Comments on: NYCC news http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/20/nycc-news/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:07:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Alex Simmons http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/20/nycc-news/#comment-666015 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:30:21 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/20/nycc-news/#comment-666015 Okay folks, It has been pointed out to me that my comment caused some minor confusion. Jim and Karen Gownley are the folks behind the KIDS LOVE COMICS tour and conventions. I am the playful mind/creator behind the KIDS' COMIC CON. Sorry for the confusion.. Okay folks,
It has been pointed out to me that my comment caused some minor confusion. Jim and Karen Gownley are the folks behind the KIDS LOVE COMICS tour and conventions. I am the playful mind/creator behind the KIDS’ COMIC CON. Sorry for the confusion..

]]> by: Alex Simmons http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/20/nycc-news/#comment-665881 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:49:23 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/20/nycc-news/#comment-665881 I think what we are seeing is a larger recognition (among industry and educators) of what comics can offer young people. Aside from the Kids' Day at San Diego, we now have Jim and Karen Gownley's KIDS LOVE COMICS, and KIDS' COMIC CON. Together or separately I can only hope that kids benefit from it all. I think what we are seeing is a larger recognition (among industry and educators) of what comics can offer young people. Aside from the Kids’ Day at San Diego, we now have Jim and Karen Gownley’s KIDS LOVE COMICS, and KIDS’ COMIC CON. Together or separately I can only hope that kids benefit from it all.

]]> by: michael http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/20/nycc-news/#comment-643905 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:08:29 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/20/nycc-news/#comment-643905 I stand corrected. Thank you Jackie. I stand corrected. Thank you Jackie.

]]> by: Jackie Estrada http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/20/nycc-news/#comment-643345 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:10:00 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/20/nycc-news/#comment-643345 Of course, Comic-Con International: San Diego has had Kids' Day (Sunday of Comic-Con) for many years now. Kids' Day programs include hands' on workshops of many kinds as well as screenings of animated films and interviews with popular kids'-oriented creators. Jackie Estrada Of course, Comic-Con International: San Diego has had Kids’ Day (Sunday of Comic-Con) for many years now. Kids’ Day programs include hands’ on workshops of many kinds as well as screenings of animated films and interviews with popular kids’-oriented creators.

Jackie Estrada

]]> by: michael http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/20/nycc-news/#comment-641462 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:15:14 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/20/nycc-news/#comment-641462 Disney may be the tool, but it makes me happy to see that some con is seriously addressing the future of comics with a 'kid's day' that will inevitably make many new york parents happy. Disney may be the tool, but it makes me happy to see that some con is seriously addressing the future of comics with a ‘kid’s day’ that will inevitably make many new york parents happy.

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