tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27017649724892414872024-03-14T11:54:50.761-07:00Matt DembickiUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger431125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701764972489241487.post-50595981142019066742016-09-07T18:54:00.002-07:002016-09-07T18:54:24.168-07:00Pics from Baltimore Comic ConThanks to everyone who stopped by our table this weekend at the <a href="http://baltimorecomiccon.com/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Baltimore Comic Con</span></a>. It was a great experience! Below is a photo of Team Captive (from left: Evan Keeling, me, Mike Short and Rebecca Goldfield) and a photo of the convention floor. (<i>Photos courtesy of <a href="http://www.bguthriephotos.com/graphlib.nsf/vwEmbed?OpenForm&vw=Last_45&count=-1"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Bruce Guthrie</span></a></i>)<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701764972489241487.post-33838723186842117422016-05-18T17:54:00.004-07:002016-05-18T17:54:43.237-07:00May 21: ArtShow15: ComixPage 111 from the Eisner-nominated <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Captive-Friendly-Cove-Secret-Journals/dp/1936218119/ref=sr_1_1_twi_pap_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463619211&sr=8-1&keywords=captive+of+friendly+cove"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Captive of Friendly Cove </span></a></i>will be exhibited at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/502018663321874/510073575849716/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">ArtShow15: Comics</span></a> in Washington, D.C., on May 21 from 5-11 p.m. But's it more than a page: it will feature the process of Page 111, including script, pencils, inks, colors and lettering. I plan to be there!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701764972489241487.post-69443726673325673862016-05-12T19:27:00.001-07:002016-05-12T19:27:17.561-07:00'Stella' sketchesWriter <b>Tina Seamonster</b> and I are working on <i>Stella in Space and Time</i> #2, but I've also been doing some full-color character sketches.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701764972489241487.post-32070300464308669122016-05-08T20:26:00.000-07:002016-05-08T20:26:27.868-07:00'Captive' up for an Eisner Award<b><i>Captive of Friendly Cove</i></b>, a book I inked and lettered, is a nominee for the 2016 Eisner Awards in the category of Best Adaptation from Another Medium. It's a huge honor and thrill. If you're a comics pro, I hope you consider voting for the book. June 17 is the deadline. Vote at <a href="http://www.eisnervote.com/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">www.eisnervote.com</span></a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701764972489241487.post-47555227437317779882016-03-28T09:43:00.000-07:002016-06-07T20:53:47.405-07:00'Magic Bullet' work soon on display in NYCMy comic strip "Sea Star" in <em>Magic Bullet</em> #10 has been selected and will be displayed at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art at the <a href="http://www.societyillustrators.org/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Society of Illustrators</span></a> in New York as part of the 2016 Comic and Cartoon Annual. My cartoonin' pal Paul Zdepski also was selected for a comic strip he did for<em> Magic Bullet</em> #12. Notice a trend here with <em><a href="http://magicbulletcomics.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Magic Bullet</span></a></em>, folks?<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I really enjoy smaller shows than massive ones. Catch me Oct. 17 at this relatively new indie comics show in Richmond, Va. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1628807520667011/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Click here for more info.</span></a></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701764972489241487.post-4371100414078845542015-09-23T06:32:00.002-07:002015-09-23T06:32:38.929-07:00The pope's visit<span style="font-family: inherit;">The pope is in D.C. (my home town) for a few days this week, so in honor of his visit, I'm posting a page from a short comics story I did a few years ago in a stained-glass style.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701764972489241487.post-66639723353572929912015-09-17T19:06:00.001-07:002015-09-17T19:07:29.503-07:00Small Press Expo Sept. 19-20<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hi, Folks! I'll be at the <a href="http://www.spxpo.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Small Press Expo</span></a> in Bethesda, Md., this weekend at table <b>W12</b>. I'll have new minis (<i>Stella in Space and Time</i> #1 with my friend Tina Seamonster) as well as a few new ones from my kids! Also, I'll have copies of the new graphic novel I've been inking over the past few years called <i>Captive of Friendly Cove: Based on the Secret Journals of John Jewitt</i>. Below is a pretty panel from the book--but it's not all so rosy. Far from it.</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701764972489241487.post-17129259101949890172015-09-06T09:17:00.001-07:002015-09-06T09:19:40.697-07:00Setting the record straight on 'Trickster'<span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The Denver alternative newspaper Westword recently wrote a lengthy article </span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">about Fulcrum Publishing that included incorrect information about <i>Trickster</i>. I want to set it straight. Below is what I sent to them as a letter to the editor. My main concern is that article doesn't convey that I make sure every tale was written by a Native American writer. That is the foundation of the book and why, I believe, it connect with readers.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><i>Hi, Jamie. I enjoyed reading your article. There are a few important things I wanted to clarify regarding 'Trickster.' First, I approached it that all—not at least one—of the stories had to be written by Native Americans. I wanted to make it as authentic as possible. Second, Joseph Bruchac, one of the contributing writers in 'Trickster,' was not involved in pitching the book to Fulcrum. The book was already finished when I started looking for a publisher. When I whittled it down to three or four publishers that I thought would be a good fit, I contacted several of the participating writers (including Bruchac, Tim Tingle and a few others) to get their thoughts on those publishers, since several of them worked with some of those publishers (Fulcrum among them) on occasion. Based on their input, I went with Fulcrum, which at the time had a stronger distribution than the other publishers being considering.