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PCBS - Educators Corner


The Portsmouth Comic Book Show - new news, info, directions, etc
Special Guests - Who's coming to the show
Small Press Creators - The up and comers of the industry
Vendors - Who's selling cool stuff for you to purchase
LIBRARIES and EDUCATORS - A portion of the day just for you
PRESS / PRESS / PRESS - banner art and more!

Librarians / Educators / School, Social, Community Groups / Industry Professionals / Comics Pro Members please contact Ralph DiBernardo for admission details prior to the show!  We are giving all these groups all the tickets you want.  Contact Ralph for our special EDUCATOR packet which includes a Free Copy of the Capt'n Eli Graphic Novel as well as information on Jetpack Comics Graphic Novel Services and our Fund Raising Initiative.  

INVITE YOUR STAFF AND STUDENTS - Educators are invited to bring their students and their families.  Educator packets include Free Passes for their groups.  Please contact Ralph DiBernardo at info@jetpackcomics.com

A SPECIAL INVITATION FOR LIBRARIANS and EDUCATORS  - AND EXTRA FREE STUFF
With proper ID Librarians and Educators get in at 9:30 am.  We have a HUGE selection of free materials, available to you from 9:30 am to 10 am.  This includes catalogs from Graphic Novel companies such as IDW, Graphic Novel and Manga education materials from ICV2 and Diamond Comic Distributors, and so much more.   Please contact Ralph DiBernardo at info@jetpackcomics.com to get your Library / Educator package FOR FREE.  This will all be available to Librarians and Educators from 9:30 to 10 am and we’ve got even more stuff coming so get in EARLY!

Please share this information with your peers.  We welcome all educators to come early and take advantage of this event.

All guests are subject to professional commitments and are subject to change at any time. No refunds will be given for guest cancellations or changes.

New Englands largest Multi-Media festival. Featuring Jonathan Frakes, Ethan Van Sciver, Richard Dreyfus, Peter Tork, Linda Blair and so many more! Tickets available at Jetpack Comics! We attended the show last year and had the best time! This is a show you want to be at!

Be sure to head down to the SUPER MEGAFEST the week after the Portsmouth Show.  SUPER MEGAFEST; Bringing Hollywood to New England!

 

The Portsmouth Comic Book Show and Writers Festival
NOVEMBER 16th

Guest of Honor
David Petersen - Creator / Artist / Writer and EISNER Award winner for his comic series and best selling graphic album MOUSE GUARD.  

Special Guests
Christopher Golden - Acclaimed award winning novelist and comic writer including numerous works on Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Hellboy (comics and novels).  

Joe Hill - Our first NH resident on the guest list, is the creator and writer of the hit IDW comic series, Lock and Key as well as being the author of the best selling novel, Heart Shaped Box.

Craig Rousseau - Co-Creator & artist of Image Comics  Perhapanauts, artist of Marvel Comics Spiderman loves Mary Jane as well as having numerous other comic art credentials!  Get a copy of the very first Perhapanauts book with your premium admission!

Scott Wegener - Scott is the NH native artist of  the Eisner nominated ATOMIC ROBO series. You can pick up 2 limited edition Atomic Robo comics with your premium admission!

Jay Piscopo - The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli  graphic novel series.  In the tradition of Johnny Quest Captain Eli is an educational, action, adventure series published in Maine.  Be sure to pick up your FREE preview copy of CAPTAIN ELI at the show or purchase the Graphic Novels.

More guest creators!
The Fat Squad - Yeah - those guys!  That's right, Jetpack Press own FATSQUAD will be at the show selling all their fat goods.  With the success of their first nationally distributed publication expect these guys to be at the top soon!
visit www.fatsquad.com for more of their antics.  It's Large NH fun.

Ron Fortier - This NH resident is a Comic Industry Veteran as well as being a top pulp fiction writer.  His comic works have included the Green Hornet, Terminator, Mr Jigsaw and dozens more.  Constantly writing with new work premiering all the time, you can visit Ron at www.airship27.com.   

Rich Woodall - Rich is the NH creator writer and artist of the all ages comic, Johnny Raygun.  Produced by the Jetpack Comics publishing arm, Jetpack Press, Johnny Raygun featured 7 fun-filled issues with more to come.  Rich's other works include THOUSANDS of sketch cards for Topps card company including Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Marvel Comic Cards.  

Severed Head Comics - Once again, NH proves it's the place that all up and coming comic creators get their start.  Severed Head Comics Presents is a horror anthology by a group of NH comic creators.  They are always looking for more contributors to their publication.  With 4 full issues (#4 is premiering soon) produced, these guys are on top of the comic game.  www.severedhead.com

Jennifer Omand - Follow the daily adventures of Jennifer and her friends as they walk through life in rural NH.  SQUARECAT COMICS has two published volumes and has been on the WWW for years.  

Matt Talbot - Co-Writer and Inker of Johnny Raygun and a highly accomplished graphic designer.   If you see something on this site, or at Jetpack Comics that looks really cool, chances are that Matt designed it.  Check out www.mattrobot.com