Since my Dad’s stroke back in May, my life has been pretty hectic, focusing on family stuff and letting the studs kind of trail behind. I already had this trip planned before everything went to crap. Thankfully my good friend Brandon Graham get’s given hotel rooms to stay in because people like him, so I carefully ride his coattails for an opportunity to have somewhere to stay at a comics show. You can read Brandon’s report on our trip here.
CXC aka Cartoon Crossroads Columbus is a comics show out of Columbus, Ohio held in October. This was the second year of an interesting growing show. The show is run by The great Tom Spurgeon of comics reporter fame. I have a lot of respect and affection for Tom. He’s been on the studs many times for the critics roundtables and I love his depth of questioning and knowledge. Tom is joined by an executive committee that includes Jeff Smith, Vijaya Iyer and Kathleen Glosan from Cartoon Books and Billy Ireland Library founder Lucy Caswell. I think Caitlin McGurk from the Billy Ireland is involved too, but i can’t remember her actual role, she’s one of those powerhouse community organizers that makes me feel like I am way too lazy. CXC is a very Columbus affair that features the city as a central figure and touches on the city’s varied art and academic institutions as community partners focusing the wide range of comics interest that’s become more normalized.
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