Festivals Extra: Linework NW Announces Special Guests Clowes, Congdon, Hanawalt And Howell






This Spring's Linework NW Illlustration And Comics Festival in Portland, Oregon, announced on Friday their four special guests Daniel Clowes, Lisa Congdon, Lisa Hanawalt and Jay Howell.

Clowes will be debuting his The Complete Eightball 1-18 two-volume collection at the show, so that's a heck of a get just right there, all by itself. It's a good mix, though, that hits their target audience and encompasses the illustration part of their mission very well. I also like how Lisa Hanawalt is becoming a significant guest at these shows regardless of whether or not she has brand new bookstore work out, I think in part because in addition to being an appealing guest generally she hits a lot of target areas for different shows and is generally point-to-it busy in one or more of the things she does. The reason I mention that is that I frequently wonder how the careers of under-40s in comics are shaped, and how that might have an effect on things like shows.

What I don't know looking at the list is if all four creators will be there both days -- the show is splitting some of its exhibitors into individual days in order to better encompass the massive creative community there in Portland, and it would make total sense if one or more of the special guests were only going to do one of the days. Let's assume for now all of them are there on both April 18 and April 19, and if I hear differently I'll get back to you. If you don't hear from me at all, like I fall in a sinkhole or something, at least maybe you'll remember to ask someone if it's a concern.

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