Matt Dembicki's Blog, page 8
June 14, 2012
Librarians, meet me at ALA!
I’ll be at the American Library Association convention in Anaheim, Calif., next week promoting Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection and the upcoming anthology District Comics: An Unconventional History of Washington, D.C. BOTH Fulcrum Publishing books will be available, so make certain to make the booth signings or panels listed below! (Plus some very cool District Comics zipper pulls (see photo below!)
I’ll be participating in several signings and panel discussions at ALA:June 23, 11-11:30 am, panel on "District Comics" (with contributing writers/artistsAndrew Cohen, Peter Conrad and Brook Allen) at the Graphic Novels Stage—copies of the book will be available!June 23, 3:30-4 pm, Trickster/District Comics signing at booth 2567 (Consortium Books Sales & Distribution)June 24, 9-10 am, YA Author Coffee LatchJune 25, 10:30-noon, panel on “Books Without Boundaries: Crossover Fiction for YA and Adults"I’ll also have a booth (0475) in Artist Alley where I’ll have goodies like copies of the free comics newspaper Magic Bullet #4, as well as copies of Brewmaster’s Castle, which was the impetus for District Comics. I’ll probably bring along some original art, too! (I think there's supposed to be some kinda draw-off challenge Friday night among the folks in Artist Alley. I'll likely be there. :)
May 29, 2012
What comes this way?
Something 'Xocing' ("shocking") coming in a couple of weeks, leading up to the release of "Xoc: The Journey of a Great White" in July. Stay tuned!
May 24, 2012
'Xoc' on the way!
I should get my office copy from the publisher (Oni Press) in a couple of days. Here's a photo of the book on my editor's desk in Portland, Ore. I can just feel the ocean life pulsating through it!
May 10, 2012
Book Expo America!
I’ll be at Book Expo America in New York next month with Fulcrum Publishing, doing an author meet-and-great Monday night (June 4) and a signing on Tuesday (June 5) from 2-3 pm at Table 21. More to come later!
May 9, 2012
'Xoc' mini project
April 4, 2012
Books out this summer
It's gonna be a busy, busy spring and summer! First, I'll be doing some comics workshops locally, with a Boy Scouts pack and with a few schools and libraries, as well as a couple of signings at comics book stores. I'll also be at Book Expo America and at the American Library Association annual convention in June to do signings and a couple of panel discussions featuring Trickster and the upcoming District Comics (courtesy of Fulcrum Publishing and Consortium Book Sales & Distribution). Speaking of which, below are the covers for three books coming out this summer, all in full color! They are already available for pre-order at Amazon.com, but I encourage you to ask you local comic shop to order your copy!
Xoc: The Journey of a Great White (Oni Press, July 25, 2012)
Mr. Big: A Tale of Pond Life (Sky Pony Press, Sept. 1, 2012)
District Comics: An Unconventional History of Washington, DC (Fulcrum Publishing, Sept. 11, 2012)
Xoc: The Journey of a Great White (Oni Press, July 25, 2012)
Mr. Big: A Tale of Pond Life (Sky Pony Press, Sept. 1, 2012)
District Comics: An Unconventional History of Washington, DC (Fulcrum Publishing, Sept. 11, 2012)
March 1, 2012
District Comics!
I've been working on another big anthology, this one featuring my beloved Washington, DC. Very fun and unique stories about the District and its residents, from post-Revolutionary War to current times. District Comics will be published by Fulcrum Publishing (publisher of
Trickster
). It will likely premiere at the Small Press Expo in September, but I just might have a few copies at the annual American Library Association convention this summer, if all goes well on the production side.
Here's the cover, with illustration by Brooke Allen:
Here's the cover, with illustration by Brooke Allen:
February 27, 2012
Review of 'Xoc' preview
Rations magazine #2 has a review of my upcoming graphic novel Xoc: The Journey of a Great White, which hits shelves July 25.
February 19, 2012
Waiter, there's a shark on my table
We had lunch at the Dogfish Head Alehouse, where we turned the paper kids' menus over and had fun drawing stuff with crayons. I did a shark, of course.
February 18, 2012
Some love for 'Sing, Sing'
Artist pal Paul Zdepski's mini-comic Sing, Sing is a nominee for the SPACE Prize, an award given at the annual Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo in Columbus, Ohio (April 21-22). It's a stunning little book. Here are some of the interior pages. If you're eligible, consider voting
for it; or better yet, buy a copy!
for it; or better yet, buy a copy!
