Photo by Matthew James-Wilson.

The legendary and still very young Canadian cartoonist Michael DeForge arrives for the first time as a special guest for an afternoon of drawing, talking and signing: all in support of this weekend’s focus on the work of his friend and publisher, Annie Koyama. This is DeForge’s sole appearance at CXC 2018 and we hope to make it a special one. His comics and illustrations have been featured in Jacobin, The New York Times, Bloomberg, The Believer, The Walrus and Maisonneuve Magazine and he has numerous minicomics, webcomics and anthology contributions. His published books include the series Lose, Very Casual, A Body Beneath, Ant Colony, First Year Healthy, Dressing, Big Kids, Sticks Angelica, Folk Hero and A Western World. Michael de Forge’s completed daily comic, Leaving Richard’s Valley, is archived and available to read on Instagram.

Billy Ireland, the cartoonist for the Columbus Dispatch from 1898 until his death in 1935, had a weekly illustrated Sunday commentary page titled “The Passing Show,” which both reflected and influenced public opinion in our community. Lucy Shelton Caswell, Ireland’s biographer and founding curator of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, will show examples of “The Passing Show” from 1914-18 that document life in Columbus during World War I.

The event, which is being co-sponsored by Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC), is FREE but registration is required.

Calling all collectors, book worms, scholars and fans!

The Billy Ireland will hold its first-ever book sale, where hundreds of duplicate items from our collection will be available for the public to purchase. We will be accepting both cash and credit card, and all proceeds will be used to help process our collections. We are keeping the prices low and the quality high! Don’t miss out! The galleries will be open until 7 pm during the sale. 

This 2-day workshop will introduce teachers to the history of French-language comics and vocabulary needed for textual analysis, as well as address how to create language learning activities based in this kind of authentic text content so as to respect the artistic medium and the goals of the language classroom. Activities are designed to enrich language teaching from the beginning through advanced levels, including attention to AP and IB themes. The workshop will take place in the reading room and classrooms of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, and all materials (books) and lunches will be provided. The majority of sessions will be conducted in French. The workshop will be facilitated by Ohio State University faculty and staff.

Join us for the opening reception and celebration of our new exhibit, Artistically MAD: Seven Decades of Satire featuring presentations by legendary MAD cartoonist Sergio Aragones, collectors Glenn Bray and Grant Geissman, exhibit curator Brian Walker, and MAD editor Bill Morrison.  FREE  and open to the public.

4:00 – 6:00 PM, Jean and Charles Schulz Lecture Hall (Sullivant 220) 
Program featuring Bill Morrison on the future of MAD, panel discussion on collecting MAD with Brian Walker, Glenn Bray, and Grant Geissman, and drawing demo and talk with Sergio Aragones!

6:00 – 7:30 PM, Will Eisner Seminar Room (Sullivant 205) and Museum Galleries
Catered reception, cash-only bar, and time to explore the exhibit!