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Book Launch- Paying For It: The Film Edition

From the Lillian H Smith Library Events page: Book Launch- Paying For It: The Film Edition Fri Feb 21, 20255:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.150 mins Location Lillian H. Smith Paying For It was the most talked-about and controversial graphic novel of 2011. Chester Brown’s eloquent, spare artwork stands out in this new paperback edition, tiedContinueContinue reading “Book Launch- Paying For It: The Film Edition”

Mita Mahato, Jan. 28, 2025 at 7pm EST

The 411th meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Tuesday,January 28, 2025 at 7 pm EST. ONLINE PRESENTATION VIA ZOOM. Please email comicssymposium@gmail.com to register for this event. Free and open to the public.  Mita Mahato: Comics as Assemblage Mita Mahato discusses her new book Arctic Play and the hybrid aesthetics that inform her comics. ContinueContinue reading “Mita Mahato, Jan. 28, 2025 at 7pm EST”

Call to Artists/Illustrators for ‘Heartbeat of the Neighbourhood’ public engagement campaign / Deadline is Feb 7th

From an email to our West End neighbourhood listserve. West Neighbourhood house does great, important, needed work supporting people in our neighbourhood. Hello Neighbours! West Neighbourhood House (West NH) is looking for artists and/or illustrators to donate their work for the ‘Heartbeat of the Neighbourhood’ public engagement campaign. An honorarium of $3,500 will be awarded.ContinueContinue reading “Call to Artists/Illustrators for ‘Heartbeat of the Neighbourhood’ public engagement campaign / Deadline is Feb 7th”

Nick Stember, Jan. 21, 2025 at 3 pm ET

The 410th meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 at 3 pm EDT. ONLINE PRESENTATION VIA ZOOM. Please email comicssymposium@gmail.com to register for this event. Free and open to the public. Please note that this event begins at 3 pm EDT. Nick Stember presents The Fast and the Scurrilous: On comics and cartoonsContinueContinue reading “Nick Stember, Jan. 21, 2025 at 3 pm ET”

New York Comics & Picture Story Symposium Calendar of Events

From Ben Katchor’s New York Comics &  Picture Story Symposium Calendar of Events email newsletter. Visit the website here: nycomicssymposium.wordpress.com/ By bkatchor on January 11, 2025 Most events are online. Please register by email, one week before the event, to comicssymposium@gmail.com. Most talks start at 7pm ET unless otherwise noted. The May 6th event is live at The New School.ContinueContinue reading “New York Comics & Picture Story Symposium Calendar of Events”