The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes legendary comics creator and "herstorian" Trina Robbins and special guest writers and artists Jessica Balboni, Peri Barry, Emily Bowen Cohen, Dani Colman, Steve Leialoha, and Lee Marrs for a presentation of the recent graphic anthology Won't Back Down! The event takes place on Sunday, February 25th at 4 pm in the museum's galleries, followed by a book signing until 6 pm. This Toon Talk is a free event and open to the public.
About Won't Back Down!
In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court gave women the right to make decisions over the care of their own bodies in the landmark case Roe v. Wade. In 2023, the court reversed its ruling. Today, over 32 states have banned or severely restricted abortion access putting the health of women at risk. Comics creator Trina Robbins enlisted more than 30 artists, writers, inkers, and colorists from around the world to produce the pro-choice comics anthology Won't Back Down! to draw attention and awareness of the issue. Contributors include Kate Charlesworth, Janice Chiang, Emily Bowen Cohen, Gene Ha, Steve Leialoha, Lee Marrs, Tom Orzechowski, Alice Sampson, Robert Triptow, and Signe Wilkinson. Profits from the book will be donated to Planned Parenthood.
About Trina Robbins
Retired underground cartoonist and current award-winning comics herstorian Trina Robbins has been writing books, comic books, and graphic novels for nearly fifty years. She has written and drawn characters from Honey West to Barbie, and was the first woman to draw Wonder Woman. Her books The Brinkley Girls: The Best of Nell Brinkley's Cartoons from 1913-1940 (Fantagraphics, 2009) and Tarpe Mills and Miss Fury (IDW Publishing, 2011) were nominated for Eisner awards and Harvey awards. Her all-ages graphic novel Chicagoland Detective Agency: The Drained Brains Caper (Graphic Universe, 2010), the first in a six-book series, was a Junior Library Guild Selection. Her most recent books include Gladys Parker: A Life in Comics, A Passion for Fashion (Hermes Press, 2022), and the Eisner Award-winning The Flapper Queens (Fantagraphics, 2020). And if that wasn't enough, she was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Wizard World Hall of Legends in 2017.
About Toon Talks
Toon Talks are the Cartoon Art Museum's ongoing presentation series featuring local, national, and international professionals from the illustration, animation, and comics industries. Topics range from film previews and artist interviews to panel discussions and book launches.
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About Won't Back Down!
In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court gave women the right to make decisions over the care of their own bodies in the landmark case Roe v. Wade. In 2023, the court reversed its ruling. Today, over 32 states have banned or severely restricted abortion access putting the health of women at risk. Comics creator Trina Robbins enlisted more than 30 artists, writers, inkers, and colorists from around the world to produce the pro-choice comics anthology Won't Back Down! to draw attention and awareness of the issue. Contributors include Kate Charlesworth, Janice Chiang, Emily Bowen Cohen, Gene Ha, Steve Leialoha, Lee Marrs, Tom Orzechowski, Alice Sampson, Robert Triptow, and Signe Wilkinson. Profits from the book will be donated to Planned Parenthood.
About Trina Robbins
Retired underground cartoonist and current award-winning comics herstorian Trina Robbins has been writing books, comic books, and graphic novels for nearly fifty years. She has written and drawn characters from Honey West to Barbie, and was the first woman to draw Wonder Woman. Her books The Brinkley Girls: The Best of Nell Brinkley's Cartoons from 1913-1940 (Fantagraphics, 2009) and Tarpe Mills and Miss Fury (IDW Publishing, 2011) were nominated for Eisner awards and Harvey awards. Her all-ages graphic novel Chicagoland Detective Agency: The Drained Brains Caper (Graphic Universe, 2010), the first in a six-book series, was a Junior Library Guild Selection. Her most recent books include Gladys Parker: A Life in Comics, A Passion for Fashion (Hermes Press, 2022), and the Eisner Award-winning The Flapper Queens (Fantagraphics, 2020). And if that wasn't enough, she was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Wizard World Hall of Legends in 2017.
About Toon Talks
Toon Talks are the Cartoon Art Museum's ongoing presentation series featuring local, national, and international professionals from the illustration, animation, and comics industries. Topics range from film previews and artist interviews to panel discussions and book launches.
