Maria Photinakis ← Boston-based comic artist and illustrator

PODCAST Ep. 4 – Learn By Doing

May

2014

Lots of developments since our last podcast – Kim is making big moves to pursue her dreams, Maria had some major professional firsts. There’s plenty to catch up on and we’ve both learned a ton, so let’s get to it. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST ON ITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/maria-photinakis/id677027545 Links mentioned in the podcast: Maria’s new comic Red ...

MeCAF 2014 con report! & what I learned as a first-time exhibitor 5

May

2014

Brief con report! MeCAF 2014 was absolutely wonderful. I can’t say enough good things about the whole experience – I am still just filled with happy feelings from it. (I already can’t wait for next year.) MeCAF was in a new venue this year, and the con really benefited from this venue change. Everyone was ...

Online store updated

May

2014

Just a quick note that I’ve updated my online stores – you can now purchase print and/or digital versions of Red Flag, as well as several of my art prints right here: http://photinakis.com/shop/

See you at MeCAF 2014 – table 36

May

2014

MeCAF is this Sunday, May 18 (2014)! and I will be selling copies of my BRAND-SPANKIN-NEW comic, Red Flag! They are about as hot off the presses as you can get, short of actually being physically hot to the touch (I don’t want to burn any readers). I will be sitting at table 36 with ...

Somerville Open Studios 2014 – Thank you!

May

2014

It was a pleasure and an honor to welcome so many people into my studio this weekend for Somerville Open Studios 2014. So many of you came by to see what I’ve been up to, give me feedback and support. I am so bolstered by everyone’s encouragement and enthusiasm for what I’m doing in my ...

Red Flag comic – cover preview!

Apr

2014

I’m happy to reveal the completed cover for Red Flag, the comic I’m premiering at MeCAF in a few weeks: Ink and acrylic on canvas, 9 x 14. Digital lettering.

Join me for Somerville Open Studios!

Apr

2014

I’m opening my studio doors for Somerville Open Studios 2014, May 3 and 4! I’m a proud member of the fantastic art community at Mad Oyster Studios in east Somerville, right by City Hall, and this will be my first year participating in Somerville Open Studios (aka SOS — See Our Studios!) Mad Oyster Studios ...

Event: Maine Comics Arts Festival, May 18, 2014

Mar

2014

I’ll be debuting my new comic RED FLAG at my table at the Maine Comics Arts Festival (MeCAF) in gorgeous Portland, Maine on May 18, 2014. Come on by to say hello, chat, and buy some of my work if you like! I’ll post more information on my table location when I have it. See ...

Red Flag #redflagcomic Process post!

Mar

2014

If you’ve been following me on Twitter or Instagram the last few months (and you should!), you’d probably noticed that I’ve been working furiously on my new comic, Red Flag, which I will debut at MeCAF this spring. Here is the official description for Red Flag: Red Flag is about the lengths we go to ...

Podcast interview on “Maybe I’ll Be Back” with Corey Hodgdon

Feb

2014

I met Corey at last year’s MeCAF – he was literally the first person I introduced myself to when I walked through the doors of the con! And we’ve basically been friends ever since. Corey has a wonderful comic series called “The Capture of Bigfoot” — which you can buy right here: http://www.indyplanet.com/front/?product=the-capture-of-bigfoot-1 He also ...