{"id":561,"date":"2009-03-05T09:53:28","date_gmt":"2009-03-05T14:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comicsforum.msu.edu\/?p=145"},"modified":"2009-03-05T09:53:28","modified_gmt":"2009-03-05T14:53:28","slug":"comic-book-creator-panel-members-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comicsforum.msu.edu\/?p=561","title":{"rendered":"Comic Book Creator Panel Members Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Join several Michigan comic creators as they discuss their work and their approach to the art of comic book storytelling.\u00a0 The Comic Book Creator panel takes place on Saturday, March 28, from 3:00 PM-4:00 PM in the Spartan Room, International Center<\/a>, Michigan State University.<\/p>\n

Panel members will include:<\/p>\n

Xeric Grant winner Gary Scott Beatty<\/strong> read his first comic book, a beat up old Tin Tin hardcover, in his grade school library some time before the \u201960s Batman craze. The first alternative comic he produced (They were called \u201cunderground\u201d then) was on his high school\u2019s mimeograph maching, after hours, without permission. Nearly three decades later\u00a0 the tools and format have changed, but Gary is still producing printed\u00a0 pieces that communicate and entertain. His coloring and lettering for 3 Boys Productions\u2019 \u201cStudents of the Unusual\u201d has appeared since the\u00a0 popular indy comic\u2019s first issue \u2013 now his logo design graces each cover. The controversial \u201cWedding of Popeye and Olive\u201d Gary colored\u00a0 for Ocean Comics was discussed on Good Morning America, in \u201cThe New\u00a0 York Times,\u201d \u201cTime\u201d magazine and \u201cNewsweek.\u201d His work with nationally syndicated cartoonist Aaron Warner included coloring \u201cAdventures of Aaron\u201d Sunday strips, producing the \u201cSparky and Tim\u201d collection cover and typography and coloring for much of Aaron\u2019s advertising studio work. His cover coloring for Scott Rosema\u2019s \u201cAugust\u201d are now definitive of the character. His production assistance in Omega7\u2019s \u201cAmerica\u2019s Forgotten Children\u201d publication helped lead to the recovery of several missing children. He letters for Viper and for Kaso Comics, has written scripts for Nicky Cruz Outreach and, locally, produces a full color, monthly entertainment magazine.<\/p>\n

His current Aazurn Publishing projects include Xeric Grant Winner \u201cJazz: Cool Birth,\u201d \u201cThe One\u201d with \u201cAdventures of Aaron\u201d artist Aaron Warner, \u201cSeductions\u201d with Oz artist Bill Bryan and \u201cAdam Among the Gods\u201d with James Lyle. Lengthy articles detailing every step in Aazurn Publishing\u2019s birth are cataloged at www.aazurn.com<\/a>. Gary can be found at www.garyscottbeatty.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Adam Among the Gods, by Gary Scott Beatty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Ryan Claytor<\/strong> is a comics artist and professor living in Lansing, Michigan. In 2007, he earned his Master of Fine Arts degree from San Diego State University with an emphasis in multimedia, researching autobiography in comics. Claytor\u2019s achievements have included a Cartoonist in Residence position at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, California, visiting lecturerships at the Dallas Museum of Art and Michigan State University, an internship with Marvel Comics in New York City, and judging the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailing Award in 2007.\u00a0 In early 2009 the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco featured an exhibition of his work and Claytor began teaching the first \u201cComics and Visual Narrative\u201d class in Michigan State University\u2019s history.\u00a0 As a creator, Claytor is most widely known for his self-published, autobiographical, comic book series And Then One Day<\/em>. Although the series has undergone several format changes and incarnations since its inception in 2004, And Then One Day<\/em> readers are consistently treated with Claytor\u2019s thoughtful and entertaining personal anecdotes immaculately packaged with a designer\u2019s eye for production detail. Most recently, in the summer of 2008, he released a republication of his Master\u2019s Thesis on autobiography in comics entitled Concatenations<\/em>. For more information about Ryan Claytor or any of his work, visit his website www.ElephantEater.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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And Then One Day, Ryan Claytor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Jason Howard<\/strong> is a comic book artist whose most notable work is illustrating The Astounding Wolf-Man – written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics.\u00a0 Jason\u2019s website can be found at http:\/\/jasonhoward.blogspot.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Astounding Wolf Man, by Jason Howard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Mouse Guard creator David Petersen<\/strong> was born in 1977. His artistic career soon followed. A steady diet of cartoons, comics, and tree climbing fed his imagination and is what still inspires his work today. David won the 2007 Russ Manning Award for Most Promising Newcomer. In 2008, David won the Eisners for Best Publication for Kids (Mouse Guard Fall 1152 & Winter 1152) and Best Graphic Album \u2013 Reprint (Mouse Guard Fall 1152 Hardcover).\u00a0 David and his wife Julia reside in Michigan with their dog Autumn. David’s website can be found at http:\/\/www.davidpetersen.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Mouse Guard, by David Petersen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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