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Get Real: Realistic Figure Drawing for Comic Artists
Saturday, July 30 | 2:00-4:30 PM | Malletts Creek | Grade 6-AdultCartoonist Chad Sell creator of Manta Man Comics helps you bring your comic characters to life with detailed instruction in muscular and...
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Comics Digital Coloring 101 for Grade 9-Adult
Learn how to use Adobe Photoshop Elements to clean up your art, fill in line work with colors and half tones, create cool lettering, prep the finished page for printing, and more. Cartoonist Jerzy...
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Comic Artists Forum Follow-up: Photoshop Lab with Jerzy Drozd
Sunday, October 16 | 1:00-4:00 PM | Downtown – 3rd Floor Training Lab | Grades 6-AdultsClean up and finish your comics art using Adobe Photoshop Elements. Cartoonist and Photoshop expert Jerzy Drozd...
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Teens Make Comics Panel Discussion
Tuesday, October 18 | 7:00-8:30 PM | Malletts Creek | Grades 6-AdultIt's never been easier to dive in and make comics on your own! Join a group of local teen cartoonists -- who are already publishing...
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The Possum Act of Tokyopop
Almost half a year has passed since Tokyopop closed its North American branch. The company produced "unflipped" English language versions of several popular manga such as Chobits, Fruits Basket,...
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Comic Artists Forum With Ryan Estrada and Jerzy Drozd
Sunday, December 4 | 1:00-3:00 PM | Multipurpose Room – Downtown LibraryJoin Ryan Estrada, cartoonist and Google+ guru with 32,000 followers, and Ann Arbor cartoonist and teacher extraordinaire Jerzy...
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Geek Pride Day
"Towel Day", "Glorious 25th of May", or "Star Wars Day", whatever you prefer to call it, May 25th is Geek Pride Day and what better way to celebrate it than by visiting your local library? You don't...
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Comic Artists Forum: Manga Artist Kasey Van Hise
Sunday, December 2 | 1:00-3:00 PM | Downtown Library | 4th Floor Meeting RoomKasey Van Hise, creator of Winters in Lavelle, will conduct a workshop (courtesy of Skype) "Storytelling in Manga". Often...
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March Comic Artists Forum with Manga Artist Laurianne Uy
Sunday, March 3 | 1:00-3:00 PM | Downtown Library | 4th Floor Meeting RoomLaurianne Uy published her manga, Polterguys in 2012 by running a successful Kickstarter campaign. She will emphasize the...
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Today is always the most enjoyable day with Yotsuba&!
We take it for granted that people will know what certain things are, and how they work...A/C, swings, doorbells, manners. You'd think, for instance, that most people would know not to let a cage full...
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Boredom Busters to the Rescue!
Need something fun to do on spring break? Never fear, AADL has it covered with brand new youth nonfiction books! Monstergami by David Mitchell gives even the most experienced origami artists a new...
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AADL Japanese Manga Collection!!!- That's right you can read them in their...
Have you ever read a manga in English and thought to yourself, I wish I could read this in the original Japanese? Well you can on a large amount of manga through your local AADL branch! You can search...
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Bunny Drop a great manga for teens and older!
There is nothing normal about the beginnings of Bunny Drop, it starts with a death, Daikichi's grandfather dies and leaves behind a surprise for everyone in the family. He has an illegitimate daughter...
View ArticleComic-Drawing with Ruth McNally Barshaw
Learn the art of story creation, draw characters, and brainstorm settings, story problems, friends and enemies with Ruth McNally Barshaw, author of the popular Ellie McDoodle Diaries book series!Event...
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Take a Walk with "The Walking Man"
Every so often a book comes along that defies labeling. A book so different from others that are being published that it's hard to exactly put your finger on what it is. The Walking Man by Jiro...
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