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Meet Editor and Comics Pro Carrol Burrel

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Guest Speaker for Advanced Strategies in Illustration

THURSDAY MAY 21st 6:00 – 7:15

KLIOBio:

Carol (klio) Burrell is a native New Yorker, an author (comics, science fiction, romance!) and illustrator (mostly comics), and former editorial director of the Graphic Universe imprint of Lerner Publishing Group.
She attended Cornell University, where she studied Classics and Astrophysics, and has worked as a children’s, YA, and comics editor for Clarion Books, First Second, Abrams, and (currently) Epic! Originals.
Her (on hiatus but ongoing) webcomic SPQR Blues is an historical drama set in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, with characters are based on the actual, ordinary inhabitants of the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. She is also the translator of several series of French graphic novels for kids, teens, and adults.
SPQR Blues PDF download (link good through Thursday midnight)

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Meet Illustrator and Professor Anthony Accardo

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THURSDAY MAY 14th 7:30-8:30

AnthonyAccardoYou THINK you know Anthony Accardo? … You DON’T!

Did you know he is a top notch illustrator with an award winning piece in a Society of Illustrators Show this year?

Did you know he was an Art Director for years, and was responsible for producing over 100 children’s books?

Did you know he knows contracts and ethical concerns for designers from BOTH sides of negotiation?

Did you know he can COOK?

This is a good chance to ask questions on copyright, contracts, business practices, and how to manage a life-long creative career through all the ups and downs!

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Anthony Accardo was born in New York City, and spent his youth in Southern Italy where he studied art and design.  He holds a B.Tech. in Communication Design,and an MFA in Illustration, and is currently an Assistant Professor at New York City College of Technology where he teaches advanced illustration and character design.
A member of the Society of Illustrators, Accardo has won several national and regional awards.  He has illustrated numerous books worldwide and is perhaps best known for his work on the Nancy Drew Notebooks series.

www.instagram.com/accardoillustration

www.anthonyaccardo.com

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Meet Illustrator and Professor Eli Neugeboren

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THURSDAY MAY 7th 7:30-8:30

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YES… Maybe he has been your professor in another class, or advised you are you registered for classes.  … BUT YOU DON’T KNOW ILLUSTRATOR ELI!

 

Eli Neugeboren is an award-winning illustrator, writer, and professor living and working in Brooklyn, NY. He is an Associate Professor, with tenure, at City Tech (CUNY), where he’s been teaching in the Communication Design Department since 2010. His work has been included in both the American Illustration and American Photography annuals. He has been drawing since he could hold a crayon and does his best to draw every single day. His work is primarily figurative and humanist, with an interest and focus on storytelling. Storytelling both in single editorial images that imply a greater narrative, and also sequential work. Current projects include #drawingthenews, Sharkary vs Tsunami Crab Volume III, The Long Shadows, and The ABC’s of Ultimate.My work: http://elineugeboren.com/

 

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Meet Writer / Comics Creator Amy Chu

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THURSDAY April 30th 7:30-8:30

AMY CHUWriter Green Hornet, Dejah Thoris Princess of Mars, Red Sonja, Poison Ivy, Wonder Woman ’77, KISS comics, DMC Comics, Sensation Comics Wonder Woman and more. Also comics for Baltimore Museum of Art, NY Historical Society and Museum of Chinese in Americas. Co-founder of Alpha Girl Comics and publisher of Girls Night Out, The VIP Room, and Meridien City. Frequent panel speaker and moderator. Lover of all things food and Lego. World traveler and coffee drinker.

Check out Amy Chu’s Amazon Author Page to see a comprehensive look at all her published stuff.  This is a really rare and amazing opportunity to speak to a creative, professional storyteller!  PICK HER BRAIN!

 

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Meet Character Designers/ Storyboard Artists Jerry And Penelope Gaylord

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THURSDAY April 23rd 7:30-8:30

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I’m a full-time storyboard artist and freelance character/toy designer. I’ve been in the industry for over 10 years. In that time I’ve had the opportunity to work on properties of some of my childhood favorites like Spider-Man, Scooby Doo, TMNT, Ghostbusters, and Sonic the Hedgehog. I’m always looking for new and exciting challenges and projects.

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I’m Penelope “Peng-Peng” Gaylord. I’m a character designer and illustrator in LA and co-founded Identity Comics Studio. I’ve illustrated two Little Golden Books for Penguin Random House – “Captain Marvel” and “Avengers:Battle on the Moon” – which were released in 2019. I’ve done design work and illustrations for Spin Master and Crunchyroll. I’ve also drawn covers for Boom Studios, IDW, and Action Lab.

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Meet Kit and Cat Seaton

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THURSDAY April 16th 7:30-8:30

 

kitKit Seaton grew up on a steady diet of comic strips, 80’s cartoons, and volumes of illustrated fairy tale books. She’s bussed tables, sold computers, slung coffee, directed plays, and designed costumes before finally finding her home illustrating comic books. Kit earned her master’s in illustration from the Hartford Art School and has taught comics and illustration at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Savannah College of Art and Design, and California State University Fullerton. She makes her home with a pup named Panya in the Inland Northwest.

