Join award-winning comics creator Ebony Flowers, author of Hot Comb, for a hands-on and generative workshop. Participants will develop their ability as a writer, picture-maker, and observer while exploring spontaneous storytelling practices. By the end of the workshop, each participant will have a working draft of a short creative non-fiction comic. No drawing experience necessary! The synchronous workshop will be held on April 28 at 4pm on Zoom. An additional asynchronous (complete at your own pace) workshop will be available to registrants on April 5. Register here. Meet Your Instructor: Ebony is a cartoonist and an ethnographer. She was born and raised in Maryland. She holds a BA in Biological Anthropology from the University of Maryland College Park and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the…
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Join PSU’s Comics Studies program for a talk with Professor Qiana Whitted. In her talk, Prof. Qiana Whitted draws from her recent book on EC Comics: Race, Shock, and Social Protest to explore the 1950s publisher’s effort to distinguish between “entertaining” and “educational” reading practices that were mindful of the public’s anxieties over how comic books could influence young readers. Her discussion will consider the ways that EC’s writers and artists arranged the verbal and visual dynamics of the comics page to steer the potential impact of notorious crime and horror titles such “The Whipping” and “The Guilty.” Evaluating these creative choices raises important questions about the taboo combination of explicitness, incredulity, and reading pleasure that EC branded as “shock comics,” engaging complex social messages amid the…
Comments closedWhat does a career in comics publishing look like? Join alumni from the PSU book publishing program and comics certificate as they talk about comics publishing in Portland: their career trajectories, thoughts on the latest developments in comics, and time as students at PSU. Featuring: Jenny Blenk – Assistant Editor at Dark Horse Melissa Gifford – Content Manager at Image Comics Konner Knudsen – Assistant Editor at Dark Horse Comics Erika Schnatz – Senior Production Artist at Image Comics
Comments closedIn honor of Will Eisner Week, PSU hosts this panel discussion featuring Dark Horse Comics founder Mike Richardson, IDW’s Ted Adams, and moderator Charles Brownstein of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
Comments closedCelebrate the life and legacy of comics legend Will Eisner, father of the graphic novel, creator of The Spirit, and one of the most influential comics authors of all time! Denis Kitchen, Eisner’s longtime publisher, agent, and friend, will discuss Eisner’s lifetime in comics and share some personal stories about Will. In addition to his work as a publisher, Kitchen is a veteran cartoonist, comics scholar, exhibition curator, and founder of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. In 2015, Kitchen was elected to the Will Eisner Comics Industry Hall of Fame. This event will be in Room 75.
Comments closedFrom PSU Comics Studies’s website: The PSU Comics Studies Program, PSU French Department, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States, and the French American Cultural Society present a talk with French comics artists Antoine Maillard and Melek Zertal on Tuesday, November 6th in the Millar Library, Room 170 from 1:00 to 3:00pm.
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