Comics Reading Roundabout -- October 2026

The Comics Reading Roundabout is a monthly live-reading series that brings fantastic graphic novel creators to the Greater Boston area as well as features local authors from around the Boston Area. Discover incredible authors and fascinating stories that combine text and art through performance and a read-aloud presentation . Produced in partnership by Just Book-ish and the Boston Comics Art Foundation. The Comics Reading Roundabout provides entertaining, cutting edge, thought-provoking work and presentations for adults and all-ages about this unique form of expression.

The Comics Reading Roundabout features:

Sadie Saunders is a cartoonist, educator and community organizer from Boston, MA. Her work focuses on handmade mini-comics, zines, and books that center on joy and humor. The stories she tells often stem from stories about my own life, as well as the lives and true stories of others. She owns a risograph printer and has been working on starting a small printing press in Somerville, MA. She currently teaches in a few institutions in Boston, teaching both digital drawing and animation across experience levels. In addition to all of this, she also serves as one of the co-directors for MICE (Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo) and love indie comics and sharing stories!

LJ-Baptiste is an art educator and cartoonist from Boston. He has collaborated with media giants such as Google, Hasbro, and PBS to produce essential works of art. He is best known for his ongoing comic book series, COMIXSCAPE, which features the adventures of a bright-eyed, perpetually preteen boy and his raccoon sidekick. Whether it’s work in animation, graphic apparel designs, or COMIXSCAPE, LJ’s art can be described as distinctive, masterful, and captivating. When it comes to visual communication, LJ prioritizes authenticity, details, and positive messages.

Catalina Rufin was born in Barcelona, Spain, in 1993. They are a cartoonist, illustrator, and zine-maker from Arlington, Massachusetts. They graduated in 2015 from the New England School of Art & Design with a BFA in Illustration. They say, “My work has an overall sense of wonder in one’s natural surroundings. My aim is for people to feel hopeful and happy after reading my comics. In many of my stories, I relay my own experiences a person with Asperger’s, and on the journey towards self-love. I’m influenced by Celtic history and mythology, science fiction, and fantasy.”

Bryce Davidson is Boston-based illustrator and comic artist whose bold boundary-pushing works blur the line between speculative imagination and social commentary. Bryce has collaborated with an eclectic range of clients including Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Hopeless Records, VICE Media, and Harvard University, lending his unique creative voice to everything from editorial illustrations to album artwork and visual branding. Bryce has written and illustrated several graphic novels, including Gun-Metal Affair (Strangers Publishing, 2022), Swan Song (Wing Club Press, 2016), and Oro (Wing Club Press, 2017). He has also studied both at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design as well as the School of Visual Arts in New York. He lives in Boston with his girlfriend and grey cat Clyde.