Saturday, October 19, 2024
Youth & Comics Page, 2:15pm

Join illustrator Becca Farrow and author-illustrator Christopher Lincoln as they present their new graphic novels for middle-grade readers! In First Test: Protector of the Small, an adaptation of the bestselling fantasy novel by Tamora Pierce which Becca Farrow illustrated, a young girl fights against all odds to train to become a knight. Meanwhile, Christopher Lincoln’s The Night Librarian follows a pair of twins who discover a secret, magical world inside the New York Public Library, where characters from classic books can come to life. Perfect for both fantasy and graphic novel enthusiasts, this session will explore the creation of these imaginative worlds and the unique power of graphic novels to tell magical stories. (Ages 8 to 12)

About the Authors

Becca Farrow graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire with a BFA in illustration. She has done freelance work for several large companies including BOOM! Studios, Valiant Entertainment, IDW Publishing, Lion Forge and Marvel Entertainment. Visit her at beccafarrow.com.

Christopher Lincoln is the author of the Billy Bones series. He graduated from the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University and spent nearly a decade working as an animator, which he credits for teaching him how to write, because animators must move a character’s body in a world of its own. Visit him at chrislincoln.org.

Nathan Lueth, a cartoonist and graphic novelist, is the co-creator of the steampunk fantasy graphic novel series Impure Blood and the editor/publisher of the urban fantasy comic anthology, Concrete Arcanum. His current ongoing series, The Canon of Vangel, is the heartwarming tale of a Paladin, her demon, and the end of the world. Also a freelance illustrator,  he has worked with clients and publishers of all sizes, includingTarget, General Mills, Inverse Press, Wannabe Press, and Writers of the Round Table.  Visit him at nathanluethillustration.com.