Artist Appearance: Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, will appear at the Rochester, NH Free Comic Book Day Festival sponsored by Jetpack Comics. There will be other guests, activities, and contests during the festival. See http://www.jetpackcomics.com/fcbd.html for details.

Free Comic Book Day at Double Midnight Comics

Double Midnight Comics in Manchester, NH has a huge celebration planned for Free Comic Book Day on May 4th. Guests will include:

Amy Okuda, Tink from the hit webseries The Guild
Eric Powell, creator of The Goon, writer of Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters
Blair Shedd, artist of Doctor Who, Dorothy of Oz
Sara Richard, artist of Kitty and Dino
Roger Andrews, artist of Super Hero Squad
Chris Uminga
Matt Fletcher
Scott Hamilton
Juli Mayers
Jerry Fleming
Nicole Hansche
Mike Doherty

There will also be contests, cosplay, food, prizes, and of course free comics. Visit http://dmcomics.com/ for details.

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Free Comic Book Day 2013

Saturday, May 4th is Free Comic Book Day! (Also Star Wars Day — May the Fourth be with you!) Check with your local comic book store to see if any special events are planned, and be sure to stop by early to get the best choice of free comic books. To learn more about this project visit http://www.freecomicbookday.com/.

South Coast Toy and Comic Show 2013

The South Coast Toy and Comic Show will be held in Fairhaven, MA on May 19th. Many artists and vendors will attend; special guests are still being announced. Learn more at http://www.southcoasttoyandcomic.com/.

Artist Appearance: J.K. Woodward

Comics artist J.K. Woodward will be making two appearances to present the popular series Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation²:

• February 15th, 4:00pm-7:00pm, at Double Midnight Comics in Manchester, NH (see also http://jkwoodwardart.blogspot.com/2013/01/hey-manchester-nh-im-signing-at.html)
  
• February 16th, 11:00am-2:00pm, at Friendly Neighborhood Comics in Bellingham, MA (see also http://jkwoodwardart.blogspot.com/2013/01/hey-boston-pre-order-your-feb-16.html)
  

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Author Appearance: Joe Harris

UPDATE: Due to the snowstorm, this has been rescheduled for February 16th from 11:00am to 2:00pm.

Joe Harris, creator of the comic book series Great Pacific, will be signing at Friendly Neighborhood Comics in Bellingham, MA on February 9th from 9:00am to 3:00pm February 16th from 11:00am to 2:00pm. For details see https://www.facebook.com/events/402295286519463/.

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Lois Lane Day at That’s Entertainment

That’s Entertainment, a comic book store in Worcester, MA, has successfully petitioned the city to have a private road running alongside the store renamed to “Lois Lane.” To celebrate, the store will be hosting a Lois Lane Day party on December 30th from 3:00-6:00pm! Comics artist Paul Ryan will create a special commemorative print of Lois for this event, plus there will be a “Lois Lane Look-Alike” contest and a raffle of a hand-signed photo of the first Lois Lane actress, Noel Neill. Learn more at http://thatse.com/.

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Author Appearance: Michael Moreci and Steve Seeley

Authors Michael Moreci and Steve Seeley are working on an East Coast tour to present their comic book series Hoax Hunters:

Cryptids. Aliens. Monsters. All the world’s bizarre secrets–what if they were real? Their existence would be debunked by a reality TV show! HOAX HUNTERS is that show, publicly disproving all variety of lore. But their real goal is the opposite: as the world’s dark corners surface, the HOAX HUNTERS cover them up. They demonstrate that the truth isn’t out there.

They’ll be signing at the following locations:

• January 25th, 5:00pm-9:00pm, at Friendly Neighborhood Comics in Bellingham, MA
  
• January 26th, 11:00am–3:00pm, at Larry’s Comics in Lowell, MA
  
• January 26th, 4:30pm-8:00pm, at Jetpack Comics in Rochester, NH
  
• January 27th, 12:00pm-3:00pm, at Double Midnight Comics in Manchester, NH
  

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Maine Comics Arts Festival 2013

The Maine Comics Arts Festival will be held on May 19th in Portland, ME. The first featured guest to be announced is Jeff Smith, the award winning creator of “Bone” and “Rasl”. Many more guest writers, artists and publishers are expected. You can find out more at http://mainecomicsfestival.com/.

Eastern Mass Comic Con 2012

The Eastern Mass Comic Con, featuring a number of vendors and comics artists, will be held on December 2nd in Newton, MA from 10:00am-4:00pm. Learn more at http://emc2comiccon.com/.