Tag: Karen Green
SDCC ’18: The Diverse Breadth of European Comics for American Librarians & Audiences
Exploring what European comics offer for American readers
FIBD Angoulême 2018: Day 0 – Richard Corben wins the Grand Prix
It takes about 18 hours to get from Manhattan to this charming medieval town in France including lots of jetlag so the first day had a bit of a surreal quality to it.
My last...
Berger Books Shows Off Its Creators – SDCC ’17
By Nancy Powell
Founding Vertigo editor Karen Berger’s return to comics has generated considerable buzz since ComicPro’s announcement in February, and Berger did not disappoint with the debut of five titles from her new line...
A Year of Free Comics: Exploring Karen Green’s “Life in Comics”
One of the highlights of my graduate school experience during my time at Columbia University was taking one of the first college courses seriously dedicated to exploring the literary value of comics. It was...
Karen Green to take over CAB programming
After a few very successful years with Paul Karasik steering the programming, Comics Arts Brooklyn has announced a new Programming Director for 2015, Columbia University's Karen Green, whose many titles include Ancient &...
On The Scene with Comics At Columbia: Past, Present, Future
If Karen Green wasn't a rock star comics librarian before last night's opening gala, she is now!
So: the gist:
A few years ago, 2005 to be exact, the Ancient & Medieval History and Religion Librarian...
Al Jaffee archives going to Columbia University
Librarian Karen Green has done it again! She's gotten venerable cartoonist Al Jaffee (The Mad fold-in guy) to give his archives to the growing collection at Columbia University. :
Karen Green, a Columbia librarian, approached...
On the Scene: Sparks Fly at ‘Surely You’re Joking, Dr. Wertham’ Event
As the first of several “Comic Book Roundtable” events to be held at the Soho Gallery of Digital Art under the auspices of gallery owner John Ordover and former Marvel editor, author, and educator...
On the Scene: Celebrating Golden Age Comics at Columbia University
On January 23rd, Columbia University Library acquired a double-bill of Golden Age related comics materials, including the research materials Larry Tye compiled to write his Superman biography, The High Flying History of America’s Most...
On the Scene: Superman at 75, Celebrating America’s Most Enduring Hero
The Center for Jewish History hosted a celebration of the 2013 75th birthday of the seminal superhero Superman on January 27th with co-sponsorship from Columbia University Library. Though Superman’s cover-date advent in comics occurred...
On the Scene: Stephen Kroninger, the Man with the Serious Scissors
No, he’s not secretly Edward Scissorhands, but if he were, that might make his job a lot easier. The New York Comics and Picture-Story Symposium hosted a talk by award-winning illustrator and photo-collage artist...