09.07.06
Northwest Film Forum, Multimedia Spectacle: Thursday, September 14, 8pm
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In place of a regular book reading, Forney’s multimedia performance will involve her live narration in front of video adaptations of selected comics. She performed an excerpt from this performance at Bumbershoot, 2005, at the Bagley Wright Theater, and she was featured on KCTS to promote that production.
A blast of entertainment promoting I Love Led Zeppelin, featuring burlesque star Miss Indigo Blue, cartoonist Ellen Forney, emcee Sarah Rudinoff, and Led Zeppelin tribute band No Quarter–featuring motion graphics and light animation from Matt Rodriguez of Plexipixel. $9 general admission, $7 NWFF members. An open reception will follow the event.
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In place of a regular book reading, Forney’s multimedia performance will involve her live narration in front of video adaptations of selected comics. She performed an excerpt from this performance at Bumbershoot, 2005, at the Bagley Wright Theater, and she was featured on KCTS to promote that production.
A blast of entertainment promoting I Love Led Zeppelin, featuring burlesque star Miss Indigo Blue, cartoonist Ellen Forney, emcee Sarah Rudinoff, and Led Zeppelin tribute band No Quarter–featuring motion graphics and light animation from Matt Rodriguez of Plexipixel. $9 general admission, $7 NWFF members. An open reception will follow the event.
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About the book:
I LOVE LED ZEPPELIN: Panty-Dropping Comics by Ellen Forney (Fantagraphics Books)
Introduction by Sherman Alexie
Featuring collaborations with Margaret Cho, Kristin Gore, Dan Savage & David Schmader
Featuring appearances by Camille Paglia, Courtney Love, and Led Zeppelin
I Love Led Zeppelin is the long-awaited collection of strips by the Harvey and Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist Ellen Forney. This book includes full-page comics published in venues such as the L.A. Weekly, Seattle’s The Stranger, BUST Magazine, and the Oxford American.
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Writer Sherman Alexie calls Forney’s comics “eclectic… smart… sexy… funny… hotter than five-star curry.” Salon says “bold”and “badass.” Alison Bechdel (Fun Home) calls Forney’s artwork “hilarious, exuberant, powerful, and voluptuous… a frickin’ force of nature.”
Featuring collaborations with Margaret Cho, Kristin Gore, Dan Savage & David Schmader
Featuring appearances by Camille Paglia, Courtney Love, and Led Zeppelin
I Love Led Zeppelin is the long-awaited collection of strips by the Harvey and Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist Ellen Forney. This book includes full-page comics published in venues such as the L.A. Weekly, Seattle’s The Stranger, BUST Magazine, and the Oxford American.
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Writer Sherman Alexie calls Forney’s comics “eclectic… smart… sexy… funny… hotter than five-star curry.” Salon says “bold”and “badass.” Alison Bechdel (Fun Home) calls Forney’s artwork “hilarious, exuberant, powerful, and voluptuous… a frickin’ force of nature.”
