May 8, 2008 3:21 pm
MAY 15 - BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL
READING/SLIDESHOW with VANESSA DAVIS and TREVOR ALIXOPULOS
Florence Schwimley Little Theater
1930 Allston Way (between Milvia and MLK)
7PM!
MAY 19 - SAN FRANCISCO
GRAPHIC NOVEL MASTER CLASS
Lecture and Workshop
SOLD OUT! To get on waiting list, go here
Part of the JCCSF’s Serial Boxes series
Intersection for the Arts
446 Valencia Street
6PM - 9PM
MAY 20 - SAN FRANCISCO
SERIAL BOXES PANEL DISCUSSION
With Miriam Libicki, Jaime Cortez, and Keith Knight
Intersection for the Arts
446 Valencia Street
7PM
MAY 23 - SAN FRANCISCO
READING/SLIDESHOW at BOOKS, INC.
601 Van Ness Street
7PM
2:50 pm
April 23, 2008 8:40 pm
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In The Forward!
The Village Voice
“One of the secrets of Potential’s appeal is that it cannily combines the drive, raunch, and imagination of the best fiction with near anthropological realness…a mesmerizing read…a nakedly honest exploration of the desire and the whole range of emotions it can set off…hilarious frankness and a wickedly addictive sense of storytelling…” —Elizabeth Vincentelli, Village Voice
Booklist (Starred Review)
“[Schrag’s] frankness is laudable . . . She renders the physical and emotional experiences of a girl working through sexual-orientation issues superbly. Her authenticity and precocious insight demand that she be fully read before judgment is cast.”—Booklist (starred)
Kirkus (Starred Review)
“A smart, sweet graphic memoir. Schrag’s work should resonate with anyone—female or male, gay or straight—who has survived high school.” —Kirkus (starred)
Publisher’s Weekly
“Potential is an honest, rambling, obsessive narrative of high school angst, with a potential of its own peeking through. . . this coming-of-age story amply displays the emotional uncertainty of adolescence.” —Publishers Weekly
April 18, 2008 1:40 pm
Thank you to everyone who came out and to Rocketship for hosting such a wonderful event!
Me with my This American Life set up
Jeffrey doing an early-Woody-Allen-Andy-Kaufmanesque comics reading interpretation
Me and Jeffrey Brown
April 15, 2008 3:31 am
March 21, 2008 7:05 pm
From Publishers Weekly
Many memoirs both inside and outside the world of comics cover the author’s high school years. Far fewer are actually written during those years. Touchstone has started reprinting Schrag’s comics chronicling her teenage years through the mid-’90s. Each of the volumes in Schrag’s series was created in the summer of the year it chronicles. This book includes Awkward, about Schrag’s freshman year, and Definition, which concerns her sophomore year. It’s hard not to notice that the books were written and drawn by a young artist. The artwork is simple and, yes, awkward, especially in Awkward, where the characters look like punk versions of the Peanuts cast. But rather than being a drawback, the artwork is actually charming. It’s clear that Schrag is pushing herself. Even at this age, she had already attained the ability to keep the storytelling smooth and fast-paced, even if the stories she’s actually telling aren’t remarkable. The typical teenage concerns of sex, drugs, drama with friends and the importance of music are all covered. The book is comfortable because it’s so easy to relate to. (Apr.)
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“A joy — one of the most undervalued treasures of American comics.”
- The Comics Reporter, read full review here
“An imaginative anthropologist of the post-punk set.”
- The Village Voice
“Impossible to put down.”
- Maggie Overfelt, The Minnesota Daily
“Schrag’s perceptiveness and incredible eye for detail make Definition brilliant. Rarely have I seen such substantial work come from a person of her age.”
- Jennifer Joseph, The San Francisco Bay Guardian
“A scathing and meticulously documented autobiographical triumph.”
- Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home
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February 21, 2008 4:02 pm
November 20, 2007 1:19 am
Outfest’s 2007 Fusion Film Festival
Sunday, Dec. 2nd, 5:30pm
Egyptian Theatre (Rigler Theatre)
6712 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028
FIGHTER, directed by Sharon Barnes
TRT: 11 min. Super 16mm.
AJ, a rebellious oil wrestler, uses her prize money to enter herself
into an anti-gay Christian conversion program in order to break her
girlfriend out of the institution.
I play Mabel, the mute hunchback.
October 13, 2007 2:08 pm
Juicy Mother 2: How They Met serves up tasty comix about killer dykes chasing romance, a superhero tranny, how Hothead met Chicken, homeboys in love, kids with queer parents, an Arab-American dyke, skateboard cuties, sweet sex, rough sex, confusing sex, and goldfish.
Edited by Jennifer Camper
jennifercamper.com
Featuring comics by:
Alison Bechdel,Jennifer Camper,Tristan Cowen,Howard Cruse,Diane DiMassa,Jamaica Dyer,Michael Fahy,Lawrence Ferber,Fly,Leanne Franson,Katie Fricas,Chitra Ganesh,Justin Hall,Joan Hilty,Victor Hodge,David Hooper,G. B. Jones,David Kelly,Robert Kirby,Carrie McNinch,Erika Moen,Sara Rojo Parez,Karen Platt,Carlo Quispe,Lawrence Schimel,Ariel Schrag,Serpilla,Scott Treleaven,Robert Triptow,Ivan Velez, Jr.,Stephen Winter
I drew the comic “Night Visitor”
Excerpt
Also check out:
Juicy Mother 1: Celebration
I drew the comics “Home for the Holidays” and “Wandering Hands”
August 23, 2007 7:08 pm
On sale August 28th!
For more info: Hack myspace page
Juicy Mother 2: How They Met serves up tasty comix about killer dykes chasing romance, a superhero tranny, how Hothead met Chicken, homeboys in love, kids with queer parents, an Arab-American dyke, skateboard cuties, sweet sex, rough sex, confusing sex, and goldfish.