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[bradenlamb]

The Bard

My new print for the 2015 convention season, debuting at Wondercon this weekend. Find me and Shelli at table A33!

[shelligator]

Adventure Time Volume 5 - Mathematical Edition is out today, so have a peak at the Adventure Tome, the book within the book! 

I happily worked on the art for this sequence for a good long while, so I won't be shy in thrusting it before your eyeballs. 

[ryannorth]

Issue 35 is the last issue with me and Braden and Shelli on the book! Next month pals Chris Hastings and Zachary Sterling take the reigns.

SPOILERS FOLLOW

The issue ends with a special page, which has a secret message at the top and bottom. Unfortunately due to a printing error the message is...

[bradenlamb]

9 lady leaders

From the Adventure Time Comics by Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, and Braden Lamb

Previously…

10 Jakes a-stretching x

11 secret creatures x

12 snails a-smiling x

[ryannorth]

“I have pretty much been waiting for the collected trade paperback of this series ever since. Now that it is finally in my hands I am just in awe of how much I love this little book.”

[ryannorth]

Here’s a great review of the first collection of The Midas Flesh, a book by me and Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb, and a book which is incidentally OUT NOW and available at your local bookstore or comic book store!

[bradenlamb]

11 secret creatures

From the Adventure Time Comics by Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, and Braden Lamb

(There’s actually a lot more than this. Almost every issue we drew has at least one hidden animal in smoke, debris, goo, etc.)

Previously…

12 snails a-smiling x

[shelligator]

Easter eggs at Christmas time! Go back and find them all, I dare you!

[ryannorth]

Adventure Time #34 is out next Wednesday December 3rd, and here’s a preview!  It’s the conclusion to the arc that sees Finn trapped in the future and as you can see when you click through, THINGS GET AND/OR BECOME REAL.  Words by me, pictures by Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb!

[birdandmoon]

Come see me this weekend at the MICE comics show in Cambridge, MA!

It’s free! I’ll be exhibiting alongside a ton of amazing cartoonists. I’ll have minicomics, posters, a few shirts, and the ability to tell you which cartoonists are actually poison ivy. (Hint: look for a longer stalk on the terminal leaflet.)

[shelligator]

See you all at MICE? You've got the itch, I know it!

[ryannorth]

In my view, the entire purpose of a comic script is to communicate what you’re thinking to your artist!  So anything that supports that will do the trick.  I’ve seen some of Alan Moore’s scripts for Eddie Campbell on From Hell and he’ll have parts where he’s like “Okay this actually won’t show up on the page at all but here’s some cool backstory and here’s where I’m going with this” which I love: the more an artist knows your intentions, the better the two of you can work together.

My scripts are pretty straightforward: usually just a listing of panels, a scene description, and then dialogue, like

Panel 1:

Marceline is standing (well, floating) with her hands on her hips, clearly upset.  In the background zeppelins are crashing out of the sky and into the Candy Kingdom.  Candy citizens are running around, screaming.  Buildings melting like candy, liquid sugar pouring out of water towers, etc.  A candy disaster!

MARCELINE: I thought I said “NO RAPPING ALLOWED”, Jake.  Now look what’s happened!

Panel 2:

We pull back to see that Marcy’s floating behind Jake, who was clearly in the middle of beatboxing, not realizing she was there until just a minute ago.  He’s frozen in place, eyes wide, hands still in front of his mouth.

JAKE: Uh

Panel 3:

Jake turns around to face Marceline and shrugs, smiling weakly.

Panel 4:

Marceline, hugging Jake.

MARCELINE: Aw, I can’t stay mad at you.

A lot of people do scripts differently: some include lots of panel layouts (I generally don’t unless it’s critical, since the artists I work with are AWESOME and always come up with really great ideas), some write it like it’s a screenplay, etc.  There’s no wrong answers here: as long as your script communicates clearly to your artists what you’re talking about, it’s a good comics script.

One final piece of advice is to write out your script, then leave it for a few days and come back and read it again.  If what you read isn’t like what you remember imagining, add whatever detail you need to your script until they match up!

[brkteenlib]

Celebrate the freedom to read! Join us for our special Banned Books Week event on Monday, September 22nd, 7:00pm:

WHEN COMICS ALMOST DIED

Readers, Censors, and Innovation

Sixty years ago, three events endangered comics: the publication of psychiatrist Fredric Wertham’s anti-comics polemic Seduction of the Innocent, US Senate hearings on the relationship between comic books and juvenile delinquency, and the development of the Comics Code Authority, a censorship body that restricted content.CAROL TILLEY, whose research into Wertham’s revealed the doctor fabricated some of his findings, takes listeners behind the scenes, to reveal this fateful year in comics history. Learn untold stories of Wertham, Senator Estes Kefauver and the kids who tried to fight the tide of anti-comics momentum.

