bostoncomicsroundtable: “The Boston Comics Roundtable is pleased to present the Boston Comics Workspace. Working in tandem with the media and comics artist Heide Solbrig (also known as Whatever Floats Your Boat Productions), BCR now has access to a...

bostoncomicsroundtable:

The Boston Comics Roundtable is pleased to present the Boston Comics Workspace. Working in tandem with the media and comics artist Heide Solbrig (also known as Whatever Floats Your Boat Productions), BCR now has access to a spacious studio and event space, conveniently located at 561 Windsor Street in the TAZA Chocolate Factory building outside of Inman Square in Somerville.

The Workspace will operate in addition to our regular weekly BCR meetings in the Cambridge Public Library and will provide access to studio work and event space as well as printing resources for the group. We hope the Workspace will grow the Boston comics community and further the professional development of our members.

So what is in it for YOU? Though we are dreaming big, the Workspace will begin on a trial basis. To start, the Workspace will offer:

  • Studio Membership  a shared studio workspace, available to BCR members on the weekends for a modest fee of $35 a month.
  • Print Membership shared printing and scanning equipment, available to members for an even MORE modest fee of $10 a month.
  • Boston Comics Roundtable Membership will remain FREE and open to everyone as always.
  • Workshops and extended critique sessions, technical demos and tutorials, and other comics-related sessions enabling us to address our work in greater depth.
  • Classes a space for BCR members to teach and run workshops for the public (and other interested members).
  • Events such as book release parties and others that would allow public outreach and community building.

We believe that all BCR members can find use and benefit from the Workspace, and want to work with you to evolve exactly what happens here. We are looking for suggestions and input from our members. This is a growing process, but to start we are offering this quiet, shared workspace, available on weekends, in a dedicated art studio, away from distractions. With your input, we can work together to craft the Workspace into an indispensible resource for the BCR.

Meanwhile, we are in the process of cultivating printing, scanning, and publishing equipment and software that will be available to members who are willing to pay $10 a month, plus the cost of materials. Memberships will be available with payment through PayPal (see bottom for more details). These fees will go toward paying the modest rent on the space, supplemented by income from classes, fundraising events, and sales of BCR books. Donations are welcome too.

Interested in learning more? Please come to our Open Studio hours this weekend and next (June 6-7 and June 13-14) between the hours of 10 AM and 6 PM to explore the space and learn more about what it may offer you. It’s a great space, we have a couch and a small kitchen, a great big table to work on, a black & white printer, and a laptop or two for members’ use.

We are also planning our first event, an Open House on June 20th as a celebration of the space, giving an opportunity for exploration and community! There will be BCR anthologies for sale as well as assorted baked goods and snacks. More information on the Open House as the event draws nearer.

With all that being said, we would like to stress that with the advent of the Boston Comics Workspace, we are now more than ever committed to access for everyone as a welcoming, safe space for diversity and creativity. We look forward to embarking on this adventure with you!

If you have any question you can contact us directly at workspace@bostoncomicsroundtable.com.

To Apply for a membership please visit our Workspace page.

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marianascosta:

So my comic, Peritale, is set to launch in 10 days (whoa!), but I bet you’re wondering what you’re gonna read while you anxiously await its launch date, hand delicately clutching your heart. You could always read some other chump’s webcomic, but that’s not what you want! You want prime Mari content, and you want it now! You have good taste and I respect that decision, which is why I’m gonna direct you to maricomics.com, a neat lil website with every short (and long-ish) comic I’ve ever drawn to date!

(Honestly, this compilation is long overdue)

The Well by the House on the Hill

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Completed May 2015, The Well is a comic about ghosts and babysitters. It’s a sad little number, sure, but maybe that’s what you want! Maybe that’s what you need. If you’re into slow, deeply emotional stories with plenty of twists, turns and character exploration, with a little sprinkle of the supernatural for added flavour, mayhaps Check It Out.

SuperMahou

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This one’s an old one! My very first venture into The Webcomic scene, this is a short story about five girls with superpowers, who band together to form a magical girl group. It focuses less on the Beat Up The Monsters side of the story, as much as on the friendship and trust aspects, but who says they don’t go hand in hand as some point. It’s a bit clumsy, a bit rough around the edges, but it’s full of love and full of heart, from me to you.

“Mari those are way too long!!” I hear you! Who has time to read 80-100 page comics! Those are almost books! Books suck! Sometimes you just need something short and sweet, Here’s what I have for you:

Porcelain Princess

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From the SuperMahou era, PP was my first fully coloured comic. It’s about a thief with a heart of gold and princess who can’t leave her palace. Like SuperMahou, it’s clumsy and unpolished, but it’s sweet and Pretty Gay. That’s always a plus, at least for me.

Any Witch Way

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A witch and a fairy talk about their eternal conflict between Good and Evil. Also they kiss. It’s cute, I promise.

Carrots

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The story of a single dad and his hero friend, and how in the end home is wherever you make it or something like that. I put a lot of feeling into this one, and I’ve been told it paid off. I always wanted to do a little prequel for these characters, maybe if enough people ask for one… :^O

A Lover of Roses

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If you’re not into sappy, purehearted stories, maybe this one’s the one for you! It’s a bit darker from my usual stuff, but not at all in a bad way. A dear friend described it once as “Utena meets Hannibal”. Honestly, I don’t know what to do with such high praise!

Goodbye, Sirius

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A very old, very short story I made for an anthology about ghosts. Arguably as sad as The Well. If it upsets you too much, read Carrots again.

Once again, you can check out all these comics at maricomics.com. And stay tuned for Peritale (peritale.com). It launches June 13th! Hoo hoo!

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poweritem: “Boom Box! Announces new series ‘Lumberjanes’ After the crazy first issue of Boom Box!’s first new series that was The Midas Flesh, they have just announced a all new second series called Lumberjanes. This series, written by Noelle...

poweritem:

Boom Box! Announces new series ‘Lumberjanes’

After the crazy first issue of Boom Box!’s first new series that was The Midas Flesh, they have just announced a all new second series called Lumberjanes.

This series, written by Noelle Stevenson and Grace Ellis with art by Brooke Allen, will focus on five girls attending a scout camp where there is some creepy stuff in the woods that they will probably have to fight.

The series is being billed as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Gravity Falls,” and also promises that they at some point fight a yeti. If you are not on board yet, then I question your taste in awesomeness.

Lumberjanes is set to come out sometime this spring.

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