When I was given the opportunity to teach a set of week-long comics workshops at the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, CA, I had no idea it would be such an important week in my life. This summer has been packed with teaching comics workshops for children and teenagers in my home state…
The Alt Press Fest isย a one-day independent zine festival featuring artists and authors, music, demos and workshops, held at the Salt Lake City library, home to one of the largest zine collections in the world! The Alt Press Fest is a great way to meet local artists and authors, to load up on mini comics…
GUEST AUTHORS & ILLUSTRATORS One of the great joys in my life is when I get to visit schools and libraries to talk with students about writing, drawing, and making comics. Iย loved it when guest authors and illustrators visited my schools! It was an education to see the creator’s work in person, and to be…
Meet Johnny Boo & Harold in TRICKY TREATERS: Free at Your Comic Shop! This Halloween, Top Shelf’s spookiest and silliest all-ages characters are teaming up for a FREE mini-comic of all-new stories byย James Kochalkaย andย Jess Smart Smiley! We’re joining Diamond Comic Distributors’ย Halloween ComicFestย to bring youย Tricky Treaters, a 12-page full-color comic book available at your local comic…