Meet Battling Boy author/artist Paul Pope this Thursday October 8 at 7:30 p.m. Pope, an award-winning graphic novelist, will talk about Battling Boy, his first long-form comic for kids, ages 10 up. Politics & Prose Bookstore will be on hand to sell copies of Pope's books, which include his adult graphic novels, Heavy Liquid and Batman: Year 100. But no purchase is necessary to attend this free event, at which Pope also will demonstrate his drawing techniques. Pope's editor, Mark Siegel -- himself an award-winning graphic novelist for To Dance and Sailor Twain-- also will be hand at the event. And check out this offer from Macmillan publishers for a chance to win a free copy of Battling Boy, plus a t-shirt: Macmillan: Battling Boy by Paul Pope Prize Pack (featuring 1 finished copy and 1 T-shirt) Sweepstakes