Comics Forum 2013 is taking place at Leeds Central Library next Thursday and Friday!
As you can see from the poster above, we have a fantastic line-up of speakers and events this year, and we’re really looking forward to welcoming everyone to Leeds for what promises to be a fantastic event. In addition to the individual papers, we also have a keynote event featuring Paul Gravett and Roger Sabin, a book launch for Paul’s latest book Comics Art, and we’ll be making some exciting announcements about Comics Forum’s plans for 2014! The full running order is provided below:
DAY 1: 21/11/2013
0900-0930: Registration
0930-0945: Opening Remarks
0945-1100: Panel 1: History
Chair: Ian Hague
Lise Tannahill: Assessing Ololê: Vehicle for Breton Pride or Source of Shame?
David Huxley: ‘I still have 50 Copies in the Attic’: British Regional Underground comics 1970- 1980
Martin de la Iglesia: Early manga translations in the West: underground cult or mainstream failure?
1100-1115: Break
1115-1215: Panel 2: Audience
Chair: Joan Ormrod
Cameron Fletcher: “Amateur” Hour
R.Finn: Using a webcomic comment thread to gauge reader experience
1215-1300: Lunch
1300-1415: Panel 3: Gender & Sexuality
Chair: Carolene Ayaka
Louisa Parker: Small Story – Big Picture
Laura A. Pearson: Nina Bunjevac’s “Alternative” Catwoman in ‘Bitter Tears of Zorka Petrovic’
Mihaela Precup: ‘It came from Alpha Centaur looking for love’: The Mutant and Non-human Body in Denis Kitchen’s Bizarre Sex (1972-1982)
1415-1430: Break
1430-1545: Panel 4: Graphixia
Brenna Clarke Gray, Damon Herd, Hattie Kennedy, Ernesto Priego, Peter Wilkins and David N Wright: Small is the New Big: The Comics Criticism Blog as Small Press
1550-1620: Comics Forum Developments
1700-1830: Comics Art Book Launch (Venue: Travelling Man Leeds)
1830: Conference Dinner
DAY 2: 22/11/2013
0900-0930: Registration
0930-0945: Opening Remarks
0945-1045: Panel 5: Authorship
Chair: Julia Round
Ian Horton: Dave Sim’s Cerebus the Aardvark: Self-publishing, the Direct Market and Creative Freedom
Christopher J. Thompson: Comix Narrative Parody: Hunt Emerson’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner
1045-1100: Break
1100-1215: Panel 6: Art
Chair: Simon Grennan
Gareth Brookes: Small Press Comics and Fine Art
Paddy Johnston: From Random House to Rehab: Julia Wertz and the Small Press
Dan Smith: Revisiting Donald Parsnips’ Daily Journal
1215-1300: Lunch
1300-1400: Panel 7: Politics
Chair: Hattie Kennedy
Aysel Demir: Political Humor is Absolutely a “Serious” Job!
John Miers: Metaphor, financial crisis, and the small press
1400-1415: Break
1415-1515: Panel 8: Communication
Chair: Ian Horton
John G. Swogger: Underground Archaeology: Comics as alternative agents of professional discourse
Lydia Wysocki, Jack Fallows and Mike Thompson: Epic themes in awesome ways, or how we made Asteroid Belter: The Newcastle Science Comic
1515-1530: Break
1530-1630: Keynote: Paul Gravett in conversation with Roger Sabin
1630-1645: Closing Remarks
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Registration fees this year are as follows:
1 day pass (21st or 22nd): £10
2 day pass (21st and 22nd): £20
4 day pass (two day Comics Forum pass + 2 day Thought Bubble Convention pass (SRP £22)): £35 (save £7!)
To register, simply email comicsforum@hotmail.co.uk with the phrase ‘CF2013 Registration’ in your subject line and tell us your name and how many tickets you’d like.
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Comics Forum 2013 is supported by: Thought Bubble, the University of Chichester, Routledge, Travelling Man, Dr Mel Gibson and Molakoe.
Discounted books:
In addition to sponsoring Comics Forum 2013, Routledge are offering Comics Forum readers and attendees a 20% on their comic-related titles, including pre-orders! To see the full range of discounted books, click here.
