Here’s a heads up for you all. Artist/Cartoonist Alex Fajardo will be participating in the artist in residence program at the Cartoon Art Museum on October 23. I had the pleasure of sitting next to Alex Fajardo in Wondercon’s Artist Alley. He is an incredible talent and a hell of a nice guy. I recommend anyone who is able to come, should. Here is the press release below:
October Cartoonist-in-Residence:
Alexis Fajardo, creator of Plato’s Republic and Kid Beowulf
The Cartoon Art Museum is pleased to host Plato’s Republic and Kid Beowulf
creator Alexis Fajardo on October 23 from 1 to 3 p.m. as part of the monthly
Cartoonist-in-Residence program. Museum visitors will have a chance to
watch Fajardo at work and chat with him about cartooning.
FajardoÏ€s online comic strip Plato’s Republic is currently in its fifth
year. The strip follows the misadventures of Plato (a platypus) and his
troupe of post-graduate pals. They while away the hours philosophizing
about politics and pop-culture, while trying to avert pandemonium. Inspired
by such great comic strips as Pogo and Doonesbury, Plato’s Republic appears
weekly at www.platosrepublic.com
Fajardoπs graphic novel Kid Beowulf debuted in February and was inspired by
the epic poem Beowulf (circa 600 A.D.), which chronicles the struggle
between the hero Beowulf and Grendel, a horrific man-eating beast. In Kid
Beowulf, Beowulf and Grendel must still contend with each other and fight
all the time, only now they do it as twin brothers. This the first
adventure in the Kid Beowulf cycle, which centers on the sins of the father
and how seemingly simple choices can ripple through time, for good or ill.
Alexis Fajardo will be appearing at the museum on October 23 from 1 to 3
p.m. To learn more about Kid Beowulf and Platoπs Republic, visit
www.kidbeowulf.com and www.platosrepublic.com
The Cartoonist-in-Residence program is a joint effort between the Cartoon
Art Museum, the Charles M. Schulz Museum, and the National Cartoonists
Societyπs Northern California chapter aimed at providing the public with the
opportunity to meet cartoonists and illustrators and watch them practice
their craft. The program is held the second Saturday of each month at the
Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa and the fourth Saturday of each month
at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco. For information on upcoming
artist appearances, visit www.schulzmuseum.org and www.cartoonart.org.
Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-CAR-TOON
Hours: Tues. Sun. 11:00 – 5:00, Closed Monday
General Admission:$6.00
Student/Senior:$4.00
Children 6-12:$2.00
Members & Children under 6: Free
The Cartoon Art Museum is a tax-exempt, non-profit, educational organization
dedicated to the collection, preservation,
study and exhibition of original cartoon art in all forms.
