Comics & Classrooms
Comics & Classrooms reports on schools, libraries, and teachers that
are using comic books and related materials for educational purposes, which can
in turn lead to sales and partnership opportunities for local
retailers.
• Vermont's Bennington College has announced it will host a symposium on comic books and graphic novels from April 30 through May 2.
In addition to screening a number of comic book film adaptations, the symposium will host a wide range of panel discussions and slide lectures, which will be led by mainstream and alternative writers and artists from comics' Silver Age to the present. Topics will include: the evolution of the super-hero, humor in comics, sequential narration and literary form, graphic storytelling, comics and higher education, and the future of the comic book.
Scheduled speakers include: Mike Mignola (Hellboy), James Kochalka (Monkey Vs. Robot), John Arcudi (The Mask), Steve Bissette (Swamp Thing), Bob Fingerman (Minimum Wage), Ramona Fradon (Aquaman), John Kerschbaum (Wiggly Reader), Louise Simonson (Power Pack), Walter Simonson (Thor), Joe Staton (E-Man), James Sturm (The Golem's Mighty Swing), and representatives of Kleiser-Walczak Studios, which created special effects for such comics-based films as X-Men, Judge Dredd, and others.
For additional information, visit the Bennington website at http://faculty.bennington.edu/~bverter/comix.htm, or contact Brad Verter at (802) 440-4382 or bverter@bennington.edu.
• Click here to download a copy of Diamond's free Library Introduction Letter, which can be used to offer your store as a source of graphic novels, trade paperbacks, and more for the schools and libraries in your area, and visit the News & Info page of Diamond Online's Retailer Services Area to download the Diamond Bookshelf Catalog in Adobe Acrobat format (.pdf file extension)!
• Vermont's Bennington College has announced it will host a symposium on comic books and graphic novels from April 30 through May 2.
In addition to screening a number of comic book film adaptations, the symposium will host a wide range of panel discussions and slide lectures, which will be led by mainstream and alternative writers and artists from comics' Silver Age to the present. Topics will include: the evolution of the super-hero, humor in comics, sequential narration and literary form, graphic storytelling, comics and higher education, and the future of the comic book.
Scheduled speakers include: Mike Mignola (Hellboy), James Kochalka (Monkey Vs. Robot), John Arcudi (The Mask), Steve Bissette (Swamp Thing), Bob Fingerman (Minimum Wage), Ramona Fradon (Aquaman), John Kerschbaum (Wiggly Reader), Louise Simonson (Power Pack), Walter Simonson (Thor), Joe Staton (E-Man), James Sturm (The Golem's Mighty Swing), and representatives of Kleiser-Walczak Studios, which created special effects for such comics-based films as X-Men, Judge Dredd, and others.
For additional information, visit the Bennington website at http://faculty.bennington.edu/~bverter/comix.htm, or contact Brad Verter at (802) 440-4382 or bverter@bennington.edu.
• Click here to download a copy of Diamond's free Library Introduction Letter, which can be used to offer your store as a source of graphic novels, trade paperbacks, and more for the schools and libraries in your area, and visit the News & Info page of Diamond Online's Retailer Services Area to download the Diamond Bookshelf Catalog in Adobe Acrobat format (.pdf file extension)!
