Comic art at Gaithersburg Book Festival (updated)

I saw Leland and Jonathan last year and it was a lot of fun.  Mike

From: Jonathan Roth

Astronaut/graphic novelist Leland Melvin (he has the right stuff and the write stuff) will be the star of our panel at GBF this Saturday. The second book of his Space Crashers series just released.

Also at GBF: Gareth Hinds with his new deluxe version of his Odyssey book, and a panel with Dave Roman, Alexis Frederick-Frost and John Patrick Green.

Schedule: 2026-GBF-Childrens-Schedule.pdf

Jonathan

Randy T. writes in, 

 

In addition to the folks Jonathan mentioned, quite a few people who work or have dabbled in comics/graphic novels:

Tracey Baptiste (First Second)

Nick Bruel (First Second, Macmillan, Roaring Brook Press)

David LaRochelle (Candlewick Press)

Tony Medina (Tu Books)

Tim Probert (HarperAlley, HarperCollins)

Steve Sheinkin (Jewish Lights, First Second, Roaring Brook Press, UNM Press)

SJ Sindu (HarperAlley)

 

Cartoonists Today at Gaithersburg Book Festival

It's all children's book cartoonists this year. 

https://www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org/

10:15 AM
11:05 AM
Vera Brosgol, Dianne K Salerni, Angela Dominguez
Children's
Willa Cather Pavilion
Brosgol will present "Return to Sender." Salerni will present "The Tontine Caper." Dominguez will present "Gabby Torres Gets a Billion Followers."

2:00 PM
3:00 PM
Workshop: Comic Character Creation
Children's Workshops
Children's Village - Workshops Tent
Join cartoonists Dave Roman (“Unicorn Boy”) and John Gallagher (“Max Meow”) for a fun-filled workshop about developing unique characters.

2:15 PM
3:05 PM
Jonathan Roth, Leland Melvin, Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
Children's
Willa Cather Pavilion
Roth will present "Rover and Speck: It's a Gas!" Leland Melvin will present "Space Chasers." Charles F. Bolden, Jr. will present "Star Sailor: My Life as a NASA Astronaut."

3:15 PM
4:05 PM
Jacqueline Davies, JoHo, Kami Garcia
Children's
Willa Cather Pavilion
Davies will present "The Lemonade War Graphic Novel" JoHo will present "Saphie the One-Eyed Cat." Garcia will present "Mixed-Up."

4:15 PM
5:05 PM
John Patrick Green, Dave Roman, Alexis Frederick-Frost
Children's
Willa Cather Pavilion
Green will present "Agents of S.U.I.T.: Wild Ghost Chase." Roman will present "Unicorn Boy." Alexis Frederick-Frost will present "Team Unihorn and Woolly #2: Revenge of the Unicorn."