by | Sep 29, 2018

CXC is jammed packed with art-y goodness all week! Among the many wonderful events going on, here’s where you can find Jeff today:                            Saturday 9/29 Show Hours 11am-5pm11am-11:50am: Jim Woodring and his Giant Pen (Jeff will be joining in with...

by | Sep 28, 2018

Today at 4pm: CXC 2018 Keynote Speech: Jim Woodring Wexner Center for the Arts (Film/Video Theater) CXC 2018 Special Guest Jim Woodring is a giant of 20th and 21st Century comics art. He is best known for his beautiful, psychologically-insightful comics starring his...

by | Sep 28, 2018

Today 12pm-450pm: SOL-CON K-12 Workshops Hale Hall (MLK Jr. Room) Detailed schedule here: http://cartooncrossroadscolumbus.com/schedule

by | Sep 28, 2018

*happening now!* An Artist At Work: Charles Vess Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum (Will Eisner Seminar Room) CXC 2018 Special Guest Charles Vess is equally skilled as a comics-maker and as an illustrator, with a special emphasis on fantasy. The powerful...

by | Sep 28, 2018

Full title: “Radical Praxis In Comics: Comics Practices As A Way Of Life And Community,” Ronald Wimberly and a hand-selected group of artists from communities in Oakland and Columbus will talk the intersection of comics and life. In Wimberly’s words:...

by | Sep 27, 2018

Stepping into the programming spotlight at CXC 2018 is our great favorite, the superstar Katie Skelly, on this year’s release of The Agency! This time out, it’s writer Matt Fraction tossing her questions!Come see two of comics’ brightest, funniest...

by | Sep 27, 2018

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by | Sep 27, 2018

A friendly reminder the Humble Bundle for Banned Books week will be active through next Wednesday!  We are thrilled to partner with Humble Bundle for Banned Books Week, by including Bone Volume 1 in their bundle. The charities for this years promotion are the CBLDF...

by | Sep 27, 2018

Space Jam screening and post film conversation with animators from Character Builders L to R: Rafael Rosado Jim Kammerud Dan Root and Ron Price

by | Sep 26, 2018

Fox28 visited Jeff’s studio recently to talk about the BONE series ahead of the Cartoon Crossroads Columbus Festival!https://myfox28columbus.com/sponsored/good-day-marketplace/gdm-columbus-makes-art-cartoon-crossroads

by | Sep 26, 2018

CXC is jammed packed with art-y goodness all week! Among the many wonderful events going on, here’s where you can find Jeff!                          Saturday 9/29 Show Hours 11am-5pm11am-11:50am: Jim Woodring and his Giant Pen (Jeff will be joining in with Jim on the...

by | Sep 26, 2018

‪Hey Columbus! Tune into CD102.5 at 9am featuring Jeff Smith talking about Cartoon Crossroads #‬cxc #cxc18 #cxc2018 #jeffsmith #art #comics #books #graphicnovels

by | Sep 26, 2018

A few shots from this evenings presentation on Billy Ireland and WW1 through his newspaper strips. Fascinating and informative panel by Lucy Shelton Caswell.

by | Sep 26, 2018

A few shots from this evenings presentation on Billy Ireland and WW1 through his newspaper strips. Fascinating and informative panel by Lucy Shelton Caswell.

by | Sep 25, 2018

Friday 7:30pm, free but ticketed event: Cartoonist Lynn Johnston discusses her nearly 30-year run with For Better or For Worse (1979–2008)—one of the most beloved comic strips in North America—at this talk that also features live drawing by Johnston as well as an...

by | Sep 25, 2018

Thursday at 7pm: CXC is proud to present through its partnering institution the Wexner Center for the Arts the animation legend Sally Cruikshank.Cruikshank will be here to show off some of her incredibly memorable cartoon work, including the 1975 short “Quasi at the...

by | Sep 25, 2018

Billy Ireland and World War I, presented by Lucy Caswell tonight at 7pm at the Columbus Metropolitan Library!Billy Ireland, the cartoonist for the Columbus Dispatch from 1898 until his death in 1935, had a weekly illustrated Sunday commentary page titled “The Passing...

by | Sep 24, 2018

Join us for a special presentation of the live-action/animated sports comedy Space Jam, followed by a panel discussion with some of the members of the animation team that brought the film to life.Members of former, Columbus-based animation studio, Character Builders,...

by | Sep 24, 2018

CXC Special Guest Kazu Kibuishi will be joining our fabulous lineup of talent for 2018. Jeff will be in moderating Kazu’s panel as they talk about the debut of Amulet Volume 8 and all things comics!https://www.facebook.com/events/253907725173247/

by | Sep 24, 2018

The great Jim Woodring is breaking out his 7-foot pen for CXC 2018, and we couldn’t think of a better kick-off event for the Expo and Book Fair down at the CML Main Library!You’ll believe a person can draw (with a gigantic pen)!Jim says a big part of the...

by | Sep 21, 2018

The BONE books are getting a fresh start in Norway, courtesy of Outland! Here are samples of volumes 1 and 2! Very exciting!

by | Sep 20, 2018

CXC is one week away! Spanning from Ohio State campus through downtown Columbus – come join us and the best and brightest in comics! All events are free and open to the public. Full schedule on our website: http://cartooncrossroadscolumbus.com/

by | Sep 19, 2018

We are thrilled to partner with Humble Bundle for Banned Books Week, by including Bone Volume 1 in their bundle! The charities for this years promotion are the CBLDF and NCAC. Book Bundle will be available for 2...

by | Sep 18, 2018

In order to save George Westinghouse from bankruptcy, Tesla sold Westinghouse his own royalties, which were worth $12 million, for just $216,000. If Tesla had kept his royalties, he may have been the first billionaire, sharing financial history with the likes of John...