Alex sez, "At the Imperial War Museum, London, a two day event is taking place to celebrate and investigate the history, popularity and cultural impact of war comics. On Friday 19th and Saturday 20th August, academics, critics, experts and comic book creators are converging at the museum to talk about their work. Guests include Roger Sabin, Garth Ennis, Pat Mills, David Collier, Mikkel Sommer, Ariel Kahn and Paul Gravett. On Friday 19th there is an all day academic conference about war comics, tickets £30 / £15 concessions & students, which includes Pat Mills' talk about Charley's War, also available as a separate ticket for £6.
"On Saturday 20th, there are talks and workshops by Collier and Ennis plus panels on small press and international war comics featuring World War II veteran Eileen Cassavetti (published by her daughter Francesca Cassavetti), Sean Duffield, David Blandy and more. Tickets for Saturday's talks and panels are £6 each and the day is capped by a free film screening of the documentary The Comic Books go to War plus Blandy's short film Child of the Atom. This is a major London cultural institution taking an interest in a medium that is often dismissed for its supposed inability to convey depth and historical event and features rare appearance in the UK by the international guests."
“Panel Borders” & “Reality Check” (Event details)
Podcast about event from ResonanceFM
(Thanks, Alex!)
