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Here are some scans of a recent Sketchcrawl in Portland. Great day for it. Hawthorne is a great place to get inspired.

About a year ago, I was commissioned to illustrate two short stories in two books edited by Paul Buhle.
One book was based on the lives of The Beat generation ans the other was based on the interviews of Stud's Terkel's Working.
I just got a copy of the Best Seller's list. The Beats: A Graphic History came up #3 and Working is listed as #12.

The Independent Bookstore Comics and Graphic Works Bestseller List for June 2009
For the eight-week period ending June 23, 2009, and based on sales at independent book stores nationwide.
Courtesy of the American Booksellers Association. Reprinted with permission.
1. Watchmen
Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, DC Comics, $19.99, 9780930289232
2. The Photographer: Into War-Torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders
Emmanuel Guibert, et al., First Second, $29.95, 9781596433755
3. The Beats: A Graphic History
Harvey Pekar, et al., Hill & Wang, $22, 9780809094967
4. Chicken with Plums
Marjane Satrapi, Pantheon, $12.95, 9780375714757
5. V for Vendetta
Alan Moore, David Lloyd (Illus.), Vertigo, $19.99, 9781401208417
6. Naruto, Volume 43
Masashi Kishimoto, Viz Media, $7.95, 9781421529295
7. Naruto, Volume 44
Masashi Kishimoto, Viz Media, $7.95, 9781421531342
8. What It Is
Lynda Barry, Drawn & Quarterly, $24.95, 9781897299357
9. American Born Chinese
Gene Luen Yang, Lark Pien (Illus.), Square Fish, $8.99, 9780312384487
10. A People's History of American Empire: A Graphic Adaptation
Howard Zinn, et al., Metropolitan, $17, 9780805087444
11. Naruto, Volume 42
Masashi Kishimoto, Viz Media, $7.95, 9781421528434
12. Studs Terkel's Working: A Graphic Adaptation
Harvey Pekar, Paul Buhle, New Press, $22.95, 9781595583215
13. The Adventures of TinTin in the Land of the Soviets
Herge, Little Brown, $10.99, 9780316003742
14. Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 1
James Patterson, NaRae Lee (Illus.), Yen Press, $10.99, 9780759529519
15. Britten and Brulightly
Hannah Berry, Metropolitan, $20, 9780805089271
16. Naruto, Volume 38
Masashi Kishimoto, Viz Media, $7.95, 9781421521749
17. Naruto, Volume 41
Masashi Kishimoto, Viz Media, $7.95, 9781421528427
18. Shortcomings
Adrian Tomine, Drawn & Quarterly, $14.95, 9781897299753
19. Secret Identity: The Fetish Art of Superman's Co-Creator Joe Shuster
Craig Yoe, Joe Shuster (Illus.), Abrams, $24.95, 9780810996342
20. Bleach, Volume 27
Tite Kubo, Viz Media, $7.95, 9781421523859
21. Stephen King's Dark Tower: Treachery
Robin Furth, et al., Marvel Comics, $24.99, 9780785135746
22. Supermen! The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1939-41
Greg Sadowski (Ed.), Fantagraphics, $24.99, 9781560979715
23. Preludes & Nocturnes: The Sandman Volume 1
Neil Gaiman, et al., Vertigo, $19.99, 9781563890116
24. Fruits Basket, Volume 22
Natsuki Takaya, TokyoPop, $10.99, 9781427806833
25. The Best American Comics
Lynda Barry (Ed.), et al., Houghton Mifflin, $22, 9780618989768

A small group of us met in downtown Portland and sketched inside the Pioneer Place mall. 

Jen Contino interviewed me over at Pulse about my work on Pigling: A Cinderella Story. This is from the Graphic Universe collection published by Lerner Books.

Pigling is a Korean version of the famous Cinderella tale. The story is not like the Disney version, although it does have magic, the fantasy part is based on the Korean Culture. Pear Blossom is a very happy young Korean Girl. But as the story goes, her mother dies and her father remarries. Her new stepmother and stepsister make Pear Blossom's life miserable. As part of their cruelty, they nickname her Pigling. Her life changes when she calls for help and magical creatures come to her rescue.

Check out the full story at Pulse.

Head on over to Austenpose and enter for a chance to win a free copy of Gothic Classics, Volume 14.
Austenprose interviewed both Trina and I for our work on Northanger Abbey.

My contribution to Wonder Woman Day.


Wonder Woman Day III is in Portland, OR and Flemington, NJ

Is An Outstanding Benefit For Domestic Violence Shelters & Crisis Line

All Ages Events Spotlight World's Most Famous Super-Heroine

And Features Sensational Art Show And Auction!!

Great line up of creators at the Oct 8: "KICK-ASS, ALL-GIRL, graphic novel panel"! I just wish I lived in San Francisco because this looks like a lot of fun!

