Age of Bronze: October 2024

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

To and Again Again - with Freddy the Pig

I recently illustrated a new edition of the first book in Walter R. Brooks's Freddy the Pig series, To and Again (otherwise known as Freddy Goes to Florida). The new edition of To and Again with my illustrations debuts this coming weekend, October 4-6, 2024, at this year's Freddy Fest. The convention takes place at the Winter Clove Inn, 557 Winter Clove Road, Round Top, New York 12473.

I'll attend the convention on Saturday, October 5, to sign copies of the new book and participate in the all-around Freddy the Pig fun. Want to join us? Here's the Freddy Fest announcement on the Friends of Freddy website: 2024 Convention - Oct 4-6 - Friends of Freddy (freddythepig.com)

And here's the website for the venue, the Winter Clove Inn: Winter Clove Inn | Catskills NY Resorts - Upstate New York Resorts

Revisiting Matilda Joslyn Gage

A few years ago, I wrote and drew a short comics biography about Matilda Joslyn Gage, one of the foremost 19th century fighters for women's rights. My story centered around Gage's erasure from history by Susan B. Anthony. The story was published in the graphic novel Mine!, an anthology published by ComicMix as a benefit for Planned Parenthood.

On Friday, October 4, from 4 PM to 5:30 PM, I'll be at the Matilda Joslyn Gage Center in Fayetteville, New York, to sign copies of my comics and books. You see, both Gage and I have a close connection to L. Frank Baum, author of the Oz books. I've followed in Baum's footsteps for much of my life and career. Gage was Baum's mother-in-law.

So, stop by the Gage Center, 210 East Genesee Street, Fayetteville, NY 13066, on Friday to see me. The Gage Center is Matilda Gage's former home and now a museum. I've visited it before and found it an inspiring place. Here's the Gage Center website: Matilda Joslyn Gage Center