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PHILADELPHIA, PA – (June 16, 2009) – As part of this year’s summer reading program theme “Be Creative @ Your Library,” Maine comic book artist Jay Piscopo will present his “Draw on Your Creativity” drawing workshop at select Pennsylvania libraries the week of July 6 (see schedule below).

Attendees interested in any of Piscopo’s nine workshops should contact participating libraries for full details, recommended ages, and registration information.

Piscopo is the author and illustrator of "The Undersea Adventures of Capt’n Eli" all-ages graphic novel series. In this interactive workshop, he invites kids to try their hand at cartoon art and demonstrates how anyone can learn to draw and create comics. Using simple geometric shapes, he teaches how to build anatomy and perspective to create art that tells a story. For a behind the scenes look at this workshop, visit this link: www.captneli.com/schooldemo.php

More about "The Undersea Adventures of Capt’n Eli":
With his companions Jolly Roger, a 200-year-old parrot, and the faithful seadog Barney, Capt’n Eli takes readers into a mesmerizing world of time travel, high-tech ships, flying mini-subs, robots, lost civilizations, and undersea empires in conflict. This all-ages graphic novel series is perfect for children ages 6-13. This series also has strong retro appeal for adults who enjoy classic adventure comics or TV cartoons like "Jonny Quest" and "Space Ghost."

Capt'n Eli's origins are quite unique. He’s the namesake of real-life World War II veteran Eli Forsley who was also the inspiration for a line of hand-crafted sodas from Portland, Maine. Read the story behind the story at this link: www.captneli.com/gnseries/storybehind.html

Volumes 1 and 2 of "The Undersea Adventures of Capt’n Eli" are available now and Volume 3 is scheduled for release in late 2009. This series is published by Nemo Publishing and distributed nationally by Diamond Comics Distributors.
Read more about the series at this link: http://www.captneli.com/gnseries.php

More about Jay Piscopo:
Jay Piscopo is the author and illustrator of "The Undersea Adventures of Capt’n Eli" all-ages graphic novel series and has been making state-of-the-art children's entertainment for nearly 20 years. He served as an art director at Tom Snyder Productions, where he led the creative team in the production of educational CD-ROMs, including the award-winning "Fizz and Martina Math Adventures" and was as an animator on the ABC Saturday morning show "Squigglevision." He was also the co-creator of the internationally distributed comic book series featuring the world’s first disabled superheroes, "The Scrap City Pack Rats," which he created in partnership with Goodwill Industries. They published a six issue series which received national media attention for its groundbreaking approach and subject matter. He has conducted hundreds of comics workshops and classroom events teaching drawing and storytelling techniques. He resides in his home town of Portland, Maine.

Workshop Schedule:
July 6
10:00am -- Collingdale Public Library, Collingdale
2:00pm -- Henrietta Hankin Library, Chester Springs
7:00pm -- Easttown Library, Berwyn

July 7
10:00am -- Atglen Public Library, Atglen
2:00pm – West Chester Public Library, West Chester
7:30pm – Tredyffrin Public Library, Strafford

July 8
2:00pm – Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library, Philadelphia

July 9
11:00am – Radnor Township Memorial Library, Wayne
7:00pm – Malvern Public Library, Malvern

Website: www.captneli.com
Blog: www.captneli.blogspot.com
Appearance Schedule: www.captnelievents.blogspot.com

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