Pre-Conference: A2 Inkubate

Friday, June 13, 2025

at the Hatcher Graduate Library 

Friday, June 13 - A2 Inkubate

Join us for a special Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival pre-conference for librarians, educators, and cartoonists! Get ready for the fun events at A2CAF by leveling up your comics knowledge and skills with the people who care about the medium as much as you do!

The afternoon session on the campus of the University of Michigan, will feature a panel discussion that will help you make smart choices about using comics in libraries and in classrooms.

Programming

1:00 pm

Comics in Conversation: Artist, Writer, Reader.

Comics is an immersive medium that invites the reader to infer meaning from the arranged images and words.Many comics are made by a team of collaborators who respond to each others’ input to shape the work into something that exceeds the sum of its parts. Join Scott McCloud (Understanding Comics; The Cartoonists Club), Raina Telgemeier (Smile; The Cartoonists Club), and Tony Weaver Jr. (Weirdo; The Uncommons) for a joyful celebration of the rich interactions that can happen when making and reading comics. Moderated by Ryan Claytor.