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Coordinator, Comics Symposium
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pmclaughlin@
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6th Annual Comics Symposium

Friday, April 3, 2009, and Saturday, April 4, 2009, Main Campus

Theme: “Comics: The Genesis of Super”

Schedule of Events:

Friday, April 3, 2009
9:00 A.M.- 5:00 P.M.

Special Event: Comics Art Workshop for middle-school teachers and seventh- and eighth-grade students. Workshop facilitator: Dr. Michael Bitz, Teachers College, Columbia University,
founder and director of The Comic Book Project.

All costs of the workshop are covered by Lakeland Community College through a generous grant from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation. Schools will be responsible for transporting their teachersand students to and from the workshop.

Seating is limited to twenty students from each school building. Please register at your earliest possible opportunity to ensure a spot for your students.

For your convenience, telephone registrations will be received at 440.525.7353, and e-mail registrations at pmclaughlin@lakelandcc.edu.

Saturday, April 4, 2009
9:00 A.M.- 5:00 P.M.

| Printable Schedule - check for times and locations |

Featured Speakers:

Justin Thompson:
"What Makes Charlie Brown Super"
Mike Pawuk: - Graphic Fiction
Victor Dubina: USPS - Marvel Comics stamp selection
Mike Pawuk:
Marcus Bales:
Drawing Session
Terri Libenson:
- The Pajama Diaries
Brad Ricca
Siegel & Shuster Society
Terri Libenson
C.F. Payne / Rashmi Rangnath:
Orphan Works Bill-Pro/Con
Brad Ricca: Siegel & Shuster Society, Screen ""Last Son"
Dr. Michael Bitz: The Comics Project
C.F. Payne
Brad Ricca: Siegel & Shuster Society, Q&A

Featured Speakers
Justin Thompson
Illustrator, Charles Schulz’s Creative Associates Studio
Creator, Mythtickle
Schulz Museum
Mike Pawuk
Author, "Graphic Novels: A Genre Guide to Comic Books, Manga, and More"
Judge, 2009 Eisner Awards
Victor Dubina
USPS - Marvel Comics stamp selection
Terri Libenson
Creator of The Pajama Diaries
www.pajamadiaries.com
Brad Ricca
Filmmaker, Last Son
Member of the Siegel & Shuster Society
Green Door Productions
The Orphan Works Bill: C. F. Payne,
“Why the Proposed Orphan Works Legislation Is Detrimental to Artists”
C.F. Payne
Dr. Michael Bitz, Ed.D.
Founder and Director,
The Comic Book Project
(example of student work)

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