West Hartford's Aboveground Underground Comix and Zine Society
Workshop | Available
Ages 13+
Taught by a working cartoonist (MAD Magazine, Time Out NY, The NY Observer, Funny Times and others…), students will learn to give voice to their stories through the marriage of pictures and words, whether it be deeply personal autobiography, strange sizzling sci-fi, superhero, or Sunday Funny. This pairing of introductory classes will include unique exercises to jostle loose inspiration, opportunities to work on solo or group projects and to have work critiqued by class and teacher. Work time will be spliced with lessons and deep dives of the techniques from masters throughout the history of the medium including Daumier, Scott McCloud, R. Crumb, Roz Chast, Lynda Barry, George Herriman, Adrian Tomine, Windsor McCay, Daniel Clowes, Alison Bechdel, Keith Knight, Harvey Pekar, Will Eisner, and many others. NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE NECESSARY, just an open mind and willingness to experiment.
- This is a two day workshop 4/11 and 4/25
Sam Ferri
Samuel Ferri is a COVID-era transplant to the West Hartford community by way of Brooklyn. With a background in comics and animation, his work has appeared in MAD Magazine, The NY Observer, Time Out NY, and various scraps of paper wedged in couch cushions around his house. Reach out about projects or see more of his quirky line work and humor at www.Misconnected.com and on Instagram: @Samsinkwell .