Ahoy, Santa!

View photos at this link. Check out a video clip HERE.
Saturday, November 28, 2009: Jay Piscopo and the Capt'n Eli crew took to the high seas to welcome Santa to Portland, Maine.

On this blustery Saturday, kids of all ages boarded a Casco Bay Lines ferry for a scenic tour of Portland harbor while reading The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli comic books and enjoying refreshing Maine-made Capt'n Eli's Soda and snacks from The Inn on Peaks Island.

Capt'n Eli author/illustrator Jay Piscopo led the kids in welcoming Santa aboard the ferry and kicking of the start of a peaceful holiday season.

Buy a Book and We'll Give a Book!

Read press release HERE.

Buy an Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli graphic novel and, for every book sold, we'll donate a book to the METRO toy bus to help "stuff a bus" with toys and books for Maine kids in need.

Order HERE or visit Casablanca Comics in Portland or Windham, Maine. Buy Capt'n Eli at Casablanca and receive a free bottle of Capt'n Eli's Root Beer!














WHAT: METRO Stuff a Bus: Bring a new, unwrapped toy or book to help Maine children in need this holiday season.

WHEN: Friday, December 4 -- 11:30a.m.-5:30p.m.

WHERE: METRO Pulse on Elm Street in Portland, Maine
(Off Congress St., across from the Portland Public Library.)

The first 100 people to donate a gift on December 4 will receive a free bottle of Capt’n Eli’s Root Beer!

Donations are welcome prior to December 4.

FMI: Visit http://www.gpmetrobus.com/ or call 207-774-0351

This Sunday: Capt'n Eli at the Maine Comics Arts Festival

Jay Piscopo and The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli crew look forward to the Maine Comics Arts Festival this Sunday, May 17 at Ocean Gateway Terminal in Portland, Maine.


You're in for a treat! The Capt'n Eli's Soda crew will also be there handing out free soda samples throughout the festival.

Educators will not want to miss the free graphic novel workshop with Peter Gutiérrez and Laura Richter. Download the flyer HERE.

May 17: Download a Flyer Here - FREE Graphic Novel Workshop for Educators

May 17
10:30 - Noon
Free graphic novel workshop for educators and librarians at the Maine Comics Arts Festival in Portland, Maine. Presented by Peter Gutiérrez and Laura Richter. Download a flyer at this link.

May 17: Maine Comics Arts Festival

Check out the Maine Comics Arts Festival website.
On Sunday May 17 from 10-5, Jay Piscopo and The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli crew will be at the Maine Comics Arts Festival in our beautiful hometown of Portland, Maine. You're in for a treat because the Capt'n Eli's Soda team will also be there offering free soda to festival-goers! This first-year festival is presented by Casablanca Comics.

More detail coming this week about a special free workshop for educators and librarians which will be presented by acclaimed national speaker Peter Gutiérrez and award-winning Maine educator and technology integrationist Laura Richter.

Stand by for adventure!

I Believe!

300 adventurous souls turned out for Santa’s arrival in Portland Harbor aboard Casco Bay Lines Ferry in Portland, Maine. Adventure lovers of all ages read Undersea Adventures of Capt’n Eli comics and enjoyed hand-crafted Maine Capt’n Eli’s Soda and tasty treats from Dimillo’s. Event organizer Rhonda Birkbeck urged the merry crowd to coax Santa and his elves from the North Pole by letting them know we still believe in the magic of Christmas by chanting I Believe. Rhonda Birkbeck is setting Portland’s historic Old Port on fire with The Twelve Days of Christmas promotion this holiday season. Her next challenge is to convince Portlanders to believe we can stuff a METRO bus with books and toys for kids in need this Friday, December 5! Our caps off to Rhonda, Caity Baker and the Casco Bay Lines crew for a fantastic way to herald in the season in Portland, Maine. View photos HERE.

Comicsbulletin - Review by Kara and Thom Young

"The Capt’n Eli series is great fun for fans of the classic kid’s stories we enjoyed as children. Yet it isn’t just a nostalgic trip down Memory Lane. Piscopo manages to tell blend contemporary elements with the Silver Age qualities that gives Capt’n Eli and his Seasearcher colleagues a timeless quality. This is a series that deserves to make it in today’s crowded marketplace...."
~ Thom Young, Comicsbulletin

Thom and Kara Young are a fantastic father/daugther review team on Comicsbulletin. Kara is 6-years-old and today she and her dad both reviewed the new all-ages graphic novel series The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli by Jay Piscopo of Portland, Maine. Read each of their reviews HERE.

Be a super hero this holiday season!

Jay Piscopo and the Capt'n Eli crew make it easy for you to gain the super power of sharing books!

Buy a book and the Capt'n will give a book! It's that easy.

Purchase an Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli graphic novel at a special price, and the Capt'n will donate one to the METRO Toy Bus to help "Stuff a Bus" with books and toys for Maine kids in need!

Special WEB ONLY Holiday Price: $8.00 (regularly $9.99)

Or hop in your hydrocopter (or the METRO bus!) and fly to Casablanca Comics! For every Capt'n Eli graphic novel sold at Casablanca Comics between now and December 24 we’ll also donate a graphic novel to METRO.

ONE DAY ONLY SPECIAL:
Purchase Capt'n Eli at Casablanca Comics on December 5 and you'll also get a free bottle of Capt'n Eli's Root Beer!

Casablanca Comics
151 Middle St., Portland -- 207-780-1676
Rich Shopping Plaza, Windham -- 207-892-0056
www.casablancacomics.com

METRO's "Stuff a Bus" is part of Portland, Maine's The Twelve Days of Christmas festivities in the Old Port.

METRO Stuff a Bus - December 5

If you live in Portland, Maine mark your calendar now for the METRO "Stuff a Bus" promotion on December 5! From 10am - 7pm bring a new, unwrapped toy or book, and join us at METRO Pulse, located on Elm Street (off Congress Street near the Portland Public Library), to spread good cheer as we “stuff a bus” with gifts for children in need.

A bottle of Capt'n Eli's Root Beer will be given to the first 100 people who donate a gift. The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli crew and Casablanca Comics are teaming up for a special promotion...stay tuned for more detail on how you can be a super hero this holiday season!

METRO "Stuff a Bus" is part of The Twelve Days of Christmas promotion in Portland's downtown.