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MoCCA Teams with Gahan Wilson

Legendary Playboy and National Lampoon cartoonist Gahan Wilson is going to be teaching the art of making humorous cartoons on Tuesday, April 17, at MoCCA. Details below!

-- John Hogan

San Diego Comic-Con News

Don't forget: The hotel lottery for San Diego Comic Con opens on March 29 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific/noon Eastern time. Good luck to everyone...may you get the hotel you want, and may the system work flawlessly.

Also up this week: the second chance badge resale, which opens tomorrow, March 27, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific time. Here's the info Comic-Con released about it:

-- John Hogan

Dave Roman Is Making Some Waves

Our friend Dave Roman is launching the hardcover release of his Teen Boat series in a very fun, very exciting way. He’s holding the release party on an actual boat, New York’s Waterfront Barge Museum, docked on the Hudson River Park. That’s at Pier 25, which is at West St. and N. Moore St. It’s an all-ages event and guaranteed to be a rockin’ party.

-- John Hogan

Columbia University Libraries Presents "Comic New York" This Month

Great news for those in New York City and nearby: Columbia University is putting on a new seminar that looks fascinating. Check out the details below.

Columbia University Libraries is proud to present "Comic New York," a two-day symposium bringing together comics creators and academics to discuss the intertwined histories of American comics and the city in which they were born: New York.

-- John Hogan

TheBookReportNetwork.com Launches 20SomethingReads.com

On February 29th, TheBookReportNetwork.com launched the seventh addition to its network of editorial sites, 20SomethingReads.com, a book website for readers in their twenties.
 

-- Carol Fitzgerald

Scholastic Is Doing a Comics Webcast

We got this note from our friends at Scholastic, and we wanted to pass the news on to you. Also, it features three of our very favorite creators (Jeff Smith, Kazu Kibuishi, and Raina Telgemeier), so it's a must-see. Check it out:

-- John Hogan