Events

This month, Picture + Panel explores identity and the selves we inhabit with Leah Hayes (Identical) and Maria Hoey (The Shadower). Rae Borman of Readercon will moderate. All BCAF events are free to attend. If you wish to pay it forward, a $5 suggested donation helps sustain BCAF's comics advocacy and educational programming in the Greater Boston area. More about Picture + Panel Picture + Panel is a monthly conversation series that brings fantastic graphic novel creators to the Greater Boston area. Discover terrific authors and fascinating stories that combine text and art through conversational confabulation. Produced in partnership by...

Join us for a conversation with Marina Lisa Komiya on On Their Frontlines: The Lives of Japanese War Brides, vol. 1! Discussion will be followed by a signing; limited free copies will be available or bring your own copy! You can also place a hold on a library copy or use Comics Plus to read it online! "This sensitive and affecting manga debut follows the lives of two Japanese war brides following WWII, and the simmering tensions around identity, sexuality, and cultural change as their country rebuilds from the devastation. A New York Public Library Best New Comic for Adults...

We look forward to Short Run every year and we’re so excited to be tabling this year at tables S:81-82! Visit the Seattle Design Center at 5701 6th Ave. S (Georgetown) for a full schedule of signings and tons of new and forthcoming books. The show is open from 11:00 am-6:00 pm and you’re going to want to take your time browsing the work of so many incredible artists! Signing Schedule: 11:00-12:00 pm: Katriona Chapman 12:00-1:00 pm: Ross Murray 1:00-2:00 pm: Raquelle Jac 3:00-4:00 pm: Jim Woodring 4:00-5:00 pm: Roberta Gregory 5:00-6:00 pm: Fred Noland Additional Programming: Head to Short...

We are so exited to attend the inaugural Brooklyn Expo of Comics at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on November 14th-15th! The show is free to attend and chock-full of talented artists. Stop by our table BECky A1 + A2 for new books, merch, and signings with Jim Woodring, Ross Murray, Kim Deitch, and Joe D’Esposito! Signing Schedule: Saturday, November 14th: 12:00-1:00: Ross Murray (Bedford Street) 1:00-2:00: Kim Deitch (How I Make Comics) 2:00-4:00 Jim Woodring (Quacky) 4:00-5:00: Joe D’Esposito (The Outsider) Sunday, November 15th: 12:00-1:00: Ross Murray (Bedford Street) 1:00-2:00: Kim Deitch (How I Make Comics) 2:00-4:00 Jim...

Don't miss a book signing with Barbara "Willy" Mendes: she'll be signing copies of her hallucinogenic masterpiece, Queen of Cosmos Comix Trilogy, at Golden Apple Comics on 11/21 at 1:00 pm!