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Jeff Smith in Conversation

Tuki, Bone, and 30 Years of Cartoon Books

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Jeff Smith wearing eyeglasses and a black t-shirt. His hair is longer and falls to the bottom of his neck. To the left is a black and white image of the comic Tuki

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Oct 01, 2021 7:00 PM

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Free for all audiences with ticket

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As part of this year's Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC), Jeff Smith joins Wex Director of Film/Video David Filipi for a wide-ranging conversation about Bone, his most famous creation; Tuki, his most recent release; and 30 years of Cartoon Books, his independent comic book company.

Columbus-based cartoonist Smith is no stranger to the Wex—he was the subject of a 2008 exhibition cocurated by Filipi—and this conversation promises to be a memorable one about his extensive career.

Tuki: Fight for Fire and Tuki: Fight for Family!, his latest releases, are set two million years ago, when many different types of humans roamed upright on two legs across east Africa. The story introduces the reader to a number of these groups: Australopithecus (the branch that included the famous Lucy); the Habiline people, whose bigger brains led to stone tool creation; and new humans who entered with an amazing new power, the ability to create and control fire!

A signing in the Wexner Center lower lobby follows the conversation.

This year’s CXC festival features both virtual and in-person events presented by Ohio State’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus Museum of Art, and Columbus Metropolitan Library. Visit cartooncrossroadscolumbus.org for a complete festival schedule.

Jeff Smith wearing eyeglasses and a black t-shirt. His hair is longer and falls to the bottom of his neck.

Jeff Smith | Image courtesy of Cartoon Books

A black and white panel from the comic book Tuki.

Image courtesy of Cartoon Books

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