Captain America Book Tour

Cap Book CoverTo promote the launch of Marvel’s Captain America: The Ultimate Guide to the First Avenger next month, DK is sending me on a regional book tour. It includes stops in Beloit (my hometown), Milwaukee, Naperville, and Minneapolis, and it includes school visits as well as libraries and bookstores.

Details below, and I’ll update them on my Appearances page as we get closer to the events. If you’re within easy striking distance one of those areas, be sure to save the appropriate date!

DK is also bringing me out to Comic-Con International in San Diego this summer, for the second year in a row. It’s always a fantastic time, and I hope to see lots of you out there as well. Meanwhile, keep your eye out for my Captain America book, which debuts April 5.

Beloit Public Library

Beloit, WI. April 14, 6 PM. 

To celebrate the release of Marvel’s Captain America: The Ultimate Guide to the First Avenger I’ll be appearing at my local library to talk about the book, what I do for a living, and answer questions. Drop in to say hi, purchase a book, and have it me sign it for you.

Shorewood Public Library

Shorewood, WI. May 4, 6:30 PM. 

This is the launch of my mini-book tour for my Captain America book. According to the Shorewood Library website:

Meet Matt Forbeck, the author of CAPTAIN AMERICA: ULTIMATE GUIDE TO THE FIRST AVENGER. Test your Captain America expertise with a super-heroic trivia contest. Wear a costume if you’d like.

Boswell Books will be there too, selling copies of the book.

Milwaukee Public Library, Bay View Branch

Milwaukee, WI. May 5, TBA. 

I’ll be visiting some Milwaukee public schools during the day, and then I’m off to the Bay View branch of the Milwaukee Public Library that evening to sign more books. Boswell Books will be there again, selling copies of the book.

Anderson’s Bookshop

Naperville, IL. May 7. TBA. 

On Free Comic Book Day, I’ll be at Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville, Illinois, signing copies of my Captain America book or anything else I’ve worked on.

Wild Rumpus

Minneapolis, MN. May 21, 1 PM.

As part of Children’s Book Week, I’ll be signing my Captain America book at Wild Rumpus. According to their website:

Calling all superheros and superhero fans! Come to Wild Rumpus on Saturday, May 21st at 1PM to celebrate the first ever Superhero Day! We’ll have activities, giveaways, prizes and more. Marvel expert Matt Forbeck, author of the new book Marvel’s Captain America: The Ultimate Guide to the First Avenger, will be on the scene to quiz you on your superhero trivia knowledge.

Anyone who comes in a superhero costume will get a prize! It’s going to be a SUPER day.