The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes legendary comics creator and "herstorian" Trina Robbins and special guest writers and artists Jessica Balboni, Peri Barry, Emily Bowen Cohen, Dani Colman, Steve Leialoha, and Lee Marrs for a presentation of the recent graphic anthology Won't Back Down! The event takes place on Sunday, February 25th at 4 pm in the museum's galleries, followed by a book signing until 6 pm. This Toon Talk is a free event and open to the public.
About Won't Back Down!
In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court gave women the right to make decisions over the care of their own bodies in the landmark case Roe v. Wade. In 2023, the court reversed its ruling. Today, over 32 states have banned or severely restricted abortion access putting the health of women at risk. Comics creator Trina Robbins enlisted more than 30 artists, writers, inkers, and colorists from around the world to produce the pro-choice comics anthology Won't Back Down! to draw attention and awareness of the issue. Contributors include Kate Charlesworth, Janice Chiang, Emily Bowen Cohen, Gene Ha, Steve Leialoha, Lee Marrs, Tom Orzechowski, Alice Sampson, Robert Triptow, and Signe Wilkinson. Profits from the book will be donated to Planned Parenthood.
About Trina Robbins
Retired underground cartoonist and current award-winning comics herstorian Trina Robbins has been writing books, comic books, and graphic novels for nearly fifty years. She has written and drawn characters from Honey West to Barbie, and was the first woman to draw Wonder Woman. Her books The Brinkley Girls: The Best of Nell Brinkley's Cartoons from 1913-1940 (Fantagraphics, 2009) and Tarpe Mills and Miss Fury (IDW Publishing, 2011) were nominated for Eisner awards and Harvey awards. Her all-ages graphic novel Chicagoland Detective Agency: The Drained Brains Caper (Graphic Universe, 2010), the first in a six-book series, was a Junior Library Guild Selection. Her most recent books include Gladys Parker: A Life in Comics, A Passion for Fashion (Hermes Press, 2022), and the Eisner Award-winning The Flapper Queens (Fantagraphics, 2020). And if that wasn't enough, she was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Wizard World Hall of Legends in 2017.
About Toon Talks
Toon Talks are the Cartoon Art Museum's ongoing presentation series featuring local, national, and international professionals from the illustration, animation, and comics industries. Topics range from film previews and artist interviews to panel discussions and book launches.
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About Won't Back Down!
In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court gave women the right to make decisions over the care of their own bodies in the landmark case Roe v. Wade. In 2023, the court reversed its ruling. Today, over 32 states have banned or severely restricted abortion access putting the health of women at risk. Comics creator Trina Robbins enlisted more than 30 artists, writers, inkers, and colorists from around the world to produce the pro-choice comics anthology Won't Back Down! to draw attention and awareness of the issue. Contributors include Kate Charlesworth, Janice Chiang, Emily Bowen Cohen, Gene Ha, Steve Leialoha, Lee Marrs, Tom Orzechowski, Alice Sampson, Robert Triptow, and Signe Wilkinson. Profits from the book will be donated to Planned Parenthood.
About Trina Robbins
Retired underground cartoonist and current award-winning comics herstorian Trina Robbins has been writing books, comic books, and graphic novels for nearly fifty years. She has written and drawn characters from Honey West to Barbie, and was the first woman to draw Wonder Woman. Her books The Brinkley Girls: The Best of Nell Brinkley's Cartoons from 1913-1940 (Fantagraphics, 2009) and Tarpe Mills and Miss Fury (IDW Publishing, 2011) were nominated for Eisner awards and Harvey awards. Her all-ages graphic novel Chicagoland Detective Agency: The Drained Brains Caper (Graphic Universe, 2010), the first in a six-book series, was a Junior Library Guild Selection. Her most recent books include Gladys Parker: A Life in Comics, A Passion for Fashion (Hermes Press, 2022), and the Eisner Award-winning The Flapper Queens (Fantagraphics, 2020). And if that wasn't enough, she was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Wizard World Hall of Legends in 2017.
About Toon Talks
Toon Talks are the Cartoon Art Museum's ongoing presentation series featuring local, national, and international professionals from the illustration, animation, and comics industries. Topics range from film previews and artist interviews to panel discussions and book launches.
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