Category Archives: Hereville

Mandolin and Nojojojo Nominated for Nebula Awards! And Amp is Nominated for a Norton Award!

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Ampersand

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association has announced nominees for the 2010 Nebula Awards, and “Alas” did even better this year than last year! N.K. Jemisin, who used to cross-post on Alas as “Nojojojo,” hasn’t been much around these … Continue reading →

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Whoa! Hereville is in the Huffington Post!

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Ampersand

There’s an article about Hereville in the Huffington Post! This is the article Bob Smietana of the Religion News Service wrote. Very cool! Here’s a bit from the article: Ten-year-old Shira Acklin from the Temple, a Reform Jewish congregation in … Continue reading →

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Read “Modest Medusa”

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Ampersand

Jake Richmond, the cartoonist who (among a zillion other things) colors “Hereville,” has started a new webcomic, called “Modest Medusa,” which is genuinely funny, charming and nice to look at. The first strip is here, but I&#82… Continue reading →

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Brigid Alverson Interviewed In The Comics Reporter

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Ampersand

There’s been no greater booster of Hereville than comics journalist Brigid Alverson, who is interviewed here by Tom Spurgeon at The Comics Reporter. Brigid — who has interviewed me more than once, and who I like a lot — was nice enough to mention Hereville: SPURGEON: Can you talk for a bit about one or […] Continue reading →

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Beautiful dance animation

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Ampersand

I love this little animation, a collaboration between an animator, a choreographer, and several dancers.

Thought of You from Ryan J Woodward on Vimeo.

There’s also a making-of video. Continue reading →

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The First Hereville Fanfic!

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Ampersand

Fanfic writer Jade Lennox has great taste — just look at her list of fandoms, which includes Slings and Arrows (my favorite TV show), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (another favorite of mine), Castle Waiting (a wonderful comic book by Linda Medley which I think most Hereville readers would enjoy), Love and Rockets, Wonderfalls, Farscape, Veronica […] Continue reading →

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Barry Interviewed on “Hey, Women! Comics!” (And why having good female characters matters.)

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Ampersand

The blog “Hey, Women! Comics!” has posted an interview with me. Here’s a bit from the interview; there’s more at the link. HWC: What sort of woman do you think Hereville best appeals to? BD: I’m not sure! I’ve noticed that most of Hereville’s reviewers are female, though, so there must be some appeal there. […] Continue reading →

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Hereville Wins The 2011 Sydney Taylor Book Award!

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Ampersand

The Sydney Taylor Book Award is given once a year by the Association of Jewish Libraries for the best Jewish kid’s book. It’s given in three categories: younger readers, older readers, and teen readers. The AJL blog has just announced the winners, and Hereville is this year’s winner in the “books for older readers” category! […] Continue reading →

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A Bunch Of Twenty-Five Dollar Sketches

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Ampersand

I have an ongoing offer to do a ten $25 dollar sketch for people who buy a copy of Hereville from me. It’s fun for me to do, and I think people enjoy having a one-of-a-kind drawing done just for them. With only a couple of exceptions, these were drawn entirely on computer, and then […] Continue reading →

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Graphic Novel Reporter’s 2010 Favorites List!

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Ampersand

Another “best of” list — Graphic Novel Reporter’s. I’m especially thrilled to see Hereville on this list, because it’s not a specialty list — it’s not for kid’s graphic novels, or Jewish graphic novels, but simply a list of their favorite graphic novels. And the other cartoonists on the list are simply awesome! Here’s the […] Continue reading →

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