Free Comic Book Day, the comics industry's yearly attempt to bring new readers into the fold, is 15 years old. It's a peevish teen that smells of Speed Stick and Clearasil and a practiced, performative surliness. It demands that you drop it off a block away from school. For the past eight years, I've written a preview of the comics on offer on Free Comic Book Day for NPR. So I'm kind of like Free Comic Book Day's annoying third-grade little brother, always chasing after him a

Space Goat Productions has signed a deal to publish Monster Elementary, an all-ages adventure title that has had two graphic novels funded on Kickstarter. Written and created by Nicholas Doan and drawn by a rotating group of artists including Caanan Grall, Christopher Tupa, Josh Gowdy, Cal Moray, Patty Variboa, Lee-Roy Lahey, Bobby Timony, and Daniele Serra, the short stories in the graphic novels bring together horror movie archetypes as elementary school students. Gwendolyn

The all-ages comic series, Monster Elementary by Nicholas Doan, has been picked up by Space Goat Publishing for a new launch this summer. The comic has had two successful crowd-funding campaigns and won the 2015 Gold Medal for Best Humor Graphic Novel at the Independent Publisher Book Awards. Monster Elementary is a series of short stories written by Doan, edited by Gwendolyn Dreyer and drawn by a team of rotating artists including: Caanan Grall, Christopher Tupa, Josh Gowdy,

“At a time when truly All-Ages comics are as elusive as a mint copy of Action #1, here comes Nick Doan’s Monster Elementary to fill that gap with laughs and endearing characters.” Joe Field Owner: Flying Colors Comics, Concord, CA Founder of Free Comic Book Day “Good humored writing and a fresh art style make Monster Elementary a favorite in the Young Reader’s section of our shop – and grown-ups like it too!” Troy Geddes Co-owner: Comicopolis, Santa Cruz, CA Award Winning

The new kids on the block? They’re monsters. Monster Elementary, the all-ages comic, was not only a twice-funded Kickstarter project, but also the winner of the 2015 Gold Medal for Best Humor Graphic Novel at the Independent Publisher Book Awards. Space Goat Publishing has announced they have signed the comic for publishing with a formal launch this summer. Written and created by Nicholas Doan, and edited by Gwendolyn Dreyer, Monster Elementary is an all-ages adventure featur

Space Goat Productions is set to make their WonderCon announcement of releasing the Independent Publisher Book Award-winning Monster Elementary. For the exclusive press release, see below. (March 18th, 2016 – Bellingham, WA) – The new kids on the block? They're monsters. Monster Elementary, the successful, all-ages, twice-funded Kickstarter project and winner of the 2015 Gold Medal for Best Humor Graphic Novel at the Independent Publisher Book Awards, has been signed by Space

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2016 AWARD-WINNING MONSTER ELEMENTARY REGISTERS AT SPACE GOAT FREE COMIC BOOK DAY DEBUT Bellingham, WA (March 17, 2016) – The new kids on the block? They're monsters. Monster Elementary, the successful, all-ages, twice-funded Kickstarter project and winner of the 2015 Gold Medal for Best Humor Graphic Novel at the Independent Publisher Book Awards, has been signed by Space Goat Publishing for a formal launch this summer. Written and created by