Check out Banned Books Week for more information about the whole week nationwide, and check out the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund for more information on comics, censorship, and how to join the fight!

Sponsored by the Friends of the Brookline Library and the Trustees of the Brookline Library.

[micexpo]

Check out this event local folks!

[brkteenlib]

Guess who’s coming to Brookline Public Library?

Friday, October 3rd, at 3:00pm at the Main Library, join us for a visit from one of today’s comics superstars: Raina Telgemeier is appearing in Brookline to talk about her latest #1 New York Times best-selling memoir Sisters!

Thanks to our friends at the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE), the Brookine Booksmith ( @brooklinebooksmith ), and Scholastic Graphix, we’re bringing Raina here to your local library for a reading and signings.

The event kicks off at 3:00pm! Please be aware the event will be seated first come, first serve, and we’ll open the doors at 2:30pm. The room capacity is 96, so be sure to get there on time to get a good seat.

Raina will also be appearing over the weekend, October 4-5, at the annual MICE show over in Cambridge at Lesley College, along with a whole roster of amazing creators, so be sure to go and check out the Expo too!

Following the critical success of her graphic memoir Smile, Eisner Award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling comics creator Raina Telgemeier returns to her graphic memoir style with the companion Sisters. In full-color comic format, and with her signature humor and charm, Raina tells the story of her antagonistic relationship with her younger sister, which unfolds during the course of a road trip from their home in San Francisco to a family reunion in Colorado.

Raina Telgemeier grew up in San Francisco and moved to New York City, where she earned an illustration degree at the School of Visual Arts. SMILE, a critically acclaimed graphic memoir based on her childhood, was a New York Times bestseller, appearing for more than 95 weeks on the list, winner of the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Teens, and received a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor. Her most recent book, the full–color graphic novel DRAMA was another #1 New York Times bestseller and Kirkus raved in a starred review, “this book will undoubtedly make readers stand up and cheer.” Raina also adapted and illustrated The Baby-sitters Club graphic novels, which were selected for YALSA’s Great Graphic Novels for Teens list and Booklist’s Top 10 Graphic Novels for Youth list. Raina lives in Astoria, New York, with her husband and fellow comics artist, Dave Roman. To learn more, visit her online at goRaina.com and on Twitter at @GoRaina.

I’m SO excited.  Who else is excited?

[micexpo]

Here’s the gorgeous show flyer by dailyforlorn for MICExpo!

You can meet Paul Hornschemeier as well as our other guests Box Brown, Emily Carroll, Raina Telgemeier, Dave Roman, and James Kochalka at MICE!

See you October 4th & 5th!

[ryannorth]

The last issue of The Midas Flesh is out now!  You can pick up a digital version from Comixology or get it physically at your local comic book store!

CRAZY THINGS HAPPEN IN THIS ISSUE, AS THEY HAVE HAPPENED IN EVERY ISSUE.  You can read a preview here!

[shelligator]

The end is nigh for The Midas Flesh! Get on that last issue!

[ryannorth]

So after the last issue of The Midas Flesh comes a Joey/Fatima romance series, right?

THIS IS WHAT FANFICTION WAS INVENTED FOR

[shelligator]

Preview of The Midas Flesh #7 (of eight!) that's out TODAY in your local comic shop or digitally right here on Comixology! Out from Boom! Box and Team Midas Ryan North, Braden Lamb and Shelli Paroline.

I think you're going to be happy to be asking yourself: HOW ARE JOEY, FATIMA and COOPER GOING TO GET OUT OF THIS ONE? Just don't ask us, because we're terrible liars.

[micexpo]

MICE is pleased to announce two more very special guests at this year’s show: Raina Telgemeier (goraina) and Dave Roman (yaytime).

Dave and Raina are celebrated members of the comics community, dedicated to producing quality stories for readers of all ages. Dave’s comics include Astronaut Academy, Teen Boat, and currently, the webcomic Starbunny Inc. Raina’s comics include her award-winning graphic memoir Smile, Drama, and The Babysitter’s Club graphic novel adaptations. They have also collaborated on anthology stories in Explorer: Lost Islands, and the recently released COMIC SQUAD: Recess.

Raina’s new book, Sisters - a sequel to Smile - is debuting in August and will be brand new at MICE 2014!

[ryannorth]

Midas Flesh #6 comes out today! And you can get it with a special variant cover by your favourite and mine, David Malki! In these issue:

we see a non-gold planet for the first time!  We just did!

SPACE BATTLES!

AN UNWILLINGNESS TO COMPROMISE!!

HUGS

You can read a the first few pages here! And you can pick up the comic:

at your local comic book shop

digitally

or order a physical version online!

This issue is a big one, too.  It’s an eight-issue miniseries so ALL the issues left are big ones, actually! :0