Juan José con un poquito sobre #GRAFBCN2017; Chicks on Cómics video tour; lo nuevo de Inés Estrada; #GRAFBCN2017; Talleres de Narrativas Dibujadas del Club de Lectores de Cómic de Manizales Gerardo Vilches on the contemporary Argentinian Comics Landscape; Desiree Rodriguez and #BeingLatinxInComics; TARANTULA; CW Daily Comics.
Cómics y noticias que me han llamado la atención esta semana:
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Ya viene, ya llega. #GRAFBCN2017 a la vuelta de la esquina. GRAF is coming to Barcelona. Here’s all the info you need for #GRAFBCN2017‘s programming. March 3-5 at the wacky warehouse space, Fabra i Coats. It’s the ninth edition of the Festival so it should get pretty wild. You can sign up for workshops here: http://grafcomic.com/talleres
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Chicks on Comics has released a video of the exhibition they put together at Fundacion PROA, in Buenos Aires. This sprawling exhibition is open until this Sunday, the 26th. Can’t make it physically? Enjoy this little video tour!
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Wild child, Inés Estrada is dropping a bunch of comics on her site today Alienation #3, reprints of her out of print Alienation #1 and her comics diary of our Southwest Roadtrip. It happens today at http://gatosaurio.com
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El futuro del cómic pasa en parte obligatoriamente por Argentina, donde están ocurriendo un montón de cosas. Gerardo Vilches offers up an expansive vision of contemporary Argentinian comics. It’s a hell of a national scene report over on Revista Cactus.
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Desiree Rodriguez is compiling the work of the contemporary Latinx comics making community in North America, all together under #BeingLatinxInComics. Check it out and get hep to these artists, writers and critics. Know someone she should add? Want to add yourself? Here’s the submission form.
- Looking to lose yourself in pile of comics? Catch up/Dig into the TikTok Comics archive. Might I suggest you check out María Medem‘s Kinki Onírica series?
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Sharpen yerr pencils – Afilen sus lápices:
El Club de Lectores de Cómic de Manizales, Colombia. invites you to a new space that they’re opening in the city, dedicated to the creation and study of comics. All are welcome to their Talleres de Narrativas Dibujadas. Their free weekly workshops happen every Tuesday from 2:30 to 4 PM at Banrepcultural.
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Hold on to your hats: TARANTULA is coming! Alexis Ziritt & Fabian Rangel Jr. & Evelyn Rangel are bringing you the psychoactive horror crime thriller you’ve always wanted by way of Adhouse Books. Pre-order a copy today!
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Announcing the Spring Semester of the Santoro Correspondence Course for Comic Book Makers!
Frank here: This semester has a rolling start date – it will officially start March 7th but I will continue taking applications past that date. I will make it work for your schedule. Just apply!
Applications received by February 26th will get 100 bux off!
The course is 8 weeks long – payment plans are available.
Many more details can be found HERE.
Email santoroschoolATgmail to apply
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Blinkers – 2-22-2017 – by Jack Brougham
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Suzy and Cecil – 2-22-2017 – by Sally Ingraham
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Joanie and Jordie – 2-22-2017 – by Caleb Orecchio
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Cozytown – 2-22-2017 – by Juan Fernandez