THE COMIX GALAXY

The Comix Galaxy celebrates the place of comics and graphic novels in American literature with panels, sessions for educators, workshops for kids and teens, and more. Each year, teachers, librarians, parents, and comics and graphic novel creators are invited to participate in the School of Comics, which will be held on Thursday, November 18 and Friday, November 19, 2010.

The first day of the School of Comics will offer teachers, librarians and parents how to expand the academic curricula with graphic novels. Programming will be keynoted by Dr. William Ayers, education theorist, professor of education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and author of To Teach: The Journey, in Comics. Also on this program will be James “Bucky” Carter, professor of English at the University of Texas at El Paso and author of Building Literacy Connections with Graphic Novels, Chris Schweizer, professor of Sequential Art and Animation at Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta and author of Crogan’s March, and Adam Johnson, professor of Creative Writing at Stanford University and co-editor of the Stanford University Graphic Novel Project. Practical examples of how comics and graphic novels have been integrated into curriculum will be part of this event as well as lists of titles that work in the classroom environment. The Day of Education will be moderated by Carol Fitzgerald, publisher of the popular Web site GraphicNovelReporter.com.

On Friday, November 19, a second day of School of Comics programming will address aspiring comics creators with an emphasis on established creators teaching their craft and talking about how to get published. Participating creators include Amy Ignatow (The Authority Papers), Tracy White (How I Made It to 18) and Raina Talgemeier (Smile).