ZM is pleased to announce two VERY SPECIAL & TOTALLY FREE public talks on Sunday, October 13th, during the zine fest:

1:30PM – PATRICK HOLT – Underestimating Comics

Durham County librarian, Durham Comics Fest organizer, & all-around comics SUPER GENIUS Patrick Holt will give a talk called “Underestimating Comics.” Do you think Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics is the last word in making sense of comics? Think again!

3:30PM – RYAN HOLMBERG – Only Idiots Make Good Manga Translators

Is manga difficult to translate? Ryan knows the answer & it might surprise you! Exploring the tricks of the trade, scholar Ryan Holmberg chats about what he’s learned after translating nearly two dozen manga