Join us for our 9th annual city-wide event celebrating the art of comics and cartooning! Cartoon Crossroads Columbus – CXC is a FREE comics, art & animation festival in Columbus, Ohio! Mark your calendars for CXC September 27 – October 1, 2023.

Guests for 2023 include: Daniel Clowes, Raina Telgemeier, Keito Gaku, Brenda Chapman, Jeff Smith, Derf Backderf, Chris Sprouse, Shelly Bond, John Jennings, M.S. Harkness, Raeghan Buchanan and MANY MORE! View complete line up here: https://www.cartooncrossroadscolumbus.org/?page_id=6255&fbclid=IwAR2KBRh6tDYdOusDS_c8tjTn2lMmsf1iBYy1uUN6moYURG_kKCrgKT5ZDyQ

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RASL fan art by @Geoffo-B. Nicely done!

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Did you know Old Man’s Cave is a real place? Much of the BONE story was inspired by this magical place, located in the Hocking Valley in Southern Ohio!#comics #books #graphicnovels #bonecomics #jeffsmith #cartoonbooks #TUKI #RASL

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#TBT 2005 Out from Boneville launched Scholastic’s graphic novel imprint, Graphix!

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This is a fantastic pin up of The Hooded One by @drmistytang! SO GOOD!

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Book Riot takes a look at the natural fit of comics and the D&D role playing game – BONE makes the list!
https://bookriot.com/middle-grade-comics-for-dungeons-and-dragons-fans/

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Check out this beauty from @Beb156! Whohoo!

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Just announced: Jeff will be heading off to Houston in October for Bedrock City Con! Schedule to follow soon. Our first appearance in Houston in awhile – excited to see you!

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Congrats to Publishers Weekly and all of the authors on a successful US Book Show. The talent in attendance was mind-blowing! 
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bea/article/92388-u-s-book-show-2023-comics-and-graphic-novels-day-in-photos.html

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BONE fan art of Lucius Down by our friend @doonsalazar. This is especially fun as there’s not much fan art of ol Lucius! LOVE!

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Tomorrow! US Book Show’s closing keynote featuring Jeff and Tillie Walden, in conversation with Heidi MacDonald at NYU’s Kimmel Center at 4:30pm! They will also be livestreaming for a virtual audience of publishing professionals, librarians, and booksellers. More info can be found here: 
https://usbookshow.com/schedules/

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Coming in at #16, Jeff commented “I’m starting to think such outrageous accusations (really, racism?) say more about the people who make them than about the books themselves.”
https://247wallst.com/special-report/2023/04/25/25-most-banned-books-in-america/3/

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#TBT TUKI Inkwashed cover art for Fight for Fire and Fight for Family! TUKI is a planned 6 graphic novel series; Book One released in 2001 and Book Two in 2022! 

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Thanks to BuzzkillBluefish for the swell fan art! Cool!

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Jeff will be delivering the closing keynote with Tillie Walden at Publishers Weekly’s US Book Show next Tuesday. PW caught up with Jeff for an author profile – read all about it!
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bea/article/92265-u-s-book-show-2023-jeff-smith.html

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CXC Friends,
We invite all of you to Seventh Son Brewing Co. to be the first to hear about CXC’s in-person festival in the fall. Gather with old friends and meet new ones over a beer or two.
Festival founder Jeff Smith and the rest of the programming committee will be announcing the CXC 2023 special guests, unveiling the new poster by artist Victoria Douglas, 2022’s Emerging Talent Award winner, and signing up volunteers for the festival.
Join us Tuesday, June 6 from 6-8 p.m. at Seventh Son Brewing Co. We’ll start the announcements at 6:45 PM.

CXC 2023 Announcement Party
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
6-8 pm Announcements made at 6:45 PM
Cash bar available; Lite bites provided
Seventh Son Brewing Co.
1101 N. 4th Street
Columbus, Ohio
Event is free and open to the public!
Let us know you’re coming by email at cxcfestival@gmail.com

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To the moms, stepmoms and those who give a mothers love, we salute you! Happy Mothers Day!

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Whimsical fan art from our friend TBONE-WORKS!

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