May 19: Cartoonists at Gaithersburg Book Festival (UPDATED)

So, they have a children's panel of comics and a graphic novel panel, and they scheduled them for the same time. Well, at least you can get five book signed at one signing time. Local cartoonist Gareth Hinds is on slightly earlier in the day.

 

Paul Noth

Paul Noth is a writer and artist whose cartoons appear regularly in The New Yorker and occasionally in other publications, including The Wall Street Journal. He was a regular guest writer for “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” for which he created the cartoon “Pale Force,” and was an animation consultant for Saturday Night Live. He has also written for CBS’s “The Late Late Show” and other television programs.  His children’s book, “How to Sell Your Family to the Aliens,” is forthcoming in April 2018.
Twitter: @PaulNoth

Author Schedule:

Venue:

Willa Cather Pavilion

Presentation Start Time:

2:15 pm

Presentation End Time:

3:05 pm

Signing Time:

3:15 pm

Author Website:

http://www.paulnoth.com/

 

Joe Flood

Joe Flood is an comic book author and artist, who took to drawing and painting at an early age. He was born and raised in the suburbs of New Jersey. He later attended the School of Visual Arts. Shortly after graduation, Joe self-published his first comic, "Don't Eat the Electric Sheep." His graphic novel work includes, "Orcs," written by Stan Nicholls, and Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean." His first non-fiction work was "Dinosaurs: Of Fossils and Feathers," written by MK Reed. Joe's latest work "Sharks: Nature's Perfect Hunter" is the first non-fiction comic he has both written and drawn. Joe know lives in New York's Hudson Valley with his wife and kids.
Facebook
Instagram: @flood.comics
Twitter: @JoeFloodComics

Author Schedule:

Venue:

Willa Cather Pavilion

Presentation Start Time:

12:15 pm

Presentation End Time:

1:05 pm

Signing Time:

1:15 pm

Author Website:

http://www.kneedeeppress.com/

Gareth Hinds

Gareth Hinds is known for his critically-acclaimed graphic novels based on the classics, including "Beowulf" (which Publisher's Weekly called a "mixed-media gem"), "King Lear" (Booklist named it one of the Top 10 graphic novels for teens), "The Merchant of Venice" (Kirkus called it "the standard that all others will strive to meet" for Shakespeare adaptation), "The Odyssey" (which appeared on 10 "best of 2010" lists), "Romeo and Juliet" and "Macbeth." His most recent book is "POE: Stories and Poems," in which he revisits seven of Poe's most-beloved short works, bringing to life the darkness and psychological horror of Poe's work in graphic form.
Gareth's illustrations have appeared in such diverse venues as the Society of Illustrators, the New York Historical Society, and more than a dozen published video games.
Blog: Hindsight
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Twitter: @garethhinds
Tumblr: garethhinds

Author Schedule:

Venue:

Ogden Nash Pavilion

Presentation Start Time:

10:15 am

Presentation End Time:

11:05 am

Signing Time:

11:15 am

Author Website:

http://www.garethhinds.com/

Falynn Koch

Falynn Koch is a writer and illustrator from Buffalo, N.Y., who loves traveling with her husband Tucker and her dog Ghost. She earned a Master's degree from Savannah College of Art and Design, is a graduate from the International Culinary Center in New York, N.Y., and the former owner of a mac n' cheese food truck. Science Comics' "Plagues: The Microscopic Battlefield" was preceded by "Bats: Learning to Fly." She's a lover of animals (real and mythological), germs, food history, and her favorite baked good is doughnuts.
Facebook
Instagram: @falynnk
Twitter: @FalynnK

Author Schedule:

Venue:

Willa Cather Pavilion

Presentation Start Time:

12:15 pm

Presentation End Time:

1:05 pm

Signing Time:

1:15 pm

Author Website:

http://www.falynnk.com/

Michael Kupperman

Michael Kupperman's comic drawings and strips have appeared in dozens of publications and websites, including The New Yorker, Fortune, The New York Times, Nickelodeon Magazine, Forbes, Fast Company, Esquire, Heavy Metal, Vice and McSweeney's; comic books for DC, Marvel and others; and been collected in multiple books, including five of his own. They've also been animated for Saturday Night Live, Adult Swim, and Comedy Central. Conan O'Brian described him as "probably one of the greatest comedy brains on the planet." "All The Answers" is his first serious book. Michael lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., with his wife, Muire, and son, Ulysses.
Twitter: @MKupperman

Author Schedule:

Venue:

Rachel Carson Pavilion

Presentation Start Time:

12:15 pm

Presentation End Time:

1:05 pm

Signing Time:

1:15 pm

Author Website:

http://michaelkupperman.com/

Dave Roman

Dave Roman is the author of several graphic novels including "Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity," "Agnes Quill: An Anthology of Mystery" and "Teen Boat." He has contributed stories to "Explorer: The Mystery Boxes," "Nursery Rhyme Comics" and is the co-author of two New York Times best-selling graphic novels, "X-Men: Misfits" and "The Last Airbender: Zuko's Story." "Astronaut Academy: Re-entry" is his most recent graphic novel. Dave worked as a comics editor for the groundbreaking Nickelodeon Magazine from 1998 to 2009. He lives in Astoria, N.Y.
Facebook
Twitter: @yaytime

Author Schedule:

Venue:

Willa Cather Pavilion

Presentation Start Time:

12:15 pm

Presentation End Time:

1:05 pm

Signing Time:

1:15 pm

Author Website:

http://yaytime.com/

Julian Voloj

Julian Voloj  is an award-winning author who specializes in non-fiction graphic novels and literary adaptations. His graphic novel "Ghetto Brother" (NBM, 2015) was named Booklist's 'Best Non-fiction Book of 2015' and praised by Junot Diaz in The New York Times as "superb" and "a gem." His new book, "The Joe Shuster Story," focuses on the life and struggles of the Superman co-creator. He lives with his wife Lisa and sons Leon and Simon in New York City's borough of Queens, not far from Joe Shuster's 1970s residence.
Facebook
Twitter: @WarriorPeacemak

Author Schedule:

Venue:

Rachel Carson Pavilion

Presentation Start Time:

12:15 pm

Presentation End Time:

1:05 pm

Signing Time:

1:15 pm