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CXC Visiting Cartoonist: Charles Burns

Copresented by Cartoon Crossroads Columbus 
Reception follows

Two pages from Charles Burns’s comic book Kommix.
Sep 19, 2025 4:00 PM
Film/Video Theater

Admission is first come, first served.

Free for all audiences with ticket

For ticketing questions please call the Visitor Desk at (614) 292-3535.

If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Visit our Accessibility page to learn more.

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Hear from one of the most influential cartoonists of his generation whose work ranges from Criterion Collection covers to the landmark graphic novel Black Hole.

Internationally renowned cartoonist Charles Burns is best known for early work in Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly’s avant-garde comics magazine RAW and such influential comics as Black Hole (1995–2005), X’d Out (2010), The Hive (2012), and many more. For this keynote address as part of Cartoon Crossroads Columbus, Burns reflects on his distinguished career and recent work, such as Final Cut (2023), Kommix (2024), and Unwholesome Love (2024).
 
A reception at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum follows the presentation.
 
See the 2025 Cartoon Crossroads Columbus lineup at the Wex.

IMAGE CAPTION
Kommix, images courtesy of Fantagraphics Books.

About Cartoon Crossroads Columbus

Cartoon Crossroads Columbus

The Wexner Center is proud to partner with Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) to present their annual festival highlighting comics, animation, and cartoon art with a selection of artist conversations, book signings, film screenings, and more. The four-day festival takes place at sites around the city including Ohio State’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus Museum of Art, and Columbus Metropolitan Library.

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Program Support

FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY

Rohauer Collection Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY

Greater Columbus Arts Council

The Wexner Family

Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts

CampusParc

The Columbus Foundation

Every Page Foundation

Mellon Foundation

Axium Packaging

Nationwide Foundation

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY

Joyce Shenk

Rebecca Perry and Ben Towle

Lachelle Thigpen

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CXC Visiting Cartoonist: Charles Burns

Sep 19, 2025 4:00 PM EST
Film/Video Theater

Admission is first come, first served.

Free for all audiences with ticket

For ticketing questions please call the Visitor Desk at (614) 292-3535.

If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Visit our Accessibility page to learn more.

Become a Member