Browsing Archive: April, 2009

Trees & Hills announce new SHELTER comic anthology

Posted by Daniel Barlow on Monday, April 27, 2009, In : news 

April 27, 2009

Trees & Hills comic group announce new fall anthology

Contributions wanted for SHELTER comic anthology

 

The Trees & Hills comic group is proud to announce a new anthology of regional comics called SHELTER, which will debut this fall.

 

SHELTER features comics inspired by the themes of housing and home, including aspects such as affordability, cohabitation, gentrification, green building, housing cooperatives and homelessness.

 

This is the second anthology themed aroun...


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Trees & Hills comics in Boston

Posted by Daniel Barlow on Monday, April 20, 2009, In : Events 


I had a blast earlier this month at the Boston Comic Con. Trees & Hills comics didn't have a new book of its own to sell, but we did have popular new releases by Marek Bennett, Cat Garza and Colleen Frakes. SEEDS, our 2008 anthology of comics about food, was also a hit and this show was the official debut of our second printing.



There were also superheroes there!

50 more photographs of the Boston Comic Con 2009 can be found here at my Facebook page.
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About Me


Daniel W. Barlow Daniel Barlow is a writer and journalist living in Montpelier, Vt. The co-founder of two comic organizations - Trees & Hills and Offshore Comix - Barlow has published twice-annual anthologies featuring northern New England cartoonists since 2006. Recent books include 2009's SHELTER, about housing issues, and 2008's SEEDS, which was featured in ReadyMade Magazine's Holiday Gift Guide. When he's not making comics, he writes for two local newspapers about state politics.

PLAY: An anthology about the imagination

Featuring new comics by  C. Frakes, Stephen R. Bissette and Matthew Reidsma

 

Ghost Town Tourism:

20 Minutes to Midnight

SEEDS: An anthology about food

"Lust-worthy Lit" - ReadyMade Magazine 

Purchase here for $5 from the Trees & Hills comic group 

 

 SHELTER: An anthology of comics about housing

"Another thoughtful collection from Trees & Hills ..." - Syndicate Product Covert HQ

On sale soon for $4 at www.treesandhills.org 

 

BIG SEXY: An erotic comic anthology for all adults

Featuring Colleen Frakes, Cayetano Garza Jr, Jen Vaughn and Rachel Dukes

On sale soon for $6 at www.offshorecomix.com 

 

FIRST HARVEST: A Trees & Hills comics collection 2006-2008 

" ... the whole thing is a lot of fun." - www.comicsgirl.com

 Trees & Hills' first book! First Harvest collects selections form our first four sold-out mini-comic anthologies. Buy it for $10 at www.treesandhills.org

 

I SAW YOU: Missed Connection Comics

Optioned for a film by DreamWorks! 

"The comics that engage more with their subject matter come off really strong, specifically ... Daniel Barlow and Megan Baehr’s heartbreaking interpretation of an old, washed-out musician’s longing for Brenda, a bartender from his glory days." - www.sawcebox.com

Buy it for $12.95 from your local bookstore or here.

 

 Ghost Town Tourism: 

ANTI-LIFE EQUATION LP

13 dark electronic songs recorded in Vermont over the winter of 2008. Download for free here. 

 

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