Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 4/8-9/2023

Graphic Novel Riffs on Literary Classics

Bea Wolf is a sugar-hyped, nap-deprived, battle-ready child; Mulysses is a mule.

By Sarah Boxer

A version of this article appears in print on April 9, 2023, Page 18 of the Sunday Book Review with the headline: Classics Rock.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/books/review/bea-wolf-zach-weinersmith-boulet-mulysses-oyvind-torseter.html

 

In 1993 'Super Mario Bros.' Bombed; in 2023, It's a Hit With a New Generation

By Darryn King

A version of this article appears in print on April 8, 2023, Section C, Page 3 of the New York edition with the headline: It Bombed in 1993. For a New Generation, It's a Hit..

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/movies/super-mario-bros-bob-hoskins-1993.html

 

 

'The Super Mario Bros. Movie': It's-a meh!

Stephen Thompson, Ronald Young Jr., Amil Niazi, and Daisy Rosario

Pop Culture Happy Hour April 7, 2023

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/31/1167459038/the-super-mario-bros-movie-its-a-meh  and https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/pchh/2023/04/20230407_pchh_84396ea1-1af4-4a79-b53b-3e9ab631ae68.mp3 and https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1167459038

 

Princess Peach powers up from distressed damsel to wartime general [in print as Princess Peach has powered up from damsel in distress to wartime general]

Gene Park

Washington Post April 7, 2023 : C1-2

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/04/07/super-mario-bros-princess-peach/

 

Box Office: 'Super Mario Bros.' Heading for Record $195M U.S. Opening, $368M Globally

The movie is on course to score the second-best start of all time for an animated pic at the domestic box office and the biggest worldwide. Elsewhere, Ben Affleck's drama 'Air' is picking up steam.

Pamela McClintock

April 8, 2023

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/super-mario-bros-movie-box-office-1235369036/

 

It's your 'Destiny': Pat Shand Discusses a new Kickstarter, his Iron Man Novel, and More

David Brooke

September 19, 2016

https://aiptcomics.com/2016/09/19/its-your-destiny-pat-shand-discusses-a-new-kickstarter-his-iron-man-novel-and-more/

 

Dan Abnett reveals new 'Groot' miniseries details and a love of Marvel cosmic

The writer's breaks down the wonderful Marvel cosmic world he's built for the Guardians member Groot.

David Brooke

April 3, 2023

https://aiptcomics.com/2023/04/03/dan-abnett-groot-2023-marvel-qa/

 

Charles Schulz drew his famous Peanuts comics in this hidden cabin in the Bay Area

Photo of Tessa McLean

Tessa McLean, SFGATE

Oct. 14, 2021

https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/rent-Charles-Schulz-house-on-airbnb-bay-area-16530057.php

 

Want This Snoopy T-Shirt? You'll Have to Pay in Blood.

By Callie Holtermann and Madison Malone Kircher

April 7, 2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/style/snoopy-red-cross-t-shirt.html

 

Conflicting accounts of the monarch butterflies [Mark Trail letter]

Sue Otwell, Silver Spring

Washington Post April 8 2023: A15

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/07/birds-dc-region-monarchs-trappers-vietnam/

 

How will Marvel Studios bounce back from its wave of bad news? [in print as Marvel Studios is down but far from out; MCU]

David Betancourt

Washington Post April 7, 2023  : C1-2

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/04/06/marvel-studios-ant-man-wasp-quantumania/

 

Jerry Craft drew a positive Black story. Then the calls for a ban began.

The celebrated author of "New Kid," a graphic novel aimed at young readers, was caught off guard when his books started showing up on lists of inappropriate material.

By Michael Cavna

April 15, 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/04/08/jerry-craft-new-kid-school-trip-book-ban/

 

Making Sense of the Mess [Rutu Modan]

New York Review of Books Newsletter April 8 2023

https://email.nybooks.com/t/y-e-padiz-tiitsyhky-v/

 

2023 Will Eisner Hall of Fame inductees announced

Inductees include 11 deceased comics pioneers and 4 living creators

Taimur Dar

04/07/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/2023-will-eisner-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced/

 

Mike Machlan, Longtime Inker and Infinity, Inc. Co-Creator, Passes Away

By Brian Cronin

CBR April 7 2023

https://www.cbr.com/mike-machlan-infinity-inc-obituary/

 

