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    Colleen Doran in 2018

    These are the only appearances I have scheduled for this year. Two projects are not finished, two more came through sooner than I expected, and the time I have been investing in travel needs to get invested into these books and into A DISTANT SOIL. Conventions take up a month or more a year, and any extra time I have is owed to A DISTANT SOIL until complete. If you’d like more info about A DISTANT SOIL, my PATREON is HERE. I’ve really enjoyed getting out and my improved health has made it such a pleasure, but something’s gotta give. Also, I wish I could tell you what the projects…

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    Colleen Doran inducted into Wizard World Hall of Legends!

    Colleen Doran, a true pioneer among females in the comics industry whose extensive body of work includes the Neil Gaiman graphic novel Troll Bridge and Amazing, Fantastic, Incredible Stan Lee, will be honored as the seventh honoree in the Wizard World Hall of Legends, an initiative to celebrate the artists, writers and insiders who built the industry and continued the traditions. She will receive the award at a ceremony at Wizard World Comic Con Oklahoma City on Friday, October 27, at 7 p.m. on the main entertainment stage at the Cox Convention Center. READ FULL PRESS RELEASE HERE. Find convention info HERE. And be sure to use this handy coupon…

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    Colleen Doran to teach online Masterclass on creating Neil Gaiman’s TROLL BRIDGE graphic novel

    “In this masterclass US comics extraordinaire Colleen Doran dissects her new graphic novel Troll Bridge, an adaptation from a Neil Gaiman short story. Colleen will discuss the creative decision-making process, and then will break the story down panel by panel. She will not only focus on HOW she adapted the story from its source material, but also on WHAT has been written and illustrated in each panel and WHY, paying special attention to scripting, art style, colour palette, layouts and panel points of view, dynamic, emotional resonance and more. The “Comics Stripped Bare™” series is a new Comics Mastermind™ creative initiative that works on the presumption that in order to…

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    Colleen Doran launches Patreon

    Colleen’s Patreon page has launched. Go look. Lots of swag for supporters! Check out this link for a video interview with Colleen at the SyFy Channel! Mark Evanier, Joelle Jones and Colleen talk about their projects at Dark Horse. Lots of process talk about Neil Gaiman’s “Troll Bridge”. Don’t forget, Colleen has a segment in Neil Gaiman’s American Gods issue 4, on sale from Dark Horse Comics in June. Colleen will be at Planet Comic Con in Kansas City April 28-30. Wizard World Minneapolis May 5-7. Niagra Falls Comic Con June 2-4. Garden State Comic Fest July 9-10. Wizard World Columbus Aug 4-6. Wizard World Oklahoma City October 27-29. If…

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    AMAZING FANTASTIC INCREDIBLE STAN LEE tops New York Times bestseller list!

    Great news this morning as our new graphic novel Amazing Fantastic Incredible Stan Lee makes the top spot on “The New York Times” bestseller list in the first week of release! Our lighthearted look at Stan Lee’s life, written by Stan with Peter David, has received some wonderful reviews. “The Library Journal” says it’s “… a lovable account of a lovable character.” “…lovely, accomplished artwork by Doran.” “Booklist” writes “…A wonderful take on an amazing man! Excelsior!” Listen to a wonderful interview with Stan at National Public Radio HERE. I’m off to AMAZING COMIC CON next week for one of my rare public appearances. I am having a book sale,…