The collections here at Columbia attempt to represent this important community here are some examples.
Latinx cartoonists have played major roles in comics from the days of newspaper strips, with creators such as Gus Arriola, through comic books–both mainstream and underground–right into the growing medium of the graphic novel. The event will be held on Thursday, September 19, at 6 pm, in Butler Library room 523. The event is co-sponsored by Be’chol Lashon. The zines were lovingly printed by Diskette Press on a Risograph GR3770.In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, will host a panel discussion on the history of Latinx-American comics, and the roles that activism and representation have taken in them.Ĭartoonist and CUNY professor Sara Gómez Woolley will moderate the conversation with comics artists Sandy Jimenez ( World War 3 Illustrated) and Nicole Virella ( City of bones), along with comics writers Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez ( La Borinqueña) and Julian Voloj ( Ghetto Brother). Copies of the zine were distributed for free to event attendees. In tandem with the programming, Brooklyn Public Library and Diskette Press co-published a zine which featured commissioned pieces from each of the artists in the series. The inaugural run of the series in early 2019 was co-curated by Carta Monir, award-winning cartoonist and head publisher at Diskette Press (who let the name of this series be borrowed from the tagline of her podcast, We Should Be Friends), and Leigh Hurwitz, Outreach Librarian at Brooklyn Public Library, who has now taken up the solo curatorial duties. Attendees of any of these programs will receive a copy of a zine edited by Whit, with original mini-comics by each of the cartoonists in the spring series.
The spring 2023 line-up is focused on graphic medicine, and curated by cartoonist and public health educator, Whit Taylor, and librarian, Leigh Hurwitz. The library’s collections and programming continue to be enriched when we use our resources to support both cartoonists and readers. Brooklyn Public Library can likewise play a role in ensuring that these cartoonists can continue to make work, by subsidizing them through honoraria and working to build their readership. The series strives to introduce counter-narratives to our patrons who are underrepresented in dominant comics culture, whether they are new or established comics readers or makers. Cool Work x Interesting People is an ongoing series featuring unique programs by an indie cartoonists who are engaging with the comics community in ways beyond simply making work.
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