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Andrew Farago of the National Cartoonist Society

Andrew Farago is the curator of San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum and the author of The Complete Peanuts Family Album, Totally Awesome: The Greatest Cartoons of the Eighties, the Harvey Award–winning Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Visual History, and Batman: The Definitive History of The Dark Knight in Comics, Film, and Beyond. In 2015, he received the prestigious Inkpot Award from Comic-Con International. He lives in California with his wife, cartoonist Shaenon K. Garrity, and their son, Robin.

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Cover Story: From Concept to Comics Rack

Room B | John Giang | Joe Quinones | Dave Johnson | David Brothers | Andrew Farago of the National Cartoonist Society

Sometimes you CAN judge a book by its cover. Join John Giang, Joe Quinones, Dave Johnson, David Brothers and Cartoon Art Museum Curator Andrew Farago as they discuss the creation of a dynamic cover, from the first concept sketch to the printed comic book. 

Beasts from the East: A Spotlight on Bay Area Cartoonists 

Room A | Briana Loewinsohn | Thien Pham | Andrew Farago of the National Cartoonist Society | Julia Wertz | David Brothers | Shaenon K. Garrity

From the very first newspaper comic strip to underground comix to cutting edge animation to classic manga to contemporary graphic novels, the Bay Area has a long and incredible comics history. Join Cartoon Art Museum Curator Andrew Farago and local creators David Brothers, Shaenon K. Garrity, Briana Loewinsohn, Thien Pham and Julia Wertz as they share their tales of survival in the Bay Area comics scene.  

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