Raina Telgemeier, John Jennings, Derf Backderf, Bryan Moss, Christian Hoffer and Jason Chatfield for streaming!
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One of the most beloved all-ages cartoonists of her generation, Raina Telgemeier returns to CXC in conjunction with the career-spanning exhibition Facing Feelings: The Art of Raina Telgemeier, which is currently on display at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Joining Telgemeier in conversation about her career and the exhibition is Anne Drozd, Billy Ireland Museum curator and curator of the exhibition.
Telgemeier’s many accolades include six Eisner Awards, and her book Drama received a Stonewall Book Award in 2013. Her graphic novels Smile (2010), Drama (2012), Sisters (2014), Ghosts (2016), and Guts (2019) all became New York Times bestsellers. She also created four popular graphic novel adaptations of Ann M. Martin’s Baby-Sitters Club series (2006–2008).
Guest courtesy of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
“When I grow up, I want to be a cartoonist and spend all my time trying to run a business!” said no one ever. But, with the established markets for cartooning in flux, the work cartoonists do away from the drawing board/tablet is more important than ever. In this session, Chatfield will share some of what he’s learned about finding and growing a direct audience of true fans (with and without social media), the power of combinatory skills, getting paid what we’re worth, finding your ‘enough,’ and building a cartooning business fit for the 21st century using Substack so you can spend more time doing the thing you actually like: Drawing cartoons!
