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CXC 2020 is Going Virtual! Join Us!
CXC will happen on a variety of platforms. Some of our events (like the Talk & Teach workshops) will be on Zoom Webinars and require registration. But almost everything will be streamed on our Facebook, YouTube, & Twitch. Details: http://cartooncrossroadscolumbus.org/schedule
CXC 2020: Roz Chast
Roz Chast is coming to Cartoon Crossroads Columbus this October! The NEW YORKER cartoonist and author of CAN WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? and YOU CAN ONLY YELL AT ME FOR ONE THING AT A TIME, Chast will join fellow New Yorker cartoonists Liz Montague and Amy Hwang and editor Emma Allen for a conversation about the legacy and changing culture of the magazine.
The festival will be held online and feature a rich variety of interactive programs. Our schedule will be announced soon. Until then you can check out our newsroom section to see some of the other exciting guests. More guest announcements are on the way!
Happy Labor Day
National Read A Book Day
It’s National Read A Book Day! What are some of your favorites?
CXC 2020: Derf Backderf, Tuesday September 8th!
CXC friend @johnderfbackderf will be live signing and conversing with viewers about his new book KENT STATE on Tuesday, September 8 at 7pm via the Wexner Center for the Arts site! Follow the link to purchase your copy of KENT STATE and to have it signed/personalized! The first 20 (or so) should see Derf sign live during the event! https://wexarts.org/talks-more/derf-backderf-and-kent-state-four-dead-ohio-2020
Weekly Meeting
Wesley has called the meeting to order and will be taking the minutes.
Second Monday…
BONE Volume 6: Old Man’s Cave
Frankenstein Day
Creation of RASL
Jeff’s inspiration for RASL? Science fiction and noir. RASL came out of my love for these genres. Some of my favorite authors are Arthur C. Clarke, Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. I also watch a lot of noir film classics like The Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep.