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...

by | Sep 17, 2018

Super fun Q&A with comics champion, and curator of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum – Jenny Robb! Illustration drawn by Jeff and colored by Steve Hamaker....

by | Sep 17, 2018

RASL Book Two (ISBN 9781888963670) is shipping at the end of September! Don’t forget to reserve your copy ASAP with your favorite comics shop using preorder code SEP181683.

by | Sep 14, 2018

Finders Keepers! Jeff’s new children’s picture book with Scholastic, coming July 2019.

by | Sep 13, 2018

Nikola Tesla appeared on the cover of TIME magazine. He was chosen as ‘Man of the Year’ in 1931. Here’s the TIME cover as well as Jeff’s depiction of Nikola in RASL.

by | Sep 12, 2018

More from the Yayoi Kusama exhibit, Infinity Mirrors. This will mess with your head! http://www.clevelandart.org/e…/yayoi-kusama-infinity-mirrors(Source: http://www.clevelandart.org/)

by | Sep 12, 2018

Jeff recently visited the Cleveland Museum of Art to see the Yayoi Kusama exhibit, Infinity Mirrors. It’s definitely worth checking out if you can get tickets!http://www.clevelandart.org/exhibitions/yayoi-kusama-infinity-mirrors

by | Sep 11, 2018

September 11, 2001, Jeff and Vijaya had just arrived in Norway for a comics festival in Bergen. Illustrating the experience of what it was like to be far from home that day, these original art pieces were donated to the “9-11: Emergency Relief” graphic...

by | Sep 7, 2018

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