Hi, I'm Mark McKenna. I'm an established comic book illustrator. I have been illustrating comics for more then 25 years for both Marvel and DC Comics. I have worked on X-Men, Spider Man, The Hulk, Wolverine, Wonder Woman, and most recently Batman, nearly 450 books in all.

In October of 2002 I ventured into the world of self-publishing with Banana Tail in order to diversify my career as a comic book professional. Put the world of Spider Man, Batman, and Wolverine together with the personalities of Banana Tail, Tic Tac and Reena, and I guarantee to have the children fascinated by the session I have put together. I am currently accepting and offering a presentation/lecture/session to schools and libraries based on my combined expertise and knowledge of both the comic book world, and the development of my children's book world of Banana Tail and Friends.

My newest book, Banana Tail's Colorful Adventure is categorized as a "Young Readers Graphic Novel" and is a great hard covered book that supports the advancement of new readers.

I have developed a 30-45 minute program that can be more or less "hands on" based on the age group I am presenting to. My fees range start at $400 (traveling expenses not included), depending on whether I'm presenting a simple classroom or library lecture or a more involved and lengthy auditorium presentation. I prefer to work with groups of less then 30 children (doing them in succession, if needed), as there is more warmth and interaction in a smaller group. If you'd like to read about past presentations, you can click here to see a newspaper article that was written on recent local visit I had at the Florida Public Library. I'm happy to travel by car to any location within driving distance of New York, and I'm more than willing to discuss longer distances as well. Below you'll find a short list of my presentations and convention showings.

I hope to hear from you!

Recent Presentation Locations:

• Adamsville Elementary School, Bridgewater, NJ
• Vo-Tech Institute, Bridgewater, NJ
• Florida Public Library, Florida, NY
• Boston Civic Center, Boston, Ma
• Lanape Elementary School, New Paltz, NY

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