Trees & Hills (and many cartoonists from our area) will be tabling at MeCAF in Portland, ME this coming Sunday May 19. Come see us by the seaside!
Since 2009, MeCAF has been Portland’s annual showcase for comic arts bringing creators to the public. Over 100 comic writers and artists will be on hand for this event — everyone from mini comics publishers to seasoned professionals. There will be comic book writers and artists, gag cartoonists, newspaper cartoonists, web comics creators and more. The guests will have their own work available for sale. Some people will be doing sketches and selling original artwork. Others will have t-shirts, buttons and posters. All of them have one thing in common… a love of comics.
Special guests this year include Jeff Smith, Brian Wood, and Raina Telgemeier. Trees & Hills and the Boston Comics Roundtable (and numerous artists from both groups’ areas) will be there. To the best of our knowledge, the T&H-area exhibitors are: Center for Cartoon Studies, Colin Tedford, Corey Hodgdon, Dani Jones, Daniel Barlow, How I Made the World (Liz Plourde & Randy Michaels), Jennifer Omand, Marek Bennett, Matt Talbot, Matt Young, Megan Baehr, Mike Lynch, and Trees & Hills.
Be a part of the Rochester, NH Free Comic Book Day Festival Saturday May 4th, brought to you by The Rochester Main Street Program and Jetpack Comics! The city of Rochester is unique in that Free Comic Book Day is promoted as a city-wide festival. Last year the Rochester Free Comic Book Day Festival had an estimated attendance exceeding 5000 people, representing over 900 families. Register for a vendor table for $25 or just drop by for the hoopla.
A Vermont peace activist group would like to produce a comic about peace activism and the military-industrial complex; join them and Trees & Hills cofounders Daniel Barlow and Colin Tedford to discuss what shape the project might take. If you’d like to participate in the discussion, email organize@treesandhills.org or leave a comment to find out where we’re meeting. Some snacks will be provided. If you’re interested but can’t attend, email or comment anyway with your thoughts and we’ll keep you in the loop.
New Hampshire comic shops sure know how to celebrate Halloween! Not only do we have the S.R. Bissette and Friends Spooktacular Event at Comic Boom in Keene on October 27, but that same day Double Midnight Comics in Manchester is having a big ol’ Halloween Fest!
SEE & HEAR! S.R. Bissette‘s fully-illustrated Pre-Code horror comics LECTURE in Keene, NH at 4 PM, right NEXT DOOR to the COLONIAL THEATER! [Cancelled due to forces beyond mortal control.]
SEE & WIN! All-new ORIGINAL ART and SIGNED PRINTS by S.R. Bissette, Denis St. John, and other CCS, Trees & Hills, and area cartoonists—for raffle October 27th ONLY at both COMIC BOOM and the SATURDAY FRIGHT SPECIAL SPOOKTACULAR (different raffles, different art/prints to win!)!!!
SEE & BUY! Our comix, our prints, our artwork, and more—including Trees & Hills ‘ Trick or Treat Comics sets, Bryan Stone‘s Beasts anthology, and S.R. Bissette‘s back-from-the-dead resurrection and return to American mainstream comics with the Halloween issue of SPONGEBOB COMICS #13, on sale at COMIC BOOM (and signed to you or your loved or loathed ones—the ideal Halloween or Christmas gift for this year)!!!
ALL THIS AND MORE is coming to KEENE, NH on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27th! JOIN US!!
That’s right—this year’s October Spooktacular is the original 1972 Amicus feature film Tales from the Crypt, adapted from the classic Pre-Code EC horror comics!
It’s the greatest Comic Boom/CCS/SRB/Spooktacular Event YET—maybe the greatest EVER! DON’T MISS IT!
If you’re a cartoonist, it’s NOT TOO LATE to get involved! Drop us a line at organize@treesandhils.org or leave a comment!
It’s an indie comics convention right here in our own region!
October 20, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Northampton Center for the Arts, 17 New South Street, Northampton, MA
Join Trees & Hills and many local, regional, and other cartoonists at the Paint & Pixel Festival. Celebrating illustration online and in print, Paint & Pixel showcases Western New England’s talented book illustrators, comic artists, and cartoonists in one venue. Trees & Hills will have Trick or Treat Comics on hand for your Halloween needs!
Meet and get to know talented creators and their work ranging from indie comics to award-winning children’s books, prominent webcomics and comic strips–it’s a great opportunity to meet friendly, professional illustrators, learn about the creative process, and purchase signed books, prints, commissioned sketches, and other artwork.
Admission (at the door)
$5 for adults
$2 for children 6-12
Free for children 5 and under
September 8, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Twighlight Tea Lounge, 41 Main St., Brattleboro, VT
Join the Brattleboro Comix Lab as we work on our submissions to the next Trees & Hills anthology, Share. Need a story idea? Help or guidance with research? Writing advice? Trees & Hills co-editor Colin Tedford will be on hand to help. Bring a computer if you have one and need to do research; you may want headphones if you plan to write or draw while others are talking about their projects.
The Twilight Tea Lounge is downstairs from Knit or Die; you can enter the front door across from the Latchis or the side door down the hill on Arch Street.
June 9, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Peterborough Town House, 1 Grove St., Peterborough, NH
Trees & Hills returns to Broke! Broke is a multidisciplinary arts event with a simple philosophy: art is for everybody. All Broke events are free to the public, and Broke vendors commit to presenting their wares for less than $50.
Broke is just one event during the annual “Thing in the Spring.” Other events during this weekend include: performances from world-renowned musicians, film screenings, and a local farm breakfast/cartoon cereal party at Harlow’s Pub. Some events are ticketed and some are free.
