I received this email from John Shableski, the recently hired Vice President of Sales at UDON Entertainment. In a bit of brilliance, instead of shipping their display titles back to Toronto, or dealing with the ravenous hordes hoping for free books, they’ll be GIVING AWAY every title at their booth to one lucky library!
Hey! If you’re heading to the ALA show in San Francisco you really should swing by booth #219 to throw your card in for the Udon GN Library prize! Sure we have cool and nifty promotional stuff and we will be having author and artist signings. Stacy King will be signing the Manga Classics books on Friday evening. Long Vo of Street Fighter fame will be doing two signing sessions on Saturday. We have posters, book marks and FREE KITTENS!
But even better than all of that is the BIG FREE BOOK PACKAGE that we will ship directly to your library!
Here’s the scoop:
Win The One Thousand Dollar Udon GN Library!
#ALAwinsatUDON
How does it work? Come to the Udon booth (#219) in the Graphic Novel Pavilion. Simply throw your business card into the bowl and we will draw the winning entry on Monday. We will ship the books directly from the show to the winning library! Please make sure your cell phone number is on the card.
What do I win? The prize includes a copy of every Udon book on display in our booth!
The total retail value is $1,053.45!
How do I know I’ve won? For some people you may actually feel a tingling sensation…kinda like Spider-Man or Obi Wan Kenobi. For others the news will come to you via text. On Monday at Noon we will draw the winning card and shoot a text to the winner. Once the winner is confirmed, we will then ship the books right from the exhibit hall to your library.
· All business cards must include a valid cell phone number.
· Only one entry allowed per attendee.
· Entries must represent a library.
Good Luck and may the odds be ever in your favor!
Reproduced from the ALA website, here’s the schedule and descriptions for the panels being hosted on the Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage in the exhibits hall at the Ameican Library Association annual conference in San Francisco.
Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
Here’s your chance to hear from authors, illustrators, and creators of the hottest games and graphic novels. Learn more about the art of graphic novels and illustration, how games and gaming inspire creativity and social engagement, and how comics in the library and in the classroom can help you inspire and reach reluctant readers. Supplement your Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage experiences with visits to the Graphic Novel & Gaming Pavilion, the Zine Pavilion, Gaming Lounge and Artist Alley, also on the Exhibit Floor.
| Time: |
Saturday, June 27 |
Sunday, June 28 |
Monday, June 29 |
| 9:00-10:00am |
Paizo: Pathfinder Organized Play in Your Library |
Chris Harris: Teaching Through Games: A
Play-Based Approach to Learning in Libraries of All Types |
Joshua Hale Fialkov: The Bunker |
| 10:00-11:00am |
Mark Siegel – The History and Growth of First Second Books |
Christos Gage-Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
Celebrating 10 Years of Graphix! |
| 11:00-12:00pm |
Academy Games |
Robotics: How Robots Interact with People |
Lark Pien & Jenni Holm: Wearing Many Hats-The Roles We Play in Telling Stories |
| 12:00-1:00pm |
Derf Backderf |
CBLDF:Protecting Comics: Authors & Experts on Fighting Graphic Novel Challenges |
Nick Dragotta & Dr. Saul Griffith |
| 1:00-2:00pm |
Zine and Not Heard! |
DC Entertainment-Inside the Page: Bat-Universe |
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| 2:00-3:00pm |
Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries Announcement:The Art of Graphic Novel Selection and Acquisition and the Presentation of the 2015 ALA Grants |
Dr. Betsy Diamant-Cohen: Using Musical Activities to Build Early Literacy Skills |
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| 3:00-4:00pm |
Award Winning Authors: Their Books, Process and the Future |
Historical Fiction Graphic Novels Panel |
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| 4:00-5:00pm |
Daniel Corey: “Moriarty” The Experience of Creating, the Image, and Self Branding |
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Pierce Watters: Pathfinder Organized Play in Your Library
Paizo, Inc. has the world’s largest roleplaying organized play network in the world. As times change, libraries are looking for alternatives to bring in visitors. Young people are reading less and playing games more. The Pathfinder roleplaying game not only encourages kids to read, it fostered cooperative play, goal setting, and goal evaluation. More and more libraries are running the Pathfinder roleplaying game, attracting a younger audience, and exploring new ways to educate and enlighten. Learn more about the Pathfinder gaming
network.
