Over the weekend was the 2020 SAM: Storytelling Across Media mini-convention. The event this year was all online and included 14 spectacular panels featuring a number of brilliant storytellers from across all different mediums. The panels were recorded and are now available to watch on Comic Con’s YouTube Channel, so I thought I’d share a little more about the discussion I was a part of, and share the link.
Everyone remembers their favorite comic as a kid, the one that held a special place in their heart. Kids are discovering that joy every day as they delve into the current treasure trove of comics for the young, and let’s be honest, the young at heart as well. What makes a kids’ comic great? How do you get kids excited about comics? How do you create stories aimed for this specific audience? Learn all this and more from esteemed creators Victoria Ying (City of Secrets), Stephanie Cooke (Oh My Gods!), Lilah Sturges (Girl Haven), Meggie Ramm (Teaching Kids Comics), and Sarah Kuhn (Shadow of the Batgirl). Moderated by Laura Jones (operations and programming coordinator for Comic-Con International: San Diego).
I keep posting up all the stuff I’ve watched this year, and I continue to astound even myself. When did I have time to watch all of this? Do I always watch this much? I don’t think so…but I’ve never really tracked it this diligently before! It’s October now, and I’ve shifted into spooky season…although I don’t know that I’ve really been making a huge effort on that front. Normally I try to watch a horror movie every day for 31 Days of Horror but I’ve really just been putting on whatever makes me happy.
If you want to check out the films I’ve been watching, you can visit my Letterboxd page. But if you want to carry on and see the TV I’ve checked out, read on:
World’s Toughest Race
American BBQ Showdown
Raised By Wolves S1
Ted Lasso S1
The Duchess S1
Mythic Quest S1
Great British Bake-Off S10
Camp Cretaceous S1
Emily in Paris S1
The Boys S2
The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell S1
Devs S1
The Haunting of Bly Manor
The Vow S1
The Magicians S5
Thirteen
Buffy the Vampire Slayer S1
From the rest of the list above, The Haunting of Bly Manor was absolutely wonderful, and everything that I wanted it to be. I think I prefer the first season over this one, but they’re different and beautiful in their own ways.
Ted Lasso wound up being one of my unexpected faves. I hadn’t heard anything about it before I put it on (I got a free year of Apple TV+) and fell in love with how utterly charming it is.
What have you been enjoying as far as TV and movies go?
I can’t believe that it’s October already – this year has simultaneously gone by extremely slow and ridiculously fast. In a few short months, my debut graphic novel, OH MY GODS! With Insha Fitzpatrick and art by Juliana Moon, will hit store shelves.
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Over the weekend was the 2020 SAM: Storytelling Across Media mini-convention. The event this year was all online and included 14 spectacular panels featuring a number of brilliant storytellers from across all different mediums. The panels were recorded and are now available to watch on Comic Con’s YouTube Channel, so I thought I’d share a little more about the discussion I was a part of, and share the link.
I can’t believe that it’s October already – this year has simultaneously gone by extremely slow and ridiculously fast. In a few short months, my debut graphic novel, OH MY GODS! With Insha Fitzpatrick and art by Juliana Moon, will hit store shelves.