Dundee Comics Day 2011
"Wot Comics Taught Me"
Sunday 30th October
D'Arcy Thompson Lecture Theatre, Tower Building, University of Dundee, 11am
The 5th annual Dundee Comics Day welcomes a stellar line-up of talent to Dundee. Answering the question 'what can comics teach us?' will be John Wagner, Frank Quietly, Cam Kennedy, Colin MacNeil and Robbie Morrison. There will also be talks by noted comics historian Paul Gravett, who will be discussing his new book 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die, as well as Martin Conaghan and Will Pickering (creators of the Burke & Hare graphic novel), and Phil Vaughan and Jamie Bryan, who work on the interface between comic, computer games and animation.
We’re welcoming an incredible array of comic talent to Dundee, designed to appeal to everyone with an interest in comics. The Comics Day talks are designed to appeal to everyone with an interest in comics, and will be accessible to the general public, comics fans of all ages, and those with a scholarly interest in the medium.
The conference fee is £10 for the whole day, which includes refreshments. There is a £5 concession for children under 13. Tickets are available online via the University's online store.
Programme for the 2011 Dundee Comics Day
- 11.00: Writer and comics historian Paul Gravett, 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die
- 11.30: Burke & Hare writer Martin Conaghan and artist Will Pickering
- 13.00: Writer John Wagner
- 13.30: Writer Robbie Morrison
- 14.00: Artist Colin MacNeil
- 14.30: Break / book signing by Colin MacNeil, Paul Gravett, John Wagner, Robbie Morrison, Martin Conaghan and Will Pickering
- 15.00: Gallery talk on Battlelines Exhibition, featuring artwork from Commando Comics
- 15.20: Phil Vaughan, Jamie Bryan and Tiger Games
- 15.50: Artist Cam Kennedy
- 16.20: Artist Frank Quitely
- 17.30: Announcement of Dundee Comics Prize Winners and wine reception
The Dundee Comics Day is part of the Dundee Literary Festival, running throughout the week beginning 24th October. For further information on the programme of events please consult the Dundee Literary Festival website.
For more information about the Dundee Comics Day please contact Chris Murray at c.murray@dundee.ac.uk.
Posted: 24 October 2011
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