I didn’t plan it this way, but three of my projects, RASL, BONE: Artist’s Edition, and The Best American Comics 2013 (which I edited), are all shipping in September. The full color RASL was set for October, but we moved it up a month when I was invited to the Brooklyn Book Festival where it will officially debut on September 22. Diamond  decided to spotlight the books in their Indie Edge department. I discuss the three projects as well as the indy books I’m currently enjoying,  which you can see here.

RASL Complete HC (See Page 280 in the July PREVIEWS!)

RASL was originally serialized (like MAUS, and WATCHMEN), however, this new hardcover not only gave me a chance to polish the story, but with the assistance of colorist Steve Hamaker, I was able to redraw every single panel with light and color. I almost feel like this is a brand new book.

Bone Artist’s Edition (See Page 157 in this month’s IDW section of the July PREVIEWS!)

The BONE Artist’s Edition; what can I say? It’s an Artist’s Edition from IDW.  These books are some of my favorite things going in comics right now. Did you see the MAD edition? Or the Kubert TARZAN?

The Best American Comics 2013 (See Page 315 in the July PREVIEWS!)

Finally, The Best American Comics 2013 is here, and it has a cover by the amazing Kate Beaton. I have it on good authority that this book is full of great comics from the best graphic novelists, mini-comics, self-publishers, and the web.

The OSU Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum is getting closer to moving! Last week Vijaya and I were invited on a hard hat tour of the new digs, and we were  impressed. The space is not only huge, it’s going to be gorgeous by the time they move this fall.

You can read all about it and see the pics here!

The Maine Comics Arts Festival will be held at The Ocean Gateway in Portland, Maine this weekend.

Jeff’s schedule is as follows:

Saturday May 18, 2013
A panel discussion at the Main Branch of the Portland Public Library in the Rines Auditorium at 1:00 pm.
The address is
Portland Public Library
5 Monument Sq.
Portland, ME

Sunday May, 19, 2013
Show Hours 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Signing 11:00 am-1:00 pm in Upper Level of Ocean Gateway
Signing 3:00 pm-4:00 pm in Upper Level of Ocean Gateway

COME ON OVER AND SAY HI!

Jeff is interviewed by Ed Piskor, Jim Rugg, & Jasen Lex for Episode 007 of Boing Boing’s, Tell Me Something I Don’t Know. It’s an interview podcast featuring artists, writers, filmmakers, and other creative people discussing their work, ideas, and the reality/business side of how they do what they do.

Ed Piskor recently spent a month in Columbus as the Graphic Novelist in Residence at the Thurber House, childhood home of James Thurber. Ed is the cartoonist who drew the comic, Wizzywig, and draws the Brain Rot/ Hip Hop Family Tree comic strip, soon to be collected by Fantagraphics Books.