Arts & Entertainment

Chat with Graphic Novel Artists at the Hopkins Center for the Arts

'A Cross talk about Comic Books, Helmet Girls, and Heroes' takes place Nov. 15 at the Hopkins Center for the Arts.

Ever wondered what goes into creating a graphic novel?

is hosting a free discussion with Joshua Dysart, a New York Times bestselling graphic novel author, and Canadian comic book illustrator Camilla D'Errico.

A Cross talk about Comic Books, Helmet Girls, and Heroes will be “a lively dialogue between two highly sought after graphic novel artists, as they discuss their creative process, collaboration in the digital age, the graphic novel business and more,” according to the arts center. A question and answer period will offer attendees a chance to ask their own questions.

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Katherine Milton, director of learning and innovation at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, will moderate the discussion.

Dysart is the author of 16 graphic novels. His best known is Unknown Soldier, which deals with the war in Uganda and the exploitation of child soldiers.

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D'Errico is a painter and visual artist as well as a comic book illustrator. Her clients include Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, Random House, Tokyopop, Hasbro, Disney, Sanrio, Neil Gaiman and video game companies. Her own characters and properties include the popular Tanpopo and Helmetgirls.

Dysart and D'Errico are in the Twin Cities to support the MIA exhibition, Edo Pop: The Graphic Impact of Japanese Prints.  

A Cross talk about Comic Books, Helmet Girls, and Heroes takes place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15 at the Hopkins Center for the Arts. The event is free.


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