Music and Comics: The Sound of Postmodern Sequential Art

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For decades now comic creators have utilized music to create characterization, provide context, establish a tone or build a narrative. Whether it be James O’Barr’s use of post-punk and the emerging goth scene to set the tone for his seminal work The Crow, or Daniel Clowes incorporating Ramones’ lyrics to demonstrate Enid’s counter-culture credentials in Ghost World, the use of lyrics, albums, scenes, name dropping and even playlists has become a well utilized postmodern tool in the world of comics. The panel will focus on that intertextuality through a discussion with creators and educators about how music has wormed its way into their comics and classrooms.

The participants are:

Adan Alvarado - LitX Founder, Chicago Public School Teacher (https://twitter.com/teach_dopeness)
Ronell Whitaker - LitX founder, Chicago Public Schools administrator, and Reading With Pictures board member (https://twitter.com/MisterWhitaker)
Andrea Bell - Illustrator, artist of The Leak and Diary of a 5th Grade Outlaw (https://www.instagram.com/andyharvest/?hl=en)
Jose Pimienta - Artist and writer of Suncatcher, artist of Soupy Leaves Home (https://twitter.com/joepi)
Rantz Hoseley - Senior Editor at Z2 Comics, Writer, Artist (https://twitter.com/MysteryCr8tve)

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