Gaithersburg (Md.) Book Festival. May 18

The local Fox morning program previewed this Saturday's Gaithersburg Book Festival by featuring some of the authors live on TV. I had the privilege of talking about District Comics and drawing a sharks live--all in less than 2 minutes! At Saturday's festival, I'll participate in a panel on local history at 11:15 a.m. at the Rachel Carson Pavillion, followed by a book signed. Hope to see you there!

Photo courtesy of Gail Lawyer Norris

'Xoc' photo bombs CNN segment

Yesterday was national Free Comic Book Day. CNN did a feature on comics, comics-inspired movies and FCBD. In the part of the segment where they interview folks from Fantom Comics (a shop in D.C.), there's a nice shot of Xoc: The Journey of a Great White, right there in the lower middle. :)

My friend Tina is running a Kickstarter campaign to print some cool, kid-friendly bookmarks, which she sends to schools and public libraries, FREE of charge. Consider donating; one of the rewards is an original pen & ink Xoc drawing.

'Xoc' signing on April 18

I'll be signing copies of Xoc: The Journey of a Great White at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco on April 18 from 5-7 p.m. I'll also have Xoc bookmarks and a mini sketchbook, plus there will be a short film looping about shark conservation! Hope to see you there!

Drawing a space fish during a jam at the Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo this past weekend.
Photo courtesy of Bob Corby/SPACE.

The Brood II

Ten years ago, a brood of cicadas invaded Washington, D.C. At the time, I was doing a series of one-hour comics (one hour because I did each installment entirely over my one-hour lunch break, so they are not polished). Two of the installments were about the cicadas. Apparently, another brood is soon expected to unearth in D.C. I thought I'd post those old cartoons again, just for fun. 

Gun control

The new issue of D.C.'s free comics newspaper, Magic Bullet, includes my comic about gun control. Below is a part of it. To read the rest, you'll have to grab a copy MB6 from one of the places that carry it around D.C. (you can see the locations here) or I can mail you a copy for $3, to cover envelope and postage. (I realize the irony of taking on the NRA to task in a publication called Magic Bullet.) 

Spring schedule

Hey, folks!
My events schedule for the spring is set. Hopefully, I'll get to see some of you at one of these! Again, thanks for your wonderful support!

March 26, Lorton Library, Fairfax, Va.
March 28, George Mason Regional Library, Fairfax, Va.
April 13-14, Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo, Columbus, Ohio
April 18, Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco
May 4, Big Planet Comics in Vienna, Va., for Free Comic Book Day
May 17 or 19, Metropolitan Washington Mensa Regional Meeting, Herndon, Va.
May 18, Gaithersburg Book Festival, Gaithersburg, Md.
June 29-July 1, American Library Association convention, Chicago

Sneak peek

Here's a glimpse at part of a promotional poster that I've done for an upcoming book from Fulcrum Publishing (spring 2014). I should have the poster for the American Library Association conference in Chicago this summer.