Thom Zahler has been a friend to Rich, Jamar and I for some time– he is truly a comics creator that can do (and has done) everything– from illustration to caricatures, logos, and apparently drawn Rhinos bowling!

Anyone who has seen the Slurpee-inspired Toon Tumblers, has seen Thom’s work, as well as on TV, at Clevceland Indians games, and beyond.

He is best know in the comics field for his work on the Harvety Nominated Love & Tights Love & Capes, but is also colorist and sometimes letterer on Buzzboy.

Please consider backing Thom, and let everyone know about this cool project!

“Comics are the Brangelina of reading.”
                             – Dr. Katie Monnin

While Jamar is on assignment, Rich and John interview “Dr. Katie,” professor of literacy, and author of four books on using comics and GN’s in the classroom. Dr. Monnin offers up a viewpoint that the definition of reading is changing, and we are on the cusp of a communication revolution.

Creators will get insight on how to prep and market their books to different grades from K-12, and other educational venues. Lesson plans, vocabulary, and more are discussed by the gang, and Dr. Monnin shows us why she is regarded as one of the top (and most energetic) authorities on teaching with graphic novels.

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 You can get Dr. Katie’s books via Amazon:

Teaching Early Reader Comics and Graphic Novels>>

Teaching Graphic Novels: Practical Strategies for the Secondary Ela Classroom

Katie Monnin is an assistant professor of literacy at University of North Florida in Jacksonville. She has presented nationally at conferences on teaching graphic novels in the classroom, image and print-text literacies, and new media. Katie is co-editor ofFlorida Reading Quarterly. Her book, Teaching Graphic Novels,was a finalist for the 2009 ForeWord Education Book of the Year!

Diamond Bookshelf Column
Katie’s Korner: Graphic Novel Reviews for Your Schools and Libraries

• Female Force and Pride and Prejudice (January 2010)
• Hatter M and Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 1 (February 2010)
• Leo Pulp: Private investigator and Foiled (April 2010)
• Supergirl and 3 Story (May 2010)
• Brain Camp and The Unsinkable Walker Bean (June 2010)
• Booth and Adverntures in Cartooning Activity Book (August 2010)
• Resistance: Book 1 and Forget Sorrow: An Ancestral Tale (September 2010)
• Pinnocchio, Vampire Slayer and Fractured Fables (October 2010)
• Creature Tech (December 2010)
• Amulet: Book Three, The Cloud Searchers (January 2011)
• Zita the Spacegirl (March 2011)

Finally, here’s the rejected screen art for this episode–> too good to let go…

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Buzzboy: Sidekicks Rule!

Rachel. It’s the Turkey Reuben of shows, as John, Jamar and Rich discuss SOPA and censorship, taking advice (or not), and whether the next big comics hero is “Bear Eater.”

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Buzzboy: Sidekicks Rule!

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Thom Zahler (Love & Capes) joins rich, John and Jamar in the second of our productivity episodes: Square credit card reader,shoeboxes receipt system, and the elusive Mattel Star Wars set are all a part of the latest episode– as well as Philly cheesesteaks!

Productivity, Extended– Jamar, John and Rich welcome honorary CBDer Thom Zahler to speak about the SQUARE Credit Card reader.

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Buzzboy: Sidekicks Rule!

Square Comic Reader>>

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Thom Zahler Love and Capes Site>>
Check it out– you can be on a Love and Capes Print! 

Link to Sketches Video at Kickstarter >>
Above is a link to a video showing our latest progress on Kickstarter– The Roboy Books are in, and we met up at Captain Bluehen Comics in DE to sign, sketc, and prep fr shipping– enjoy this time lapse vid of Rich and I signing our books. Don’t worry, Jamar will soon follow!

Thanks to everybody who came by at Bluehen, thanks to Joe Murray and the gang who were so welcoming, and special thanks to our supporter and friend Mike Clarke for the pics of us at the shop.

Mike has a cool blog, and has been spreading the word for awhile…

http://bcrefugees.blogspot.com/2011/06/unique-way-for-indie-creators-to-manage.htm

Productivity– Jamar, John and Rich discuss getting organized, ways to speed up comics work, and focus on getting creative– How much DOES dental work cost?

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Buzzboy: Sidekicks Rule!

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In our first appearance of 2012, Jamar, Rich, and John will be on hand at Delaware’s Coolest Comics Shop, Captain Bluehen Comics! We’ll have all our latest books on hand to sell and sign, and welcome our KICKSTARTER supporters to come on by!

For directions head over to the Captain Bluehen site, and maybe we’ll see you there!

Due to a technical glitch, Episode 41 did not reach many of our fans– here it is again, for your listening pleasure! Listen for guest announcer Will Gallagher, as he helps ring in 2012!

Surprise, a Christmas Eve Special! A special Holiday Episode, and part 2 of the Scott Wegener (Atomic Robo) Interview! Plus, Buzzboy returns to webcomics–Live from the Shia LaBooth! PART 2 of 2

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Buzzboy: Sidekicks Rule!

See larger image Buzzboy: Sidekicks Rule (Paperback) By (author) John Gallagher List Price: $14.95 USD New From: $12.95 In Stock

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Surprise, a Christmas Eve Special! A special Holiday Episode, and part 2 of the Scott Wegener (Atomic Robo) Interview! Plus, Buzzboy returns to webcomics–Live from the Shia LaBooth! PART 2 of 2

Listen to Episode 41 Now!
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Publisher’s Weekly is the Holy Grail for many publishers– a yea or nay from this well respected periodical can make or break a novelist and/or publisher. In fact, it was a mention of BB 10 years ago that helped create a sellout of the first graphic novel.

Read the Article>>>

So I couldn’t have been more excited when I saw the tweet from @Keenspot Sunday night, and saw that they were covering the tri-release of Sidekicks Rule on the Web here at Keenspot (thanks guys!), iPad (I for one, welcome our Apple overlords), and in Print (in comics shops now!)– now, this is cool.

Thanks to Calvin Reid of PW, always looking out for the Comic Book Diner!