Among the many great folks I had a chance to hang out with a few weeks back at Heroes Con 2010 was Snow Wildsmith, a regional librarian (Mooresville, NC) and blogger for the American Library Association’s Good Comics for Kids site. She did an interview with me on the show floor about all-ages GNs and… Continue reading »
Jun
15
Amelia: on Booklist’s top 10
Here’s another bit of great press for Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean: The book was named as one of Booklist’s top ten biographies for youth in 2010. The complete list is here.
Mar
19
Amelia Reviewed in The NY Times
Here’s a pleasant surprise from last week: Amelia Earhart – This Broad Ocean was reviewed in the Sunday (3/14) New York Times books section–certainly the highest profile review any project I’ve worked on has received. It’s very well written, even captivating at times, and Ben Towle’s black, white and blue art suggests the feeling of… Continue reading »
Mar
08
Amelia Press Roundup 3/8
When my last book, Midnight Sun, came out I made a point of posting links to all of the reviews it received. I noticed eventually, though, that most of the more substantive reviews wound up getting links from ComicsReporter and/or Journalista, so I vowed that with whatever book I did next, I’d stop posting review… Continue reading »
Feb
16
Amelia Press Roundup 2/16
Amelia Earhart – This Broad Ocean has been “in the wild” for a bit now, and some reviews and write-ups are starting to appear. First, another (!) starred review, this time from ALA’s Booklist. Booklist online is a pay site, but here’s an excerpt from the review: “This is a true sequential art narrative, requiring… Continue reading »
Feb
02
Amelia – In Stores Today/Comics Shops Tomorrow!
Amelia Earhart – This Broad Ocean is available in bookstores today, and will be in comics shops on Wednesday. I’m not actually sure what the status of the book is as far as the “big box” stores go, but Borders for whatever reason has not carried my stuff in-store in the past, whereas Barnes &… Continue reading »
Jan
30
Appearance: March Madness at ACME Comics, Greensboro
Yikes… It’s only January and my calendar is already filling up. (I’ve, in fact, added a calendar widget to the blog.) Right on the heels of my barnstorming Amelia weekend in February, I’ll be appearing at the second annual ACME Comics “March Madness” event March 6th in nearby Greensboro, NC. This’ll be my first in-store… Continue reading »
Jan
21
Amelia Book Launch at The Center for Cartoon Studies 2/19
I’ve added one further event to my already busy Amelia weekend extravaganza. Before hitting Chapel Hill Books for a signing there on Sunday the 21st of February, I’ll be appearing in White River Junction, Vermont at the Center for Cartoon Studies, along with Amelia Earhart – This Broad Ocean‘s writer, Sarah Stewart Taylor, for a… Continue reading »
Jan
18
Amelia Signing/Event – Chapel Hill Comics 2/21
I’ll repost this once we’re closer to the event, but I’ll be appearing at the fantastic Chapel Hill Comics on Sunday February 21st to do a signing for Amelia Earhart – This Broad Ocean. I’ll also be using some of the artwork from the book to do a basic “How Graphic Novels Get Made” talk. … Continue reading »
Jan
06
Amelia Review: DeepGlamour
Here’s another early review of Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean. This time from DeepGlamour.net, who look at the book in terms of how it goes about portraying a glamorous figure–Amelia herself of course!