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Dave Roman

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http://www.yaytime.com

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Comics & Graphic Novels, Children's Books, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Dave Roman is the author of several graphic novels including Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity, Teen Boat!, Jax Epoch, and Agnes Quill: An Anthology of Mystery. He has contributed stories to Explorer: The Mystery Boxes, Nursery Rhyme Comics, and is the co-author of two New York Times bestselling graphic novels, X-Men: Misfits and The Last Airbender: Zuko’s Story. Roman is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts and worked as a comics editor for the groundbreaking Nickelodeon Magazine from 1998 to 2009. He lives in Astoria, NY with his wife, and fellow comic artist, Raina Telgemeier.

Dave has had stories in Flight volumes 3, 4, 5, & 7 (Villard) and Bizarro World (DC Comics). His website is Yaytime.com

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“A sequel just as goofy and sweet as the original book..brings the action-packed story to a satisfying conclusion.”

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“A delightful and often clever voyage that will remind you of middle school even when it’s completely packed with robots and panda bears.”

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“Smart, inventive, and funny.”

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Average rating: 4.02 · 4,488 ratings · 577 reviews · 19 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Last Airbender: Prequel - Zuko's Story by Dave Roman (Goodreads Author), Alison Wilgus (Goodreads Author), Nina Matsumoto (Illustrator) 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 423 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 329 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Teen Boat! by Dave Roman (Goodreads Author), John Green (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Agnes Quill: An Anthology of Mystery by Dave Roman (Goodreads Author) (Author/Illustrator), Jason Ho (Illustrator), Raina Telgemeier (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Astronaut Academy: Re-entry 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Airbender Movie Comic by Dave Roman (Goodreads Author), Alison Wilgus (Goodreads Author), Joon Choi (Illustrator) 3.03 of 5 stars 3.03 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jax Epoch And The Quicken Forbidden Volume 1: Borrowed Magic by Dave Roman (Goodreads Author), John Green 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2003	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Baby's Work Is Never Done: A Rugrats Commic Strip Collection by Dave Roman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Scott Roberts 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2005	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life Meter (Life Meter, #3) 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flight, Vol. 3 by Kazu Kibuishi (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Bill Plympton (Contributor), Azad Injejikian (Contributor) 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 1,110 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Dave Roman at Grasshopper's Comics
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Dave Roman at Green Brain Comics
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Green Brain Comics, 13210 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, MI, US
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The Night Circus

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Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

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Dave added Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity by Dave Roman (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Dave added Astronaut Academy: Re-entry by Dave Roman (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Dave liked Deborah's review of Astronaut Academy: Re-entry: " Great Read! Loved it... (If anyone wants to read it for free before it officially comes out, you can go to astronautacademy.com) "
May 12, 2013 09:56pm · see review
Dave rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Girls' Guide to Guys' Stuff: An Anthology of Comics by Women by Friends of Lulu read in February, 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Edited by MK Reed (Americus) this was a truly underrated comics anthology featuring a whose who of talented cartoonists who all happen to be women. Many of the stories are insightful and some are downright hilarious. Especially love the cover by Miss...more
May 04, 2013 05:42pm · see review
Dave liked Claire's review of Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity: " Synopsis Hakata Soy's past life as the leader of a futuristic super team won't stay in the past! The former space hero is doing his best to keep his head down at Astronaut Academy. Things aren't going so great, though. The most popular girl in schoo... " Read more of this review »
Apr 21, 2013 10:40am · see review
Dave wants to read Bad Machinery: The Case of the Team Spirit by John Allison (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Dave rated a book 5 of 5 stars Mermin, Book One: Out of Water by Joey Weiser read in March, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mermin is a pitch perfect graphic novel for elementary school readers, that is filled with great gags and awesome action scenes. Joey Weiser's art is open, colorful and inviting. There are suspenseful moments that never get too scary, whimsical visua...more
Mar 07, 2013 10:31am · see review
Dave rated a book 5 of 5 stars Buddha, Vol. 1: Kapilavastu by Osamu Tezuka read in January, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“If an optimist had his left arm chewed off by an alligator, he might say in a pleasant and hopeful voice, "Well this isn't too bad, I don't have a left arm anymore but at least nobody will ever ask me if I'm left-handed or right-handed," but most of us would say something more along the lines of, "Aaaaaa! My arm! My arm!”
― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid

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