Sponsored by Paizo
Mark Siegel: The History and Growth of First Second Books
Editorial Director and Founder of First Second Books, Mark is the publisher of several award-winning, best-selling, high-quality graphic novels. He will discuss the history of First Second and, with the help of librarians, its growth over the years.
Sponsored by First Second Books
Academy Games
Uwe Eickert, representing the Academy will discuss “What makes a game an effective learning tool?”. Well designed games engage youth in a decision making process with anticipation and resolution cycles hooking them into wanting to play and explore the game’s subject matter in greater depth.
Derf Backderf: Trashed
Backderf is the author of the critically-acclaimed, award-winning, national-bestseller “My Friend Dahmer”. He will be representing his new novel “Trashed”, an inside look at the job of a garbage collector.
Sponsored by Abrams ComicArts
Matthew Murray, Alex Wrekk, and Jonas Cannon: Zine and Not Heard!
Some people think that zinesters should be seen and not heard, but we think differently! Come and listen to some zinesters from the Zine Pavilion read from their own work. Emceed by the editor of the zine Two Fisted Librarians, Matthew Murray will join zinesters such as Alex Wrekk, Jonas Cannon, and more to showcase stories of romance, adventure, hilarious occurrences, and who knows what else! If you can’t make it to the reading, make sure you come by the Zine Pavilion where there will be zine creators all weekend long!
Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries Announcement: The Art of Graphic Novel Selection and Acquisition and the Presentation of the 2015 ALA Grants
An educational panel about how you determine which kinds of graphic novels and comics to purchase for your library. How do reader demographics impact collection development? Who is reading graphic novels and comics in the library? How does the advent of digital graphic novels and comics impact book selection and does the popularity of a digital books translate into the purchase of hard copies? These and other questions will be explored by Jack Baur from the Berkeley Public Library, Katie Monnin, PhD from the University of North Florida, Caitlin McGurk from the Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum and moderated by John Shableski.
The panel will be preceded by the presentation of the 2015 ALA Will Eisner Graphic Novel Innovation Grant and Growth Grant. Learn how your library can apply for next year’s grants.
Cece Bell, Mariko Tamaki, and Jillian Tamaki: Award Winning Authors: Their Books, Process, and the Future
Cece Bell, Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki as Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz honor-winning authors discuss these topics and the importance of graphic novels being recognized.
Sponsored by First Second Books
Daniel Corey: “Moriarty”
Working with Image Comics, the #1 independent comics publisher in the U.S. market, he will discuss his series’ to date and history managing brand identity. In today’s publishing market this content is essential.
Chris Harris: Teaching Through Games: A Play Based Approach to Learning In Libraries of All Types
Christopher Harris, gaming and learning expert and author of the Teaching Through Games (2015) series of professional books from Rosen Publishing, will share great tabletop games for starting a play-based learning program in your library. Support classroom instruction with curriculum-aligned games, deliver engaging public library game programs, and meet the learning needs of home school groups with these incredible board and card games for all ages. Take a break from the show and sit down for some interactive game play!
Christos Gage: “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
A veteran TV and comic book writer, this New York Times best-selling writer of both Buffy and Angel & Faith, discusses the challenges and rewards of adapting properties into comic form. He also manages this while staying true to the characters and still allowing them to change and grow.
Sponsored by Dark Horse Comics
Westport Libraries Robotics: How Robotics Interact with People
Westport Library has developed programming for two Alderbaran NAO robots. Interest has been overwhelming with over 500 people trained in using the software. The session will demonstrate how the robots interact with people and how to program them.
Jillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki, Gene Luen Yang, Eva Volin, Charles Brownstein and Maren Williams: Protecting Comics: Authors & Experts On Fighting Graphic Novel Challenges
Comics and graphic novels are achieving more acclaim than ever, which is leading to an increase in demand as well as challenges. The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund brings together perspectives on graphic novel censorship from authors Jillian and Mariko Tamaki and Gene Luen Yang, alongside expert observations from Eva Volin, Supervising Children’s Librarian for the Alameda Free Library in California, CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein, and more in a panel moderated by CBLDF Contributing Editor and reference librarian Maren Williams.
Mark Doyle, Brenden Fletcher, Becky Cloonan, Karl Kerschl, Tim Seely, Cameron Stewart and Tom King: DC Entertainment: Inside the Page: Bat-Universe
Join Batman Group Editor Mark Doyle with Brenden Fletcher, Becky Cloonan, Karl Kerschl, Tim Seely, Cameron Stewart and Tom King as they take you behind the scenes to the streets of Gotham for an exclusive look at how the Bat-Universe works.
Sponsored by DC Entertainment
Dr. Betsy Diamant-Cohen: Using Musical Activities to Build Early Literacy Skills
Join in hands-on activities from the Mother Goose on the Loose early literacy program, presented by its creator, Dr. Betsy Diamant-Cohen. Experience interactive ways to play with bells and colored scarves that build school readiness skills at the same time as having fun. See how parents can talk, sing, read, write and play using the free Felt Board- Mother Goose on the Loose
app.
Chris Schweizer, Gene Luen Yang, Tony Cliff, and Nathan Hale: Historical Fiction Graphic Novel Panel
The session features some of the genre’s most acclaimed storytellers including Chris Schweizer, Gene Luen Yang, Tony Cliff and Nathan Hale. They discuss the making of graphic novels taking place in specific historical eras, the creative and logistical challenges that those books present to the authors who write and draw them, and how those books can be used to give readers a greater understanding of history and the cultures depicted.
Joshua Hale Fialkov: The Bunker
As a Harvey, Eisner, and Emmy Award nominated writer of graphic novels, animation, video games, film and television, some of his works include “Elk’s Run”, “The Life After”, and “Afro Samurai”. He will focus this discussion on “The Bunker”, and though they’ve been warned against making the wrong choices…How do they know what the right ones are?
Sponsored by Oni Press
Raina Telegemeier, Dave Roman, Jenni Holm and Craig Thompson: Celebrating 10 Years of Graphix!
Graphic novel creators Jennifer Holm (Sunny Side Up), Craig Thompson (Space Dumplins), Raina Telegemeier (Smile, Sisters, Baby-sitters Club Graphix) and Dave Roman (Goosebumps Graphix) will take the stage to discuss their books, their art, and the 10th anniversary of the Scholastic Graphix imprint.
Sponsored by Scholastic
Lark Pien and Jenni Holm: Wearing Many Hats-The Roles We Play in Telling Stories
How is making a picture book different from making a graphic novel? And how is making a graphic novel different from making a young adult novel? Join Lark Pien and Jenni Holm in the discussion on authorship, audiences, and exploration of genres and formats in storytelling.
Nick Dragotta and Dr. Saul Griffith: Howtoons
HOWTOONS uses comics to show kids how to make projects that teach essential STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) concepts, all through play! Join creators Dr. Saul Griffith and artist Nick Dragotta as they talk about their experiences of using comics in the library and learn more about the award-winning book that teaches kids how to make things using everyday household goods, like origami robots, marshmallow shooters, stomp rockets, zoetropes, and more. Where science and art go hand-in-hand!
Sponsored by Image Comics
While most comics fans are familiar with Will Eisner and his many contributions to comics, most are not aware that he also created a charitable foundation. The Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation “fosters innovation and creativity in graphic literature, sequential art and comics.” One of their more visible projects is an annual grant given to two libraries: The Will Eisner Graphic Novel Growth Grant for libraries seeking to expand their graphic novel collections and community outreach, and the Will Eisner Graphic Novel Innovation Grant for libraries seeking to add graphic novels to their collections.
Yesterday, the 2015 grant award winners were announced, in anticipation of the annual American Library Association conference taking place this week and next in San Francisco.
