CRAIG THOMPSON
Monday, September 26, 2011, 7:00 pm
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Auditorium
2501 Stevens Ave., Minneapolis
Click here for directionsAcclaimed graphic novelist Craig Thompson returns from a seven-year hiatus this fall with the publication of Habibi, an epic romance that investigates the history of religion and storytelling. Habibi is a hugely anticipated release that Thompson says looks at Islam the way his previous graphic novel, Blankets, looks at Christianity. Blankets was once banned from some libraries, and Habibi is expected to be no less controversial and no less enthusiastically received as a watershed moment in the art form of comics.
At this special Twin Cities appearance, Thompson will give a visual presentation and discussion of his work. Not to be missed!
. . . his brilliantly realized artwork transforms whatever potential for triteness lies in his message into profundity. . . . Goodbye, Chunky Rice is a heartfelt masterpiece.
—Rain Taxi Review of BooksBlankets magically recreates the high emotional stakes of adolescence. Thompson has set new bars for the medium not just in length, but breadth.
—Time MagazineCraig Thompson’s previous graphic novels include Blankets (for which he received three Harvey Awards for Best Artist, Best Graphic Album of Original Work, and Best Cartoonist; and two Eisner Awards for Best Graphic Album and Best Writer/Artist); Goodbye, Chunky Rice; and Carnet de Voyage. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
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Twin Cities Zinefest is Next Weekend (Saturday, September 24th)!
Comics, Creativity, and Culture: International and Interdisciplinary Perspectives at The University of Iowa October 5th-8th
Yesterday, I heard for the first time about a pretty amazing-sounding event happening in Iowa City, Iowa October 5th-8th that I suspect some of you may be interested in attending (note Minneapolis folks that Iowa City is a 5 hour drive). The University of Iowa is putting on a three day symposium on comics called Comics, Creativity, and Culture: International and Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Comics luminaries on the guest list include Gilbert Hernandez, Jamie Hernandez, Pheobe Glockner, Joe Sacco, Craig Yoe, John Porcellino, Jessica Abel, James Sturm, Gary Groth and Peggy Burns, as well as a number of comics scholars and historians.
You can see the schedule for the symposium here.
There are other comics-related events happening in Iowa city before and after the symposium.
POM POM POM
Do you hear that?
There is less than a month until 24 Hour Comics Day!
Thanks to Carlos Merino for drawing the above poster for the Minneapolis event.
We better get some sleep!
24 Hour Comics Day Minneapolis
October 1-2 9AM-9AM
Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Open Book building
(Just down the street from Big Brain Comics)
1011 Washington Ave S, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone: 612-215-2520
Questions about Mpls’s 24-hour Comic Day?
Write to: 24hourcomicday@gmail.com
Mpls. 24-hour Comic Day Facebook page.
Mpls. 24-hour Comic Day tweets.
Here is a promotional chicklet you can use for your social networking site or blog or pong or whatever.
Not in Minneapolis? Not to worry… find a location on the international event site! Click the image below to go there.
Vote for the Lutefisk Sushi Volume E Featured Artist
We will be doing another one of our Lutefisk Sushi box-full-of-handmade-Minnesota-mini-comics shows at Altered Esthetics next year, and the time has come to pick a featured artist. As usual, this being Minnesota, we have a wonderful selection of nominees… I’d be delighted to see any of them win. You can preview the artists’ work by clicking on the images below, which will take you to their websites.
We’ve dusted off the old message board for the voting… you’re encouraged to pimp for your candidates in the comments. Please only vote if you are a Minnesota artist who plans to participate in the show. Thanks!
Poll ends sometime on September First.
Just Add Ink Artist Discussion Today! (Saturday, August 20th) 1-3PM
The Just Add Ink artist discussion is today. All are welcome!
Just Add Ink Artists’ Discussion
Saturday, August 20, 2011 – 1pm-3pm
Anders Nilsen’s Book Tour Comes to Minneapolis This Thursday, August 18th
On to the business of the day! Anders will be in Minneapolis Thursday August 18th to launch Big Questions at Magers & Quinn Booksellers. There’s a lovely write-up of the book in the Star Tribune, where reviewer Tom Horgen sez, “the parable [Big Questions] tells unfolds with remarkable ease and power,” and acknowledges Anders as “one of the comic-book world’s best storytellers.” Dear midwesterners: don’t miss this!
Thursday August 18th at 7:30 pm
Magers and Quinn Booksellers
3038 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis
The Second Annual International Read Comics in Public Day is August 28th!
Lutefisk Sushi: Volume E — The Ballot Boxes Are Open!
Hey cartoonists!
Minnesota’s premier comics art show LUTEFISK SUSHI is back for its fifth season in 2012. While the opening reception is over fifteen months away, we need to decide on a featured artist ASAP! As in past years, the featured artist will design the sushi box, and will have a whole wall devoted to their artwork during the gallery show at Altered Esthetics in November, 2012. See websites of past shows here.
NOMINATION PROCESS:
To nominate a cartoonist, please send the following info to nordeastcomics [at] gmail.com:
– The artist’s name
– The artist’s website (if there is one)
– The artist’s email (so we can contact them to confirm if they want to run)
NOTE: Artists must reside in Minnesota or have some strong connection to the state.
NOTE: If an artist does not wish to be nominated, or does not respond to us before August 25, they will not be listed as a nominee.
CALENDAR:
August 15: Nominations open
August 25: Nominations close; Voting begins
September 1: Voting closes at noon; Winner is formally announced at 6pm at the Nordeast Comics Summit, and online.
VOTING PROCESS:
As in past years, voting will take place on www.cartoonistconspiracy.com/conspire. So jump on that site between August 25 and September 1 to vote! Voters must register on the Cartoonist Conspiracy website (it’s free). Voters may vote only once.
Past featured artists are Vincent Stall, Ken Avidor, Kevin Cannon, and Danno Klonowski.
Questions? Post them in the comments section below.
The Just Add Ink Opening is Just Two Days Away! (Friday, August 5th at Altered Esthetics)
The opening party for our comic cookbook/gallery show Just Add Ink is this Friday! I can’t wait!
Click on the image for details.
Please consider using the above image to help promote the event!
Some recent press:
Opening Reception
Friday, August 5, 2011 – 7pm-10pm
Artists’ Discussion
Saturday, August 20, 2011 – 1pm-3pm
Altered Esthetics
1224 Quincy St NE, Mpls MN 55413
612.378.8888