What bizarro alternate universe have we entered in which one can walk around comfortably in a light jacket in New England in fracking JANUARY? Where is the snow? The universe has gone wrong somehow.
In better news, geeky things are on the way! Here’s what’s on the schedule so far for February.
Connecticut
Feb 4: Artist Apperance: Andy Kubert
Massachusetts
Feb 4: Unity Games 18
Feb 4: Author Appearance: Joe Mulvey
Feb 10-20: Boston Science Fiction Film Festival and Marathon
Feb 11-12: JiffyCon Live-Action Game Weekend
Feb 17-19: Boskone 2012
Feb 23-26: TotalCon 2012
Feb 23: Author Appearance: Kim Harrison
Feb 26: Author Appearance: James Kakalios
New Hampshire
Feb 18: Queen City Kamikaze 2012
Rhode Island
Feb 3-5: TempleCon
Chris Hardwick will record a live version of “The Nerdist Podcast” at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston, MA on May 4th at 7:30pm. Cohosts Jonah Ray and Matt Mira will also be there. Tickets are available at http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0100482CC50BA493?artistid=1352600&majorcatid=10002&minorcatid=51.
Kim Harrison will present A Perfect Blood, the next book in her series “The Hollows,” at the Boston Public Library in Boston, MA on February 23rd at 6:00pm. See http://www.bpl.org/news/calendar.htm?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D98153117 for details.
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PortConMaine, “Maine’s Geek Culture Celebration,” returns to South Portland, ME the weekend of June 21st-24th. Note that only pre-registered members may attend on Thursday.
Join us for a celebration of geek culture interests including anime, gaming, science fiction, costuming, fantasy, comics, video gaming, boffer combat, steampunk, and more! Come to enjoy your current favorite fandom and learn something new about another! PortConMaine is Maine’s first, longest running, and largest convention celebrating the hobbies that enrich our lives. Meet old and new friends and join the community– let’s celebrate the interests we enjoy together!
As a special incentive and thank you for those of you who pre-register to PortCon, PortCon offers a FREE fourth day to attendees who pre-register! Thursday is a day full of events for only those people who register ahead of time. So to get the most of your PortConMaine experience- don’t forget to register in time!
Visit http://www.portconmaine.com/ for more details.
The JiffyCon team will be hosting a Live-Action Game Weekend at Modern Myths in Northampton, MA the weekend of February 11th-12th. They will be running some free one-shot LARPs; if you’ve never had a chance to try live action roleplaying, this is a good opportunity. Visit http://jiffycon.blogspot.com/2012/01/live-action-game-weekend-feb-11-12.html to learn more.
Boston Comic Con has a long list of guests planned for the weekend of April 21-22. There will be a special focus on MAD Magazine, with appearances by Al Feldstein, Paul Coker Jr., Al Jaffee, and Sergio Aragones. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit their website at http://www.bostoncomiccon.com/.
The Maine Comics Arts Festival will be held on May 20th in Portland, ME. Guests announced so far include Kate Beaton, creator of “Hark, A Vagrant,” and Kazu Kibuishi, creator of “Amulet”; many more guest writers, artists and publishers are expected. You can find out more at http://mainecomicsfestival.com/.
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Comic book author J.M. DeMatteis will be leading a writing workshop called “Imagination 101″ the weekend of April 13-15 at Modern Myths in Northampton, MA.
Join master storyteller J.M. DeMatteis for a weekend exploring the realms of imagination, from the metaphysical to the practical. We’ll ponder the big questions…
~ Where do ideas come from?
~ What part does will play in the creative process?
~ Is the best writing actually an act of channeling?
~ Do we create the story or does the story create us?
…and tackle the day-to-day realities of a career writing superhero sagas, fantasy epics and animation:
~ What’s the difference between “Marvel style” and “full script”?
~ What’s the value of editors?
~ Are agents necessary?
~ How do you handle rejection without jumping out the nearest window?
Come prepared to listen—as JMD shares stories and insights gleaned from more than thirty years writing comics, television, film and novels—but be prepared to work: you’ll pitch ideas, dialogue artwork and help create a story from the ground up.
The cost of the class is $415.00. Pre-registration is required. Learn more at http://www.jmdematteis.com/2012/01/far-reaches-of-imagination.html and http://www.modern-myths.com/.
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Comics artist Andy Kubert, who has worked on such titles as Batman, X-Men, Captain America, and Green Lantern, will appear at A Timeless Journey in Stamford, CT on February 4th from 4:00-6:00pm. Visit http://atimelessjourney.com/ for more details.
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Comics writer and artist Joe Mulvey will present his new comic book series “Scam” at the following events:
February 4, 11:00am, at Friendly Neighborhood Comics in Bellingham, MA
February 4, 3:00pm, at Larry’s Comics in Lowell, MA
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January 29, 2012 7:32 pm | 
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