CMX304 Making Comics Spring 2021 What We Did (See ALL my syllabi & resources on my Comics-Education landing page here) This is a COMPLETE account of EVERYTHING we did in my Making Comics class S2021 – online on Zoom. I do a ton of collaborative activities in in-person classes. That had to be adapted somewhat…
Down below, you can find a number of recent video interviews I’ve done and other news. But first, I’m sharing a slightly revised version of my comic “No Sides” that I’d originally posted back in early May, as well as a version of it created for mobile devices. While I won’t go into all the…
Some speaking news, publication announcements, and down below, a new collaborative (!) comics-making challenge! (scroll to bottom if you want to start with that!) First, I was set to go to the UK next week for a series of talks and workshops – including keynoting the Transitions comics conference in London and giving a workshop…
Some teaching resources to share – but first, speaking news! This week I’m off to Michigan State University to keynote (along with the amazing Emil Ferris) MSU’s annual Comics Forum. I’m there for a workshop Thursday February 20, Emil Ferris will be speaking Friday evening, and my keynote will be midday Saturday the 22nd. That…
Before I get to the main part of this post, on teaching with comics, some news. I’ve done a few Interviews on the Chinese edition of Unflattening – each of them independently focused on the theme of noncomformity running through Unflattening – which is not something I’m typically asked about and makes me quite intrigued…
Some travel, news around Unflattening, interviews, and thoughts on comics in the classroom with this post… This week, I’m off to Emory University to speak (and join some classes) as part of their IDEAS weeklong event series. Looking forward to meeting with their IDEAS Fellows and talking alternative scholarship and comics with them! My…
A short update with a little news and some travels. First, the news: the Brazilian edition of Unflattening (Desaplanar in Portuguese) from publisher Veneta won Brazil’s HQ Mix Award for Best Theoretical Book on Comics! The HQ Mix is the principal prize in Brazilian comics industry, akin to the Eisners in the US. Grateful for my…
This April, I was geeked to learn that the short comic I made in 2017 on Columbia’s comics librarian extraordinaire Karen Green was nominated for an Eisner Award in the Best Short Story category! It was a huge effort, despite being a short piece, as it wound through some highlights of the history of comics as a way…
This week, I’m traveling to Seattle to participate in the International Comics Arts Forum’s (ICAF) annual conference at the University of Washington and the concurrent Short Run Comics & Arts Festival. I’ve been invited to ICAF to speak on my work as artist & scholar, and also around teaching comics. My plan for my talk…
This week, I’m on the road again. First up, a visit to Detroit’s College for Creative Studies for a day of workshops and class visits all connected to Unflattening being their common freshman read. From there it’s off to Ann Arbor to do some workshops and work with folks as a participant in the two-day…