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Cindy Jackson, who oversaw VCU’s Comic Arts Collection, dies at 53 – VCU News

 By Brian McNeill
 Cindy Jackson, who served for several years as VCU Libraries’ library professional for the comic arts and who performed a pivotal role in elevating Virginia Commonwealth University’s Comedian Arts Selection to nationwide prominence, has died at the age of 53. Jackson, who acquired an undergraduate diploma in details methods and a master’s degree in English from VCU, began operating in VCU Libraries’ Distinctive Collections and Archives as a student employee in 1996. Hired as a comprehensive-time staff in 2005, Jackson oversaw the Comic Arts Selection, which includes a lot more than 125,000 comic textbooks, as very well as reference titles, journals, graphic novels, fanzines, primary performs…
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The Toronto Comic Arts Festival boots NFT artist: ‘We made a mistake’
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival is one of the most prestigious activities for artists in Canada, and it’s also a single of the biggest festivals in the entire world committed to the appreciation and advertising of comics — and only comics. But TCAF is at the centre of a firestorm of controversy right after announcing that NFT artist Pink Cat, also acknowledged as Saba Moeel, would be one of the festival’s highlighted friends. On Tuesday, TCAF declared that they are uninviting Moeel, and clarified the initial intentions behind her invitation. Pink Cat’s showcased guest status immediately raised eyebrows in the artist community. A comics pageant highlighting an artist who principally…
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Four Artists and One Art Dealer at New York Comic Con on Surviving Lockdown—and Returning to the Convention Circuit
It was, by fandom benchmarks, a subdued opening working day for New York Comic Con on Thursday. Sure, there were being guests sporting elaborate cosplay getups from their favourite superheroes and anime characters, and of course, there were being superstar friends in attendance these as Star Trek‘s William Shatner and George Takei. But the aisles have been bizarrely roomy in contrast to a regular 12 months, with just 477 booths, down from 642 in 2019, the previous time the popular party took put. Yet, for enthusiasts and exhibitors alike, transferring forward with the con was a priority, equally as a joyous celebration of comics and all things pop society, and as a…
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