Jim Strahle – RIP [panel cartoonist]

D. D. Degg      

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/04/07/jim-strahle-rip/

 

James Byron Strahle (October 24, 1948 - January 31, 2023) Obituary 

Poway-Bernardo Mortuary (April 2023?): https://www.powaybernardomortuary.net/obituary/james-strahleary

 

Rachel Pollack passes away at age 77

Heidi MacDonald

04/07/2023

https://www.comicsbeat.com/rachel-pollack-passes-away-at-age-77/

 

Rachel Pollack, trans activist and comic book writer, dies aged 77

 

Pollack, who created the first mainstream transgender superhero, Kate Godwin, had been fighting Hodgkin's lymphoma

David Barnett

Sat 8 Apr 2023

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/08/rachel-pollack-trans-activist-and-comic-book-writer-dies-aged-77

 

AIPT Comics Podcast episode 216: On 'The Mare' and Graphic Mundi with Seth Martel and Kendra Boileau

David Brooke and Nathan Simmons

April 2, 2023

https://aiptcomics.com/2023/04/02/aipt-comics-podcast-episode-216-the-mare/

 

Jones, Les. 2023.

B is for Brian Biggs.

CC. Contemporary Collage Magazine 19

 

Fans mourning as comics stores set to shut doors

Nyssa Kruse

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Saturday, June 27, 2020, 3B

Online at http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F2020%2F06%2F27&id=Ar02001&sk=BCC6BD01&viewMode=text

 

Comic Book Features Benton Writer's Story [Libby Singleton]

Susan Pierce,

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Friday, February 24, 1995,

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F1995%2F02%2F24&id=Ar08500&sk=43EB42B6&viewMode=text

 

Black lawman a star in France  [Lucky Luke]

BILL BOWDEN

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Monday, March 08, 2021, 7B

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F2021%2F03%2F08&id=Ar02301&sk=D69D882C&viewMode=text

 

Goon's creator draws fun from comic book efforts

VAN JENSEN

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Tuesday, November 29, 2005,

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F2005%2F11%2F29&id=Ar02901&sk=79B03E57&viewMode=text

 

Drawing on the future Dramatic changes coming for comics artists and fans

RON WOLFE

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Sunday, September 07, 2014, 1E

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F2014%2F09%2F07&id=Ar04901&sk=4DE82B13&viewMode=text

 

Artist gets novel-y graphic [Dusty Higgins]

CHRIS HEADY

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Tuesday, July 14, 2015, 1E

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F2015%2F07%2F14&id=Ar04701&sk=5C6EBC9D&viewMode=text

 

Comics on film: It ain't all Avengers and Batman

CURTIS LANNING

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Friday, June 21, 2019, 6E

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F2019%2F06%2F21&id=Ar05603&sk=EE04B918&viewMode=text

 

Monticello teen publishes Christian comic book [Joseph Crossett, Cross Press Comics Magazine]

PATTY WOOTEN, Pine Bluff Commercial

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Saturday, May 31, 1997

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F1997%2F05%2F31&id=Ar03700&sk=B1B70304&viewMode=text

 

Comic book characters suit up in alternate duds [costumes, fashion]

Ron Wolfe

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Sunday, September 07, 2014, 6E

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F2014%2F09%2F07&id=Ar05406&sk=1BF8297E&viewMode=text

 

Comic book creator stays independent [Nate Powell]

RON WOLFE

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Tuesday, February 26, 2002,

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F2002%2F02%2F26&id=Ar03302&sk=185ACC7E&viewMode=text

 

Force fed [Force Majeure; Michael Tierney]

Ron Wolfe

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Thursday, May 16, 2002,

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F2002%2F05%2F16&id=Ar03704&sk=25759CCD&viewMode=text

 

Holy hard times! [comic book industry sales]

JENNIFER CHRISTMAN,

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Friday, June 27, 1997,

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F1997%2F06%2F27&id=Ar07300&sk=181992F8&viewMode=text

 

Woman of STEEL. Hillary Clinton: Presidential candidate, secretary of state, comic book superheroine [Political Power]

RON WOLFE

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Tuesday, July 05, 2011, 1

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F2011%2F07%2F05&id=Ar02301&sk=9B7338AA&viewMode=text

 

Pow! Whap! Faboom! A movie critic's return to the comic book universe

PIERS MARCHANT

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Friday, April 23, 2021, 1E

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F2021%2F04%2F23&id=Ar06808&sk=35D8DDBC&viewMode=text

 

As Spider-Man swings through theaters, shop owners are hoping interest will have comic book fans back in the stores.

