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INBOUND #1 PUTS BOSTON COMICS ON THE MAP
Boston Comics Roundtable releases its first anthology

BOSTON, MA (JUNE 10, 2008) – The Boston Comics Roundtable is pleased to announce the release of its premiere publication, Inbound, a Boston Comics Anthology (#1). The 60-page book, the first of many installments to come, contains seven comics from Boston artists. Inbound #1 retails for $7.95 and will be available in retail locations throughout the Boston area and online at www.bostoncomicsroundtable.com.

The Boston Comics Roundtable (BCR) is the only organization of its kind in Boston. It was created in 2006 to unite Boston-based comics creators in the spirit of camaraderie and professional development. With a strong grassroots sprit, the group focuses on promoting local talent and supporting local business. Growing steadily since its inception, the group now includes about 25 artists and writers, with roots in both print and web comics.

Inbound #1 contains several stories from a number of creative individuals and writer/ artist teams, including Alexander Danner (author of Character Design for Graphic Novels) and a beautiful full-color cover from Shelli Paroline. The contents includes:

• Lending Can Openers – Alexander Danner (writer) and Steve Harrison (artist)
• The Ragbox, Ch. 1 – Dave Kender (writer) and Mark Hamilton (artist)
• After the Plague – Ryan Wheeler (writer) and Braden Lamb (artist)
• Deconstruction – Hyun Supul (writer & artist)
• Body Blues – Jaime Garmendia (writer) and Justin Mattarocchia (artist)
• The Daytime Sky – Susan Chasen (writer) and Dan Mazur (artist)

The inaugural issue of Inbound marks the start of an exciting new chapter for the BCR. Three times per year, Inbound will be delivering the best of Boston to comics readers everywhere.

Fans should expect issue #2 and #3 in the late summer and fall of this year. Issue #1 of Inbound is available now.

The Boston Comics Roundtable is an independent organization of comics creators in the Greater Boston area. The group meets weekly for workshopping, teaching, and social gathering. Meetings are open to the public. Information regarding publications, artist galleries, and meetings can be found at www.bostoncomicsroundtable.com.

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For more information or to contact for interview, email Dave Kender at dave@bostoncomicsroundtable.com.

Parens. will be read on Saturday the 14th (the weekend after MoCCA) at 7 p.m. at Stella Adler Studios, 31 W. 27th St., 2nd Floor.

But, I’m discovering that teaching does eat away at my creative energy, not to mention my time.

The good news, though, is I’m cutting back on my teaching schedule for the summer, so I can make some progress on writing projects again. Here’s what I have coming up:

• First, of course, is Bring Your Daughter to Work Day, illustrated by Edward J. Grug III. This one is already running and is about half done. I’m very please with how this one is turning out, and hope to have some print minis available at MoCCA.
• Also at MoCCA will be the first issue of Inbound, the anthology of The Boston Comics Roundtable, which will include Lending Can Openers, the story I did with Steve Harrison. Also included will be “What I Learned from the Executive Bathroom,” a new one-pager also illustrated by Steve. (Of course, the anthology comics by a lot of other awesome people as well. You should check it out.)
• Next up should be Uncertainty, illustrated by Tym Godek. This is another sizable story that I’m really excited about, especially since I’ve wanted to work with Tym for a long time. This will probably begin regular updates sometime in the next couple of months.
• I have a couple of other short stories that I placed with artists a while ago, but haven’t heard any updates in a while. I’ll need to check up on those.
• I’m now working on my first new script in a while—a 4-5 pager which will most likely be illustrated by my friend Dan Mazur. It’s another office story, but this one prominently features underwear.
• Most of the above mentioned stories fit that office theme. My goal, once they are all completed, is to collect them, along with Discovery of Spoons and Mug, into a print collection. The fool in me hopes to have this done in time for SPX. That probably won’t happen. But it will definitely happen in the next year. After that, I’m getting off the office theme. I’ve pretty much run that horse as far as I can, and it’s time to do something else.
• I also need to get back on track with articles for Webcomics.com. And I had an idea for a new column for Comixtalk as well, time permitting.

After that, things get more difficult. I have no shortage of ideas right now, but I’m having a hard time deciding which project should come first.

This undertaking was entirely David’s idea, but he plans to do the whole story–I look forward to seeing the end results!

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And once the story is wrapped up, the whole thing will be archived in standard linear fashion at my own comics site, so if Livejournal isn’t for you, don’t fret–another layout is coming.

In the meantime, I have to say, I’m really enjoying the response the story has been getting! Grug has some really fun and engaged fans, and their enthusiasm for the story right from the start has been a pleasure to see!

“A Parents’ Guide to Buying Comics for Kids”
Sunday, April 20, 12 to 1 pm
Room 2D06-07