I’m sitting in the crowd at MIT right now at the Futures of Entertainment 4 conference, but I juuuuust had to ping you about a piece in this week’s NY Magazine I’ve done.
FYI I finished some color illustrations yesterday for next week’s issue; more on that later.
As a guest of this year’s Miami Book Fair International, I’m doing a closed-session talk on my experiences and techniques with publishing comics online (you can still register here) and then sharing the stage with two dear Joshes I know talking about our politically-themed books, all part of the Fair’s increasingly-impressive Comic Galaxy program:
Friday, Nov. 13, Session 2B (1:00–1:50 p.m.)
Room 7128 (Building 7, 1st Floor)
Creating Web Comics: The New Sunday Funnies with Dan Goldman, Comics Creator
Before the birth of the Internet, comics artists had very few outlets where they could effectively promote their work. The Sunday funny pages were the ultimate sign of success, but to get there, one had to work hard to get exposure via underground papers, free papers or even self-publishing. The Web has flung the doors open to reveal a global audience of readers hungry for comics of all shapes and sizes, styles and genres. Dan Goldman discusses the various aspects of creating web comics, such as creating memorable characters and series, ways to move seamlessly between digital and print, what makes a web comic successful online and how to market your own.
NOTE: THIS TALK IS FREE BUT YOU NEED TO REGISTER FIRSTSaturday, Nov. 14, 11:30 a.m.
Centre Gallery (Building 1, 3rd Floor, Room 1365)
Panel Discussion: Dan Goldman on 08: A Graphic Diary of the Campaign Trail, Josh Neufeld, on A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge and Joshua Dysart on Unknown Soldier
THIS PANEL IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Right after arriving back in South Florida, I was also profiled for the Miami New Times, where I got to talk about my Miami-based new series RED LIGHT PROPERTIES that launches on January 5:
If you’re in Miami and would like to meet up, please drop me a line and come introduce yourself at the events. It’s always a pleasure to meet you other-side-of-the-screen cats in person.
I did the Intelligencer lead illustration for this week’s New York magazine, about Obama’s relationship with independent voters and what he can do to sway them:
While I’m holed up down south prepping the launch of RED LIGHT PROPERTIES, I wanted to shine a light on the co-curated new comic anthology between Ctrl.Alt.Shift and this year’s Comica Festival: a new book entitled CTRL.ALT.SHIFT UNMASKS CORRUPTION, to which I’ve contributed a six-page wordless story called “Take Two.” Written up in The Independent, the Sunday London Times and in last week’s Guardian, with “Take Two” front and center:
I’m eagerly awaiting my own copy to see my own stuff alongside new works by Dave McKean, Pat Mills, Lee O’Connor, Bryan Talbot and more. Here’s the cover of the book; it’s available via Ctrl.Alt.Shift’s site (and via Diamond Comics in November):
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