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Kim Deitch

In Conversation

Virtual

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Oct 01, 2020 12:00 PM
Online

Free for all audiences 

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Accessibility Manager Helyn Marshall at accessibility@wexarts.org or via telephone at (614) 688-3890. Requests made two weeks in advance of the event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

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Simply put, Kim Deitch is among the pantheon of American underground cartoonists who began their careers in the 1960s. Join the legendary Deitch and Wexner Center Film/Video Director Dave Filipi for a conversation about his interests and influences, with special attention to his most recent graphic novel Reincarnation Stories (2019) as part of Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC).

His fans are drawn to his delirious body of work that often draws upon his personal obsessions with early 20th century pop culture including early animation, westerns, movie serials, ephemera, and more. His Boulevard of Broken Dreams (2002) was named one of Time’s “100 Best Graphic Novels Ever Written” and he has been awarded an Eisner and Inkpot Award.  

This year’s four-day CXC festival is completely online with events also being 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.com for the full festival schedule.

All images courtesy of Fantagraphics Books.

Black and White panel of a Deitch comic
Cover image of Kim Deitch's Reincarnation Stories
Color image of a panel from a Deitch comic
Black and White panel of a Deitch comic

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Past Artist Talks

Kim Deitch

Oct 01, 2020 12:00 PM EST
Online

Free for all audiences 

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Accessibility Manager Helyn Marshall at accessibility@wexarts.org or via telephone at (614) 688-3890. Requests made two weeks in advance of the event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

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