RSS Feed
Comica Festival
COMICA NEWS
Comica ‘09: Final ICA Events
Posted: November 20, 2009
The Comica ‘09 season of events ends on a high with a trio of conversations at the ICA in London:
On Sunday 22 November, Reinhard Kleist joins us from Germany to celebrate the translation from SelfMadeHero of his award-winning graphic biography of the most famous country singer of all time, the legendary Johnny Cash. Entitled I See A Darkness, it covers Cash’s life from his early sessions with Elvis, through the Folsom Prison recordings to his spectacular comeback, and features lyrics from 23 of his famous songs. Join us for a special celebration of ‘The Man in Black’ when Reinhard will be talking with Charles Shaar Murray. More event details here.
On Monday 23 November, we’re thrilled to welcome one of the finest and funniest Flemish cartoonists, Willy Linthout, whose autobio-graphic novel Years Of The Elephant, coming in English from Fanfare, has won him huge acclaim for the poignant and surreal account of his grief after the suicide of his young son. Willy will be in conversation with former Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen, who wrote so touchingly about his own son’s death in The Sad Book illustrated by Quentin Blake. Expect an evening of insights into these tender, life-affirming first-person testimonies. More event details here.
On Tuesday 24 November, we welcome Ben Templesmith. Hailed for his arresting graphics and gripping narratives, Templesmith is justly famed for his visualisations of Alaskan vampire horror 30 Days of Night with Steve Niles. He has also made his mark with Brit scribe Warren Ellis on the quirky noir Fell and on his own solo projects such as Wormwood and Welcome to Hoxford. Ben will discuss his whole oeuvre with acclaimed writer and film director Philip Ridley as well as the possibilities of their future collaboration. More event details here.
After the conversation with Ben, Philip Ridley will introduce a preview screening of Heartless, his dark, horror-tinged urban fantasy starring Jim Sturgess as a young photographer who feels as if his life has been blighted by the birthmark that covers half of his face. There will be a Q&A session with Ridley after the movie. More event details here.
