Storytelling Through Graphic Novels 

Brian Fies, author of A Fire Story

In recent decades, graphic novels have matured from disreputable comic books to literature that wins Pulitzer and Newbery awards. They demand different storytelling abilities from both their creators and readers, excel at communicating through metaphor, and have been especially effective as memoir. Brian Fies will discuss graphic storytelling in general--how words plus images add up to more than the sum of their parts--and how Brian used comics to tell the story of our community's trauma and renewal during recent fires in his latest book, A Fire Story.

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About Brian

Brian Fies is a writer and cartoonist. The day after he and his wife, Karen, lost their home in northern California’s Tubbs fire, Brian began writing and drawing A Fire Story. Posted online, the comic went viral, and was seen by more than 3 million people. Brian expanded A Fire Story into a full-length graphic novel published by Abrams ComicArts in 2019; an updated edition was published in 2021. His other graphic novels are Mom’s Cancer, Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow, and The Last Mechanical Monster.

Brian’s work in comics has received several honors, including the comics industry’s Eisner, Harvey and Inkpot awards, as well as the American Astronautical Society’s Emme Award, Germany's Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, and a television Emmy Award. He lives in his rebuilt home north of Santa Rosa.

 

https://brianfies.blogspot.com/

Meeting Agenda and Logistics

• 12:45 pm Zoom Room opens for informal conversation with members and guests
• 1:00 pm Meeting beings — Welcome from the President
• 1:05 pm Member reading
• 1:10 pm Featured Presentation — Brian Fies
• 2:15 pm Member Announcements
• 2:30 pm Meeting Closes

The meeting will be recorded and made available to registrants. At this time, we are planning to meet in person at the Finley Center and broadcast over Zoom.

For those Planning to Attend in Person at the Finley Center

• You must be double vaccinated for COVID-19
• Wear a mask
• Practice Social Distancing
• Be symptom-free

All CWC members and non-members are welcome to attend. 

More Information about Masks

Masks are required at the meeting if you are not vaccinated. Masks are required by all, regardless of vaccination status, in all areas outside the meeting room at the Finley Center.If you are unable to attend or still feel uncomfortable attending in person, we will provide a virtual recording to anyone who registers in advance, to be sent out within a few days after the meeting.

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