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Honor Books for Lynd Ward Prize

Freeway has been named one of four honor books for the Lynd Ward Prize for Graphic Novel of the Year at Penn State University. Here is the link http://www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu/activities/ward/index.html

LitGraphic Show

Work from Mail Order Bride along with the work of other great graphic novelists are part of the exhibition LitGraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel at the Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute in Utica, New York. If you are in the area, take a look. http://www.mwpai.org/museum-of-art/museum-of-art-calendar/litgraphic/litgraphic-exhibition-programs/view/2012-03-04

FLIP Interview

Check out the interview I did on Freeway for the FLIP blog at http://flipanimation.blogspot.com/2012/02/at-last-graphic-novel-about-hunched-and.html . I want to thank Steve Moore for setting this interview up.

The Onion AV Club Ten Best Graphic Novels List

Freeway has earned a spot on The Onion AV Club ten best graphic novels of 2011.
http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-best-comics-of-2011-graphic-novels-art-comics%2c67030/1/

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

I will be attending the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at the U.S.C. Campus. I will be signing my book, Freeway, at the Hi De Ho Comics Booth  # 938 on Saturday April 30 from 10 am to Noon and Sunday May 1 from 2 pm to 5 pm. Come on out and say hi.  Here is the link latimes.com/festivalof books .

Interview with Tom and Don

I did a fun interview with Tom Waters host of Big Words I Know By Heart and Donald A. Wynecoop Jr. of Don's Atomic Comics. Here is the link http://www.thinktwiceradio.com/tom-waters/tom-waters.html .

The Onion A.V. Club

Noel Murray of The Onion A.V. Club has written a wonderful review of Freeway.
http://www.avclub.com/articles/graphic-novels-artcomicslate-march-2011,53655/

Freeway Part 14

Here are some more sketches of Angels Flight.

("Angels Flight" and the images of the Angels Flight Railway and cars are trademarks of the Angels Flight Railway Company and are used with permission.)

Here is the link to the Angels Flight website. http://angelsflight.com/ .

To buy Freeway go to www.fantagraphics.com/freeway .

To buy Freeway go to www.fantagraphics.com/freeway .

The Miami Herald Review Of Freeway

Richard Pachter of The Miami Herald has put "Freeway" on his must read list of six graphic novels with a wonderful review.
The Miami Herald

Los Angeles Magazine

Los Angeles Magazine has placed Freeway on their recommended reading list. Here is the link to the magazine. http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=29777

Freeway

Freeway is here! I just received my copies from the distributors. It looks great! I want to thank everyone at Fantagraphics for their hard work putting Freeway out. Go to www.fantagraphics.com/freeway to take a look.
Mark

Freeway Interview for Robot 6

Check out the Freeway interview I did for Robot 6 blog with Chris Mautner for Comic Book Resources.
http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/02/creator-qa-hop-on-mark-kalesnikos-freeway/

Freeway Video Preview

Here is the link to a video preview of Freeway created by Fantagraphics Books.
Freeway Video Preview

Fantagraphics/Freeway Link

Here is the new link to the Freeway page on the Fantagraphics website.

It has information on Freeway, how to pre-order and a 35 page preview.

Take a look.

http://www.fantagraphics.com/freeway

Facebook

I am now on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/

My Website

I have created a new website through the Authors Guild. The link is http://www.markkalesniko.com/ .
At this time, I'd like to thank everyone who has become a follower of my blog and also all the wonderful comments I have recieved.
Soon I will be posting sketches, rough drawings and photos related to my new book Freeway which will be published in the near future.
Thanks again.
Mark

LitGraphic Exhibition

I have 12 pages of original artwork from Mail Order Bride in a exhibition called Lit Graphic: The Art of the Graphic Novel. The exhibition originated at the Norman Rockwell Museum and features the artwork of 24 contemporary graphic novelists. The exhibition is now on tour and is currently showing at The Huntington Museum of Art in Huntington, West Virginia. The link to the museum is http://www.hmoa.org/  The show runs from February 20 to May 23.  After that the exhibition will travel to the following venues, James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, PA. http://www.michenermuseum.org/

Fitchburg Art Museum in Fitchburg, MA. http://www.fitchburgartmuseum.org/  and The Munson-Williams Proctor Arts Institute in Utica, NY. http://www.mwpai.org/museum/collections/  .

If you are near these venues, go take a look at Lit Graphic: The Art of the Graphic Novel.

Paquet Editions

Here is the link to my French language publisher Paquet Editions. http://www.paquet.li/  Once one gets on the site go to Catalogue and then to Auteur and you will find my name. Under Les Titres De L'auteur, the book "Couverture Bientot Disponible" is not mine. "Alex" is my other book that Paquet publishes. Here is what it looks like.

Inkstuds Interview

I wanted to post a link to a radio interview I did for Inkstuds with Robin McConnell and Colin Upton back in June 2006. Just a note, when you click on the interview you will hear "Ingenue" sung by Johnny Mercer. My interview is after that. Johnny Mercer is one of my favorite singers. The link is http://inkstuds.com/?p=30