Reading with Pictures Convention Appearances

Below are the remaining convention appearances for Reading with Pictures this year. Hope to see you at one or all of them!

CONVENTION: Mid-Ohio Con
LOCATION: Columbus, OH
DATES: September 29-30
Look for Marketing Director Trevor Mueller in Artist Alley booth #1203

CONVENTION: NYCC
LOCATION: New York, NY
DATES: October 11-14
Look for Reading with Pictures in Small Press, and be sure to stop by our numerous panels throughout the weekend (more details to come)

CONVENTION: Kollision Con
LOCATION: St Charles, IL
DATES: November 23-25
Look for Marketing Director Trevor Mueller in Artist Alley, along with numerous contributors including Russell Lissau and Gabriel Bautista

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Trevor in Events Tagged conventions
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Convention Report: Wizard World Chicago

Wizard World Chicago 2012 was this past weekend, and it was an event to behold. Last year, WWC was my biggest sales show of the year. By a lot. And this year it was just shy of repeating that title once again. Definitely a strong show for sales - and a fun time for all. Continue reading →

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Trevor in Events
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Ian Chipman

After graduating from Northwestern with a degree in Comparative LIterature, Ian Chipman odd-jobbed as a writer, bartender, and traveling salesman until he joined Booklist magazine, the review journal of the American Library Association. As a Senior Editor of the Books for Youth section, he transformed the magazine’s graphic novel coverage, was the consultant for YALSA’s Great Graphic Novels for Teens committee, and moderated panels and webinars to spread the comics gospel to the nation’s librarians and educators.

Ian has been dedicated to getting as many comics into the hands of as many children as possible ever since he realized just how much he learned from them as a kid: geography and a love of travel from Uncle Scrooge, wordplay and absurdism from Pogo, history from Asterix, satire from Bloom County. Ian is certain he wouldn’t be the upstanding citizen he is today without such fine influences, and he’s thrilled to join Reading With Pictures’ mission of promoting literacy with comics.

When he’s not reading, taking photos, cooking, and playing with his daughter, Ian’s wondering when he’ll next be able to read, take photos, cook, and play with his daughter.

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Laura in About Us, Board of Directors
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Midwest Game Developers

We are excited and grateful that Midwest Game Developers have chosen Reading With Pictures as their recipent charity for the 2012 Midwest Game Developers Kickball Tournament. There are several teams playing this year. Check them out and choose the team you wish to support here.

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Laura in About Us, Events, Featured
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Tracy Edmunds

Tracy Edmunds is an educational author, teacher, curriculum developer, editor, and comics enthusiast. Tracy has been devoted to children and education her entire career, beginning with a bachelor’s degree from USC and an M.A. Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from UCLA, followed by nine years of classroom teaching in grades preK–5 and five years as a reading intervention specialist, during which she experienced first-hand the power of comics in teaching and learning. She has edited and authored educational materials for many clients, including Educational Development Specialists, Junior Achievement, Teacher Created Resources, and Shell Education. With the help of her daughters, Tracy has reviewed kid-friendly comics for the websites Newsarama, Comics in the Classroom, and The Graphic Classroom.

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Laura in About Us, Board of Directors
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Kickball Fundraiser!!!

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Laura in About Us, Events
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Katharine Kan

Kat Kan has been reading comics for more than 50 years (she started VERY young!), and has been working with comics in libraries since 1983. She’s worked in public libraries in Hawaii and Indiana, and currently works (from home in Florida) for Brodart Books & Library Services as the Collection Development Librarian/Graphic Novel Specialist and as a part-time school librarian for St. John Catholic School in Panama City, Florida. She has been writing the “Graphically Speaking” column for Voice of Youth Advocates since 1994, and she reviews children’s graphic novels for Booklist, the review journal for the American Library Association. She’s also the wife of a Lutheran pastor, mother of two comics-reading sons, and grandmother to a boy who is doomed to read comics.

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Laura in About Us, Board of Directors
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Michael Murphey

Michael Murphey founded iVerse Media in 2008 at the dawn of the mobile app revolution. As CEO, he oversees day to day operations of the company, and works with major publishers and other industry professionals to plan long term strategies for the digital success of their brands. Michael is also an avid graphic and UI designer, and it responsible for design of the core iVerse Engine products UI.

Prior to founding iVerse, Michael served as a content producer for Bloggy Network producing over 400 episodes of a daily audio podcast, and providing daily content for over a dozen sites and projects. Michael has also written for Mac | Life magazine and other industry publications.

Michael spends his nights and weekends sword fighting with his two year old son, and seeking the Ultimate answer to Life, The Universe, and Everything with his 8 year old daughter who always insists on bringing her towel…just in case.

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Laura in About Us, Board of Directors
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Josh Elder Talks Literacy on NPR!

Josh Elder was interviewed on NPR’s Front and Center as part of a discussion on Creating a Culture of Literacy.

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Laura in About Us, Media
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Trevor Mueller interviewed on We Are the Geek

Trevor Mueller (Reading with Pictures, Albert the Alien) was interviewed on Uncle Yo’s podcast We Are the Geek.

The interview reviews Trevor’s body of work, including web comics and convention panels, and eventually concludes with his work on Reading with Pictures. Be sure to check out the awesome and hilarious interview.

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Trevor in Media
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