For all you fans of Kid Beowulf that live in the Bay Area, you won’t want to miss this event with Kid B. creator Alexis Fajardo. On September 13 from 12–5 pm, the Cartoon Art Museum will host Alexis as part of its prestigious Cartoonist in Residence program. Read on for the full press release.

PRESS RELEASE

Cartoon Art Museum Event:  Saturday, September 13, 2008, 12:00 to 5:00 pm
Free and Open to the public

The Cartoon Art museum hosts Alexis Fajardo, creator of the graphic novel Kid Beowulf on Saturday, September 13th  from 12:00 to 5:00 pm, as part of its ongoing Cartoonist-in-Residence program.  Museum visitors will be offered the chance to watch Fajardo at work and chat with him about cartooning. 

Inspired by the epic poem Beowulf, Kid Beowulf follows the journey of 12-year-old twin brothers Beowulf and Grendel as they travel to distant lands and meet fellow epic heroes therein.  The first book in the series, Kid Beowulf and the Blood-Bound Oath debuted this summer and is published by Bowler Hat Comics.

Alexis E. Fajardo is a lifelong student of the Classics; whether Daffy Duck or Damocles, it is the alchemy of these passions that has helped him to create Kid Beowulf.  A self-taught cartoonist, Alexis resides in the San Francisco Bay Area where he has taught cartooning at the Cartoon Art Museum, The Charles M. Schulz Museum, and for the San Francisco Arts Education Project.  Currently Alexis works for “Peanuts” at Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates in Santa Rosa, CA.

This event is free and open to the public.

The Cartoon Art Museum regularly hosts professional cartoonist in its galleries as part of its Cartoonist-in-Residence program. Museum patrons see cartoonists at work on their latest projects and learn everything you ever wanted to know about cartoonists–but were afraid to ask.  Past featured Cartoonists-in-Residence include Paul Madonna (All Over Coffee), Keith Knight (K Chronicles, (th)ink), Paige Braddock (Jane’s World), Michael Jantze (The Norm) and Grady Klein (The Lost Colony) among many others.

Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
415.CAR.TOON
www.cartoonart.org

Hours:  Tues.–Sun. 11:00–5:00, Closed Monday

General Admission: $6.00
Student/Senior: $4.00
Children 6-12: $2.00
Members & Children under 6: Free

The Cartoon Art Museum is a tax-exempt, non-profit, educational organization dedicated to the collection, preservation, study and exhibition of original cartoon art in all forms. 

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