The winners, from more than 150 applicants:
The 2015 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Growth Grant is awarded to Yuma High School Library, Yuma, Arizona. Its current graphic novel selection is only 2.69 percent of its collection, and yet accounts for 31.76 percent of its circulation, thus the library’s project – “Improving Literacy and Enriching Lives” – will expand its graphic novel collection to better serve the school’s diverse student body, which includes students from low-income households and students who are English language learners.
[Wow. What an awesome school history, and mascot!]
The 2015 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Innovation Grant was presented to Bellmore Memorial Library, Bellmore, New York, for its project “Picture Yourself: Using Graphic Novels to Explore the People and Perceptions of Bellmore.” The project aims to connect the library with a diverse local audience and document life in the town through book clubs, graphic novel workshops and the opportunity for patrons to write and illustrate their own story of their Bellmore.
[Bellmore is noted for a Supreme Court obscenity ruling, allowing that material not classified as “obscene” to adults might be restricted for sales to minors if the material were deemed harmful. Here is the Court’s ruling.]
Each award winner receives a $2,000 voucher to purchase graphic novels from Diamond Book Distributors (the library/book trade cousin of Diamond Comics), $1,000 to host a graphic novel-themed event, and a $1,000 stipend to attend the 2015 ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco. Additionally the winners will receive the Will Eisner Library (a graphic novel collection of Will Eisner’s work and biographies about acclaimed writer and artist) and copies of the graphic novels nominated for this year’s Will Eisner Awards at San Diego Comic-Con.
The winners will be formally announced on Saturday, June 27th, at 2:00 PM on the Graphic Novel Stage in the exhibits hall.
WOW! San Francisco is one of the epicenters of comics culture in the U. S., and the American Library Association is tapping into that local energy with an amazing variety of panels, workshops, and celebrations!
What are the highlights?
Well, first, there’s a “pre-conference” gathering on Friday afternoon, which I’ve already covered in a previous post!
Then there’s the Graphic Novel/Gaming stage, right next to Artists Alley, right there on the exhibits floor! Yes! Your favorite illustrators and cartoonists will be attending! (I’ll have another post showcasing all of those amazing people! For sheer quality, it really is one of the best comics shows in the country!)
Another important event is the Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries Announcement at 2 PM on Saturday. The Eisner Foundation awards two grants: one to a library just starting to develop a graphic novel collection; one to an established library to better develop the collection and community outreach. There will be a hotel reception later that evening. (Bar-Con!)
What’s not on this list are the various award functions. Each year, the American Library Association announces their Youth Media Awards at the mid-winter conference in January. This year, there were numerous graphic novel winners! Newbery, Caldecott, Batchelder… Those are quite popular events, and require separate tickets.
Click on the links below to go to the event page, or for information about where the event is located. ALA conferences host a lot of meetings and events, and like San Diego, you might need to walk a few blocks to another hotel! If it’s on Sunday, during the Pride Parade, well… add extra time.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26 – 12:00PM
12:00pm – 4:00pm
GraphiCon Discussion Forum: Diversity in Comics
Moscone Convention Center 3010 (W)
FRIDAY, JUNE 26 – 7:30PM
7:30pm – 10:00pm
ALAplay 2015
Marriott Marquis San Francisco Yerba Buena Salon 07
SATURDAY, JUNE 27 – 8:30AM
8:30am – 10:00am
Kids Comics Have Arrived
Moscone Convention Center 232-234 (S)
SATURDAY, JUNE 27 – 9:00AM
9:00am – 10:00am
Graphic Novel / Gaming Stage – Paizo: Pathfinder Organized Play in Your Library
Moscone Convention Center Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
SATURDAY, JUNE 27 – 10:00AM
10:00am – 11:00am
Graphic Novel / Gaming Stage – Mark Siegel: The History and Growth of First Second Books
Moscone Convention Center Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
SATURDAY, JUNE 27 – 10:30AM
10:30am – 11:30am
Best/Worst Comics and Manga for Kids
Hilton San Francisco Union Square Golden Gate 2
10:30am – 11:30am
Young Gotham: How to Introduce Readers to Gotham’s Newest Detectives
Moscone Convention Center 121 (N)
SATURDAY, JUNE 27 – 11:00AM
11:00am – 12:00pm
Graphic Novel / Gaming Stage – Academy of Games
Moscone Convention Center Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
SATURDAY, JUNE 27 – 12:00PM
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Graphic Novel / Gaming Stage – Derf Backderf
Moscone Convention Center Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
SATURDAY, JUNE 27 – 1:00PM
1:00pm – 2:00pm Graphic Novel / Gaming Stage – Zine and Not Heard!
