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JONATHAN TODD, CARTOONIST & GRAPHIC NOVELIST


Introducing The Kids Comics News!
Happy Back to School, everybody! I pray that you had a meaningful summer and have an open mind as you learn new skills, read, and create your own media, whether you make videos for social media, write stories or are working on a zine or comic book. Below are free events where I—or someone representing Boston Comics Academy—will be coaching about comics making or sharing our inaugural Kids Comics News zine, which features one-to-four—page comics—and a cover—by children, age 7
cartoonistonfire
Sep 61 min read


Learn about Sarah Sax's graphic novel School Dance!
This month at Belmont Books, I had the pleasure of interviewing fellow middle-grade graphic novelist Sarah Sax about her new book School...
cartoonistonfire
Oct 11, 20251 min read


The Cele Sardo Comics Club!
13-year-old Jonathan Todd, left, and Cele Sardo holding Rocky the dog (circa 1987) Organized by Jonathan Todd, author/illustrator of...
cartoonistonfire
Sep 2, 20251 min read


Nab an original from TIMID for a unique holiday gift!
Dear readers of TIMID, my middle-grade graphic novel that Scholastic/Graphix published in April, thank you for taking the time to read my...
cartoonistonfire
Nov 9, 20241 min read


How to Write and Draw a Graphic Novel
Hey, if you’re interested in writing and drawing your own graphic novel, here are the steps I follow: Step 1: Create Your Character...
Jonathan Todd
Sep 20, 20242 min read


Vote for Harvey Awards
Seeing my book sold at Target. Being invited as a guest at this month’s National Book Festival in D.C.: https://www.loc.gov/events/2024-n...
Jonathan Todd
Aug 18, 20241 min read


Comics in the Classroom Comic-art Fundraiser!
I started writing and drawing comics in the third grade. Little did I know that my repetitive asking of my mother to spell words and to...
Jonathan Todd
Feb 22, 20242 min read


I hope you guys like my book!
Next Spring, Scholastic/Graphix will publish Timid, my semiautobiographical graphic novel about frenemies, fitting in, and finding your...
Jonathan Todd
Jun 22, 20231 min read
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