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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”

Grace Edquist writes on Moomin Creator Tove Jansson for Vogue

Thank you, Chris Burscough! From the Vouge website: Tove Jansson, Beloved Creator of the Moomins, Painted the World as She Wanted to See It In 1942, newly moved out of her family’s Helsinki apartment and living on her own, the Finnish artist Tove Jansson painted a self-portrait. She gave herself a cool confidence: steely gaze,ContinueContinue reading “Grace Edquist writes on Moomin Creator Tove Jansson for Vogue”

Mattea Roach Interviews Bryan Lee O’Malley for CBC Books

Accompanied by article by Talia Kliot. From CBC Books: Bryan Lee O’Malley reflects on Toronto nostalgia and 20 years of Scott Pilgrim The Canadian cartoonist discussed his series on Bookends with Mattea Roach When Bryan Lee O’Malley came up with the phrase “seven evil exes” he knew he was onto something interesting.  At the time,ContinueContinue reading “Mattea Roach Interviews Bryan Lee O’Malley for CBC Books”