I'm looking forward to being a part of this sensory-sensitive show on September 6th at the Meadowbrook School in Weston, MA.

We have great weather for Aha Night in New Bedford today. I'll be hosting a comics and doodle space in the library downtown from 3:00pm-6:00pm. Drop by and say hello!

Jarrett J. Krosoczka and John Patrick Green, Cara Bean, Jannie Ho, Mark Parisi, Debbie Dadey, Angeli Rafer, Dave London, Pete Chianca! @studiojjk.bsky.social @carabeancomics.bsky.social @jannieho.bsky.social @angeliraferart.bsky.social @davelondoncartoons.bsky.social www.bostoncomicarts.org/alyac

First, I'll answer emails and be a person, but then it's time to hide away and draw somewhere.

A youth services librarian has set up a petition asking Crunchyroll to reinstate their library outreach program - you can sign it here: chng.it/DS96MVfPQf #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibraries @mangalibrarian.bsky.social @bespokelib.bsky.social

In this episode of "Classroom Chronicle," host Pete Braley tackles the issue of student mental health with Dr. Kathleen Mackenzie, Coordinator of Clinical and Behavioral Services for New Bedford Public Schools, and Cara Bean. youtu.be/KDD-hLLBrZU?...

Here I Am, I Am Me: An Illustrated Guide to Mental Health was shortlisted for the Graphic Medicine International Comics Awards. What a wonderful honor! www.graphicmedicine.org/announcing-t...

Comics In Color is today!

Hello, MICE friends! It's the announcement you've been waiting for- MICE 2025's exhibition dates are here! The show will take place at Boston University's Fuller Building on December 6 and 7. Mark your calendars and keep on the lookout for upcoming application dates!

Get yourself some original art and support @calmercon.bsky.social!

Because I’m dog sitting for @barbarianlord.bsky.social this week, the transformation is already happening.

Comics Easy as ABC! By Ivan Brunetti and Francoise Mouly (Toon Books) is a great! So helpful for teaching comics.

Picture & Panel was a special evening on Monday with Marjorie Liu and @tinalugo.bsky.social at the Boston Figurative Arts Center. Thank you @bostoncomicarts.bsky.social for making these comics community events.

Save the date! 📚 uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-rea... (please RT)

Can't wait to be in Portland Maine celebrating comics and free expression THIS WEEKEND! It's almost time for CAMP!

I love and support my trans friends and students! 🌷🏳️‍⚧️ #transdayofvisibilty

Here is a study that is of great interest to me and easy to participate in. To top it off, it was created by the most wonderful bear/therapist featured in Here I Am, I Am Me. (It only takes a few minutes to complete the survey.) Do it!

What a wonderful weekend I had with @neuromusings.bsky.social and her smart students!

My book existing in a therapist's office is a high honor! 🥰

Here I Am, I Am Me was partly inspired by the brilliant brain comics of cartoonist/scientist @matteofarinella.bsky.social! He is so good!

Hello, caregivers for kiddos! During April vacation week, I am offering a free comics class at the Acushnet Public Library in Massachusetts for kids 8+. There are 20 spots available. Register to join! acushnet-ma.whofi.com/calendar/eve....

Applications are now open for the 2025 Cornish @cartoonstudies.bsky.social Residency Fellowship, which will take place October 21- November 21, 2025. The Deadline to apply is April 1. www.cartoonstudies.org/announcing-t...

I'm excited to be teaching an online Questions and Comics Workshop with the Sequential Artists Workshop on Thursday evening!

Good morning!

Did you know that this is National School Counselors Week? I've been celebrating these "superheroes" in my school presentations. They do so much important work behind the scenes, and we need more of them!

I just posted my latest comics/teaching Substack: carabean.substack.com/p/the-power-...

Want to create with me? We can ask questions and make comics together. Sign up for my one-session class through the Sequential Artists Workshop. www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org/blog/making-...

Seeking scientist volunteers for this spring! Want to practice science communication and help author a ✨comic✨ about your research? Learn more & sign up here by 1/30: bit.ly/comicscollabspring2025

I'm excited about the school visits we are planning in 2025. Each visit is different, but drawing will be a part of everything. I'm curious about the kids' reception of the ideas in my comics. It begins tomorrow!

If you made comics this past year that deal with concepts of medicine, health, or wellness (whether didactically or thematically), submissions are now open for the Graphic Medicine International Collective Awards. Certainly worth checking out! www.graphicmedicine.org/awardfaq25/

I'm wearing my Radiator Comics hoody, and I'm so warm! I say comics; you say yeah!

Draw with me! www.graphicmedicine.org/new-podcast-...

Hello, comics folks! The 2024 Comics Advocacy Group Mini Grants are officially open! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Could you tell me about your favorite coffee shops where you can disappear in a corner to draw? I am always interested in finding places to work in a sketchbook outside the house.

Hi, MICE friends! You can catch one of our featured guests, Deena Mohamed, doing a BU keynote presentation with Joel Christian Gill! This lecture is free and open to the public so don't miss out! December 6th, 6pm at the Boston University Fuller Building, Room 410. 808 Commonwealth Ave.

My talk for the New England Teen Summit is now available, in case you want to hear some of the stories behind my book. Thanks for inviting me to share!

Hello community. You matter to me.

Thanks to Dan for this thoughtful review of my book about mental health. "I don’t think it would be wrong to say that Here I Am, I Am Me is a love letter to our weird and wonderful brains."

It’s been a while, so here is my old inking handout I made for my students…

Say hello if you are attending these September comic shows!

Psst… C’mere. Keep this between you and me, kid. Check this out… New SPX 2024 badges by @ngoziu.bsky.social, @claireconnelly.bsky.social, @carabean.bsky.social & @chrisgooch44.bsky.social. Now, keep it under your hat. This is the goods. You never heard this from me, understand? 🤝

Would you like to join me in a relaxing outdoor drawing session in a beautiful garden? I have been planning this special drawing workshop with the Sippican Historical Society in Marion, MA on Saturday, September 7th from 10:30 am - 11:30 am. Register here: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...

Boston-area Blueskyers: Next weekend is Calmer Con, a low-key, sensory-friendly comic con. It's free with registration, and there will be some great guests. Well worth checking out if you or your kids have a hard time with noisy, chaotic comic cons! www.calmercon.org

Here is my conversation with author Debbie Reber, on her Tilt Parenting Podcast. We had an engaging chat about the power of comics to explore mental health with kids. Debbie is such a thoughtful interviewer and fellow author. tiltparenting.com/2024/07/16/k...

I posted photos from my visit to the Pompidou Center's Bande Dessine show in Paris, France. www.instagram.com/p/C-AeG8RRrC... It was so good I died.

I'm honored to have my drawing on Radiator Comics' 10th Anniversary hoodies. You will see me rocking this sweatshirt at SPX this year!

Join my Substack newsletter to learn how my life has changed after publishing a book: open.substack.com/pub/carabean...

I’m excited to bring Here I Am, I Am Me to A2CAF in Michigan this weekend. Come say hi if you’r there!