Paul Karasik and Mark Newgarden appear at the Cabell Library on Monday, April 2, 2018 at 7:00 PM present their book, How to Read Nancy. The book reveals the syntax of a mass medium through the molecular deconstruction of a single comic strip. It also explores the benefits of deep reading where focused contemplation reveals a subterranean world of hidden structures and ingenious choices.
About the Authors
Paul Karasik is the co-author (with David Mazzucchelli) of the graphic novel City of Glass, adapted from the book by Paul Auster and chosen by The Comics Journal as one of the “100 Best Comics of the 20th Century.” His cartoons appear in The New Yorker. Paul teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design.
Mark Newgarden is a cartoonist and author of the monograph We All Die Alone, the co-creator of “Garbage Pail Kids” and the co-author (with Megan Montague Cash) of the award-winning Bow-Wow series of children’s books. Mark teaches at Pratt Institute, Parsons School of Design at the New School and the School of Visual Arts in NYC.
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