BY RON WOLFE and ELLIS WIDNER

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Thursday, May 16, 2002

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F2002%2F05%2F16&id=Ar03700&sk=ADB3DB88&viewMode=text

 

The loneliness of Superman

PHILIP MARTIN

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Sunday, November 10, 2019, 1H

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ardemocrat/sharedview.article.aspx?href=ARDEMOCRAT%2F2019%2F11%2F10&id=Ar13800&sk=F9BD9073&viewMode=text

 

Chatting with Sam Kidlet: "I wanted to go big for charity, and my first thought was Galactus"

by Mike Rhode

ComicsDC blog April 9, 2023

https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2023/04/chatting-with-sam-kidlet-i-wanted-to-go.html

 

A Red Cross Snoopy shirt is going viral on TikTok and driving people to donate blood

April 7, 2023,

By Brahmjot Kaur

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/red-cross-snoopy-shirt-drives-blood-donations-tiktok-rcna78749

 

Is this the first animated cartoon?

David Tristan   

WHTM Apr 6, 2023

https://www.abc27.com/news/entertainment/is-this-the-first-animated-cartoon/

 

Roy Paul Nelson / Los Angeles Times.

The Humor Strips Are Taking Over.

Honolulu Star-Bulletin April 23, 1973.

online at https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/04/09/csotd-while-waiting-for-cbs-and-billy-ireland/

 

Donald Bremner / Los Angeles Times.

The Artists Speak: Humor Is A Must

Honolulu Star-Bulletin April 23, 1973.

online at https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/04/09/csotd-while-waiting-for-cbs-and-billy-ireland/

 

How to rig an election — with deadly, racist consequences [animation]

By Tom Hanks and Jeffery Robinson

April 3, 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/03/tom-hanks-jeffery-robinson-1876-election-jim-crow/

Animation on the 1876 election steal

How to rig an election — with deadly, racist consequences [animation]

By Tom Hanks and Jeffery Robinson

April 3, 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/03/tom-hanks-jeffery-robinson-1876-election-jim-crow/

Tom Hanks, an actor, filmmaker and author, and Jeffery Robinson, founder and executive director of "The Who We Are Project," collaborated on the new animated documentary "How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest."

Dana Jeri Maier's new Substack list Skipping to the Fun Parts

https://danajeri.substack.com/?r=3tf3m&utm_campaign=pub&utm_medium=web

Josh Kramer's newest Asian travel comic is online

Floating Lantern Festival

A new autobio comic about Thailand!

https://joshkramer.substack.com/p/floating-lantern-festival

Chatting with Sam Kidlet: "I wanted to go big for charity, and my first thought was Galactus"

by Mike Rhode

I've known Sam Kidlet (a nom de pen) for years, since she's been part of her family's comic and children's books creative team. I usually see them at Baltimore Comic Con and catch up, but COVID and then my shorter visits to the Con have screwed that up. But I saw Sam the other day at a local bookstore though, and heard that she'd done a successful piece for the annual Heroes Con auction. She agreed (with her parents' approval) to answer our usual questions.

 What type of comic work or cartooning do you do?

A little of everything; I know If I want to pursue comics, I won't have as much time to draw for myself so I try to draw a little bit of everything now. I used to love drawing horror, the more creepy and spine-tingling the better, but being the daughter of a children's book author and creating kids comics myself, I needed to let up a little bit. I try to draw things that will challenge me, and work on concepts that will allow me to grow. I'm not great at drawing women, so every once in a while I'll attempt to draw a woman. I'm not great at stuff geared towards kids, so every once in a while I'll try to draw something all ages. So, a little bit of everything. I get bored drawing the same things really easily. 

How do you do it? Traditional pen and ink, computer or a combination?

 

99% of the time I use pen and ink to draw and use markers to color. I don't like drawing digitally, but I'm trying to practice with inking digitally, so I don't completely shut myself off from it. Whenever I work on a Hippofartamus issue, (a comic series my dad and I work on together), he pencils, then I ink and most of the time, color. We both work on the story. I always use Clip Studio to color. 

