October is National Bullying Awareness Month.Open Road Media has gathered a few writers together to share their stories on bullying. Here are Dean Koontz, Peter Lerangis, Bette Greene, Patty MacLachlan and Logan Levkoff:And, here is a must watch epic on-air response from a news anchor who responds to a viewer calling her fat.Now let's be nice.
How Hollywood Converts Novels Into Movies
So this is what they mean by a box office splash.A little comic relief from this past summer from the folks at DOGHOUSE
Dr. Batman: First doctorate in comics goes to Michael Uslan
Michael Uslan, originator and executive producer of the Batman film franchise since 1989His memoir is titled The Boy Who Loved Batman and since 1989 (think Michael Keaton and Tim Burton) he has been at the helm of the incredibly popular (close to $2 billion at the box office) Batman film franchise.“One of my life’s goals is to make the world aware that comics are an indigenous American art form, as legitimate as jazz,” says UslanOn Oct. 10 he will be rewarded for his efforts and receive the world’s first fine arts doctorate in comic books. He will receive his PhD....
The earliest known printed book with illustrations by a woman
Her name was Geronima Parasole and she lived in Rome in the late 16th century. She signed her work with her initials - ‘G.A.P’.Her woodcuts for a Italian translation of a book on Roman coins was published in 1592, making it very likely to be the first illustrations by a woman to appear in a book.Research shows that in the sixteenth century only 35 women are known to have been artists with Geronima and Isabetta Parasole as the only women who contributed to book illustration in the period.Title pagevia BIBLIOGUERRILA
Banned Book Trading Cards
Rabbit, Run by John Updike. Artist: WebmockerThe folks at the Lawrence Public Library are celebrating Banned Books Week by creating a set of trading cards. From the almost 50 illustrations submitted by local artists of all ages they chose 7 to include, one for each day of the week.Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut. Artist: Kent SmithThe two above made the final cut while the two below didn't. You can see all the submissions hereAnimal Farm by George Orwell. Artist: Anna TaylorA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. Artist: Sophia Palmer