SEEDS, the fan favorite Trees & Hills comics anthology about food, has been reprinted!

This new edition of the 2008 anthology contains more than 50 pages of comics, a recipe book of cartoonists’ food favorites and a packet of organic seeds from a Vermont farm. It’s actually pretty much like the first edition - but that one sold out months ago!

The $5 book is available through the Trees & Hills Distro and at comic conventions in New York City, Boston and Maine this spring.

EAST MONTPELIER – The fictional world of “Watchmen”– set in a 1985 where Richard Nixon is still president and the threat of nuclear war looms over the United States – doesn’t have much in common with the idyllic, laid-back Vermont.

But the writer of that comic, which sees its film version debut nationally today, enjoyed a special working relationship with two Vermont comic artists for years – Stephen R. Bissette of Windsor and Rick Veitch of West Townshend.

“I first met Alan Moore as most of you did: as a reader,” Bissette wrote in his chapter for the book, “Alan Moore: Portrait of An Extraordinary Gentleman.” “And upon first reading, I knew: this was magic.”

Read the rest of the story here.

A.W.P. Comic Book Reading
Friday August 1, 6pm
Main Street Museum
58 Bridge Street, White River Junction, VT

AWP (Artists with Problems) is a Brooklyn-based cartoonist collective. Since 2003, the group has held weekly comic drawing parties at secret locations throughout Brooklyn. Its members include some of the best emerging talent to come from New York’s comics community (including Vanessa Davis, Jonathan Bennett, Gabrielle Bell, Aaron Renier and many, many more).

On August first (first Friday!) AWP members Robyn Chapman, Jon Lewis, Alec Longstreth and Karen Sneider (AWP’s founder and President For Life) will offer a slideshow comic reading at the Main Street Museum. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION – Harry Potter who?

To celebrate the release of a new anthology featuring nearly 20 new comics by regional cartoonists, the Trees & Hills comics group will be throwing a party at the Main Street Museum in White River Junction, Vt. on the afternoon of July 21.

Everyone is welcome to join us!

Trees & Hills members and friends will be celebrating the release last month of, “Field Guide to Cartoonists.” The 52-page mini-comic anthology features new work by members of the comics group, including Stephen R. Bissette, Colleen Frakes, Cat Garza, Jennifer Omand and Ethan Slayton.

The book costs only $3 and copies, along with other comics created by local creators, will be on sale.

While the rest of the world is face deep in a new book about some odd little British wizard, cartoonists, comic creators and fans will be partying in Central Vermont, creating and sharing comics and listening to several cool bands!

Performing at the party will be Marek Bennett, the N.H. Creator of the comic strip, “Mimi’s Doughnuts.” Following his set will be Hot Hot Pie, a super group of cartoonists attending or living near the Center of Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vt.

The events begin at 3 p.m. with a potluck. There is a $5 suggested donation at the door for the musicians. White River Junction’s amazing and unparalleled Main Street Museum is located at 58 Bridge Street. Check them out at www.mainstreetmuseum.org

The Trees & Hills comics group is a collective of comic creators from Vermont, New Hampshire and western Massachusetts. We formed two years ago during a comic drawing event at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center that challenged creators to draw a 24 page comic in 24 hours!

In addition to hosting monthly drawing parties for cartoonists, the Trees & Hills comics group publishes and distributes comics throughout the three states. The past year has seen the group featured at several comic conventions, including the 2007 MoCCA Art Festival in New York City.

For more information, please visit www.treesandhills.org