Local author Diego Mongue will appear at the New Lebanon Library on Wednesday, February 18, at 3 pm, to talk about his quarterly comic book series, “Awesome Robot Science Fiction Action Comix.” The talk will be followed by Q& A and discussion, after which Diego will sign copies of the book.
“Awesome Robot” started as letters left in Diego’s school lunches. Messages of encouragement like, “Have a great day at school” or “Eat your lunch and work hard” soon morphed into stranger missives, such as “Don’t eat cake from the cafeteria garbage pail.” These notes were accompanied by illustrations that eventually became the “Awesome Robot” series, the story of “Dennis the Robot” and his anthropomorphic misadventures. The story and renderings marry the musings of a prepubescent boy and the satirical commentaries of his outsider artist father.
Diego Mongue, aged 11, lives with his parents and brother in Williamstown, MA. He is in the seventh grade.
All are welcome at this free event, which is most appropriate for school aged children although interested patrons of all ages are welcome. For more information, please call the library at (518) 794-8844. The library is located at 550 State Route 20, 1/4 mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20/22.