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Dr. Buddy Holiday Writing Retreat
This year I spent my holiday break in quaint and lovely Maplewood New Jersey. I was charged with dog sitting Dr. Buddy, Lauren Weinstein and Tim Hodler’s rambunctious hound. Since I was taking a break from the city and its distractions I decided to treat this as a writing retreat. my goal was to get…
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Brooklyn Zine Fest, Here I Come!
The great folks at the Brooklyn Zine Fest did this little interview with me in their Meet Your Zine Maker feature. I’m really excited about this show, and honored that they invited me to be a part of it. Check it out!
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The best of times, the worst of times
Fall has come and gone since my last post. A lot has happened since then, some of if good, some of it the absolute worst. The comics community has lost two sweet souls this fall. you can read my thoughts about it here and here. I’m still grieving for Rosalie. It’s so hard to watch my dear…
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CCS Summer Workshops
I’ve been a busy bee (and a bad blogger!) Last week I was up in Vermont teaching part of their Cartooning Studio Workshop. The summer workshops were always the highlight of my year at CCS. I structured most of the summer programming we use–it was my first really involved curriculum building assignment. It’s bitter-sweet to hand…
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Announcement, Announcement, Announcements!
Last weekend I took a trip up to Providence, Rhode Island to do some secret work on a secret Paper Rocket project. I started writing this post from the top level of a double-decker Megabus, heading back to New York (the bus had wifi, amazingly, and a broken restroom, unfortunately). I made it home safely…
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So Long, Xeric Grant
Last week I heard the news that The Xeric Foundation will no longer give grants to self-publishers. In case you don’t know, the Xeric Grant is a bi-annual award for comics self publishers. It was created by Peter Laird, co-creator of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which itself was originally a self-published comic. While the…
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This Isn’t Working on Exhibtion
In my manifesto, I state “While monicomics may find their way to a gallery wall, this is not their first home.” There’s nothing wrong with exhibiting minicomics. I was very pleased to see some Paper Rad minis in the Cartoon Polymaths show this spring. What we need to understand is that when minicomics are in galleries,…
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Sniffin’ Glue at Forever 21
Minicomics are pretty much my favorite thing in the world. I’m an aspiring, though somewhat lazy, historian on the subject. And there isn’t a lot of history written on the subject. Luckily, there are a couple dozen books about zines (I try to read all the good ones). Minicomics and zines have a shared heritage.…
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Welcome to Paper Rocket!
Thank you for visiting Paper Rocket Minicomics. We are a new publishing house dedicated to producing comics that can be both read and treasured. Minicomics are our chosen form–that is self-published, handmade comics. Poke around the site to learn more about minicomics and our mission. We have some exciting projects in store, so check back…
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