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CXC is a FREE comics, art & animation festival in Columbus, Ohio! CXC 2023: September 27 - October 1!

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Book Cover for: Nat Enough: A Graphic Novel (Nat Enough #1): Volume 1, Maria Scrivan

Nat Enough: A Graphic Novel (Nat Enough #1): Volume 1

Maria Scrivan
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Start your morning with @mariascrivan https://t.co/PV06LJXcOs Maria Scrivan discusses the process of making Half Full, her daily syndicated comic and her Nat Enough graphic novel series. https://t.co/1pA18Kn76i

Paperback, 2020

$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith, Grace Ellis

Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith

Grace Ellis
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Cartoon Crosstalk Columbus: Episode 2, Leslie Anderson interviews creator Grace Ellis @inkhat @gracecellis Ellis has selected Indecent by @VogelPaula as our topic today. Grace Ellis is writer of Lumber Janes, Moonstruck and Flung Out of Space. https://t.co/0i7aLsIZnY https://t.co/TJ5PTkMdQO

Hardcover, 2022

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Bone: Full Color One Volume Edition, Smith Jeff

Bone: Full Color One Volume Edition

Smith Jeff
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Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) is excited to announce its featured guests for the 2023 festival running September 27th – October 1st. “This year is going to be star-studded!” said Jeff Smith, co-founder of the festival and creator of Bone. https://t.co/jQRChbnjKM https://t.co/du70zWbYO0

Hardcover, 2011

$150.00$125.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: The Flapper Queens: Women Cartoonists of the Jazz Age, Trina Robbins

The Flapper Queens: Women Cartoonists of the Jazz Age

Trina Robbins
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Coming to #CXCfestival this Oct. Trina Robbins Herstorian Work includes Wonder Woman The Brinkley Girls Tarpe Mills and Miss Fury Chicagoland Detective Agency Lily Renee: Escape Artist The Flapper Queens In 2013, Trina was voted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame. https://t.co/NRsGGbNnAd

Hardcover, 2020

$34.99$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Cinnamon, Victoria Douglas

Cinnamon

Victoria Douglas
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#CXCfestival 2022 Board Badge design by Victoria Douglas @VSQKI Victoria Douglas won the Emerging Talent Award for their work creating Cinnamon, the story of a house cat having extraordinary adventures. Check out all our 100+ exhibitors at: https://t.co/EOVbWrI6Ts https://t.co/HUwmmNsOOb

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Book Cover for: The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge, Girl Blimp, Lee Marrs

The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge, Girl Blimp

Lee Marrs
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#CXCfestival Guest Lee Marrs #Cartoonist https://t.co/ECTiXqqBOT Best known for The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge, Girl Blimp (nominated for a 2017 Eisner Award), #LeeMarrs was a one of the “founding mommies” of the #WimmensComix collective, as well as #GayComics. https://t.co/IrKPoChrBY

Paperback, 2016

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Revenge of the Librarians, Tom Gauld

Revenge of the Librarians

Tom Gauld
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Coming to #CXCfestival this Oct. Tom Gauld Cartoonist, Illustrator He is regularly published in The Guardian, The New Yorker and New Scientist. He has created a number of comic books, including 2022’s Revenge of the Librarians. https://t.co/12i5Soxn26 https://t.co/TUOWhGkfhb

Hardcover, 2022

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, Alison Bechdel

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

Alison Bechdel
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Transformative Work Award recognizes a work’s significant impact on the direction, quality, and expression within cartoon art. Who will be named during CXC 2022? 2021: Fun Home, Alison Bechdel 2020: March, Nate Powell, Andrew Aydin & Hon. John Lewis https://t.co/ZKHwv7aeXs https://t.co/T8HmZgxNOa

Paperback, 2007

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: March: Book One, John Lewis

March: Book One

John Lewis
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#FridayFlashback with @Nate_Powell_Art Stream our CXC 2020 Spotlight: Nate Powell https://t.co/nJZfEOVk2E Nate Powell joins #CaitlinMcGurk of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum to discuss his work with the late John Lewis on the MARCH trilogy. https://t.co/QOd9BhwXwd

Paperback, 2013

$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Golem's Mighty Swing, James Sturm

The Golem's Mighty Swing

James Sturm
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CXC 2022 Spotlight James Sturm Cartoonist, Cofounder of The Center for Cartoon Studies @cartoonstudies Guest courtesy of CXC & OSU Popular Culture Studies https://t.co/hBLs4wg359 Sturm’s books include Off Season, Market Day, and The Golem’s Mighty Swing. https://t.co/b7Y6A4rdqZ

Paperback, 2017

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book