Registration

Event

Comics and Graphic Novels (The Modern Real and Surreal)

In the age of the image, cartoonists and writers are turning to the comics and the graphic novel to reach ever wider and more varied audiences.  Join three distinguished comic book creators for a reading and discussion of the future of the genre in the digital age.

  • Holly Black, author, The Good Neighbors
  • Denis Kitchen, cartoonist, Kitchen Sink Books
  • Christopher Couch, author, The Will Eisner Companion: The Pioneering Spirit of the Father of the Graphic Novel

Where the Real and the Surreal Meet

The Modern Real and Surreal: Writers and Artists on Our Age, is the Forbes Library’s author reading series. Now in its third season, the series explores contemporary themes on the premise that libraries offer vibrant spaces to engage with and explore our era’s most pressing questions – questions that in their surprises and contradictions can be understood through either a realistic lens or through fantasy, science fiction and the surreal. The series invites the community to join us in examining how story and art can provide empathy and insight in our accelerating world.

The series features writers in genres ranging from fiction to nonfiction to poetry. The role of the image in conveying literary themes will be explored, too, in events on comics & graphic novels, film and screenwriting, and nature word-and-image pairings. Current issues from our political and social milieu will also form an important backbone as these authors share from their fine work.

Date:
Wednesday, October 11, 2017 Show more dates
Time:
7:00pm - 8:45pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Coolidge Museum
Categories:
  Adult Events     Author Events     One-Time Events     Recurring Events  
Browse/Search for more events

Many events at the library are organized by members of the community. The views expressed are not necessarily endorsed by the library.