RASL 14 off to the printers and I’m off to TCAF
Sent RASL #14 to the printer this morning! It’s the second to last issue, and even I’m getting excited! RASL #14 should hit stores on May 30. Aand now I have to start packing for this weekend’s trip to Toronto for the Toronto Comic Arts Fest. It’s a great literary/arts comics show and I am looking forward to returning there for the first time in years. Last time I was at TCAF, it was held in tents out in a parking lot. Lots of great guests and panels, so come if you can!
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TCAF – Toronto Comics Art Festival May 4-6
2012 Toronto Comics Art Festival! Below is the schedule of where I will be this weekend…
Friday:
Panel – Smith, Ba, Moon On Stage – Noir and the Fantastic.
A conversation moderated by Mark Askwith 7:00pm-8:30pm
Signing – 8:30pm-10:00pm (please note only one item per person).
Held at the Toronto Reference Library in the Appel Salon.
Saturday:
Panel – Meet Jeff Smith!
Presentation on Bone 1:00pm-2:00pm
Signing – 2:00pm-3:30pm (please note this is on a first-come, first-served basis).
Held at Owlkids Day at St. Paul’s on Bloor Street.
Sunday:
Workshop – Inking with Jeff Smith Workshop
Special one-time-only interactive TCAF panel! 11:30am-12:30pm
Held at Ristorante Fortuna on Cumberland Street.
Signing – 1:00pm-3:00pm. Held at The Reference Library in Signing Area B1
Around what month will RASL 15 come out?
Comment by Cameron Olsen — May 3, 2012 @ 9:15 am
#15? First we have to read #14. I can’t wait!
But for questions to the future… Around what month will start volume two?
Comment by Michael — May 3, 2012 @ 3:52 pm
Jeff,
you should make a short BONE comic for free comic book day next year. That would be cool.
Comment by Cameron Olsen — May 5, 2012 @ 5:05 pm
Hey Jeff,
The inking demonstration at TCAF was fantastic. You were very polite and hospitable despite being tired from two days work. Meeting you was very inspiring.
Cheers,
Patrick
Comment by Patrick — May 7, 2012 @ 12:48 pm
Hey Jeff,
I’m interested to find out if there will be a “Complete RASL” HARD Cover edition released once this incredibly entertaining run is over???
That would be something I’d very much like in my collection.
Comment by Dave-id — May 11, 2012 @ 8:59 am
Jeff:
Thank you for your involvement in the new book “A Parent’s Guide to the Best Kids Comics: Choosing Titles Your Children Will Love”.
My wife and I appreciated your foreword, not because my daughter is a “reluctant reader” but because she was recently diagnosed with a learning disability. It seems she lacks a visual memory — her comprehension (listening and reading) suffers because she can’t “see in her mind” the narrative of a story or utilize mnemonic devices. Her doctor recommended to us that we try comics or graphic novels to help her overcome this and help her experience reading and the telling of a good story.
We’re not comics “aficionados”, and our daughter wasn’t excited about reading them because she felt it would make her look dumb. On the advice of the book (and without telling her it was bought for therapeutic purposes) we bought one of the graphic novels the book recommended for her age group, one that we thought would suit her best. Well, she devoured it in two sittings, not because it was an easy-to-read picture book but because it really spoke to her in a meaningful, emotional, literary way. My daughter has now read all of that author’s work and she has tagged lots of other books recommended in the Parent’s Guide. We now have a full summer of reading queued up for her!
We’re grateful to our daughter’s doctor for suggesting comics, and for your role in publishing this book. For parents of children who are reluctant and challenged readers it will be a useful resource. It certainly has been for us.
Thanks again,
David
Comment by David Blansfield — May 30, 2012 @ 6:30 pm