Oakland Convention Center

Andrew Farago of the National Cartoonist Society

Booth 501

Andrew Farago is the curator of San Francisco's Cartoon Art Museum. He has written more than twenty books on comics, animation and pop culture including Batman: The Definitive History of the Dark Knight, the forthcoming Art and Making of Street Fighter, and the Harvey Award-winning Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Visual History.

PARTICIPANT SCHEDULE

Cover Story: From Concept to Comics Rack

Room B | Andrew Farago of the National Cartoonist Society | Joe Quinones | John Giang (Cancelled) | David Talaski

Sometimes you CAN judge a book by its cover. Join John Giang, Joe Quinones, David Talaski 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 | Andrew Farago of the National Cartoonist Society | Briana Loewinsohn | David Brothers | Julia Wertz | Shaenon K. Garrity | Thien Pham

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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