As a special feature of The Fanbase Weekly podcast, the Fanbase Feature focuses on and celebrates a specific element of geek culture.
A very special Fanbase Feature! At San Diego Comic-Con 2023, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief Barbra Dillon moderated the “Bridging the Digital Gap Between Libraries and Comics Publishers” panel (originally recorded on Thursday, July 20, 2023) during which Matthew Noe (librarian, Harvard Medical School), Tina Lerno (comics librarian), Moni Barrette (director of Collection Development & Publisher Relations, Library Pass), Dr. Theresa Rojas (founding director, The Latinx Comic Arts Expo), and Dr. Katlin Marisol Sweeney-Romero (assistant professor, World Cinema and Digital Media Studies) participated in a thoughtful conversation about the barriers that exist for libraries to access digital comics, and how emerging digital platforms and coordination with comic book publishers can provide greater access for readers across the country, especially in the face of increasing calls for censorship.
Cast members: Matthew Noe (librarian, Harvard Medical School), Tina Lerno (comics librarian), Moni Barrette (director of Collection Development & Publisher Relations, Library Pass), Dr. Theresa Rojas (founding director, The Latinx Comic Arts Expo), Dr. Katlin Marisol Sweeney-Romero (assistant professor, World Cinema and Digital Media Studies), and Barbra Dillon (Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief)
This month’s sponsor: Rock-a-Girl, a comic book series created by Louis Wire, illustrated by Santiago Latorre, and colored by Martina Rossi, is a Chicago crime drama that is ready to rock! The series follows twenty-something Bonnie Rockwell who has two jobs and two mouths to feed. Times are tough and life is tougher. But when she gets a gun, she’s going to ensure poverty will never hang over her head or the heads of her family again. The comic book series will soon be returning to Kickstarter to crowdfund issues #2 and #3. Learn more and follow along for updates on Twitter at @RockAGirlComic.
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Episode Photo by: Barbra Dillon
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