Mockingbird Books Gets Smashed!
Smash artist Kyle Bolton poses with a bunch of Little Smashes at the Mockbingbird Books reading in Seattle last Friday.
Smash artist Kyle Bolton poses with a bunch of Little Smashes at the Mockbingbird Books reading in Seattle last Friday.
Wow, what a busy weekend! On Sunday, we were at Portland's terrific Wordstock Festival of Words, where we read from Smash: Trial by Fire, answered questions, and signed books. Then we were off to the Nightcapper event for the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association's annual conference, where we signed and handed out copies of Smash to booksellers and librarians from around the region. We were overwhelmed by all of the enthusiastic responses to the book, to say the least!
Kyle and I pose in the iconic Wordstock red chair.
At our table at the PNBA Nightcapper event, waiting for the doors to open so we can unleash our powers.
Huge thanks to Jennifer and all the folks at Portland's Green Bean Books for providing copies of Smash for sale and for signing at Wordstock!
Kyle checks his notes before the Wordstock reading.
Answering questions after the reading.
Kyle autographs a copy of Smash at the signing table.
The Bolton brothers, posing with a young fan.
I had the unexpected honor of being a fill-in moderator for the Visual Narrator panel, featuring some wonderful comic artists: Gene Luan Yang, Colleen Coover, Shannon Wheeler, Nicole J. Georges, and Mark Russell. It was great meeting them all!
Sitting with one of our colorists, the amazing Christina Mackin!
This is how most of our story conferences look. Kyle and I always make sure to respect the other's opinion, hear each other out, and come to a reasonable compromise.
And, no matter how tough it gets, we always make up afterward.
Arriving at the PNBA Nightcapper event.
Before the event, books piled high.
From the minute the doors opened, booksellers showed up to tell us how excited they were for Smash!
Until we were completely cleaned out!
We had a fantastic time at both shows, and can't wait for next year! Thanks for checking out our photos.
We'll be reading at noon on Sunday, October 6th, at Wordstock, Portland's premiere literary festival. Click here for details!
That's Cosmic Monkey Comics in Portland, OR. We'll be signing copies of Smash: Trial by Fire at noon on Saturday, September 28th. Hope to see you there!
First off, Kyle and I want to take a moment to thank everyone who came out for our reading last night at Powell's Books in Portland, OR. It was a truly amazing way to launch our book, and we're both incredibly grateful to have shared it with you. We'll post more pictures soon, but for now, just a taste...
Here's Kyle (on the left) and I during our PowerPoint reading from Smash: Trial by Fire. The Magus looks down — approvingly? Eh, probably not.
What could possibly be better than a delicious Smash cake pop..?
How about a whole mob of delicious Smash cake pops?!
It was a wonderful night with a fantastic turn-out. Kyle and I truly couldn't be happier!
Today in the Blog Tour, the Book Bitch blog has something special for you: an interview with none other than Smash himself! (And there may be a surprise guest... but we aren't spoiling the secret!)
Tuesday is the big day! Hard to believe it's almost here after so much time and anticipation. Not only are we celebrating Book Launch Week, but we're also kicking off...
"What's a blog tour?" you ask. Well, it's a lot like a book tour, but instead of physically traveling to stores for in-person readings, we've written and drawn pieces for some of the best book blogs I've had the pleasure to lay eyes on.
Here's the schedule:
Monday, 9/9: Random Chalk Talk — Guest Post on the evolution of SMASH from webcomic to book.
Monday, 9/9: Powells.com Book Blog — Guest Post on the birth of Smash, featuring the scandalous true story how we designed and created the character.
Tuesday, 9/10: Who R U Blog — Q&A with Kyle and me talking about what it's like to work together as brothers and other titillating tales.
Wednesday, 9/11: Book Bitch — Exclusive interview with none other than Smash himself! (Plus a surprise guest.)
Thursday, 9/12: Cynsations — Guest Post, "Graphic Novel 101" — how we make the comic.
Friday, 9/13: Green Bean Teen Queen — Guest Post about the magic of libraries and how they helped create a certain pint-sized superhero.
Saturday, 9/14: Charlotte's Library — Guest Post featuring a comic titled "The True Origin of the Brothers Bolton." Yes, it's all true!
Monday, 9/16: Hooked On Books — Guest Post featuring the SMASH playlist, for the perfect soundtrack to accompany the book!
Tuesday, 9/17: Bildungsroman — Q&A with Kyle and me.
Whew! In case you lost count, that's an entire week of SMASH bloggy goodness! We can't wait to share them with you — and we'd love to hear what you think. It's going to be an amazing week...