Carol Burnell - ALAAC 2018 - Comic Editor Interview

Up and CONing Artists

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QMb0hrv9k4&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Carol Burnell came to ALA Annual from New York City as an executive editor at Lion Forge Comic's kids imprint, Cub House http://lionforge.com/cubhouse. Carol hoped to get more librarians to incorporate comics into school libraries and classrooms as well as recruit artists and writers for Cub House. Her web comic, SPQR Blues, is a Roman soap opera exploring the daily life of Herculaneum citizens (http://spqrblues.com).??0:37 Introduction?1:52 Cub House's mission?6:42 Why Carol attended ALA Annual?9:34 What cons Lion Forge attends and how could an artist approach them?14:06 Differences in children's books and comics?16:02 About New Orleans?18:15 Advice for editors attending ALA Annual?20:18 Carol's Rome webcomic SPQR Blues / self publishing?22:01 Lion Forge accelerates artist's work?22:24 Personal background?26:54 Advice for artists attending ALA Annual --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/up-and-coning-artists/message