CXC’s second peer-to-peer presentation of the festival features Nomi Kane, a native Berkeleyite, and an alumna of The Center for Cartoon Studies. Designer at Super7 by day, adjunct faculty at California College of the Arts MFA in Comics by night, and an editorial cartoonist at all times. She will be presenting on character design and wants to remind you that “participants should bring sketchpads and their favorite drawing utensils!”

What’s Clip Studio Paint got that Photoshop doesn’t? Jerzy Drozd (The Warren Commission Report, Science Comics: Rockets) will lead a demonstration on the basic tools of Clip Studio Paint and explore some of the unique ways it solves the problems of making comics digitally.

Part of the Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) 2019 events. FREE and open to the public.

Poster art by Karen Kertz

Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) is a FREE, city-wide, four-day arts festival hosted every year by people and places with a passion for cartoon arts. CXC connects the global family of cartoon storytellers, comic makers, and animators with the people who love and are inspired by their art at a variety of venues throughout Columbus. Events include films, talks, book signings, panels, and workshops, and the Comics Expo and Marketplace.

In 2019, expect a series of revitalized programming efforts: more LGBTQ-focused panels to better reflect the breadth of our community; more hands-on activities for kids in our All-Ages programming each Expo day; better focused professional development presentations at the show and throughout the year; our dear friends at SOL-CON with their fifth straight set of uniquely targeted community-building exercises, and a focus on our champions of free speech and political expression from the AAEC!

CXC brings you entire worlds of comics and cartoon-making!

2019 Special Guests include:

* Natasha Alterici (Heathen) * Ho Che Anderson (KING) * Robb Armstrong (Jump Start) * Ivy Atoms (Pinky and Pepper Forever) * Adebukola Buki Bodunrin * Matt Bors (The Nib) * Ezra Clayton Daniels (Upgrade Soul, BTTM FDRS)* Mary Fleener (Slutburger) * Jaime Hernandez (Love and Rockets) * Hellen Jo (Jin & Jam No. 1; Frontier #2) * Terri Libenson (Emmie And Friends series, The Pajama Diaries) * Patrick McDonnell (Mutts) * Mike Mignola (Hellboy; BPRD) * Carta Monir (Diskette Press) * Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise) * Dav Pilkey (Dog Man; Captain Underpants) * Nate Powell (Come Again) * Hilary Price (Rhymes With Orange) * P. Craig Russell (Amazing Adventures, Night Music, Elric) * Tom Tomorrow (This Modern World)

You’ve seen the astounding Billy Ireland exhibit Drawing Blood: Comics And Medicine, curated by Jared Gardner: now see and listen to some of the best practioners of this exciting area of comics expression as talk about what they do and why do it. Gardner moderates a trio of stellar cartoonists: M.K. Czerwiec (Graphic Medicine Manifesto), Georgia Webber (Dumb) and Rachel Lindsay (RX), about their groundbreaking work.

This may be the most joyful two hours in North American convention-going! Happy comics-makers and just-as-happy patrons of the comics art form gather together at the beautiful Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum enjoying light refreshments, a cash bar, great conversation, wonderful exhibits, and even an awards announcement or two…

With support provided by Mary F. Gau and Kevin Wolf.