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Animated Film Director Brenda Chapman is coming to CXC 2023!

by | Aug 11, 2023

Animated Film Director Brenda Chapman is coming to CXC 2023!
Thursday, September 28, Wexner Center for the Arts
Reception 6 pm; Screening 7 pm; Q&A with Brenda Chapman after film
Limited seating available
The Prince of Egypt 25th anniversary screening with Director Brenda Chapman in person. Join us for a reception before the screening and Q&A with Brenda Chapman following screening.
Codirector Brenda Chapman, the first woman to direct an animated feature for a Hollywood studio, visits the Wex to discuss the production of that landmark film.
The Prince of Egypt was the first production created by DreamWorks Animation (Antz was the first film to be released), carving out a place in film history for both Chapman and the studio. The film became an instant critical and box office success upon its release in 1998, and its reputation only continues to grow to this day.
An animated retelling of the life of the prophet Moses from the book of Exodus from the Old Testament, The Prince of Egypt features an astonishing cast of voice actors including Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Patrick Stewart, Danny Glover, Jeff Goldblum, Steve Martin, and Val Kilmer as Moses. Chapman also codirected the Oscar-winner Brave (2012) for Pixar. (99 mins., 35mm).
Join us for a discussion and Q&A with director Chapman as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Prince of Egypt with a free screening. And come early for a reception with Chapman and NBCUniversal’s Chase Schulte with snacks for sale and a cash bar from 5:30 to 7 PM in the lower lobby before the screening.
Brenda Chapman is the first woman to direct an animated feature film for a Hollywood studio when she made Prince of Egypt (1998). A prolific artist in the animation industry, Chapman has also worked in various capacities on such landmarks as The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Cars, WALL-E, Up, and many more. Chapman developed the Academy Award winning Brave (2012) for Pixar and was codirector of the film.
Photo credit: Chapman Lima Productions
Guest courtesy of Wexner Center for the Arts Wexner Center for the Arts

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CXC September 28-October 1 in Columbus, OH!

by | Aug 8, 2023

We’re excited to have 100+ exhibiting guests for CXC 2023. Creators, publishers, schools and organizations are coming from around the world and across the country to exhibit with Columbus based exhibitors.

The expo is an essential part of our mission to create an atmosphere of communication and enthusiasm between creators and audiences of cartoon storytelling.

The 2023 CXC Expo takes place on Saturday, September 30 from 11 AM to 5 PM, and on Sunday, October 1 from 1 to 5 PM. The Expo is on the second floor of the Columbus Metropolitan Library – Main Library, 96 S Grant Ave in downtown Columbus.

Check out the list at:
https://www.cartooncrossroadscolumbus.org/?page_id=6328

Graphic designed by Han Donovan

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CXC 2023! Tickets Available Today for Raina Telgemeier and Dan Clowes Appearances!

by | Aug 2, 2023

Raina Telgemeier and Daniel Clowes event tickets available today!
You can register for your free tickets for two CXC 2023 events being held on Friday, September 29.
Our keynote conversation with Raina Telgemeier and An Evening with Daniel Clowes will be available today, Wednesday, August 2 at 11 am EST at The Wexner Center for the Arts website.
Tickets limited to 2 per person.
Accommodations for the deaf will be available at these events.
These programs are ticketed attendance, there will be a rush line before the event for unclaimed tickets.
Keynote Conversation with Raina Telgemeier
Sep 29, 2023 5:00PM
An Evening with Daniel Clowes
Sep 29, 2023 8:00PM
Mershon Auditorium
1871 N High St, Columbus, OH 43210
Free for all audiences with ticket

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Jeff Smith Returns to his Roots with a New Collection of his THORN College Strips!

by | Jul 18, 2023

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NYT Bestselling Author Jeff Smith Returns to his Roots with a New Collection of his THORN College Strips to Launch in October Kickstarter

 Columbus, OH – July 18, 2023: Cartoon Books announces THORN: The Complete Proto-BONE College Strips from 1982 to 1986, And Other Early Drawings, reprinting the entire run of his earliest rendering of the world-famous BONE characters for the first time. And if Smith had his way, it might not have happened.

“Talking Jeff into this book wasn’t easy, but fans have been asking us for years.” explains Cartoon Books Publisher Vijaya Iyer, Smith’s partner.

“I confess I was a hard sell at first,” says cartoonist Smith, “Talk of reprinting the THORN comics has always been a non-starter for me. I didn’t think they were very good. In fact, I had an unshakable idea that they were terrible. But when I read them for the first time in over 40 years, I was surprised to find I enjoyed them! It’s fun to see these stories and know they eventually evolved into BONE.”

The comic strips reveal an early version of BONE called THORN that was written for a college audience in the 1980s. THORN appeared five days a week in the pages of The Ohio State University’s student newspaper The Lantern. A few were reprinted in a self-published 1983 book called THORN: Tales from The Lantern. Another small selection was published in 2008’s limited edition fundraiser for OSU’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum called Before BONE. Both books are long out of print and sell at collector’s prices. There has never been an official, complete run published until now.

This beautiful edition includes plenty of bonus material such as recently discovered early drawings of the BONE characters, essays and interviews.

THORN: The Complete College Strips, will be published in both hardcover and mass market paperback. It will launch on Kickstarter this October for release in Spring of 2024.

About Jeff Smith: Jeff Smith is the award-winning author best known for his self-published BONE comic book series that was later picked to launch Scholastic’s YA graphic novel imprint, Graphix. Other works by Smith included RASL, SHAZAM: Monster Society of Evil, TUKI, and the forthcoming BONE: More Tall Tales.

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