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ARTIST PANEL DISCUSSION Artists as Authors: Award-Winning Illustrators Speak Saturday, February 16 5 p.m. Join celebrated illustrators David Macaulay, and Wendell Minor for a look at their experiences as artists who also author their own books. The intensive research and study that is required to build imaginary worlds inspired by reality will be explored. David Macaulay is a British-born American illustrator and writer whose most famous works include Cathedral, The Way Things Work, and the…

Our desks say a lot about our work—and a lot about us. Let's have a look at the desks and tables of many of Japan's biggest manga artists. These are the birthplaces of some of your favorite manga—and anime.

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George Perez at work in his Studio

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For Daniel Cooney, it began with Superperson. After spending his childhood doodling dinosaurs and imaginary creatures, Mr. Cooney took his first steps towards what would be his eventual career with the 120-issue comic featuring the “stick figure Superman.” He worked on the series from sixth grade right up through high school, penciling his friends and family into the action, and occasionally getting into trouble for drawing in class. Today Mr. Cooney is still drawing in class, but as an…