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Fuquay-Varina illustrator Michael Ryan is currently working with cult TV creator Joss Whedon on a comic for Marvel Comics. Ryan’s work has gained a lot of attention lately and he has worked with many well-known writers in comics. Runaways is the name of Ryan’s latest work and he describes what it is like to work on the comic and work in the comic book industry.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 24 Issue 14, April 2007,
p35
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5247
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Chapel Hill native David Rees is the creator of the cult hit comic strip \"Get Your War On.\" The online comic strip tackles current events. Rees discusses what inspired the strip and its subject matter.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 19 Issue 20, May 2002,
p35-36, il, por
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34929
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Fayetteville hosted their annual Comic Con event on 21-22 October, 2017. The event, which brought in a number of celebrities from popular shows and movies, attracts fans and cosplayers alike. The article includes some last minute costume suggestions.
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CityView
(NoCar F 264.T3 W4), Vol. Issue , September/October 2017,
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28999
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The first edition of Artificer, a new column by the INDY's managing arts and culture editor, examines a revealing appearance of Durham in Marvel Comic's Champions. The comic portrays Durham’s social justice issues, inequality, racial diversity and progressive politics.
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Shelton Drum, owner of comic book store Heroes Aren't Hard to Find, talks about founding the Charlotte HeroesCon.
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29315
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Doug Marlette, a political cartoonist for The Charlotte Observer, will be working on a strip and editorial cartoon called Kudzu. Kudzu is a caricature of the South, representing a dogged, determined innocent whose dreams of love and glory keep ramming into reality.
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27095
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GeekCraft is an expo for crafters who specialize in geeky, nerdy things like science-fiction, steampunk, comic books, and fantasy. One of its co-founders is Morrisville’s Daniel Way, known for writing comics featuring the Marvel Comics character Dead Pool. GeekCraft Expo will occur in conjunction with Oak City Comicon the weekend of April 16-17.
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Indy Week
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 33 Issue 15, April 2016,
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24738
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NC Comicon began in Durham in 2010 and has grown from a small comic book show to a large convention in just five years. As the convention has grown, so has its organizers, who have learned how to support area comics retailers rather than see them as competition.
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Indy Week
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 32 Issue 46, November 2015,
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29005
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Theft, a new comic book by two Duke University law professors, examines the history of theft in music. The comic is mostly concerned with the way musicians have borrowed from, emulated, and sampled one another; and how attempts at musical control, in history and modern times, are really attempts at social control.
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28972
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Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels, hip-hop legend of Run-D.M.C., is coming to Raleigh for the North Carolina Comicon: Oak City. Growing up as a Catholic schoolkid, comics helped McDaniels to express himself through rap and hip-hop. He founded Darryl Makes Comics and created a series of critically acclaimed graphic novels.
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Indy Week
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 34 Issue 9, March 2017,
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34414
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Hope Larson of Asheville writes and illustrates graphic novels for children and young adults. Larson is known for her original novels including a recent work entitled, All Summer Long, as well as her adaptations of iconic stories, such as Madeleine L’Engle’s, A Wrinkle in Time. Larson discusses growing up in Asheville, her progression in comics and illustration, and the use of graphic novels to get kids interested in reading.
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28225
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Zack Smith describes the impact comics have had on North Carolina and United States culture. Several comic creators from North Carolina have worked on projects for Marvel Comics and DC Comics. There are also two cartoonists from the state who were nominated for Web Cartoonist’s Choice Awards. All of the information on comics and their place in North Carolina culture from the article is presented in the form of a comic strip.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 24 Issue 9, February 2007,
p27
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