We're closing out 2017 by talking with the one and only John Jennings. As a storyteller, editor and artist, John's body of work spans several media: comics, graphic novels, books, and countless panels and talks. He's even the co-founder and organizer of two comics conventions! Currently he's a professor of media and cultural studies at UC Riverside, and he is exploring the connections between design, identity politics and popular media.
John starts off by giving us a primer on afrofuturism and talks about some of his current projects, such as illustrating Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation (http://amzn.to/2yvO1kL) and finishing the art book Black Comix Returns (http://amzn.to/2gqXkOb). From there, we go into topics around art and design as indicators of culture, speculative design, and more. John is really helping advance the conversation around comics and culture, and I couldn't think of a better way to wrap up the year. 2018, here we come!
* John Jennings on Twitter (https://twitter.com/jijennings)
* John Jennings on Tumblr (http://jijennin70.tumblr.com)
* John Jennings' Amazon Author Page (https://www.amazon.com/John-Jennings/e/B00R5MF56A/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1508345709&sr=8-1)
* Email John Jennings (mailto:[email protected])
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