Preorder a copy on FCBD with Fantom Comics and get $1 off your orderSixteen-year-old Ari Ackerman just witnessed a murder. Or two. Or maybe he didn’t. He’s not quite sure. What he does know is that he loves the Washington, D.C., punk scene and is trying very hard to process the perpetual impending death (and frequent resurrections) of his cancer-stricken father. Ari’s best friend, Maya Meng, just wants to hang out and go see Jawbox play at the Black Cat. But sadly, an escalating series of unexplained deaths can really ruin a perfectly good day.
The two friends and RISD alumni talked for an hour, took questions, went deep into a 20-year old animated tv series, and laughed a lot. Epstein was previously interviewed here - https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2024/07/meet-visiting-cartoonist-gabriela.html
More photos are here - https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCDRsx
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| Epstein reflecting on the new book while the 1st one is in the foreground. |
Thanks to Sarahti and Jacob of Fantom Comics,* the Library of Congress will once again have a complete set of FCBD comics for 2025.
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Sarahti Gassmalla as Zatanna |
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| Chelsea "Astronym" Blackwell |
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| Chelsea "Astronym" Blackwell and Erin Lisette |
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| May 24th manga book is apparently extremely disturbing but Ryan Holmberg and Brian Baynes will be talking about Beautiful Monster by Maruo Suehiro |
*They order 2 of everything for me and I pay for them since the comics cost the store money, and aren't "free" to them.
