NYC – An Evening w/ Tom Hart & Carol Tyler
December 31, 2015 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Comic Strips, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Carol Tyler and Tom Hart appear at the Society of Illustrators on Thursday January 28, 2016 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. for a presentation and reading followed by a book signing.
Tickets
$15 Non-members | $10 Members | $7 Seniors/students (Undergrad students with valid ID)
tickets
CAROL TYLER
Tyler will be reading from her masterpiece Soldier’s Heart.
SOLDIER’S HEART: The Campaign to Understand My WWII Veteran Father, A Daughter’s Story is a sophisticated graphic masterpiece by Carol Tyler. Soldier’s Heart explores the damaging effects of war and the toll it can take on families.
Many soldiers return home and never talk about what happened – especially those from the Greatest Generation. Thus was the case with S/Sgt. Charles W. Tyler, who late in life began to open up to his daughter Carol. By looking at him, you would never know that he was wounded in combat, but as she states at the beginning: “Not all scars are visible.”
The narrative unfolds over 360 pages of masterfully crafted drawings. Stunning ink and color washes weave through the decades: Tyler examines the past in sepia, confronts reality in stark black & white and uses rich color to convey the moods and fragility of the present. She overlays her father’s memories with her own, while struggling to understand her troubled life: a failed marriage, a teenage daughter on the edge, and an elderly father and mother. It’s literate, emotionally compelling, historically accurate, and took the artist a decade to complete. Winner of the Ohio Arts Council Excellence Award, nominated for 11 Eisners, 2 Harveys, 2 Ignatz awards, and named a finalist LA Times Book Prize, Soldier’s Heart is a magnificent achievement.
TOM HART
ROSALIE LIGHTNING is Eisner-nominated cartoonist Tom Hart’s beautiful and touching graphic memoir about the untimely death of his young daughter, Rosalie. His heart-breaking and emotional illustrations strike readers to the core, and take them along his family’s journey through loss. Hart uses the graphic form to articulate his and his wife’s on-going search for meaning in the aftermath of Rosalie’s death, exploring themes of grief, hopelessness, rebirth, and eventually finding hope again.
Hart creatively portrays the solace he discovers in nature, philosophy, great works of literature, and art across all mediums in this expressively honest and loving tribute to his baby girl. Rosalie Lighting is a graphic masterpiece chronicling a father’s undying love.
Society of Illustrators
128 East 63rd Street, New York, NY 10065
212-838-2560
Drawn & Quarterly Schedule for SDCC 2010
July 13, 2010 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Comic-Con International, Convention News
DRAWN AND QUARTERLY ANNOUNCES SAN DIEGO PLANS; SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE: GABRIELLE BELL, VANESSA DAVIS, JAMES STURM AND JILLIAN TAMAKI!
CON DEBUTS: MAKE ME A WOMAN, INDOOR VOICE, JSL TUBBY, JSL NANCY 2, EDEN, WILD KINGDOM AND PALOOKAVILLE 20–NOW A HARDCOVER BOOK!
Oh yes, it is San Diego time again, and this year the fine, fine people of Comic-Con International have invited four D+Q cartoonists to be special guests of the convention, complete with spotlight panels: Gabrielle Bell, Vanessa Davis, James Sturm, and Jillian Tamaki. I don’t believe we have ever had a year at San Diego with so many official special guests and so many conventions debuts. The heavenly moons of comics are aligned, people.
Vanessa and Jillian will even be debuting their new books:
Vanessa’s MAKE ME A WOMAN and Jillian’s INDOOR VOICE
Jillian will also be signing her award-winning SKIM, which we will have on hand in paperback for you.
Other debuts include:
THE JSL: TUBBY
Kevin Huizenga’s WILD KINGDOM
The JSL: NANCY VOLUME 2
EDEN by Argentinian newcomer Pablo Holmberg
and all new PALOOKAVILLE 20 which is now a hardcover compendium of all things Seth and will knock the socks off of anyone who buys it.
So D+Q will be at ye olde booth #1529, our usual spot for twenty years, so it shouldn’t be hard to find us. Attending from D+Q will be Peggy Burns, production manager Rebecca Rosen (who is going on to greener, frenchier pastures in France this Fall so come over to say au revoir), and Publicity Coordinator Jessica Campbell. And of course the fine fellas from the Beguiling will be at our booth, too.
