Wild Ink Promo Poster by David Marshall (http://www.illdave.com/comicbooks/)

My organization, the Boston Comics Roundtable, is holding a fundraiser on August 20th at PA’s Lounge in Somerville, MA. This promises to be a very, very fun time. We’re planning a lot of unusual events that we hope will kepp the crowd entertained and engaged. On the docket: “World’s Fastest Artist” contest, a huge audience-generated comic book, and a gallery of artists for live “speciality” sketches. The original press release is below:

WILD INK: Live Comics, Live Music Event – August 20, 2009

“Wild Ink,” a live arts and music event, will be held at P.A.’s Lounge on Thursday, August 20th. “Wild Ink” is a fundraiser for the Boston Comics Roundtable, and will include amazing live comics creation, artistic head-to-head showdowns, the world’s most unusual live sketch gallery, big raffle prizes, and live music from Rotary.

Created in 2006, the Boston Comics Roundtable is a collective of comics creators in the Greater Boston area. Its mission: to network, teach, workshop, encourage, and publish the best and brightest artists and writers in the creation of comics. All proceeds will benefit the upcoming publication of Inbound #4, A Comics Anthology, featuring local artists taking on the strange but true history of Boston.

The event begins at 9 p.m. (doors at 8 p.m.) at P.A.’s Lounge in Somerville, MA (345 Somerville Ave., 617-776-1557). This is an 18+ show. Tickets are $12, paid at the door.

For more details, and to learn more about the Boston Comics Roundtable, visit www.bostoncomicsroundtable.com.