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August 8th, 2008 3:24 PM

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Krannert Art Museum invites comics artists to The Next Panel Expo

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Chris Schaede
Krannert Art Museum
408 East Peabody Avenue
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 244-0516

Krannert Art Museum Invites Comics Creators to The Next Panel Comics Expo

Champaign, IL – August 1, 2008— Comics creators are invited to show
their art and sell their wares at The Next Panel Independent Comics
Expo, taking place Friday, October 24 and Saturday October 25, 2008,
at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.

The Next Panel expo will take place in the Link Gallery, adjacent to
the University of Illinois Krannert Art Museum, and celebrate the
opening weekend of the museum's Fall 2008 exhibition Out of Sequence:
Underrepresented Voices in American Comics. The exhibition features 65
comics luminaries, including Dale Messick, Kyle Baker, Colleen Doran,
Spike, Stan Sakai, and many more.

Out of Sequence is a ground breaking exhibition of diversity in
comics, both as a community of artists and as a medium. "This show is
a look at underrepresented demographics of artists and
underrepresented forms of comics," said co-curator John Jennings, "so
it's an incredibly varied mix of artists, styles, and formats."

"There are women creators, minority creators, gay and lesbian
creators, webcomics, small press comics, gallery comics, educational
comics and virtual reality comics," added co-curator Damian Duffy. "It
really is an historic collection of creators and comics that aren't
often acknowledged in mainstream conceptions of the medium. And,
really, a big excuse to show people as many kinds of cool comics as
possible, in a setting that recognizes them as an art form."

The Next Panel Independent Comics Expo gives comics artists the
opportunity to promote their work and sell art and books to attendees
of Out of Sequence, an event sure to draw audiences from the
university, the community, and beyond.

Tables are 6"x3", and cost $20 for a full table and $10 for a half
table. To register for the event, please contact Chris Schaede at the
Krannert Art Museum at (217) 244-0516 with your name, address, e-mail,
credit card number and expiration date, and preference of table size.

Registration will be open from August 11- September 26, 2008, and
space is limited.
For more information on The Next Panel, including a list of local
hotels, visit: http://www.comicspace.com/nextpanel/

For more information on Out of Sequence, including a full list of
artists, visit: http://www.kam.uiuc.edu/pr/outofsequence/

Questions concerning registration can be directed to Chris Schaede at
the Krannert Art Museum.

All other questions concerning the exhibition and expo can be directed
to the curators.
Damian Duffy: duff@eyetrauma.net, (217) 355-8569
John Jennings: jayjay@illinois.edu, (217) 419-1071

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