CA – Season Ticket Diaries Signing

Meet illustrator and animator Sarah Clark at the Charles M. Schulz Museum on Saturday May 10th from 1-3pm! Clark’s on-going comic diary, Season Ticket Diaries, documents life as an Oakland A’s fan and can be found at sarahclarkart.com.

Charles M. Schulz Museum
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

CA – Amulet Signing

Meet award-winning graphic novelist Kazu Kibuishi, creator of the series Amulet, at the Charles M. Schulz Museum on Saturday April 12, 2014 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Kibuishi is also known for his work editing the comic anthology Flight, and designing the book covers for the recent re-release of the complete Harry Potter book series.

Charles M. Schulz Museum
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

CA – Zombie Killers Signing

Meet 3-D modeler and illustrator Jennifer Gosk at the Schulz Museum on Saturday March 8, 2014 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Gosk’s comics include Zombie Killers, My Life, and Missing. Her work can be found online at sweet-diction.net.

Charles M. Schulz Museum
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

CA – The Gnome Syndicate Signing

Dreamworks animator and cartoonist Kevin Vassey appears at the Schulz Museum on Saturday October 12, 2013 from 1-3pm! In addition to working on How to Train Your Dragon, Madagascar, and Shrek, Vassey also draws a weekly webcomic called The Gnome Syndicate.

Charles M. Schulz Museum
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

CA – Big Nate Signing

Meet Big Nate creator Lincoln Peirce at the Schulz Museum on Saturday February 9th from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. Peirce will talk about turning his comic strip into a New York Times bestselling chapter book series and will sign copies of the fifth Big Nate book, Big Nate Flips Out.

Charles M. Schulz Museum
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

CA – Miss Lonleyhearts Signing

Cartoonist Gabrielle Gamboa appears on Saturday, December 8, 2012 from 1:00 till 3:00 pm. Her comics have appeared in Truthout.org, Bust Magazine, Scherherazade, and others. Gamboa’s current project, Miss Lonleyhearts, is an on-going comic book adaptation of the Nathanael West novella.

Charles M. Schulz Museum
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

CA – The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation

Lee Mendelson, executive producer of many of the Peanuts animated specials, and author Charles Solomon, appear on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 1:00 pm to speak about the art and making of the animated specials and to celebrate the release of Solomon’s new book, The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation.

This event is included in the price of admission.

Charles M. Schulz Museum
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

CA – Peanuts Signing

Press Release:

Celebrate the release of the new Peanuts comic book series Saturday, February 25th at 1pm with how-to-draw Peanuts workshops, a panel discussion, and comic book signing with its creators including Paige Braddock (Jane’s World), Shane Houghton (Reed Gunther), Matt Whitlock (Family Guy), Lex Fajardo (Kid Beowulf), Vicki Scott (Peanuts illustrator), and Justin Thompson (MythTickle). Programs are free with the price of Museum admission. Comic book creators will give an illustrated, behind-the-scenes look at the process and show how new Peanuts stories and artwork are being developed. The presentation will be followed by a comic book signing and workshops on how to draw your own Peanuts characters with artists Matt Whitlock and Vicki Scott.

12:30pm: How to draw peanuts characters with Family Guy animator Matt Whitlock (in Ed Room)

1pm: Behind the scenes presentation and Q & A in the auditorium

1:45pm: comic book signing with all of the comic book contributors

3pm: How to draw peanuts characters with artist Vicki Scott of the Peanuts graphic novel, Happiness is a Warm Blanket

In January BOOM! Studios and Peanuts Worldwide, LLC kicked off this ongoing comic book series with original stories seen for the first time alongside classic Peanuts Sunday strips. The Peanuts Sunday strips were written and drawn by Charles M. Schulz with additional stories by Vicki Scott, Shane Houghton, and Matt Whitlock.

Charles M. Schulz Museum
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

CA – Second Saturday Cartoonists

Raina Telgemeier and Dave Roman appear at the Charles M. Schulz Museum on Saturday, February 11th, 2012 from 11:00AM – 2:00PM.

Having survived an awkward youth, plagued by unfriendly friends, boy confusion, a major earthquake and dental drama, Raina Telgemeier chronicles the trials and tribulations of being a middle schooler in her graphic novel memoir, “Smile.” Telgemeier, whose graphic novel recently won the Eisner Award for Best Publication for a Teen Audience, will speak and teach at the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center on Saturday, February 11. From 10:00 am -12:00 pm, she will teach a master class for young adults (aged 10 and up) and at 1:00 pm she and cartoonist Dave Roman will speak and sign books with Museum visitors.

Telgemeier’s Master Class for Young Adults will explore the art of making comics and story writing. Participants will learn about thumbnails, layouts, balloon placement, panel variation, and the mechanics of sequential art, and will have a chance to create their own 4–8 page short comic. This class is recommended for aspiring cartoonists ages 10 and up. Advanced reservations are required, please call (707) 284-1263 to reserve a space.

At 1:00 pm Telgemeier will give a formal presentation and a live, interactive reading from Smile. Afterward, Telgemeier and Dave Roman, creator of “Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity” and co-author of two New York Times bestselling graphic novels, “X-Men: Misfits” and “The Last Airbender: Zuko’s Story,” will meet and sign books of Museum visitors. The price of the presentation and meet and greet is included in the price of Museum admission.

Charles M. Schulz Museum
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

CA – Amulet Signing

Kazu Kibuishi signs on Saturday September 3rd at 1pm!

Kazu Kibuishi, author  and illustrator of the popular Amulet graphic novel series for young readers, will meet visitors and talk about his  work. Kibuishi’s work has been honored with the 2010 Rhode Island Children’s Book  Award and the 2011 Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader’s Choice  Award.

Charles M. Schulz Museum
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

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