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Cat Seaton is a writer from the Inland Northwest. Though she sets out to write whimsy, she often ends up writing horror instead.

 

Check out Kit’s Portfolio Here.

 

 

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WEEK 11 Recording

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Hello Class!

Just in case you missed it or would like a rewatch …

ALL course materials, both the Class Session from 4/2 and our Guest Speaker KRIOTA WILLBERG has been RECORDED… just in case you missed the Live Class!  Just click on the LINKS!

(Please note… Kriota’s discussion begins at Minute 10.  We began the session a little early with chit chat and sharing our cats.)

 

 

Meet Kriota Willburg

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THURSDAY March 26th 7:30-8:30 ZOOM MEETING RECORDING

(Kriota’s discussion begins at minute 10.  We began ealy with chit chat and sharing our cats.)

 

K Willberg in pelvis shirtKriota Willberg makes comics and illustrations exploring narratives of the health, illness, medical history, and bioethics. Her book, Draw Stronger: Self-Care for Cartoonists and Visual Artists, is published by Uncivilized Books. Her comics have appeared in: 4PANEL.ca, SubCultures, Comics For Choice, The Graphic Canon, and Intima: Journal of Narrative Medicine, among others. Her comic Silver Wire was nominated for a 2019 Ignatz Award. She writes a self-care column for the Comics Beat called “Get A Grip!” Willberg, a licensed massage therapist specializing in sports- and oncology massage, has a certificate in bioethics and medical humanities from Montefiore-Einstein College of Medicine and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts. In 2017 Willberg was the inaugural Artist In Residence at the New York Academy of Medicine Library. She teaches graphic medicine and drawing in the Department of Humanistic Medicine at NYU. In her photo she is wearing a T-shirt of her one of her anatomical illustrations for her client Movement Science Made Simple.

Website: www.KriotaWelt.blogspot.com

Silver Wire: https://medium.com/spiralbound/silver-wire-baf872fa9019

Get A Grip: https://www.comicsbeat.com/tag/get-a-grip/

I thought about giving you an official headshot and then thought that this photo of me in a shirt printed by one of my clients might be funner.

I’m giving you two images of my work: and embroidered piece that is in Silver Wire, and a page from my mini comic The Wandering Uterus.

Thanks!

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Meet T.J. Sterling

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THURSDAY March 26th 7:30-8:30 ZOOM MEETING RECORDING 

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TJ Sterling, a model and martial artist is the President and Lead artist of RAE Comics, a dynamic indie comic company that focuses on telling powerful stories about unique and diverse characters.

TJ started his career working for the infamous Marvel Bullpen as Production Artist for over a year. Post working at Marvel Entertainment, TJ would go on to create cover art for Dark Horse, Interior art for Aspen Comics and most recently art for DC Comics Batman Giant issue #5.

Tj is also the writer and artist of the ongoing comic series Okemus published through RAE Comics. A sci-fi martial art action tale centered around a young man of color with a superhuman ability that could potentially save the human race.

With a catalogue of issues in stores and in the hands of fans across the globe Okemus has become a huge favorite in the comic industry.

TJ’s work can be found online at RAECOMICS.COM

 

Class, be sure to POST your questions for T.J. Sterling below!  

Be sure to look over T.J.’s website and research him on your own, before you post your questions.   Read each other’s questions too before posting your own.  If you share someone else’s question, say so!  

 

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Meet Sequential Illustrator N. Steven Harris

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THURSDAY Feb 6th 6:30-7:15 P114

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The 2 time Eisner Nominated, 4 time Glyph Award winning, and recently, a VLA (Virginia Library Association) Graphic Novel Diversity Award winning, Watson and Holmes, published by New Paradigm Studios, and co-creating, the 2 time Glyph Award winning book,  for Best Female Character, Ajala:  A Series of Adventures, along with Robert Garrett, N. Steven Harris has had a career spanning over 20 years in the comic book industry.

His highlights include DC Comic’s Aztek: The Ultimate Man, a character which he co-created along with Grant Morrison and Mark Millar, for DC Comics. His credits also include Batman:  Officer Down, Batman 80pp GiantThe Huntress (DC Comics), Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty, Generation X, X-Force, and Deadpool Annual ’98 (Marvel Entertainment). Within the last 5 years he has worked on titles such as Voltron, New Money and Solarman. Mr. Harris’s most recent publication is DC/Wildstorms Michael Cray. He also has participated in gallery shows showcasing comic book art in New York, Philadelphia, Georgia, Chicago, California, and Japan.

To View his Portfolio click HERE.

Class, be sure to POST your questions for N. Steven Harris below!  

Be sure to look over Steven’s portfolio and research him on your own, before you post your questions.   Read each other’s questions too before posting your own.  If you share someone else’s question, say so!  Consider what you have learned from this week’s reading from Nuts & Bolts about “freelance life” while coming up with your questions for Steven.