To this day Roal Dahl’s most famous work, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory not only has major labor relation problem with their Oompa-Loompas. The colonialist metaphor for slavery remains in their dark chocolate center despite the orange-face.
It’s been many years since I’ve made the journey to San Diego Comic-con. But now, thanks to Fantagraphics that journey can be made through time, to the very origins of this history making event. SEE YOU AT SAN DIEGO: AN ORAL HISTORY OF COMIC-CON, FANDOM, AND THE TRIUMPH OF GEEK CULTURE, is a comprehensive chronicle of the rise of fandom and pop culture nostalgia throughout the past century. Featuring behind-the-scenes tale by everyone from Sergio Aragonés to the RZA.
Publisher of KungFuMagazine Gene Ching on the Kung Fu of Comic-Cons. Having tabled and covered them with him before, his latest coverage definitely deserves more eyes in it.
Opening Tomorrow! The 32nd Annual Children’s Book Illustrator Exhibit will be featuring the 2022 Make More Comics Art Grant recipient A Tiger’s Tale volume 1 at the Sun Gallery, in Hayward California.