Will Eisner Week – Events at CCS and The Schulz Library!

Will Eisner (1917-2005) was America’s most influential comic artist, an artist who changed comic books, created comic strips, and is recognized as the “Father of the Graphic Novel.”

Every year, The Center for Cartoon Studies and Schulz Library celebrates Will Eisner week! Join us this year for several public events:

WILL EISNER WEEK LECTURE – Thursday, March 5, 3-5pm

CCS Fellow: Sophie Yanow
Location: The Center for Cartoon Studies, Post Office building, 46 South Main Street, White River Junction, Vermont.
Free and open to the public.

In celebration of Will Eisner Week, Sophie Yanow, CCS fellow and cartoonist from Northern California whose work fluctuates between the macro and the micro, will talk about her approach to nonfiction, autobiography, and poetry in comics making. For more information on Sophie Yanow, visit situology.com.

SCHULZ LIBRARY OPEN HOUSE – Friday, March 6, 5-7pm

Celebrating comics and the graphic novel at The Schulz Library
Location: Schulz Library at The Center for Cartoon Studies, 46 South Main Street,
White River Junction, Vermont.
Free and open to the public.

Explore The Center for Cartoon Studies’ collection of comics and graphic novels and browse a special display of books by the legendary Will Eisner at its Schulz Library. The Schulz librarians will be offering guided tours of the library collection. Free comics for those who attend!

A special exhibit of original art from the CCS Archive will also be on display in the CCS Gallery.

ALL WEEK –

A selection of work by Will Eisner and his studio mates are on display at The Schulz Library this week!

Check back for a new Eisner Week post on the Schulz Library Blog, each day!

 For More information about Will Eisner or Will Eisner Week, visit:
http://www.willeisnerweek.com/
http://www.willeisner.com/

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