Blockhead: Cartoonists talk Comics

May is “Nancy “ month at Blockhead and the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library &amp; Museum with “Nancy Fest” and “The Nancy Show” a two-day celebration  and exhibition celebrating Ernie Bushmiller’s comicstrip masterpiece! Festival organizers, Brian Walker, Tom Gammill and Caitlin McGurk join Geoff to discuss the events, the exhibition and just what makes “Nancy” great. 


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Nancy Fest
 
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It’s “The NANCY Show”!

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Bill Griffith: Zippy meets Nancy!

May is “Nancy “ month at Blockhead and the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library &amp; Museum with “Nancy Fest” and “The Nancy Show” a two-day celebration  and exhibiti

17 years in the making, Kevin Mutch’s “The Moon Prince” is now the graphic novel of the season, a rollicking, all-ages fantasy-adventure story in the grand tradition of Jules Verne and Frank Herbert. Kevin joins Geoff to talk about the journey from his initial search through his old paperbacks in 2008 to find something for his kids to read to publication of this magnum opus almost two decades later.
 
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Kevin Mutch and The Moon Prince

“Sunday Comics: The Creative Page” is a new exhibition of comics art celebrating the many ways cartoonists both old and new approach this venerable format! Curator Professor Claudia Goldstein and University Gallery Director Casey Mather join Geoff to talk about how this new, exciting exhibition at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ came together.
 
Sunday Comics:The Creative Page
Feb. 10-March 20, 2025
Court Gallery: Ben Shawn Center for the Visual Arts;
William Paterson University, 300 Pompton Road, Wayne, NJ. 07470
Events:
”Carousel”: Hosted by R. Sikoryak/ Tuesday, Feb.25, 6-7:00 PM
Opening Reception:Tuesday March 11, 5-6PM/ Panel Discussion to Follow.