</i></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701764972489241487.post-91517886830028960912015-08-17T12:57:00.003-07:002015-08-17T12:57:56.010-07:00Sssserpent<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">A panel from a supernatural comic that I've been planning for a long time but have only just started to work on. Feels good to get rolling on it!</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701764972489241487.post-20380831670049939962015-05-21T09:34:00.003-07:002015-05-21T09:34:48.839-07:00Kickstarter: Comics Uniting Nations<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have the great privilege to write an ocean-related story for a comics project that the United Nations is putting together. It's ambitious, and I'm very excited about it! There's a<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/readingwithpictures/comics-uniting-nations/comments"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Kickstarter campaign</span></a> to help with the overall funding of the project. And they are offering some sweet awards, like I've never seen before. Please check it and consider supporting it. Thanks!</span><br />
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day of comics exhibitors, workshops, presentations, panel talks, cartoons,
documentaries and freebies. And it’s FREE to get in. And it’s easy to get to (one
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Finally, on March 20 I’ll be on a <span style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="http://vabook.org/program/contemplating-loss-wild-lives-and-natural-resources/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">panel</span></a> </span>at the <a href="http://vabook.org/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Book Festival of Virginia</span></a> discussing the loss of natural resources. If you’re in Charlottesville,
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701764972489241487.post-50614899605961252332014-12-04T21:01:00.001-08:002014-12-04T21:01:02.381-08:00Dec. 14: GRUMP!I'll be at <a href="http://ilovegrump.com/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">GRUMP at Artisphere</span></a> Sunday, Dec. 14, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fellow D.C. Conspirator <b>Jason Rodriguez</b>, editor of <i>Colonial Comics</i>, will be joining me at my table. We'll have plenty of good, locally created comics. :)<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701764972489241487.post-70491426634022584632014-11-30T06:23:00.004-08:002014-11-30T06:23:55.667-08:00Dec. 3: Meet the Author Night in D.C.<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I will be signing <i>Wild Ocean</i> among local authors at the 25</span><sup style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> annual </span><a href="http://www.universityclubdc.com/files/list.pdf" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Meet the Author Night and Book Fair</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> Dec. 3 (5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.) at the University Club of Washington, D.C. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The free event is open to the public.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> <a href="http://www.universityclubdc.com/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=364578" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Click for the full list</span></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> of participating authors.</span><br />
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<i>Nice photo of a local high school student reading 'Wild Ocean' at the school library.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At noon, I'll be at the <a href="https://www.baltimorebookfestival.com/schedule/event-detail/836/Matt-Dembicki,%20Wild%20Ocean:%20Sharks,%20Whales,%20Rays,%20and%20Other%20Endangered%20Sea%20Creatures"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">National Aquarium's Ocean Exploration Stage</span></a> (Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, Area 10, between the National Aquarium and World Trade Center). talking about <em>Wild Ocean</em> and using comics to spread the word about conservation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At 3 p.m. I'll be at the <a href="https://www.baltimorebookfestival.com/schedule/location/16/Charm-City-Comic-Book-Pavilion"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Charm City Comics Book Pavilion</span></a> (Baltimore's Inner Harbor, Rash Field) with fellow comic booker <strong>Jason Rodriguez</strong> (editor of the upcoming <em>Colonial Comics</em> anthology), where we're gonna give examples of how schools and libraries are using comics in the classroom, from teaching English to bringing history to life.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701764972489241487.post-34229557595078863402014-08-10T20:19:00.001-07:002014-08-10T20:19:10.249-07:00Aug. 23: 'Wild Ocean' discussion at Telegraph <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 17px;">Signing & Discussion with <b>Matt Dembicki</b> and <b>Michael Cowgill</b></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 17px;">Telegraph in Charlottesville, Va., 5:00-8:00pm, Aug. 23</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;"><span style="color: #141823;">From the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/323521881157064/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Facebook event page</span></a><span style="color: #141823;">: "The world's oceans represent the last wild frontier on Earth. While our understanding of life in the ocean is relatively basic, our actions are putting hundreds of species in danger. In this new graphic anthology, Matt Demb</span></span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; line-height: 17px;">icki, editor and artist of the award-winning <i>Trickster</i> and <i>District Comics</i>, explores the adventures of twelve iconic endangered sea animals: hawksbill turtle, bluefin tuna, hammerhead shark, giant clam, manatee, blue whale, coral, albatross, whale shark, monk seal, manta ray, and seahorse. Produced in cooperation with the non-profit PangeaSeed, these gripping stories instill a passion to conserve our magnificent sea creatures."</span></span><br />
