Dave Roman's Blog, page 18
October 17, 2011
New York Times!
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Last week, Raina and I were interviewed for a profile piece in the New York Times! The article takes a look at the married life of two cartoonists, and talks about what we were up to at the New York Comic Con. Head over to the link to read the article!
Raina and Dave in the New York Times!
October 11, 2011
Halloween Music Mix
I love making and sharing mix CDs/music playlists, so last year I made this one for Halloween. I'm reposting again for anyone who missed it (or met me since last October)!
I tried to go for indy stuff and deeper cuts, since I assume everyone already has classics like "Thriller" and "Monster Mash." Let me know if you enjoy any of the tracks, and if you have your own Halloween mixes, send them my way!
October 10, 2011
New York Comic Con
This year's New York Comic Con is October 13th-16th at the Jacob Javits Center!
I'll be signing copies of my book Astronaut Academy and the just-released Nursery Rhyme Comics at the :01 First Second booth #1730 during the following times:
Saturday 12:30-1:30 and 2:00-3:00 PM
Sunday 2:00-3:00 PM
I'll also be part of the Nursery Rhyme Comics Workshop on Sunday at 12:15, in panel location 1B03. Here's the official description:
How do comics get made? It's as easy as one, two three! Join this workshop on making comics that starts at the very beginning – with nursery rhymes. With four great creators to guide you, you'll start out with a rhyme and end up with a comic! Sponsored by First Second Books; for children ages 4 and up.
Hope to see you there!
Way Station, Brooklyn
Had a great time at the Way Station comics reading with Jim Ottaviani!
Teaming up to save the world…with comics!
Thanks to my awesome volunteers who helped perform some scenes from Astronaut Academy! And to The Community Bookstore for selling books at the event. Check out the amazing animation on their website!
You can also see more photos over at my Flickr page!
September 28, 2011
Live Reading at Way Station
October 3rd at 6:30 PM, Dave Roman and Jim Ottaviani perform at the World Newton Reading Series! Special ALL-COMIC-BOOK NIGHT of SCIENCE! In an extra-special AUDIO AND VISUAL PRESENTATION!
Arriving at The Way Station, Brooklyn's greatest Steam Punk and Doctor Who themed bar, will be New York Times bestselling DAVE ROMAN author of ASTRONAUT ACADEMY, a graphic novel about a SCHOOL in SPACE!
There will also be JIM OTTAVIANI writer of FEYNMAN, a graphic biography of RICHARD FEYNMAN the larger than life true story of the SMARTEST MAN ALIVE, a physicist who grew up in Queens, worked on the Manhattan Project at 23, won the Nobel Prize and wrote funny things about picking up girls. You must come to WITNESS THE SCIENCE!
October 3rd, 6:30PM at:
The Way Station
683 Washington Ave
btw prospect and st marks
A/ to Washington or 2/3 to BK Museum or Q to 7th Ave
B45 to Washington Ave and Prospect Place (stops right in front of bar)
*The Way Station has a TARDIS! Check out their website: http://waystationbk.blogspot.com/
September 25, 2011
Teen Boat Advance Review Copies!
It can finally be shown…the cover to Teen Boat!
Teen Boat!, written by Dave Roman and illustrated by John Green, will be published in May 2012 by Clarion Books.
We have a small batch of advance reader copies that we can send out to teen librarians, YA reviewers and bloggers (the book is the equivalent of a PG-13 movie). If you aren't already on Clarion's Young Adult ARC list and would like to receive an advance reviewer copy of Teen Boat!, send an email to yaytime[at]gmail[dot]com with the following info:
Full name, snail mail address, and URL to the site or publication your write for.
This batch of ARCs is limited, so I apologize in advance if we don't get you a copy. We will definitely keep your info on hand for future giveaways early next year! Thanks in advance for helping us spread the word about Teen Boat! It really means a lot!
September 24, 2011
Celebrate Jim Henson
In honor of Jim Henson's birthday, check out "Time in a Bottle" one of my favorite Muppet Show clips.
There's also a great exhibit about the life of Jim Henson at the Museum of the Moving Image that I really need to check out before it's too late!
September 23, 2011
Books of Wonder Sept 25th
I'll be a part of Books of Wonder's graphic novel event on Sunday September 25th from 1-3PM. This is NYC's premier children's bookstore and the place that helped cement my love of making kids books! So people come out and tell your friends! If not for me, then definitely for Sara Varon's Bake Sale.
Here's the official info:
Sunday, September 25th — Books of Wonder invites you to meet 6 talented authors and artists who have all created GREAT GRAPHIC TALES. Joining us will be CARLA JABLONSKIfor Resistance, Defiance; GEORGE O'CONNOR for Hera: The Goddess and Her Glory; MK REED for Americus; DAVE ROMAN for Astronaut Academy; RYAN SIAS for Zoe and Robot; and SARA VARON for Bake Sale. Each of these these great graphic novel creators will introduce their latest books, answer questions from the audience, and sign copies of their books! Ages 5 and up. 1-3pm
Books of Wonder
18 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 989-3270
Quick Draw Recap
Last weekend I participated in a live drawing event at the Brooklyn Book Festival alongside Raina Telgemeier, Laura Lee Gulledge (creator of Page by Paige) and moderator Calvin Reid (of Publisher's Weekly).
You can read about it on the Publisher's Weekly blog, check out the rest of my photos on Flickr and see complete photos of the individual drawings (with commentary) at Pop Culture Spectrum
September 19, 2011
SPX photos
Not a huge surprise that we had a great time at the Small Press Expo, since it's one of our favorite shows! It's always great to catch up with friends, discover new cartoonists, get completely inspired, and feel good about the future.
(Speaking of the future, here we are with the amazing Megan Brennan!)
(A drawing I did in Nina Kester's sketchbook)
