The Evolution of Jeff Smith | 24 Hour Comics Day Lead-Up Event | Saturday, September 16, 2023 | 5:00 PM | DATA Charter School | 7601 Central Ave NE | Albuquerque, NM 87108
The Evolution of Jeff Smith: From Bone to Tuki
Live Interview, Q & A, and Free Raffle
Interview by Stephen McCranie (Space Boy, Mal and Chad)
Interview by Stephen McCranie (Space Boy, Mal and Chad)
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UPDATE! PLEASE READ!
Jeff Smith is recuperating from a cardiac arrest suffered on August 13th. The Cartoon Books team has announced that all of Jeff's in-person appearances for the year have been cancelled. However, because he will be attending via Zoom, this event has not yet been changed. They are waiting for a bit to see how Jeff is doing and if he feels up to it.
If Jeff cancels, we will still have an event at DATA Charter School on Saturday, September 16th. The new event will be an interview with Stephen McCranie (Space Boy, Mal and Chad), who was planned to be Jeff's interviewer. We will still have the interview with Jeff at a later date, when his health allows.
We will let you know when we hear from Cartoon Books. All tickets to the event are free.
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
5:00 PM MDT
Live at DATA Charter School and online via Zoom
Multi-award winning Jeff
Smith (yes, that Jeff Smith!) is one of the most popular cartoonists in the world. Best known
for the self-published comic book series Bone, his books have been
translated into more than thirty languages. His engaging comics storytelling, also seen in RASL, Rose, Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil, and more, can now be seen exploring the dawn of humanity in Tuki!.
Join 7000 BC as we interview Jeff Smith from his home in Columbus, Ohio. Jeff will talk with us about his early days creating indie comics, how things have evolved creatively and practically from then until now, and how that's all led to his current work with Tuki! At the end we'll have a Q&A, and then raffle off a few signed copies of his books.
The interview will be run by New Mexico's own award winning cartoonist Stephen McCranie! Stephen began his career with Mal and Chad
in the University of New Mexico's newspaper. His current series, Space Boy, is among
the top sci-fi webcomics in the world. We'll raffle off a few copies of his books as well.
The event is graciously being hosted by the Digital Arts and Technology Academy (DATA) Charter School. For those attending in-person, Stephen and members of 7000 BC will stick around for drinks, snacks, and any questions or comics of your own that you'd like to share.
This is a hybrid event presented in partnership with the City of Albuquerque.
