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Posted by Marie on March 25, 2010
Getting To Know, Inc.’s animated biography of Thomas Jefferson has won the American Library Association’s prestigious Notable Children’s Video award.
This is the sixth Getting To Know title that has been recognized with this prize.
Look for their next release, Getting To Know Edgar Degas, soon!
Posted by Marie on March 14, 2010
Chicago artist George Berlin has a really interesting promotion going. For his Facebook friends and fans, he is creating special profile pictures in his distinctive style.
See some of the ones he has already completed at his Facebook profiles blog post.
Do you want one of your own?
Posted by Marie on February 5, 2010
Press release issued by Alterna Comics:
Nikola Jajic’s little story has got some legs. The Big Bad Book, a blue comedy graphic novel about Thor’s bestial sexploits, Loki’s need to humiliate Thor, and the human that got in the way, debuts on 2/17 in comic shops across the country. The book has gone on to debut with one of the strongest openings in Alterna history, especially for a graphic novel priced at $11.99.
The book’s strong debut can be attributed to Nik Jajic (writer/creator) and Mike Czerniawski (layouts/letters/co-artist) tireless promotional efforts. These two creators literally worked around the clock to get their book noticed and to get comic shops interested.
You can meet them for yourself at Alterna’s 4 year anniversary event at Comic Book Jones in Staten Island, NY on February 27th. They will be signing and selling copies of The Big Bad Book and taking part in the day’s celebration which will feature giveaways, a slew of Alterna creators, and more.
Posted by Marie on January 31, 2010
Artist George Berlin has created an exhibition book to go along with his 100 paintings give-away next Friday. His art blog shows a group picture of all the choices. You can see the cool cover and a sample page of the accompanying book there as well.
Posted by Marie on January 22, 2010
George Berlin is offering a chance to take home some of his artworks for free on February 5. If you bring this special flyer to his Studio 203 during the next Flat Iron First Friday art show, you’ll have your choice of some specially created artworks.
