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Hey, look! We’ve announced the dates for 2017′s Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival! Join us for our free celebration of comics on Saturday & Sunday, June 17 & 18 at the Ann Arbor District Library.

(Illustration by the late, great Harvey Kurtzman, creator of MAD and HEY LOOK and more.)

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Vote for your favorite kids’ comics of 2015!

Kids Comics Revolution! hosts Dave Roman and Jerzy Drozd have teamed up with Chris Duffy (Nickelodeon Magazine) and the Ann Arbor District Library to honor some of the best kids’ comics to come out in 2015.

Here’s how you can vote (only kids, please!):

  • Pick up a ballot at the information table at the Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival, June 18, 2015
  • Use the handy online ballot

Winners will be announced June 19 at a special ceremony at the conclusion of Kids Read Comics in Ann Arbor, Michigan!

The KCR! Awards trophies, provided by the Ann Arbor District Library

The KCR! Awards trophies, provided by the Ann Arbor District Library.

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Brain Waves Ep35: Dan Mishkin

Want to find out more about next week’s Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival? Listen to Kids Read Comics co-founders Dan Merritt and Dan Mishkin chatter on and on about A2CAF on the Brain Waves podcast from Green Brain Comics.

The discussion begins about 27 minutes in…but you can go ahead and listen to the whole thing for all the latest comics news and reviews.

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A2CAF Programming Schedule Is Live!

Check out our Programming page to learn about all–and we do mean all–the fantastic and fun events you can take part in for free at this year’s show!

Starting with the A2Inkubate preconference/unconference for educators, librarians and cartoonists on Friday, June 17!

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A2CAF Comic Anthology!

Free Comic Book Day is always one of the best days of the year, but this year it’s even better! If you visit Green Brain Comics or The Vault of Midnight (at their Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, or new Detroit locations), you’ll be able to get the first ever Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival Anthology featuring exclusive original comics made by past and future A2CAF guests! Oh, and it’s free!

The comic is published by the Ann Arbor District Library’s Fifth Avenue Press and features stories by Carolyn Nowak (Lumberjanes), Zack Giallongo (Broxo, Star Wars Doodles), Gregg Schigiel (Pix: One Weirdest Weekend), and Ruth McNally Barshaw (Ellie McDoodle). The anthology also features two father/daughter teams. Ben Hatke (Zita the Spacegirl) draws a life-or-death story of owls and mice with his daughter Angelica. Rafael Rosado (Dragons Beware!) teams up with his daughter Amelia to illustrate a tale of the never-ending struggle between pet and owner. You can see the full list of contributors below.

Quantities are limited, so show up early to get your copy!

If you miss out or can’t make it to the stores this weekend, don’t worry! We’ll have a supply of these comics at the welcome table at A2CAF June 18 & 19! But once they’re gone, they’re gone!

Full list of anthology contributors:

  • Carolyn Nowak
  • Gale Galligan
  • Ruth McNally Barshaw
  • Chris Giarrusso
  • Rafael Rosado
  • Amelia Rosado
  • Zack Giallongo
  • Team PandO
  • Gregg Schigiel
  • Ben Hatke
  • Angelica Hatke
  • Dan Mishkin
  • Jerzy Drozd
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Print Your Own A2CAF Poster!

Love this year’s A2CAF poster by Cece Bell? Wish you had your own copy?

Are you a comic shop owner, librarian or teacher who wants to display the poster or hand out flyers to promote the event?

Here’s your chance! Head over to our Flyers page and you’ll find PDFs at two different sizes ready for printing!

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A2CAF 2016 Guest List Is Live!

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Wondering who’ll be in Artists Alley at A2CAF this year? Well wonder no more!

Our complete list of over 50 artist and writer guests (way more than we can feature in this small space) is available right here!

So check them out now…and meet them June 18 & 19 at the downtown Ann Arbor District Library!

It’s FREE! 

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Dwayne McDuffie Award for Kids’ Comics - 2016 Shortlist

Kids Read Comics is proud to announce the shortlist for the second annual Dwayne McDuffie Award for Kids’ Comics, which will be handed out at the Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival on June 18.

The Award honors the pioneering comics and animation writer and Humanitas Prize winner Dwayne McDuffie, who cofounded Milestone Media and created the teen superhero Static among others. Judges seek out excellent comics aimed at children through age thirteen, scoring the work on four main criteria: Quality, Timelessness, Originality and Diversity.

After reading more than 100 volumes published in 2015, the judges narrowed the field to a list of ten that showcase today’s amazing variety of comics for young readers: fiction and nonfiction; of both American and international origin; fantasy adventure and slice-of-life realism; human and animal (and skeletal) protagonists; and work intended for readers from beginners to middle school.

