I'll be at the MoCCA Arts Festival in NYC this Saturday, April 1 (no fooling!). I'll be at the National Cartoonists Society table (Table C131) from 3:45-6:00pm.
Come by to say hi. I'll have just a few Tom the Dancing Bug books to sell ($25), and a lot of EMU Club Adventures books to sell ($13).
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West 46th Street, bt 11th and 12th Ave.
Check back in this space for updates/confirmation.
I had an absolutely incredible evening last night.
I accepted the Herblock Prize at a ceremony in the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.
(UPDATE: HERE IS THE VIDEO OF THE ACCEPTANCE SPEECH)
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After my acceptance speech, the Herblock Lecture was delivered by Representative John Lewis, who was nothing less than inspiring. It was a honor to share the stage with him.
In fact, I couldn't resist taking this picture; this is what it looks like to share the stage with John Lewis:
And after the ceremony, we all moved on to a fantastic party. I invited members of the INNER HIVE, and it was an honor to share the evening with those who could make it, representing the entire INNER HIVE squad. It was so much fun to hang out with loyal and enthusiastic readers on this special night for me and the strip.
The Herblock Foundation will post a video of the speech, and I will include it here once it is posted.
Thank you to all who came, and to the Herblock Foundation for this great honor.
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I had a blast last week as Visiting Faculty (i.e., cartoonist who shows up, has a few meals, gabs with all students for a couple of hours, then goes home) at the Center for Cartoon Studies in Vermont. What a wondrous place – a secluded school in a picturesque town devoted only to cool comics and amazing, creative students.
Thanks to James Sturm and Luke Howard and everyone there for the invitation, arrangements, hospitality and great time. I hope the students got something out of my ramblings…
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(photos by Abe Olson)
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