Category: Comics

Public invited to Siegel and Shuster Induction Ceremony into the Jewish-American Hall of Fame, Sunday, Nov. 14

Ohio Center for the Book November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

The November 14th program will feature Don Boozer, Manager of the Literature Department at Cleveland Public Library (home to one of the largest Superman memorabilia collections in the country) and Coordinator of the Ohio Center for the Book speaking on Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster’s connection to Cleveland, Ohio, and their lasting legacy to the …

An Ohio Comics Conversation with Tom Batiuk and Jay Kalagayan

Ohio Center for the Book September 25, 2020

The Ohio Center for the Book was fortunate to be asked by the Ohioana Library to host an outreach event for the Ohioana Book Festival this year. Tom Batiuk of Funky Winkerbean and Crankshaft fame and Jay Kalagayan, creator, writer, and publisher of MeSseD Comics, had a wide-ranging conversation with our Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Valentino Zullo. …

Free Comic Book Day 2018

Mikey Haverman April 28, 2018May 1, 2018

Did you know that May 5th, 2018 is Free Comic Book Day? Ohio Center for the Book and several other Cleveland Public Library branches are celebrating the day with free comics, movies, activities, and CAKE! Join the Ohio Center for the Book for these films that celebrate the spirit of FCBD. The following two film …

Milton Caniff

Ohio Center for the Book July 20, 2017February 28, 2022

Born: February 28, 1907Died: April 3, 1988 Ohio connection: Birth Hillsboro An award-winning cartoonist, Milton Caniff began drawing the Boy Scout page for a local newspaper at age thirteen. Best known as the creator of the comic strips “Terry and the Pirates” and “Steve Canyon,” Caniff once considered a career in acting. Graduating from The Ohio State University in …

Bill Watterson

Ohio Center for the Book July 1, 2017September 29, 2021

Born: 1958 Ohio connection: Resident Chagrin Falls & Cleveland Heights Bill Watterson, creator of the beloved comic strip “Calvin and Hobbes,” was born in Washington, D.C., and moved with his family to Chagrin Falls, Ohio, when he was six years old. Watterson preferred to spend his time alone drawing — a talent he lent to his …

Brian K. Vaughan

Ohio Center for the Book July 1, 2017April 3, 2020

Born: 1976 Ohio connection: Birth Cleveland Brian K. Vaughan was born in 1976 in Cleveland, Ohio. After graduating high school, Vaughan moved to New York City to attend New York University hoping to pursue a career in filmmaking. While there, Vaughan attended a comic book scripting session with two editors from Marvel Comics. Vaughan submitted a few …

Jeff Smith

Ohio Center for the Book June 28, 2017July 13, 2023

Born: 1960 Ohio connection: Resident Columbus Jeffrey Alan Smith was born in 1960 to William Earl and Barbara Smith in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. He grew up near Columbus. As a child, Smith read and was inspired by Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge, Peanuts, and adventure comics like Batman and Superman. Some of his favorite comics are George Herriman’s Krazy Kat and E.C. Segar’s Thimble …