Are you coming out to the first Portland Comic Expo this Sunday? It's at 239 Park Ave in Portland and entrance is just $5.Jay's Kid's Cartooning class will be at 10:30, and Iron Cartoonist will be at 1:30. Come get the new Black Bat figure!
 

NEW APPEARANCE

Sunday October 26th, Jay will be at the Portland Comic Con in Portland Maine!

Be there at Maine Comics Arts Festival Sunday May 18th to preorder the Sea Ghost figure at the low price of $16.00. After the show, Sea Ghost will be $20.  We will have book specials, NEW soda flavors and more at Mecaf as well!

The preorders on Sea Ghost have been going GANGBUSTERS!
Thank you for your support!

Camden, Maine: Children's Book-Fair By-The-Sea

Pictured: Sarah L. Thompson, Cathryn Falwell, Jay Piscopo, Noah Z. Jones, Fran Hodgkins, and Jim Sollers
The Fourth Annual Children’s Book-Fair-by-the-Sea, hosted by the Camden Public Library and the Owl & Turtle Bookshop, was held Saturday, August 15. This celebratory event for children, families, and lovers of children’s books featured six area authors and illustrators.

Readings and interactive presentations of their work took place in the library rotunda every 30 minutes throughout the afternoon. The book fair was held in the Jean Picker Room and attendees has the opportunity to meet authors and illustrators, and to purchase books for signing. View photos from the day at this link. A couple short video clips of Jay Piscopo reading The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli can be viewed here and here.

The Camden Public Library is celebrating children’s books and their illustrators with a display of artwork during the month of August. There's still time to see this fantastic exhibit of works by Noah Z. Jones, L.A. Meyer, Garvin Morris, Cathryn Falwell, Jim Sollers, and Jay Piscopo. Read more about this exhibit at this link.

If you have not been to the Camden Public Library before, it is a beautiful place inside and out. Here is a sampling of photos of the the grounds of the library, which is in the heart of downtown Camden, overlooking the harbor:

2009 Spring Teacher Institute: Capt'n Eli in the Classroom

Yesterday, Maine educators Laura Richter and Katie Yando took part in the 2009 Spring Teacher Institute: Pictures Sounds Numbers Words…Teaching and Learning with Technology.

A first for Maine, this Institute is completely online. Laura and Katie presented their workshop "Literacy and Technology across the Curriculum with a Graphic Novel." They shared a language arts classroom experience infused with technology and using the graphic novel, The Undersea Adventures of Capt’n Eli, by Portland, Maine author/illustrator Jay Piscopo.

This session focused on a 7th grade classroom experience in a language arts class at the Skowhegan Area Middle School.

Although this lesson is literature based, they provided an overview of how to use the graphic novel in geography, science and art. Watch their presentation at this link.

Check out the Capt'n Eli curriculum at this link.

Stellar Students in Skowhegan

The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli creator Jay Piscopo visited the amazing students in Frank Chin's art class at Skowhegan Area Middle School in Skowhegan, Maine. The students had created four-panel comic stories which were on display in the room. They tried their hand at additional comic art storytelling techniques with Jay. Frank Chin is an outstanding and inspiring educator. Stand by for adventure with comics in the classroom! Check out photos HERE.

Capt'n Eli Reviewed on Comicsbulletin

Don't miss these two fantastic reviews on Comicsbulletin by Thom Young and his six-year-old daughter Kara.

Thanks to all the readers and fans who stopped by The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli booth at Baltimore Comic-Con! Jay Piscopo and the Capt'n Eli crew are back at Seasearcher headquarters in Maine. Check out pictures from Baltimore HERE.

Cover of Comic Shop News

Don't miss Cliff Biggers' cover story about Capt'n Eli in Comic Shop News Issue 1102!