GET GRAPHIC! WITH THE OHIO CENTER FOR THE BOOK AT CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
Since 2014, I have co-led the Get Graphic program at the Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library. Below is a sampling of our programs including book discussions, workshops, and lecture series.
BOOK CLUBS



Refuge and Asylum: A discussion of refugee stories in comics

Cosmic Comics Redux: A fun exploration of sci-fi comics

Queer Comix: A review of comics about queer identity

Comics and the Clinic: Comics which depict the experiences of health and illness

Alternative Comics: Comics inspired by or continuing the underground comix era

Fall Fantasy Comics: A collection of classic and new fantasy comics

Visions of Violence: A close examination of the cartooning of violence in comics

Memoirs of the Middle East: Stories about the lived experience of the Middle East.

Archives and Autobiography: autobiographical stories featuring women.

Cosmic Comics: A fun exploration of the best new sci-fi comics

On the Road to the Wonder Woman Symposium: A book club honoring creators featured at the Wonder Woman Symposium

Superman and Social Justice: A book series in honor of the Cleveland Public Library Superman collection

Wonder Women: In honor of the 75th anniversary of Wonder Woman, stories about female superheroes and villains

Midsummer Shakespeare: Graphic Shakespeare adaptations in honor of the First Folio at Cleveland Public Library

Trauma and Transformation: A series dedicated to superheroes origins and trauma

Cosmopolitan Comics: Comics from around the world

Women Warriors: A series focused on intersectionality

Evil and Empathy: A review of supervillain origin stories

Comics and the Clinic: Comics drawing upon the experience of health and illness

Black Lives in Comics: In honor of the Black Panther film, a book club focused on black identity in comics
LECTURE AND WORKSHOP PROGRAMS

Comics Making Workshop with Ted Sikora and Jeremy Whitley

Comics Making Workshops with Matt Horak and Nicole Boose

Lecture and Panel in honor of the Captain Marvel Movie

Comics Making Workshops with Angela Oster and Len Peralta

Comics Making Workshops with John G. and Mike Sangiacomo

Comics Making Workshops with Vagabond Comics and Tony Isabella

Lectures by Joe Cherry, Nicole Boose, Christopher Darling, and Ted Sikora

Lectures by Carol Salus, Charles Coletta, Tammy Clewell and Mike Sangiacomo.

Lectures by Tony Isabella, Vera Camden, Marc Sumerak, and Brad Ricca

A lecture on Gay Comics in honor of the Cleveland Gay Games

A lecture on the history of superheroes

A lecture on female superheroes in honor of Women's history month
WONDER WOMAN SYMPOSIUM
In honor of the 75th anniversary of the comic book super heroine Wonder Woman in 2016, Kent State University and the Cleveland Public Library partnered to celebrate the intersections of public literacy, comics, and feminism in a jointly sponsored symposium. I served as Project Coordinator, and Kent State University Professor, Vera Camden was Project Director.