Moscone Convention Center Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Beyond Tintin: Collecting European Comics in the U.S.
Moscone Convention Center 3004 (W)
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Celebrating Graphic Novels: Graphix and Beyond!
Marriott Marquis San Francisco Yerba Buena Salon 05
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Welcome to Night Vale and Libraries—The Role of Librarians in the Podcast and Forthcoming Novel
Moscone Convention Center 3011 (W)
SATURDAY, JUNE 27 – 2:00PM
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Graphic Novel / Gaming Stage – Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries Announcement: The Art of Selection and Acquisition and Presentation of the 2015 ALA Grants
Moscone Convention Center Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
SATURDAY, JUNE 27 – 3:00PM
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Adventures in the Archives
Moscone Convention Center 3004 (W)
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Graphic Novel / Gaming Stage – Award Winning Authors: Their Books, Process, and the Future
Moscone Convention Center Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
SATURDAY, JUNE 27 – 4:00PM
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Graphic Novel / Gaming Stage – Daniel Corey: “Moriarty” The experience of creating, the image, and self branding
Moscone Convention Center Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
SUNDAY, JUNE 28 – 9:00AM
9:00am – 10:00am
Graphic Novel / Gaming Stage – Chris Harris: Teaching Through Games: A Play-Based Approach to Learning in Libraries of All Types
Moscone Convention Center Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
SUNDAY, JUNE 28 – 10:00AM
10:00am – 11:00am
Graphic Novel / Gaming Stage – Christos Gage: “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
Moscone Convention Center Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
SUNDAY, JUNE 28 – 10:30AM
10:30am – 11:30am
From Podcast to Panels: Taking The Thrilling Adventure Hour to Graphic Novels!
Moscone Convention Center 3010 (W)
SUNDAY, JUNE 28 – 10:30AM
10:30am – 11:30am
Multimodal Literacy and Comics
Moscone Convention Center 131 (N)
SUNDAY, JUNE 28 – 11:00AM
11:00am – 12:00pm
Graphic Novel / Gaming Stage – Westport Libraries Robotics: How Robotics Interact with People
Moscone Convention Center Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
SUNDAY, JUNE 28 – 12:00PM
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Graphic Novel / Gaming Stage – CBLDF: Protecting Comics: Authors & Experts On Fighting Graphic Novel Challenges
Moscone Convention Center Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
SUNDAY, JUNE 28 – 1:00PM
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Graphic Novel / Gaming Stage – DC Entertainment- Inside the Page: Bat-Universe
Moscone Convention Center Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
SUNDAY, JUNE 28 – 2:00PM
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Graphic Novel / Gaming Stage – Dr. Betsy Diamant-Cohen: Using Musical Activities to Build Early Literacy Skills
Moscone Convention Center Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
SUNDAY, JUNE 28 – 3:00PM
3:00pm – 4:00pm Graphic Novel / Gaming Stage – Historical Fiction Graphic Novel Panel
Moscone Convention Center Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
MONDAY, JUNE 29 – 9:00AM
9:00am – 10:00am
Graphic Novel / Gaming Stage – Joshua Hale Fialkov: The Bunker
Moscone Convention Center Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
MONDAY, JUNE 29 – 10:00AM
10:00am – 11:00am
Graphic Novel / Gaming Stage – Celebrating 10 Years of Graphix!
