Get Inspired --- "Boston Metaphysical Society," Steampunk comic by Madeleine Holly-Rosing UPDATED 7.9.16

Discovering new artists and projects can happen all sorts of ways ... I recently found both via "Physics Today" Facebook page.  The "Physics Today" page posts birthday bios about scientists and lots of cool high-end science stuff made accessible to the general public, thanks to the page authors: online editor Charles Day; online manager Paul Guinnessy; and website production assistant Greg Stasiewicz. Learn more here: https://www.facebook.com/PhysicsToday

Charles attends various comics conventions .. and in a post about Wondercon 2015 he included a link to his online article ....http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/magazine/physicstoday/news/the-dayside/physics-at-wondercon-a-dayside-post

This quote from Charles' article launched my quest ... it had me at "BETH"

Two years ago at Comic-Con I bumped into Madeleine Holly-Rosing, author of the steampunk webcomic Boston Metaphysical Society. At that point, the comic's first chapter had just been published. It introduced the story’s existential threat: the Shifter, an evil being from a parallel dimension, who terrorizes late 19th-century Boston. Also introduced are the three main protagonists: former Pinkerton detective Samuel Hunter, medium and spirit photographer Caitlin O’Sullivan, and scientist Granville Woods. In later chapters, the trio is joined in the fight against the Shifter by BETH, a group made up of Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and Harry Houdini. I was happy to learn from Holly-Rosing that her webcomic is doing well.

Looked around online and delighted to learn that Madeleine was a fellow exhibitor at Big Wow convention. Here's Madeleine at her table at the show...

Early as possible once the show opened, I raced to find her and to scoop up all the "Boston Metaphysical Society" wares. She had copies of all 5 issues of the comic ... plus buttons and stickers...

 Covers for issues 1 and 2

issues 3 and 4..

issue 5

Close up of the informational postcard...

Madeleine found and hired her collaborators on the comic .... Art by Emily Hu. Coloring by Gloria Caeli and Fahrize Kamaputra; Lettering by Troy Peteri

and there is a terrific story behind the scenes of how the entire project came together. Discover the details on her website:
http://bostonmetaphysicalsociety.com/

and follow posts and updates on her  Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/BostonMetaphysicalSocietyComic

Best discovery yet was learning that she gives workshops on how to use Kickstarter! Can't wait to take one of these so I can learn the lingo .. and get tips on how to avoid "first timer" mistakes. What a great way to pay-forward for other artists and projects just getting started!

Here's link for recent example of her workshops... held at a comic shop in Culver City, CA http://www.pulpfictionbooksandcomics.com/art-classes/

Go gal power!

UPDATE 7.9.16
Madeleine and her latest books profiled in this Author Spotlight feature on Book Lemur page..http://www.booklemur.com/authors/madeleinehollyrosing.html