When (within a decade is fine) and where were you born?

 

I was born in the mid-2000's in a hospital around DC. 

Why are you in Washington now?  What neighborhood or area do you live in?

 

My mom is a fed, so it's more convenient to stay in the DMV, and we're where we are now until I graduate, as then there isn't a school district we have to think about. I'm in Springfield now, but I absolutely want to stay in the DMV or right outside of it when I can get my own place. 

What is your training and/or education in cartooning?

 

Practice! Not to be a cliche. I was lucky to grow up with a dad that loved comics and conventions, and when he took me with him, I probably subconsciously picked up a love for it. As we kept showing up, we made more artist friends and I learned from them, so conventions are probably my most significant part of my learning. I only took one art class in middle school and hated it. As far as education goes, I soaked up as much as I could with videos of artists drawing and kept watching those over and over. I worked with my dad on our series and he taught me a lot about art and the process of creating through that as well. 

Who are your influences?

 

Basically the whole art community. I look up to Brian Stelfreeze because he's mentored me for a while now and believed in me when I could barely draw a smiley face. He inspired me to leave a good impact, because I still remember how welcomed I felt when he was teaching me. I look up to Cat Staggs and Amanda Deibert, because they're great people, but also because for every 10 men in comics I've met, there is 1 woman creator. They help me put those doubts away about entering a male-dominated industry, but I also have Kelly Sue DeConnick to thank for that, as an influence and a friend. The love and support that comic fans show at cons inspire me to be a better person and be a better influence for younger artists. Then there's my family, who are all artists in their own right. It's definitely an amalgamation.  

What would you like to do or work on in the future?

 

Comics is a bucket list job. I'd love to work on Daredevil and Joker one day, but I also want to work on some movies. I'm really fascinated by cinematography and I'd love to mash those two interests together.  

What do you do when you're in a rut or have writer's block?

 

I start to think about what I haven't drawn. I try to think about what angles I can play around with, what concepts, what characters, and if it's just not working out, I try to take a deep breath and switch papers. Sometimes I get wrapped up in needing to draw something, but sometimes it can just be the piece of paper. A strange way to describe it is to say that the paper is intimidating, because you've tried and tried to draw on it, but all you see is eraser shavings. If switching the paper and drawing a lot looser doesn't work and I'm already frustrated, I'll put my art stuff away and chill for the rest of the night, and try a different approach tomorrow. Usually the more frustrated I get the less productive I am.  

What do you think will be the future of your field?

 

I have no idea. I don't know enough about paper comics or web comics to even hazard a guess as to where were headed, but as for creating can definitely see more artists switching to online programs and interfaces to draw.

What local cons do you attend? The Small Press Expo, Awesome Con, or others? Any comments about attending them?

 

We don't really do any local shows anymore, really only signings at local comic shops, mostly in Virginia. We go to Fairfax CC sometimes, though. We went to Awesome Con a couple times, it was fun but not one of our main shows. Our constant show is Baltimore Comic Con. 

 

We're also  at Heroes Con in Charlotte, NC. I'm really excited to come back this year. Heroes will be the first convention after I graduate, so I'm really happy that it comes right afterward, kind of as a personal celebration. For last year's Heroes Con  auction, I wanted to go big for charity, and my first thought was Galactus. It took me around 2 months or so to finish. I did a 19x24 drawing done with primarily Prismacolor markers and a white paint pen. At the auction, it went for $775. The folks at Heroes last year put a spotlight on me, and I still don't believe I thanked them enough; I'm excited to come back and do my best make them proud.

What comic books do you read regularly or recommend? Do you have a local store?

 

I don't get around to reading comics as much anymore with school, everything I read is almost religiously for school, but Daredevil, especially Zdarsky and Hawthorne's run was an instant love for me. As for shops, Comic Logic in Ashburn, VA has been our shop for a few years now. It's almost like a second home, and they're creeping up to eight years with no signs of slowing down, so we're all happy our favorite shop is here to stay! 

What's your favorite thing about DC?

 

The food. Especially Burrito Brothers next door to the Library of Congress. And the Children's Hospital. I needed a small surgery a little while ago and they're the greatest people on the planet. They take great care of you, I owe them a debt of gratitude for making a shaky time for me a lot easier to navigate. They're great folk. 

