Ogni tre anni ha luogo il Festival of Cartoon Art, a Columbus, Ohio, USA, a cura della Cartoon Reseasrch Library, prestigiosa istituzione della Ohio State University. Questa volta il tema č Graphic Storytelling e il personaggio Milton Caniff, uno dei Grandi del fumetto. Se siete da quelle parti il 26 e 27 ottobre 2007, potrete partecipare al convegno (ascoltando oratori come Mort Walker, Gary Groth, R. C. Harvey, Jessica Abel, Jules Feiffer, Craig Russel et al. ) e visitare le mostre (Rarities: Unusual Works from the Caniff Collection September 4, 2007 - January 19, 2008 Cartoon Research Library Reading - Milton Caniff: American Master October 8-27, 2007 Hopkins Hall Gallery - School of Caniff October 8-27, 2007 Hopkins Hall Corridor). Intanto gustatevi l'eccezionale fotografia di Alan Light qui accanto (fateci click sopra per vederla ingrandita) che ritrae Milton Caniff e la moglie, a San Diego nel 1982.

 "The ninth triennial Festival of Cartoon Art, October 26-27, 2007, will focus on the art of graphic storytelling.  The year 2007 marks the centennial of the birth of master storyteller Milton Caniff, whose papers and art formed the founding collection of the Cartoon Research Library. The conference will begin with a celebration of Caniff's life and legacy.  Leading contemporary cartoonists will then explore the craft of storytelling in newspapers, comic books, and graphic novels throughout the two-day festival. A new feature of the 2007 Festival will be an academic pre-conference..." Full article: CartoonResearchLibrary.

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