ February 22, 2010; 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ] The Boston Comics Roundtable is taking to the airwaves again!
Catch members of the Roundtable on WGBH’s The Callie Crossley Show at 1pm on Monday, February 22. Check out the show live at 1pm streaming on the WGBH website, or download it later on the show’s website:
http://www.wgbh.org/897/programDetail.cfm?programid=855 (Scroll down to show date 2/22/10).
Studio class: Art of the Comic Book
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If you’re looking to learn how to make comics, Roundtable member and comics writer/illustrator Dave Marshall has a hands-on class for you: The Art of the Comic Book, an 8-week course offered through Mass. College of Art and Design’s Continuing Education program (class starts March 16 – register now!).
Art of the Comic Book is a [...]
Call for submissions: Hellbound
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Cringe in terror of Hellbound, a new Boston Comics Roundtable horror anthology!
The Hellbound team is seeking New England comics creators to create single-page horror stories based on true or legendary New England murders, urban legends, and creepy tales. The anthology will span 24 total stories/pages.
15-25 special screenprinted handbound editions of the anthology with a glow-in-the-dark [...]
News, reviews, and more!
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News, reviews, and other mentions of projects by BCR members!
The Comics Journal new site offers a review the anthology Dark Corners, including “Imaginary Friend” by Caitlin Plovnick.
Poopsheet Foundation has reviewed Outbound #1 and The First Transmission of the Minimalist Comics Collective.
Alexander Danner and Edward J. Grug III’s Gingerbread Houses is recommended by Brigid Alverson as [...]
BCR news and reviews!
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Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy blog has a great writeup on Jesse Lonergan’s new graphic novel Joe and Azat, based on his time in Turkmenistan with the Peace Corps.
The Boston Globe highlights Gareth Hinds and discusses the process behind his graphic novel adaptations of the classics, including his recent version of King Lear and upcoming version [...]
The Roundtable in the news!
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The Somerville News Blog has a fantastic writeup about our Wild Ink fundraiser event from this summer! Thanks to everyone who attended the party at P.A.’s Lounge in Somerville and who egged on the artists in the “Fastest Artist” competition.
And the Boston Phoenix recently published a list of recommended graphic novels, which included a shout-out [...]
Comics on the Radio
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Your radio just got very, very cool. This week, the Boston Comics Roundtable was invited into the studios of WBUR to talk about the upcoming publication of Inbound 4. The interview, led by Radio Boston host Jane Clayson, wraps up a special episode with a “Literary Boston” theme.
But there’s more…. the producers of WBUR helped [...]