On this year’s shortlist are the following:

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AWKWARD, by Svetlana Chmakova, introduces Penelope (Peppi) Torres, a new girl at middle school who makes an embarrassing first day worse by hurting the feelings of another social misfit – and soon compounds a rivalry between the school’s art-nerds and science-nerds. (Yen Press)

CHI’S SWEET HOME, VOL.12, by Konami Kanata, concludes the story of the lost kitten adopted by Yohei Yamada and his family – as mischievous Chi finds her mother and faces an important decision about the future. (Vertical)

COURTNEY CRUMRIN VOL. 7: TALES OF A WARLOCK, by Ted Naifeh, tells the tale of Courtney’s Uncle Aloysius as a young man – joining the Anti-Sorcery Society’s crusade against witches and warlocks, while hiding his own magical ancestry. (Oni Press)

FLOP TO THE TOP! by Eleanor Davis and Drew Weing offers a modern-day fable of fame and fandom – when the picture young Wanda posts of her floppy-eared bulldog goes viral and brings all the celebrity she’s ever dreamed of…but for the dog, not for her. (Toon Books)

THE FLYING BEAVER BROTHERS AND THE CRAZY CRITTER RACE, by Maxwell Eaton III, continues the adventures of Ace and Bub, and this time they’re tangled up in an island-hopping race with more at stake than the grand prize…as a fast-growing vine starts to entangle them all! (Random House)

HUMAN BODY THEATER, by Maris Wicks, gives readers a front-row seat for a theatrical revue of each and every biological system of the human body – courtesy of a skeletal master of ceremonies who puts on a new layer of her costume (that is, her body) with each act. (First Second)

LUMBERJANES, VOL. 1: BEWARE THE KITTEN HOLY, by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters and Brooke Allen, follows butt-kicking best friends Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley as they spend their summer at Lumberjanes scout camp…where yetis, three-eyed wolves and giant falcons await! (Boom Studios)

NATHAN HALE’S HAZARDOUS TALES: THE UNDERGROUND ABDUCTOR, by Nathan Hale, uncovers the true-life story of abolitionist Harriet Tubman – who was born into southern slavery and escaped to the north, embarking on a lifelong career to help other enslaved people find their freedom. (Abrams)

ULTRAMAN, by Tomohiro Shimoguchi and Eiichi Shimizu, is the story of Shinjiro, an ordinary teenager who inherits a family legacy that leads him to take on the role of Ultraman and defend planet Earth against a deadly alien invasion. (Viz)

THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL, VOL. 1: SQUIRREL POWER, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson, collects the first five issues of the comic series that takes a whole new look at the Marvel universe of heroes and villains, as seen through the eyes of the nuttiest and most upbeat superhero in the world! (Marvel)

The judges for this year’s McDuffie Award are Edith Donnell, a Kids Read Comics cofounder and youth and teen librarian; Andrew Woodrow-Butcher, manager of Little Island Comics, a comic shop exclusively for kids; Eva Volin, a children’s librarian and comics-in-libraries advocate; and Marv Wolfman, a comics and animation writer and editor whose storied career goes back nearly half a century.

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New 2016 Poster! New Guests!

Wow! Here’s the terrific new poster for A2CAF 2016 designed by keynote presenter Cece Bell!

Just take a look at who’ll be joining Cece and Tom Angleberger on our great roster of guests:

This June 18 & 19, the Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival plays host to Kazu Kibuishi (Amulet)! Rafael Rosado (Dragons Beware)! Ruth McNally Barshaw (The Ellie McDoodle Diaries)! And Nathan Hale (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales)!

With many, many more to come…!

So stay ‘tooned in the next couple of week as we announce our fantastic full guest lineup!

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Applications for Artists Alley tables are now available!Comics creators who are interested in having a free Artists Alley table at this year’s A2CAF should click on the “Apply for a table!” link in the navigation area for the online application...
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Applications for Artists Alley tables are now available!

Comics creators who are interested in having a free Artists Alley table at this year’s A2CAF should click on the “Apply for a table!” link in the navigation area for the online application form. 

We’re seeking a wide mix of Artist Alley guests–from well-established cartoonists to relative newcomers–who are interested in instilling a passion for comics in young readers as well as promoting their own work.

Note that the deadline for applications is February 29.

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The Kids Read Comics Celebration is now the Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival! Same event, new name!

A2CAF is presented in partnership with the Ann Arbor District Library.

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