An informal session + Q&A about the techniques behind writing comic scripts, collaborating with artists to bring them to life, and tips for both web-publishing and working with a printing press to publish and distribute. Dave Tomaine is the author of multiple comics, including Hands and Boys and Girls in America. His most recent, Keeper, is a fable which explores grief and coming home, with art by Rho Sovia, color-flatting and clean-up by CJ Walker, and letters by Frank Cvetkovic.

Dave Tomaine is a Philadelphia-based writer and musician who fronts the band Cave People. His latest album, Wind Burn, was released in 2022. He is the author of multiple digital and print comics, including Keeper, Hands, and Boys and Girls in America. His work can be found at local bookstores and comic shops including The Head & The Hand, Partners and Sons, and Launderette Records.