Least favorite?

 

The amount of times you need to fill up your metro card, drives me up the wall. Driving and parking isn't fun either, I'm not a fan of real-life Mario Kart. 

What monument or museum do you like to take visitors to?

 

The Museum of American History was a favorite of mine when I was a kid. I also really loved going to the National Museum of African American History. I'd definitely recommend those out of pure entertainment and importance of what those sites hold. 

How about a favorite local restaurant?

 

Jaleos is my favorite out of what I tried. It's been a while, but I'd love to go back. 

Do you have a website or blog?

 

I used to! I had a blog called "Kidlet Korner" on Tumblr, and my dad started posting my drawings on there when I was around 7 or 8, then switched to essays on current events when I was going through a writing phase. It's been inactive since 2017, though. My current website is samkidlet.com, but at the moment it's just bare bones with upcoming appearances and art.

 

How did COVID-19 affect you?

 

Around January 2020, my mental health started to collapse. My well-being as a whole slipped out from under me, and I was too scared to draw, I think the last time I drew was in November of '19. I don't know how I worked up the courage, but I eventually started drawing again, and I still remember the date: 6/26/2020. Being a full time student in the worst of the pandemic and quarantine, meant it didn't affect me too much professionally. Unlike other artists, I was lucky to not have the pressure of relying on my art to pay the bills. Personally, Covid taught me a lot about myself and healing in general. Professionally, I struggled with seeing myself as an artist in the future, but I kept asking myself, "would I be satisfied with the work I've put in and out, and satisfied with my life if I don't become an artist, if I stopped?" So I kept drawing. 
 

 

May 12: Ben Hatke at Scrawl Books

Meet Ben Hatke!

https://www.scrawlbooks.com/event/meet-ben-hatke

Fairy tale fans and graphic novel readers: This one's for you! Join us at Scrawl Books on Friday, May 12 at 6PM as we welcome Ben Hatke! We'll be celebrating the release of Reynard's Tale, Ben's all-new graphic novel for adults! This book is a departure from Ben's usual middle grade fare, but attendees of all ages are welcome at this event.

Event date: 

Friday, May 12, 2023 - 6:00pm

Event address: 

11911 Freedom Drive

Reston, VA 20190

Reynard's Tale: A Story of Love and Mischief (Hardcover)

By Ben Hatke

$22.99

ISBN: 9781250857910

Availability: Coming Soon - Pre-Order Now

Published: First Second - April 18th, 2023

May 13: Steve Metzger at Hooray for Books!

Author Event: Steve Metzger

• Saturday, May 13, 2023
• 2:00 PM 3:00 PM
• https://www.hooray4books.com/calendar/2023/5/13/author-event-steve-metzger

• Google Calendar ICS

Steve Metzger will present and sign his latest book, The Bumble Brothers: Crazy for Comics!

Meet Walter and Christopher: the Bumble Brothers. These nine-year-old twins MUST have the latest comic book featuring their favorite superhero, Frabbit (1/2 frog & 1/2 rabbit). But Harold, the neighborhood bully, stands in their way. Featuring wacky misunderstandings, riddles that nobody gets, goofy puns, and silly fantasy sequences, this NEW graphic novel series will have kids laughing non-stop!

April 23: Jarrett Krosoczka - Sunshine: A Graphic Novel - A Live Reading at Arena Stage in partnership with DCPL and Arena Stage

Jarrett Krosoczka - Sunshine: A Graphic Novel - A Live Reading at Arena Stage in partnership with DCPL and Arena Stage

Sunday, April 23, 7:00 pm

Sunshine: A Graphic Novel (Paperback)

By Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Illustrator)

$14.99

ISBN: 9781338356311

Availability: Coming Soon—Pre-Order Now

Published: Graphix - April 18th, 2023

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Hey, Kiddo: A Graphic Novel (Paperback)

By Jarrett J. Krosoczka

$14.99

ISBN: 9780545902489

Availability: In Stock—Click for Locations

Published: Graphix - October 9th, 2018

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Click here to register. This is a free and open to the public event, however, registration is required. There will be limited walk- in registration if not at capacity.

Politics and Prose is delighted to partner with DC Public Library and Arena Stage for SUNSHINE: Live & Unabridged. Join National Book Award finalist Jarrett J. Krosoczka at Washington, D.C.'s historic Arena Stage for a live, unabridged reading brought to life via a multimedia presentation coupled with local performers. Part literary event, part experimental theater—this will be a truly remarkable evening!

