This weekend, Saturday
October 1st and Sunday October 2nd, Tom and I will be repping D+Q at the Alternative Press Expo,
along with Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant),
Daniel Clowes (The Death-Ray), and
Adrian Tomine (Optic Nerve #12)!
Kate and Adrian will be signing both days, while Daniel Clowes will only
be in attendance Saturday afternoon, so get yourselves down to APE if you want
a signed copy of The Death-Ray.
APE takes place in
downtown San Francisco at the Concourse Exhibition Center, 620 7th St, and runs from 11 to 7 on Saturday, 11 to 6 on Sunday.
Here's the schedule:
SATURDAY OCTOBER 1ST:
12 – 3 PM Kate Beaton
signing
3 PM A
Discussion with Daniel Clowes and Adrian Tomine hosted by Dan Nadel
4 - 6 PM Adrian Tomine
and Daniel Clowes signing
6 PM Kate Beaton
panel: Drawing Inspiration: The Secrets of Comics Creativity
SUNDAY OCTOBER 2ND:
11 – 1 PM Kate Beaton
signing
1:30 – 3:30 PM Adrian
Tomine signing
12:45 PM Tom Devlin
Panel: Remembering Dylan Williams
1:45 PM Spotlight on
Kate Beaton
3:45 PM Adrian Tomine
and Kate Beaton panel: Comics Coast to Coast
More info about the
panels below...
Saturday at 3:00
PM: A Discussion with Daniel Clowes and Adrian Tomine
Critically acclaimed,
award-winning, bestselling cartoonists -- and APE special guests -- Daniel
Clowes (The Death-Ray, Ghost World, Wilson) and Adrian Tomine (Optic
Nerve, Shortcomings) are both professional peers and friends, having met
over a decade ago when both lived in the East Bay. TheComicsJournal.com editor
and PictureBox publisher Dan Nadel talks to the two artists about their
work, their friendship, and the comics medium.
Saturday at 6
PM: Drawing Inspiration: The Secrets of Comics Creativity
Ever wonder where your
favorite author or artist gets his or her inspiration? Now you can find out as
moderator Charles Brownstein (executive director, CBLDF) joins APE
special guests Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant!), Craig Thompson (Habibi),
Matthew Thurber (1-800 MICE), and Shannon Wheeler (Oil and
Water), plus Tom Neely (The Wolf) for an in-depth discussion
of what gets their creative juices flowing and the secrets of what inspires
them.
Sunday at 12:45
PM: Remembering Dylan Williams
The indie comics world
lost one of our own on September 10 when Dylan Williams passed away. Dylan was
a tireless champion of creators with unique visions, and promoted their work
through his career, starting with the mini-comics coop Puppy Toss and a stint
behind the counter at Comic Relief. He is best known as the publisher of
Sparkplug Comic Books. Artists, publishers, and friends who were touched by
Dylan's influence -- including Tom Devlin, Todd Martinez, Tom
Neely, Virginia Paine, Landry Walker, and others --
join together to remember Dylan and his passion for comics in this special
tribute panel. Please attend and share your memories.
Sunday at 1:45
PM: Spotlight on Kate Beaton
Cartoonist and APE
special guest Kate Beaton has taken the comics world by storm. In four
short years, her webcomic Hark! A Vagrant has become one of the most
buzzed-about comics of the past decade, with over 500,000 unique visitors to
the site. She also self-published the wildly popular book Never Learn
Anything from History. Her new D+Q book collects comics from the website,
and she'll present a slide show that explores her artistic process.
Sunday at 3:45
PM: Comics Coast to Coast
Spreading comics love from New York to right here
in San Francisco, APE special guests (and Big Apple residents) Adrian
Tomine (Optic Nerve), Kate Beaton (Hark! A
Vagrant!), and Matthew Thurber (1-800 MICE), face
off with Bay Area residents Jason Shiga (Empire State -- A
Love Story (or Not)), Mari Naomi (Kiss and Tell),
and Eric Drooker (Howl: A Graphic Novel) to discuss how
their cities gives them a unique voice in comics. Moderated by the Cartoon Art
Museum's Andrew Farago, these comics creators discuss how the place
they live affects the stories they tell and the ways in which they tell them.