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Join <b>Michael Cowgill</b>, <b>Steve Loya </b>and myself (<b>Matt Dembicki</b>) for a <i>Wild Ocean: Sharks, Whales, Rays, and Other Endangered Sea Animals</i> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/304997959658135/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">signing</span></a> on June at <a href="http://www.beyondcomics.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Beyond Comics</span></a> in Frederick, Md., from 4-6 p.m. </div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">On June 7, <b>Steve Loya</b>, <b>Andy Keller </b>and I will </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/527133744059545/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">sign</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> at the</span><a href="http://www.winchesterbookgallery.com/"> <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Winchester Book Gallery</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> in Winchester, Va., from 4:30-6:30 p.m.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">Later this month I'll be at the annual American Library Association conference in Las Vegas, but more on that later!</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://writelies.wordpress.com/2014/06/02/graphic-anthology-review-wild-ocean-edited-by-matt-dembicki/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Here's a new review</span></a></span><span style="color: #222222;"> of the book by the Write Lies blog.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701764972489241487.post-82688380841131425602014-05-31T14:42:00.000-07:002014-05-31T14:42:50.458-07:00Book giveaway for 'Wild Ocean'<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/94649-wild-ocean-sharks-whales-rays-and-other-endangered-sea-creatures?utm_medium=email&utm_source=giveaway_approved"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Enter to win a free copy of 'Wild Ocean</span></a>'! Promotion ends June 4! Nuff said!<a class="_2qo3" href="http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/94649-wild-ocean-sharks-whales-rays-and-other-endangered-sea-creatures?utm_medium=email&utm_source=giveaway_approved" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #f6f7f9; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701764972489241487.post-70642852189212244322014-04-24T11:31:00.000-07:002014-04-24T11:31:10.950-07:00'Wild Ocean' hits the surf!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Fulcrum will be offering a 20% discount on our new graphic novel, </span><a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/wildocean"><span style="font-family: inherit;">#WildOcean</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">, between today and May 1st. Call (800-992-2908 or 303-277-1623) or email (orders@fulcrumbooks.com) us with the promo code "ocean" to receive a copy before it hits bookstores!"</span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701764972489241487.post-40611981073314114552014-04-14T18:10:00.004-07:002014-04-14T18:10:36.727-07:00SPACE PrizesGot the "hardware" this weekend at the <a href="http://www.backporchcomics.com/space.htm"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo </span></a>in Columbus, Ohio, for First Place for <i>Xoc</i> and Second Place for <i>District Comics</i>. Big thanks to all the contributors in the anthology and double kudos to my pal <b>Evan Keeling</b>, who pulled coloring duties on <i>Xoc </i>and for a story in <i>District Comics</i>.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701764972489241487.post-27471171331751233792014-03-03T08:28:00.003-08:002014-03-03T08:28:49.236-08:00cARToons show at UDC<span style="font-family: inherit;">Friday was the closing reception for the cARToons exhibit at the University of the District of Columbia, which included a few pages from some of my comics. Here are some photos courtesy of photographer <a href="http://Bruce Gutherie"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Bruce Gutherie</b></span></a>. </span><br />
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ComicsDC blogger <b>Mike Rhode</b> (left)</div>
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<b>Steve Perryman</b> (left) from the Library of Congress</div>
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Cartoonist extraordinaire <b>Steve Artley</b> mugs for the camera (right)</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701764972489241487.post-45611404872577675062014-02-19T06:19:00.001-08:002014-02-19T06:19:51.251-08:00SPACE Prize honorsI have the honor of having two of my books <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Xoc-The-Journey-Great-White/dp/1934964859/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1392819417&sr=8-4&keywords=Dembicki"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Xoc: The Journey of a Great White</span></a></em> (Oni Press) and <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/District-Comics-Unconventional-History-Washington/dp/1555917518/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1392819417&sr=8-2&keywords=Dembicki"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">District Comics: An Unconventional History of Washington, D.C.</span></a></em> (Fulcrum Publishing) being named the winner and second place in<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span><a href="http://www.backporchcomics.com/space_prize.htm"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">SPACE Prize's</span></a> graphic novel category. The awards are part of the annual <a href="http://www.backporchcomics.com/space.htm"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo</span></a> in Columbus, Ohio, which is one of my favorite comics shows.<br />
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