Complimentary copies of SUNSHINE will be available courtesy of the DC Public Library Foundation. Copies are available on a first come, first serve basis while supplies last at the event only. Books will be pre-signed by the author. Books will not be available for pickup before or after the event on April 23rd.

This program is presented in conjunction with D.C. Public Library's Know Your Power contest, sponsored by Pepco. Teens are invited to submit an original work of writing, photography, illustration, or music that expresses their feelings on a social issue that matters to them. Click here for more information about Know Your Power.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater is a pioneer of the regional theater movement, and where multiple Broadway hits, including Dear Evan Hansen, Sweat, Next to Normal, and The Great White Hope, first premiered. Since 2005, Camp Arena Stage has nurtured artistic growth in young people aged 8-15, who discover their inner artists through dance, drama, writing, movie making, and more. Click here for more information on the 2023 Camp Arena Stage programs, which begin June 26.

About the Book:

The extraordinary—and extraordinarily powerful—follow-up to Hey, Kiddo.

When Jarrett J. Krosoczka was in high school, he was part of a program that sent students to be counselors at a camp for seriously ill kids and their families. Going into it, Jarrett was worried: Wouldn't it be depressing to be around kids facing such a serious struggle? Wouldn't it be grim?

But instead of the shadow of death, Jarrett found something else at Camp Sunshine: the hope and determination that gets people through the most troubled of times. Not only was he subject to some of the usual rituals that come with being a camp counselor (wilderness challenges, spooky campfire stories, an extremely stinky mascot costume), but he also got a chance to meet some extraordinary kids facing extraordinary circumstances. He learned about the captivity of illness, for sure but he also learned about the freedom a safe space can bring.

Now, in his follow-up to the National Book Award finalist Hey, Kiddo, Jarrett brings readers back to Camp Sunshine, so we can meet the campers and fellow counselors who changed the course of his life.

About the Author:

Jarrett J. Krosoczka is the New York Times bestselling author/illustrator behind more than forty books for young readers, including his wildly popular Lunch Lady graphic novels, select volumes of the Star Wars™: Jedi Academy series, and Hey, Kiddo, which was a National Book Award Finalist. Krosoczka creates books with humor, heart, and deep respect for his young readers—qualities that have made his titles perennial favorites on the bookshelves of homes, libraries, and bookstores over the past twenty years.

Ages 13+

The Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle at Arena Stage

1101 6th Street Southwest

Washington, DC 20024

April 28: Jerry Craft - School Trip: A Graphic Novel - at Conn Ave Politics and Prose bookstore

Jerry Craft - School Trip: A Graphic Novel - at Conn Ave

Friday, April 28, 10:30 am

School Trip: A Graphic Novel (Paperback)

By Jerry Craft, Jerry Craft (Illustrator)

$14.99

ISBN: 9780062885531

Availability: In Stock—Click for Locations

Published: Quill Tree Books - April 4th, 2023

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New Kid: A Newbery Award Winner (Paperback)

By Jerry Craft, Jerry Craft (Illustrator)

$12.99

ISBN: 9780062691194

Availability: In Stock—Click for Locations

Published: Quill Tree Books - February 5th, 2019

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Class Act: A Graphic Novel (Paperback)

By Jerry Craft, Jerry Craft (Illustrator)

$12.99

ISBN: 9780062885500

Availability: In Stock—Click for Locations

Published: Quill Tree Books - October 6th, 2020

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Jordan and his friends from Riverdale Academy Day School are going on a School Trip to Paris. But when their trusted faculty guides are replaced, the school trip takes an unexpected—and hilarious—turn. Especially when trying to find their way around a foreign city ends up being almost as tricky as navigating the same friendships, fears, and differences that they struggle with at home. Can Jordan and his friends embrace a new language, unfamiliar food, and a different culture? Or will they all end up feeling like the "new kid"?  

Jerry Craft is the author-illustrator of #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novels New Kid, and its companion book, Class Act. New Kid was the first graphic novel to win the Newbery Medal, and in the same year was awarded The Coretta Scott King Author Award and the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature. Craft received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts and now lives in Florida.

Ages 8-12

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