[NEohioPAL] 6th Annual Lakeland Comics Symposium April 4

[Jessica Salas Novak]

“Comics: The Genesis of Super” at the 6th Annual 
Lakeland Comics Symposium April 4
FREE Day-long event filled with sessions related to the art of comics and comic strips
including panel on controversial “Orphan Works” legislative bill –
“ Why the Proposed Orphan Works Legislation Is Detrimental to Artists”
 http://lakelandcc.edu/comics/
KIRTLAND, Ohio  – Lakeland Community College will host the sixth annual Comics Symposium on April 4.  The FREE symposium explores scholar-led discussion on the theme of “Comics: The Genesis of Super.” All programs will be held at Lakeland’s campus at 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, Ohio, 44094. For details, call Dr. Patrick McLaughlin at 440-525-7353.
 
Presentation schedule
 
9 a.m.
“What Makes Charlie Brown Super”
Presenter: Justin Thompson
Illustrator, Charles Schulz’s Creative Associates Studio
and Creator of “Mythtickle”
 
Justin Thompson is the creator of the GoComics feature "MythTickle," and currently works as an illustrator and merchandise reviewer for Creative Associates, the Charles Schulz studio in Santa Rosa, California.He has illustrated 14 books, five of them adaptations of Peanuts animated features. As a merchandising designer in New York, he has designed numerous bath and bedding products for countless cartoon characters and superheroes.   An Arizona native, Justin's cartooning work has been seen in The Arizona Republic, The Scottsdale Cornerstone, The Phoenix Gazette, and the Arizona Golf Journal magazine. He is also an accomplished stage actor and retired stunt man.Thompson also hosts the widely popular Comics Coast to Coast podcast. He currently lives in the North Bay area near San Francisco with his wife and two children. 
 
10 a.m.
“Graphic Fiction”
Presenter: Mike Pawuk
Author, "Graphic Novels: A Genre Guide to Comic Books, Manga, and More"
Judge, 2009 Eisner Awards
 
Mike Pawuk has been a teen services public librarian for the Cuyahoga County Public Library for over 12 years. A lifelong fan of comic books and graphic novels, he's been recognized as one of the leading librarians in the country on this medium. Pawuk was the chair for the 2002 YALSA all-day preconference on graphic novels which featured guest speakers Neil Gaiman, Art Spiegelman, Jeff Smith, and Colleen Doran, and he regularly does presentations for libraries on building graphic novel collections. He is the author of Libraries Unlimited's book "Graphic Novels: A Genre Guide to Comic Books, Manga, and More" which was just published in early 2007. Currently, Pawuk serves on the American Library Association's Great Graphic Novels for Young Adults book selection committee and most recently served as a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards which will be awarded at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July of this year. 
 
11 a.m.
“U.S. Post Office Marvel Stamp Selection”
Presenter: Victor Dubina, corporate communications, and Harry Myers, U.S. Postal Service, Northeast Ohio Customer Relations manager
 
Victor Dubina and Harry Myers of the U.S. Postal Service, discuss the Marvel Comics stamp selection process.
 
12 p.m. Lunch Break
 
1 p.m. 
Presenter: Terri Libenson
Creator, The Pajama Diaries
(Distributed by King Features Syndicate)
 
Drawing on her own experiences, Terri Libenson set out to create a strip that echoed her new family dynamics as wife and mother. She used the plight of modern, stressed-out mommies (something she was familiar with) as an opportunity to come up with a relatable strip for others like her. Thus the Diaries was born and was launched March 27, 2006. Terri is originally from Pennsylvania, but moved to Cleveland to work as a humorous writer/illustrator for American Greetings. Today, she continues to work for them on a contract basis. 
 
2 p.m.
“Last Son and the Siegel & Shuster Society”
Presenter: Brad Ricca
 
Last Son is directed by Brad Ricca, Ph.D., a lecturer in English at Case Western Reserve University. A published author and frequent speaker on literature and popular culture, Ricca has delivered talks on Superman at San Diego Comic-Con International, The Pop Culture Association, and others. He is currently at work on a book on the origins of Superman. His presentation will be followed by the screening of excerpts from his film “Last Son.”
 
3 – 4:20 p.m.
“The Orphan Works Bill Pro and Con Debate On: Why the Proposed Orphan Works Legislation Is Detrimental to Artists”
Presented by C.F. Payne, artist/illustrator and Rashmi Rangnath, attorney, Public Knowledge
 
So-called “orphan works” are copyrighted works whose owners may be impossible to identify and locate.  “There is simply not enough being presented on such an important topic,” said Dr. Patrick McLaughlin, Lakeland English professor and creator of the Comics Symposium. “We are not aware of any other forum hosting discussion on this legislation. This is way for us to get the information out to artists and comics enthusiasts to get a better understanding of the issue.”
 
The Orphan Works Bill will be discussed in a pro/con format with Rashmi Rangnath (pro-side) who is an attorney affiliated with Public Knowledge, a Washington D.C.-based public interest advocacy organization dedicated to promoting the public interest in access to information. Prior to joining Public Knowledge, Rangnath was a law clerk for special projects as well as a student intern, working on copyright and patent law issues. Rangnath has also worked at the Association of Research Libraries, where she mainly worked on the orphan works project.
 
The “con” side will be presented by C. F. Payne, who will speak on behalf of the artistic community. Payne’s most recently recognizable work is his commissioned portrait of President Barack Obama which graced the cover of Time magazine’s January 2009 issue. Payne’s work has appeared on the covers of Time Magazine, Readers Digest, Sports Illustrated, The New York Times Book Review and Sunday Magazine, MAD Magazine, der Spiegel, U.S. News and World Report, The Atlantic Monthly, Texas Monthly, Boys Life, and more. He has been commissioned to paint countless politicians, authors and entertainers. Payne has also illustrated 10 children’s picture books, including The Remarkable Farkle McBride and Micawber written by John Lithgow. His artwork has been exhibited at The Cincinnati Art Museum, The National Portrait Gallery, The Norman Rockwell Museum, The Society of Illustrators Museum of American Illustration, The Selby Gallery at Ringling College of
 Art and Design, and at numerous college and university galleries.  C.F. Payne currently resides in Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife Paula and children.
 
4:30 – 5 p.m.
“The Comic Book Project”
Presented by Dr. Michael Bitz,
Teachers College, Columbia University
 
Dr Michael Bitz will speak on the practical and theoretical dimensions of using art-based literacy projects to foster children's creativity, expression of ideas, beliefs, and identities, and social awareness.
 
 
All presenters will also critique and judge entries for the amateur cartoonist and graphic-fiction artists contest.
 
 
 
About the Lakeland Community College Comics Symposium
 
Now in its sixth year, the Lakeland Community College Comics Symposium is the brainchild of English professor Dr. Patrick McLaughlin. The Comics Symposium began in 2004 as an offshoot of English 2215, Graphic Fiction, a team-taught course with Richard Parson offered under the auspices of the Lakeland Community College English Department.  Students enrolled in the course actually make their own original comic as a final project.  
 
Focusing on the rapidly changing technologies which affect comics production and the accompanying innovations in graphic design, the Comics Symposium capitalizes on the interest this popular literary medium has generated with the reading public, as witnessed by the exponential increase in comics and graphic-fiction titles.
 
For more information, visit lakelandcc.edu/comics.
 
Lakeland’s Comics Symposium is free and open to the public thanks to the generous support provided by: The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, The Fine Arts Association, The Lakeland Foundation, HalfPrice Books, Spudnuts, Charles M. Schulz Museum, and the Siegel and Shuster Society.
 
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