Upcoming Comics and NJASL Fall Conference
A small update about some interesting things on the horizon
The answer is yes, I do know how to draw Sponge-Bob, but it’s because I’ve done so many school visits and cartooning workshops I eventually had to learn how.
I’ve been a little less communicative on this newsletter lately than I’d like, but it’s been for the best of reasons: I am right in the thick of it in terms of creating new comics. I’m currently getting close to completing an initial draft of my brand new, as yet unannounced, middle-grade graphic novel, and I have also been working on a new piece for The New York Times, a teaser panel of which you can see above.
This cartoon essay will be running in the 11/26 edition of the Sunday Arts & Leisure section, and for the first time, will also be published online at the NYT website, which I am very excited about. Links live forever (or at least for a good couple of years). I will of course post about this essay again once it goes up.
New Jersey Association of School Librarians Fall Conference 12/3-12/5
Snapshot above from a fantastic recent Cartooning Workshop held at The Princeton Public Library
I am stoked to be attending the annual NJASL conference in Atlantic City again this year. I will be setup for all three days, with copies of my middle-grade graphic novels and information on my School Visit Assemblies and Cartooning Workshops.
In addition, I will be presenting a demonstration of my comics making workshop on Sunday December 3rd at 2:30PM in the Fort Pierce Salon D room. Come check it out, I’ll walk through the basic presentation and show how I introduce and build upon basic drawing and cartooning concepts and ideas. You’ll see how students work through and complete the exercises in my Cartooning Lessons workbook and over the span of one hour end up creating something they can take home with them and keep. You will receive a copy of the workbook to take and may have an opportunity to do a little drawing yourself. It is a lot of fun, and I can say with confidence is something that all upper elementary and middle school students find deeply enriching. I hope to see you there!
