Scott McCloud Visit
So, yeah, I got to meet Scott McCloud. It was pretty amazing. I drove him around campus in my B2000, but he didn't seem to notice the toaster turtle on my dashboard. His mind must have been on other things. The visit seemed pretty short, but getting to hang out with one of the leading comic theorists for a day and a half was pretty sweet.
The lecture went off without a hitch. The auditorium was filled beyond capacity, and there thankfully wasn't a fire marshall in sight. Scott covered a huge amount of material in the lecture and gave a lively presentation.
We got pizza afterwards with Scott and his wife Ivy, though the kids preferred to stay in and watch Heroes at the hotel. We had some good conversations and R.C. Harvey, a Champaign local and comic mastermind, came along and John Jennings.
The next day we checked out the Canvas technology 3d-dealie in the Krannert and visited a printmaking class. Afterwards Ivy, Winter and Sky joined us out at my studio where I showed them my non-comic art and gave Scott a copy of the new D&G book. So if Scott McCloud owns a copy you should, too: http://www.lulu.com/content/634431.
After laughing at the South Farms signs for Tornado Shelters the McClouds were off to Chicago on the 50 State Book tour.
In the end I don't really know how I got him here (well, me and the school's money), but it was pretty great. If you didn't catch his lecture. . . you better run to his next engagement.
The lecture went off without a hitch. The auditorium was filled beyond capacity, and there thankfully wasn't a fire marshall in sight. Scott covered a huge amount of material in the lecture and gave a lively presentation.
We got pizza afterwards with Scott and his wife Ivy, though the kids preferred to stay in and watch Heroes at the hotel. We had some good conversations and R.C. Harvey, a Champaign local and comic mastermind, came along and John Jennings.
The next day we checked out the Canvas technology 3d-dealie in the Krannert and visited a printmaking class. Afterwards Ivy, Winter and Sky joined us out at my studio where I showed them my non-comic art and gave Scott a copy of the new D&G book. So if Scott McCloud owns a copy you should, too: http://www.lulu.com/content/634431.
After laughing at the South Farms signs for Tornado Shelters the McClouds were off to Chicago on the 50 State Book tour.
In the end I don't really know how I got him here (well, me and the school's money), but it was pretty great. If you didn't catch his lecture. . . you better run to his next engagement.
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