Here is our complete schedule, all signings take place at the D+Q Booth:
THURSDAY
2:00-4:00 Gabrielle Bell signing
3:00-5:00 Jillian Tamaki signing
3:30–4:30 Spotlight on James Sturm: Comic-Con special guest James Sturm has created award-winning graphic novels for early readers (Adventures in Cartooning), young adults (Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow, Fantastic Four: Unstable Molecules), and grownups (The Golem’s Mighty Swing, Market Day) and co-founded the country’s finest cartooning school (The Center for Cartoon Studies). Sturm will be speaking about his process and art with Tom Spurgeon of The Comics Reporter (comicsreporter.com). Room 26AB
5:00-7:00 PM James Sturm & Vanessa Davis Signing
FRIDAY
11:00–12:00 Spotlight on Vanessa Davis—One of the brightest new cartoonists of her generation, who has been featured in Tablet, Vice, Bust, and Bitch Magazines, Comic-Con special guest Vanessa Davis will be debuting her new book Make Me a Woman and discussing the book and its process with a charming and funny slide show about being young, Jewish and single. Room 4
12:00-2:00 Vanessa Davis signing
2:00–3:00 Graphic Novels: The Personal Touch—You know when you read it: that certain something that sticks out in a graphic novel. It’s the personal touch, a work that draws on the life of the creator or the people around him or her. Call the work autobiographical, call it reality—many times it results in truly personal and inspiring comics. Comics creator and journalist Shaenon Garrity (Narbonic, Skin Horse) talks to Comic-Con special guests Gabrielle Bell (Cecil & Jordan in New York), Howard Cruse (Stuck Rubber Baby), Vanessa Davis (Make Me a Woman), Larry Marder (Beanworld), Jillian Tamaki (Skim), and Carol Tyler (You’ll Never Know Book 1: A Good and Decent Man) about their very personal work. Room 4
3:00-5:00 Gabrielle Bell & Jillian Tamaki signing
4:00–5:00 The Center for Cartoon Studies—Comic-Con special guest James Sturm, known for his graphic novels such as The Golem’s Mighty Swing, is also the director of The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS), a school located in the historic downtown village of White River Junction, Vermont. The school offers a two-year course of study that centers on the creation and dissemination of comics, graphic novels, and other manifestations of the visual narrative. The faculty includes renowned comics artists such as Stephen Bissette and Jason Lutes. James will talk about the school and the books the students have produced. Room 7AB
5:00-7:00 PM James Sturm signing
SATURDAY
11:00–12:00 Spotlight on Jillian Tamaki: Comic-Con special guest Jillian Tamaki has taken both the illustration and comics worlds by storm. Her graphic novel Skim, was a New York Times Best Book of the Year, and also was nominated for a Governor General Award. Her drawings can be found in the NYT, Oprah, New Yorker, and Esquire. Tamaki will discuss the process of Skim, collaborating with a writer and the difference between comics and illustration. Room 3
12:00-3:00 Jillian Tamaki & James Sturm Signing
1:00–2:00 Spotlight on Gabrielle Bell: Join Comic-Con special guest Gabrielle Bell (Cecil and Jordan in New York, Lucky) as she discusses her current work, past accomplishments and future projects with Tom Spurgeon (The Comics Reporter). Room 3
3:00-6:00 Gabrielle Bell & Vanessa Davis signing
3:00–4:00 Comics Reprint Revolution: For comics fans, the reprint revolution keeps getting bigger and better! The Cartoon Art Museum’s Andrew Farago talks with Craig Yoe (Krazy Kat, Popeye, Jetta), Dean Mullaney (editor of Library of American Comics for IDW: Dick Tracy, Little Orphan Annie, Secret Agent Corrigan), Daniel Herman (Hermes Press: Buck Rogers, The Phantom), Gary Groth (Fantagraphics: Peanuts, Prince Valiant, Captain Easy), Peggy Burns (Drawn and Quarterly: John Stanley Library, Walt & Skeezix), Steve Saffel (Titan Books, Beetle Bailey, Simon & Kirby Library) and Charles Pelto (Classic Comics Press: Mary Perkins, On Stage, The Heart of Juliet Jones, Big Ben Bolt) about their publications reprinting some of the very best of comic books and comic strips. Room 8
SUNDAY
12:00–1:00 Kids Draw with James Sturm: Create your own cartooning adventure in this fun, interactive drawing session with Eisner Award-winning cartoon adventurer James Sturm (Adventures in Cartooning)! Using simple building blocks, you’ll learn how to put together an adventure of your own—and have fun along the way! Room 30CDE
11:00-2:00 Vanessa Davis and Gabrielle Bell signing
And best of luck to our Eisner nominees, Yoshihiro Tatsumi, John Porcellino and Adrian Tomine!
SPACE (Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo) (April 2010)
December 4, 2009 by Brian Pate
Filed under Book Festivals, Comic Books, Convention Profiles, Ohio
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Event Details:
| Convention | SPACE (Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo) |
| Convention Website | http://www.backporchcomics.com/space.htm |
| Start Date | 04/24/2010 |
| End Date | 04/25/2010 |
| About This Convention: | SPACE will convene at its new venue the Ramada Plaza Hotel And Conference Center in Columbus April 24 and 25, 2010. 4900 Sinclair Road Columbus, OH 43229 Off I71 at the Morse / Sinclair exit. 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Saturday & 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Sunday SPACE continues to be the Mid-West’s largest exhibition of small press, alternative, and creator-owned comics with over 150 exhibitors, panels, workshops, and presentations. Admission is $5.00 for one day and $8.00 for both. Special Rates will be available On-line. The new venue offers a restaurant, bar, free parking, a special hotel rate and air port shuttle service. More info at www.backporchcomics.com |
| Convention Guests | Exhibitors as of 11/30/09:
Eric Adams (Lackluster World, Reflection, Stuart) |
| Venue Name | Ramada Plaza Hotel And Conference Center |
| Venue Address | 4900 Sinclair Road Columbus, OH 43229 United States |
| Number of Dealer/Exhibitor Tables | 150 |
| Projected Attendance | 500 |
| What category best describes your convention? | Comic Books |
| What other categories might be appropriate for your convention? | – Book Festivals |