Scan of sfexaminer sent to me by my friend, Steve Chung.

My favorite comic book store, Excalibur Comics, has been nominated for an Eisner for a Best Retailer.
Excalibur hosts the Wonder Woman Day event as well as local creator's signings.

Me at a recent signing at Excalibur for Free Comic Book Day 2008.

Photo by Aaron Albert

If you're in the Portland area, please be sure and visit their store!

The Team Sputnik has published some interviews of creators they have worked with over the years. This week they interviewed me.
Antonella and I worked together on The Dream for Graphic Classics: Special Edition that was published for Free Comic Book Day 2008.

I will be signing Graphic Classics comics for Free Comic Book Day, Saturday. May 3rd at Excalibur Comics in Portland, OR.
If you're in the area, stop by and say hi.
Many shops are participating all over the country. Take the kids---get a free comic!





The Dream © 2008 Anne Timmons
Graphic Classics Special Edition Free Comic Book Day

Fabulous weather for a graphic novel/comic book show! Stumptown Comics Festival continues tomorrow, Sunday April 27th at the Double Tree near Lloyd Center in beautiful Portland, Oregon!
I checked it out today and was delighted to see how many people came to the show. Great turnout! dave roman & raina telgemeier are special guests as well as a great line up of other folks... Jim Valentino, Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett, Ron Randall and Steve Leiber.
If you're in the area, hope you check it out!

Two more reviews for Graphic Classics : Special Edition
Newsarama
Sequart

Graphic Classics: Special Edition presents five tales by favorite authors from the “Graphic Classics” series. Included are Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Black Cat,” adapted by Rod Lott and Gerry Alanguilan; Arthur Conan Doyle’s eerie mystery “John Barrington Cowles,” adapted by Alex Burrows and Simon Gane; and fantasy master Lord Dunsany’s “A Narrow Escape,” adapted by Milton Knight. Plus a one-page fable by Ambrose Bierce, illustrated by Mark Dancey, and “Frankenstein” author Mary Shelley’s medieval romance, “The Dream,” adapted by Antonella Caputo and Anne Timmons. With a dramatic front cover illustration by Gerry Alanguilan and a back cover by Anne Timmons.

Free Comic Book Day is May 3rd 2008

The Dream ©2008 by Anne Timmons

http://forums.jazmaonline.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=561

art by Anne Timmons © 2007 DC Comics
Thanks to eveyone who came to the Wonder Woman Day II event and thanks to Excalibur Comics
for hosting the charity auction this year.
An ALL AGES benefit and celebration for two Domestic Violence shelters and a Crisis Line!
The Portland event raised over $24,000 for the three charities!
Raphael House of Portland

Bradley-Angle House

Portland Woman Crisis Line

Check out the Wonder Woman Day II website

Charity event in Portland, Oregon returns again this year.
An ALL AGES benefit and celebration for two Domestic Violence shelters and a Crisis Line!

Raphael House of Portland

Bradley-Angle House

Portland Woman Crisis Line

For more information Check out Wonder Woman Day II

Wonder Woman Day is at Excalibur Comics in Portland , OR

Check out the nice reviews for Gothic Classics Vol. 14

Comics Worth Reading
"This anthology is an overview of a timeless story type, and it’s a lot more fun than reading dusty old books."

Publisher's Weekly
"Mystery, terror, imprisonment, death: the great gothic themes are explored in these five well-chosen, seminal tales."

Austenblog Review
"Gothic Classics delivers a fine set of illustrated adaptations. Each classic work has been charmingly brought to life while preserving the spirit of its source. As a whole, the collection of stories is satisfying and memorable — and at their best when read in order. Enjoy!"

Broken Frontier
"This is a great set of selections from a long list of likely candidates, impressive in its own right, but editor Tom Pomplun really outdid himself in selecting the illustrators."

Seqart.Research and Literary Org.
"Northanger Abbey, adapted by Trina Robbins and Anne Timmons. That's a team that's worked together for quite some time, and it shows.... It's Austen's wit that towers above all, and I was surprised at how well it translated into comics form."


Lots of traffic on the Mollard's Jane Austen Community

Captain Comics "The Best Comic Message Board" with more info on my art and publishing dates on current and future projects.

Recently, I contacted The Austenblog to let them know about Northanger Abbey coming out in May 2007. The Austenblog offers up to the minute information of any book,movie, or web link that has anything new on Jane Austen. You should definitely check out their website.

Here's some more preview art of Northanger Abbey - "Catherine scares herself!".
And a fabulous cover by Lisa K Webber

Check out promo on Publisher's Weekly! and recent interview on The Pulse
All interior Northanger Abbey artwork © 2007 by Anne Timmons