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I’ve been too occupied to keep up with the events of the past week and a half, so I thought I’d get kind of caught up today!

Featured Event of March 28-April 8:

Saturday, March 31 – Sunday, April 1, 2012

There are a lot of conventions this weekend, but I’m compelled to recommend Oz Comic Con at the Goyder Pavillion in Adelaide, South Australia!

I know from past messages that Aussie comics fans aren’t always sure which pros are among their numbers, and aspiring Aussie creators have to contend with the vast distance between them and the Big Two editors.

Pros at this year’s Adelaide Oz Con include none other than DC artist Nicola Scott (Birds of Prey, Secret Six, the upcoming Earth-Two) and OEL mangaka Queenie Chan (The Dreaming, In Odd We Trust)! In addition, Nicola Scott will be doing portfolio reviews on Sunday morning! Be sure to sign up early at the Information Booth.

There is also an artists’ alley, but I can’t find a listing for who’s there— tell me if you are! Or go there and discover new Aussie lady creators!

Other Events

Wednesday-Friday, March 28-30

Atlanta, GA: Editorial cartoonists Liza Donnelly & Ann Telnaes at the Cartooning for Peace and Health Conference at Emory University

Friday, March 30

NYC: Artist Colleen Doran at the Gone to Amerikay book launch at Harbour Lights Restaurant, from 6pm – 8pm EST

Friday, March 30 - Saturday, April 1

Athens: Zara Slattery at Comicdom Con at the Hellenic American Union
Seattle: Emerald City Comic-Con at Washington State Convention Center, with a long list of ladies attending: Trixie Biltmore, Marian Churchland, Katie Cook, Colleen Coover, Camilla d’Errico, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Rachel Dodson, Becky Driesdadt, Cat Farris, Agnes Garbowska, Joëlle Jones, Emi Lenox, Natalie Nourigat, Nei Ruffino, Gail Simone, Jen Van Meter, Christina Weir, Chrissie Zullo. PLUS: A Womanthology Panel with Gail Simone, Cat Staggs, Bonnie Burton, and Joamette Gil!
Birmingham UK: MCM Expo featuring Lily Mitchell, Gemma Bedeau, Lisa Cummins, Alice de Ste Croix, Lizz Lunney, Nikki Wynne, Jade Thompson, Katherine Ellis, Charlotte Bailey, Lily Beardshaw, Sarah Fogg, Shaz Jubeen, Laura McNulty, Gem Sheldrake, Catherine Reda, Jenika Ioffreda, Kit Jo Yuki, and Elenawing at the National Exhibition Centre
Inverness: Hi-Ex Con, featuring Sally Hurst, Inko, Maura McHugh and Tanya Roberts at Eden Court Theatre

Saturday, March 31

Somerville MA: Womanthology Signing at Hub Comics, featuring Cathy Leamy, Ming Doyle, Renae de Liz, and Ellen Crenshaw. 12-4pm EST

Sunday, April 1

Lucerne, Switzerland: Presentation by Ulli Lust at the Fumetto Internationales Comix-Art Festival, 4pm CET. Also visit the Damenstammtisch exhibition!

Monday, April 2

Whitby ON: Ladies’ Night at Comic Book Addiction, 7:30pm – 9:30pm EST

Wednesday, April 4

Brookline MA: Leela Corman signing her new graphic novel Unterzakhn at Brookline Booksmith, 7pm – 9pm EST

Saturday, April 7

NYC: Laydeez Do Comics New York pop-up, with Sarah Lightman, Ellen Lindner, Bonnie L. Millard, and Nicola Streeten, at Studio G, South Oxford Space, 7pm – 10pm EST ($1.50 fee)

03/28/12

Market Monday

Undertow GN by Ellen Lindner

Set amidst the chaos of a 1950s summer weekend on Coney Island, Undertow tells the story of Rhonda, a girl overwhelmed by events beyond her control - her mother’s alcoholism, her best friend’s death by drowning - and now a social worker who’s intent on making it all better.

‘Beautifully drawn in a sinuous, sharp style, Lindner’s characters are unforgettable…’ Jessica Abel (La Perdida, Artbabe).

03/19/12

Market Monday

Nelson GN, includes art by Ellen Lindner, Sarah McIntyre, Suzy Varty, Katie Green, Simone Lia, Kate Charlesworth, Kristina Baczynski, Kate Brown, Carol Swain, Philippa Rice, Kate Evans, Alice Duke, Posy Simmonds, and Laura Howell.

~Preview~

12/19/11

A very cool UK comics project has been brought to my attention that features a ton of awesome British comics talent— including many, many ladies.

Nelson is a 250-page collaboration between 54 of the UK’s most exciting comic creators. It is an unprecedented experiment to create one complete story – a collective graphic novel.

London, 1968. A daughter is born to Jim and Rita Baker. Her name is Nel. This is her story, told in yearly snapshots. Each chapter records the events of a single day, weaving one continuous ribbon of pictures and text that takes us on a 43- year journey from Nel Baker’s birth to 2011.

Based on an original idea by Rob Davis and co-edited by Davis and Woodrow Phoenix, Nelson celebrates the incredible diversity of talent in British comics today. Creators known for their editorial and national newspaper strips unite with those from humour comics such as the Beano, The Dandy, and MAD Magazine joining a wealth of talent from children’s books, indie publishing and webcomics, with the science fiction and superhero worlds of 2000AD, Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse.

Part exquisite corpse and part relay race, Nelson spans decades of British history and a myriad of stylistic approaches in telling the story of one woman’s life by 54 creators, in 54 episodes, detailing 54 days. The result is a surprising and compellingly readable book that is sad, funny, moving, poignant, ridiculous, heartfelt, and real. This is a story like none you have seen before. (via Blank Slate Books)

Female creators include Ellen Lindner, Sarah McIntyre, Suzy Varty, Katie Green, Simone Lia, Kate Charlesworth, Kristina Baczynski, Kate Brown, Carol Swain, Philippa Rice, Kate Evans, Alice Duke, Posy Simmonds, and Laura Howell.

All proceeds go to Shelter, a housing and homelessness charity. You can order it from the publisher at the link above. You can check out some preview art at the Forbidden Planet blog.

11/5/11

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