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Comica Argentina Events

Posted: June 26, 2010

If you missed out on seeing the revelatory exhibition Comica Argentina at Canning House, co-curated with my friend and talented cartoonist Sylvia Libedinsky and superbly designed (of course) by Peter Stanbury, then you have three more chances to see it again as part of three special events next weekend in the St. Pancras Room at King’s Place, the impressive new headquarters of The Guardian and The Observer newspapers and a vibrant cultural destination five minutes from King’s Cross.

So, next Friday July 2nd, 6.20pm, tickets £6.50, I’ll be expanding on the presentation I made with Sylvia at the Canning House opening reception and taking you on a more wide-ranging and in-depth journey through Argentinian comics past, present and future, including geniuses who found wider fame working for the American comics market, from Bruno Premiani to Eduardo Risso. More details here…

Then on Saturday July 3rd, at 4.30pm, I’ll introduce a fascinating documentary, The Mystery of the First Animated Movies, by Gabriele Zucchelli, exploring the legendary Argentinian feature film El Apóstol made by Quirino Cristiani in 1917. To find out more about this, take a look at this dedicated site. Tickets for this cost £4.50. More details here…

And finally, on Sunday July 4th, I am delighted to be joined by the brilliant comic artist, animator and illustrator Oscar Grillo, for a lively conversation about his own work as well those of other Argentinian cartoonists he admires. The event is called Drawing Board and will reveal the creative thinking and processes of this major talent. You can also listen to Alex Fitch’s special interview with Grillo for Panel Borders on Resonance FM here. Tickets are £6.50. More details here…

So don’t miss these exciting Comica Argentina events and the opportunity to enjoy our exhibition celebrating twenty of this country’s most remarkable creators. After this, Comica Argentina will be travelling to Santander in Spain, a European City of Culture next year, where it will be shown from July 17th to 31st in the prestigous Galeria Del Sol St.