04/12/2016

INK BRICK; Tsurumi/Chapman/Lidston; ‘O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?’; Virtual Reality & its Discontents; Grids & Gestures & Nick Sousanis; Drawing Center Run-down; Nancy in the 1980s
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Poetry Comics
INK BRICK, the premier micro-press for poetry comics, has extended the submissions deadline for its 5th issue to Sunday, April 17. Please consider submitting and/or supporting this organization.
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Upcoming Book Release Events at Desert Island
Thursday, April 14, 7-9pm: Andrea ‘Why Would You Do That?’ Tsurumi
Thursday, April 22, 7-9pm: Robyn ‘Twin Bed’ Chapman and Colin ‘Age of Elves’ Lidston
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Romeo
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New Media Same Old Problems
The Storyteller’s Guide to the Virtual Reality Audience
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Grids & Gestures
Cartoonist and educator Nick Sousanis has Kickstarted jump-started an online collective comics-making activity based on his teaching that will most likely be of interest to anyone who frequents this newsblog. From his website: ‘Over the last few years, I’ve found it to be a great way to get people with no prior drawing experience to very quickly start thinking about the spatial considerations comics makers attend to and at the same time, gets them to realize how much they know about drawing that they didn’t know they knew. ‘
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Comics & Zines in NYC
The Drawing Center recently posted a shortlist of the best places to find comics, zines, and artist books in NYC.
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Revisiting ‘How to Read Nancy’ by Mark Newgarden and Paul Karasik
From 1988, always worth another look.
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