Moscone Convention Center Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
MONDAY, JUNE 29 – 11:00AM
11:00am – 12:00pm
Graphic Novel / Gaming Stage – Lark Pien
Moscone Convention Center Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
MONDAY, JUNE 29 – 12:00PM
12:00pm – 12:30pm
Graphic Novel / Gaming Stage – Nick Dragotta and Dr. Saul Griffith
Moscone Convention Center Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
Once again, librarians are meeting for their annual conference, this time in San Francisco!
So what happens when a bunch of librarians come to the city which birthed underground comics? During the Pride Parade? Well, a lot of cool librarians, cartoonists, and allies get together to talk about diversity in comics!
If you’ll be attending the ALA conference on Friday, you should make plans to attend this event! A stellar group of panelists, many of them award winning creators will be in attendance!
GraphiCon Discussion Forum: Diversity in Comics
WHEN: Friday, June 26, 2015 – 12:00pm to 4:00pm
LOCATION: Moscone Convention Center 3010 (W)
DESCRIPTION: #weneeddiversebooks is the hashtag of the moment, and #weneeddiversecomics is included in that call. This discussion forum will bring together a wide range of creators to take stock of where we stand: how diverse comics are now, where there are gaps, and where we’d all like to see comics go from here. Join us for a series of panels with creators, editors, and librarians to discuss the ins and outs of increasing diversity within the format.
The afternoon will be hosted by two Masters of Ceremony from We Need Diverse Books, Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung.
Each panel will examine different aspects of diversity in the comics community. We will start with a wide view of the industry, then narrow our focus with two panel discussions of gender and queer representation in comics.
His, Hers, and Theirs: Gender and Comics
In the past few years, critical and frequently heated discussions about women and comics have highlighted a range of issues around gender for comics creators and readers. Industry folks and fans alike are debating how genders are portrayed, the visibility of different gender identities, and the lack of representation. Join creators Tony Cliff (Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant), Tania Del Rio i (Diary of a Girl Next Door: Betty, Husbands, My Poorly Drawn Life), Brenden Fletcher (Batgirl, Gotham Academy), Jennifer L. Holm (Babymouse, Sunny Side Up), and Trina Robbins (From Girls to Girlz, Pretty in Ink) to take a look at all of the intersections between gender and comics.
Out of the Closet and Into the Library: Queer Comics are Here
Queer characters and storylines have had a turbulent history in comics, but that’s changing as new voices are using the format in pioneering ways. Join moderator Juliette Capra, a comic book fan, retailer and Valkyrie along with creators Ed Luce (Wuvable Oaf, Henry and Glenn Forever and Ever), Noelle Stephenson (Nimona, Lumberjanes), Alex Woolfson (The Young Protectors, Artifice) and Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer, Skim) for this fun and informative panel with an assortment of comic book creators who speak to queer representations in current comics for a variety of audiences and ages.
#WeNeedDiverseComics
Our first panel will be a wide-ranging discussion of diversity in comics: where we are now and where we need to go from here. Have shifts in the industry and audience led to new opportunities for characters and creators? How is the industry changing to meet the demand for increased diversity within the format? Our panelists work on both mainstream and independent projects. Moderator David Brothers will lead the discussion with Becky Cloonan (Gotham Academy), Karl Kerschl (Gotham Academy), Gene Yang (The Shadow Hero, American Born Chinese), Ethan Young (Nanjing) and Jeremy Whitley (Princeless).
Schedule of events
12-12:15 Introductions
12:15-1:15pm #WeNeedDiverseComics
1:15-1:30pm Break
1:30-2:30pm Gender Panel
2:30pm-2:45pm Break
2:45-3:45pm Out of the Closet and Into the Library
3:45-4:00pm Wrap Up
Presented by the Graphic Novels & Comics Member Initiative Group; Special thanks to Viz Media for sponsoring the AV equipment for the Discussion Forum.
MEETING TYPE: Forum/Update/Assembly
CONTENT AREA: Books & Authors
INTERESTS: Diversity Popular Culture Public Programs Readers’ Advisory
SPONSORS: ALA American Library Association (ALA)
COST: Included with conference registration
I will be at ALA in SF. I have a table in the artist alley area.
Image Comics will also have a booth on the conference floor at the ALA.