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January 26-28th – This year, happily once again I will be at the Angoulême Comics Festival in Angoulême, France at the Scarce Booth, this time Yuuko Koyama will be with our gang, all the way from Japan, so please come and say hello! Update – my booth hours are:  10-12H on 26th, 16-18H on 27th and 14-16H on 28th

November 21 – 5:30pm -  Lecture: My Life with Manga and its Influence on Women’s Participation in American Comics Culture – Sophia University, Bldg. 10, 3F, Rm 301 Yotsuya Campus in Tokyo, Japan. Language: English, no registration required. Presented by Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture.

October 13th - 7pm  Lecture with Tim Fish! 42 Bellarmine Dining Commons, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT

October 14th – 7:45 PM room 1A15 -  New York Comic Con, I’ll be on the XX: The Women of Queer Comics Panel with Erica Friedman, Jennifer Camper, Joan Hilty, Kris Dresen, and Paige Braddock!  I’ll also be with Geeks Out  (Booth 1165) Saturday 1-3 10/15! Jacob Javits Convention Center – 655 w 34th street, NYC.

September 25th – 2-4pm 92nd Street Y, Street Festival at the Japanese Consulate booth (Lexington Avenue between 91st and 92nd Street – booth # 502 & 503.), I’ll be debuting balloons I designed and helping people draw cartoons!

June 22nd – 6:30-8PM Pride signing at Jim Hanley’s Universe (4 West 33rd St.) with Ivan Velez, Tim Piotrowski, and more!

May 7-8 – TCAF, Booth #233 with Matt Loux Toronto @ Toronto Reference Library 789 Yonge St., Toronto, Canada

April 30th & May 1st - Sakura Matsuri at Brooklyn Botanic Garden signing 12-3 -I’m signing both days at Manga & Anime Artist Alley at the J-Lounge at Osborne Garden South

March 26th - WELCOME TO OUR NIGHTMARE 5 at The Lake 258 Johnson Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11206 with 7 punk pands and loads of other coo artists! I’ll be there displaying some art and having fun!
Jan. 26-29th -  Angoulême Comics Festival in Angoulême, France. at the Scarce / LGBT BD Booth and panels TBD.
Feb. 3rd – The American Book Center -  Spui 12 Amsterdam – Signing and reading with Tim Fish.

March 13th - 1:30pm – The Spring College Media Convention, Getting graphic: how – and why – to incorporate great comics into your magazine’s mission @ Marriott Marquis Times Square 1535 Broadway, NYC

Wednesday, June 22 is the return of JHU’s annual LGBT Pride Month signing with Timothy Piotrowski, Abby Denson, Ivan Velez and Jennifer Camper! At Jim Hanley’s Universe (4 West 33rd St.)!

June is LGBT Pride Month, and once again Jim Hanley’s Universe in New York City is delighted to host some of the coolest creators in indy comics for a fun evening of signing and discussion! Joining us on Wednesday, June 22 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm at our Manhattan Location are cartoonists Timothy Piotrowski (Glitch, Kool Aid Gets Fired), Abby Denson (Tough Love, Dolltopia), Ivan Velez (Static, Tales From The Closet), and Jennifer Camper (Boy Trouble, Juicy Mother)!

All exclusively at Jim Hanley’s Universe, Where Fans and Creators Meet!

I’ll be exhibiting with Matt Loux in Toronto at TCAF this weekend (May 7-8) at Booth #233 on the 2nd floor of @ Toronto Reference Library 789 Yonge St., Toronto, Canada! Looking forward to it as we had a fantastic time last year! I even made a special print run of my bilingual French comic about cheese and desserts for the occasion.

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Check out this nice piece on the event I did with Tim Fish in Amsterdam!  Abby Denson and Tim Fish in Amsterdam Guerrillageek.com 2/9/2011

After Angoulême, Tim and I made our way to Paris, where we spent a few days with Jeff and Xavier, meeting up with Molly, Fred, and Miran Kim as well!

We had hot chocolates at Angelina and the went on a Ferris Wheel by the Louvre!

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I was lucky enough to attend  Angoulême again this year with the LGBT / SCARCE booth again. Last year’s report is here. Also, we were invited to blog for Bleeding Cool about our trip, you can see my post here!

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In an excellent development, comics and pop culture blog Bleeding Cool will be featuring the SCARCE crew’s adventures and experiences at Angoulême! So you can follow us there next week! They’re starting off this week by spotlighting the creators, here’s my intro Q and A! You’ll see plenty more by Molly Crabapple, Fred Harper, Tim Fish, Jose Villarubia, David Ziggy Green, and more, so keep an eye on Bleeding Cool!

All right! Here’s my schedule so far for Angouleme!

Thursday Jan. 27th – Signing at LGBT BD / Scarce Magazine booth from 1-3 PM
Friday Jan, 28th 12PM – Participating in “Mainstream or Indy career in comics?” debate with Charlie Adlard, Tim Fish, and Fred Harper. Moderated by Xavier Lancel.
and Friday – Signing 5PM-7PM
Saturday Jan. 29th - Signing at LGBT BD / Scarce Magazine 11AM-1PM

That’s right, after Angoulême, Tim Fish and I will be doing an event at Amsterdam’s American Book Center Feb. 3rd – here are all the details!

Who: Cartoonists Abby Denson and Tim Fish | http://www.abbycomix.com | http://www.timfishworks.com
What: Booksigning and reading with Q and A of Dolltopia and Cavalcade of Boys
Where: American Book Center – Treehouse – Spui 12, 1012 XA Amsterdam
When: Thursday February 3rd 18:00-20:00
host: Rick Lightstone
Click here to rsvp!

Ground-breaking American graphic novelists Abby Denson and Tim Fish will sign at American Book Center February 3rd at an event including readings and a Q and A. In addition to speaking about their original LGBT- friendly works including Tough Love: High School Confidential, Love is the Reason, Dolltopia and Calvacade of Boys, they will discuss their work in mainstream American comics for such titles as Amazing Spider-Man Family, Simpsons Comics, and X-Men: Nation X!

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