§ Nice Art: Jules Feiffer has begun a new comic strip at Tablet magazine, American Follies. Feiffer, 89, finished up his graphic novel trilogy, and keeps on cartooning. § Speaking of Feiffer, Paul Morton in the LA Time Book Review looks at that trilogy and the final volume, The Ghost Script: A decent summary of the […]
BREAKING! Mystery Nancy cartoonist Olivia Jaimes to appear at CXC!
Holy crap! Olivia Jaimes, the pseudonym of a cartoonist who has turned the Nancy world upside down with her take on the strip, is making a PUBLIC APPEARANCE. Her very first! Jaimes will appear at Cartoon Crossroads Columbia (CXC) on a spotlight panel at 3:30 on Sunday and two mysterious personal events. No cel phones […]
The CXC Interviews – Natalie Andrewson on Risography & Fairy Tales
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (or CXC) is a . It’s mission is “to provide an international showcase for the best of cartoon art in all its forms, including comics, animation, editorial cartoons, newspaper strips, and beyond, in a city that is a growing center of importance to comics and cartooning. We also focus on helping […]
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 10/2/17: Kat Fajardo wins Emerging Talent award at CXC
§ Nice Art: Kat Fajardo won the 2017 Emerging Talent Award at CxC (Cartoon Crossroads Columbus) this weekend, Fajardo is best known for editing the La Raza Anthology and her own Gringa and Bandida comics, but she’s busy with other anthologies and illustration work (above) as well. Congratulations! Previous winners of the award were Katie Skelly and Kevin Czap. […]
The CXC Interviews – Marnie Galloway on Parenting, Time and Particle Wave
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (or CXC) is a four day festival in Columbus, Ohio celebrating the work of cartoonists and providing chances to learn more about the medium. It’s mission is “to provide an international showcase for the best of cartoon art in all its forms, including comics, animation, editorial cartoons, newspaper strips, and beyond, […]
Melody Reed joins CXC as operations manager
After a world-scouring search, Melody Reed has been named the operations manager of Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) and will be responsible for business operations of the event, whiel taking on the role of show runner. She started in the posiiton on August 1. This year’s CXC will be held September 28- October 1. Reed brings extensive […]
CXC is hiring an Operations Manager
CXC, the Columbus-based comics festival, is hiring; deadline is tomorrow at 5 pm though, so brush up that resume. The fest has rapidly become a focus for comics art on all levels, and this is a chance to help in all aspects. The job listing also gives an idea of what it takes to put […]
CXC is going on right now and on through the weekend and you should go
I hvae done a really awful job of reporting on the goings on at CXC in Columbus. The Comics Crossroads festival is now in its second year, and the whole roll out as an arts festival around Columbus and a two day comics festival is in place for the first time with guests like Garry TRudeau (what […]
CXC announces programming with Trudeau, Telegemeier, Smith and more
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) has announced the programming for its second edition, to be held October 13-16. Expanding from its inaugural 2-day outing, the 2016 show will offer 75 hours of programming. Highights include: • an evening with Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and generational icon Garry Trudeau in conversation with author Glen David Gold • a film slate […]
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus announces guests: Trudeau, Telegemeier, and many more
More news from the comic arts festival circuit. CXC (Cartoon Crossroads Columbus), the second year show in Columbus, has just announced their guest list and it’s super stellar from Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau on. The show is held in conjunction with the Billy Ireland Library and after a successful launch last year is gearing up to […]