Age of Bronze

Thursday, September 26, 2024

Richburg, New York's First Theatre

I'll be speaking on Sunday, October 6, at 7 PM, about Oz-creator L. Frank Baum and the theatre he managed in Richburg, New York, in 1881-82. The presentation will be at the Richburg-Wirt Historical Society. If you're in the area, stop by to learn about this little-known part of L. Frank Baum's life.

Here's the address: 243 Main St., PO Box 181, Richburg, NY 14774.

More detail: https://www.alleganyhistory.org/places/historical-societies/richburgwirt-historical-society/1764-richburgwirt-historical-society

Oz in North Carolina

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is hosting a major Oz event this weekend, September 26-28. I'll be speaking on four programs, the first at 10 AM Friday morning. If you're in the area, swing on by for the convention. Attendance is free. Plenty of events are happening through Sunday afternoon in various locations on the UNC-Charlotte campus and throughout the city of Charlotte.

Details at the website here: https://charloz.charlotte.edu/

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Boise Comic Arts Festival

This weekend, August 24-25, 2024, I'll be appearing at Boise Comic Arts Festival at the Boise Center in downtown Boise, Idaho. I'll have a table in Artist Alley and participate on Saturday in the panel discussion on Folklore and Fairytales in comics.

The previous day, Friday, August 23, the Boise Comic Arts Festival will hold a program for librarians and educators, and I'll be speaking there, too, a the panel discussion on American History and Folklore in comics.

Entry to the Boise Comic Arts Festival is free. So come on down! Here's the link for details.

Thursday, June 6, 2024

Age of Bronze at Bodyvox

Tomorrow, Friday, June 7, I'll be exhibiting and selling my comics and graphic novels at Bodyvox Dance Center's Open Floor Pride Night in Portland, Oregon. It's free to attend. Come for the Makers' Market, where I'll have a booth, and stay for the performances. At Bodyvox, 1201 NW 17th Ave, Portland, OR 97210. Details at this link.

Monday, March 25, 2024

The Patchwork Girl of Oz

I've agreed to draw covers for a comics adaptation of The Patchwork Girl of Oz, the seventh Oz book in the series by L. Frank Baum. Sound like good news?

Here's the catch: the project will only happen if you support the Kickstarter campaign. The campaign is currently running and with 24 days to go, it's more than 10% funded. But The Patchwork Girl of Oz won't happen unless enough people want to see it. So click here to pledge your support:

The Patchwork Girl Of Oz : Book One by Andy Mangels — Kickstarter

The dedicated creative team includes:

Penciller - Anna-Maria Cool

Inker - Barb Kaalberg

Writer - Andy Mangels

Colorist - Roland Pilcz

Letterer - Kathryn S. Renta

Alternate covers by Alex Ross and Eric Shanower (that's me!)

Friday, December 15, 2023

Online Reading

Tonight, Friday, December 15, 2023, come listen to a reading of stories from the new anthology Winding Paths at 6:30 PM Pacific on Zoom. Wherever you are in the world, if you have an internet connection, you can attend this event.

I'll be reading a selection from my short story "Bored Stupid Demons" and several other authors of stories in Winding Paths will read from their works.

Here's the Zoom link info for you to join:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87078847408?pwd=b9Od4xvwQAU5Vaeks0Wwodn1s0PUeY.1Meeting ID: 870 7884 7408Passcode: 555024

Monday, December 11, 2023

Oz Connection Interview

Colin Ayres of The Oz Connection recently conducted a video interview with me. We talked about my book All Wound Up: The Making of The Tik-Tok Man of Oz.

During the forty-minute interview, I discuss some of the extensive research I conducted for the book. I also mention several aspects that make the book unique--including the first publication of L. Frank Baum's 1913 script for The Tik-Tok Man of Oz.

Watch the entire interview on The Oz Connection's Youtube channel at this link.

And if you want to order a copy of the book from the publisher, Hungry Tiger Press, so that I can autograph a copy for you, here's the place to order.