Trina Robbins's Blog, page 6

FEAR OF BLOGGING GOES TO WONDERCON…

…And here are some pictures to prove it. That strange alien creature is Bruce Beaudette, but I don't know what he's supposed to be. Steve looks a little alarmed at the possibility that the creature intends to abduct me to his UFO, where he will conduct painful experiments on me before leaving me off in the middle of the desert with a big hole in my memory.

And what's a convention without a women's comics lunch? At every con, I try to get away from the convention floor for a nice lunch with...

I'VE GOT MY MEMORIES TO KEEP ME WARM…

It's TERRIBLE outside — Winter's last hurrah, I hope! A strong wind is turning the treetops into giant fans and blowing the lovely pink blossoms off the wild plum tree in my backyard, the sky is gray and heavy. No sunny California today –you can feel the approaching storm in the air. But I'm safe and dry inside, still warmed by my memories of the amazing gala opening at the Old Mint, on February 11th, of the San Francisco Historical Society's celebration of my book, "Forbidden City: the...

FEAR OF BLOGGING SAYS…

On Monday, February 1st, I read from and signed copies of my book, "Forbidden City: the Golden Age of Chinese Nightclubs," to the best audience I have ever had. The group is called Odd Mondays because they meet on (duh) odd Mondays, at the Noe Valley Ministry, on Sanchez street in San Francisco's (duh again) adorable Noe Valley. I know the Noe Valley Ministry because they feature great entertainment, and I have gone there to see the likes of Arlo Guthrie, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Cyril Pahinui...

FEAR OF BLOGGING RETURNS FROM JAPAN

FEAR OF BLOGGING RETURNS FROM JAPAN…

…On Christmas Eve! Just enough time to put up and decorate the tree, toss the presents (which I had wrapped before leaving) under the tree, and nap. Whew!

Need I say that Japan was amazing and that my exhibit, at the Kyoto Manga Museum, looked great, and that the catalogue is beautiful? My thanks to the fabulous Fusami Ogi, who translated all the comics for the catalogue, and who is responsible for getting us to Japan.

On my first day in Kyoto I met pioneer s...

Fear of Blogging Goes to Japan

If you can't read that poster, don't worry, neither can I, but it announces that I'll be presenting a lecture in Fukuoka on December 13th before going on to Kyoto for a conference at the Kyoto Seika University International Manga Research Center: "Comics Worlds and the World of Comics: Scholarship on a Global Scale," and to an exhibit at the Kyoto Manga Museum which I'm co-curating. The exhibit is of course my extensive collection of original comic art by women cartoonists. The conference...

CHINA ON MY MIND…

CHINA ON MY MIND……In more ways than one! On September 22nd, I returned from a week in China. I was one of about 100 guests at the University of Animation in Changchun, for an international conference on comic, animation, and gaming. Most of the guests were from animation, with a small comics group, including yours truly. I never met any of the gamers; I think they were off playing games on their laptops. Changchun is notable as the site of the puppet government during the Japanese occupation...

FEAR OF BLOGGING GOES TO COMICON…And survives t...

 






  FEAR OF BLOGGING GOES TO COMICON…And survives to tell the tale. San Diego Comicon has become so vast that for five days it's a money-making industry for every business in the city. And it's not just about comics anymore — in fact, I might say that it's hardly about comics at all! All those teen fans camped out overnight behind the convention center, so they could be first into the room for the Heroes panel, or the Lost panel, or especially the Twilight panel (think thousands of...