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SUMMARY:Panels With History: Making Fresh New Comics from the Past! - In-p
 erson - Earn SSL! Drop In! Snacks!
LOCATION:Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library\nBrigadier General Cha
 rles E. McGee Library
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DESCRIPTION:Local graphic novelist Sierra Barnes turned her webcomic into 
 a historical fantasy graphic novel series from major publisher Dark Horse
 —Hans Vogel Is Dead Vol. 1 is available now! Questions welcome!.\nh
 ttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/15924890
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Teens\, tweens &amp\; adults welcome! Want
  to make a comic but not sure where to start? Have a niche interest you lo
 ve to talk about but looking for ways to turn it into a story? Join local 
 cartoonist <a href="https://www.sierrabravoart.com">Sierra Barnes</a> in a
  talk about how her love of history turned into a career in comics: how sh
 e uses research in her work\, her experiences with both making and publish
 ing comics including her books HANS VOGEL IS DEAD Vols. 1&nbsp\;and 2\, an
 d learn about the real-life history of women in comics for Women's History
  Month! Sierra Barnes's second book&nbsp\;HANS VOGEL IS DEAD Vol. 2&nbsp\;
 will be out through Dark Horse Comics this July\, and <a href="https://mcp
 l.aspendiscovery.org/Record/495852">HANS VOGEL IS DEAD Volume 1</a> is ava
 ilable now through your local library. This talk will include a Q&amp\;A s
 ession.</p>\n<p>This special MoComCon lead-up event will take place in the
  3rd Floor Meeting Room.</p>\n<p><strong>No registration needed to attend\
 , drop-ins welcome!</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Earn SSL &amp\; enjoy snacks!
  For SSL\, help design library programs &amp\;&nbsp\;help with&nbsp\;clean
 up/takedown!</strong><strong></strong></p>\n<p>HANS VOGEL IS DEAD launched
  as a webcomic in 2015 and continues to be <a href="https://www.hansvogeli
 sdead.com">updated</a>&nbsp\;at Sierra's website. As of November 2023\, Si
 erra is a Resident Artist with the&nbsp\;<a href="https://torpedofactory.o
 rg">Torpedo Factory Art Center</a>&nbsp\;in Alexandria\, VA.</p>\n<p>Sierr
 a Barnes weaves a rich anti-fascist fairytale about the importance of reco
 gnising past wrongs\, even (especially) when it's easier not to. German fi
 ghter pilot and war hero Hans Vogel follows orders and doesn't ask questio
 ns. It's worked out well for him... so far. But when his plane is shot dow
 n in the middle of a World War II air raid over London\, he is dead before
  he hits the ground. And that's only the beginning of his problems. His li
 fe has been spent in service of an evil empire and its effects have reache
 d far beyond what he could have imagined.&nbsp\;Accompanied by Reineke\, a
  young girl cursed in the body of a fox\, he sets out to unlearn the fasci
 sm and cruelty he learned in life\, undo its power in the fairytale world\
 , and maybe\, just maybe\, do better this time around.</p>\n<p>Sierra is a
  historian-turned-comic-creator who currently lives in Washington\, DC mak
 ing webcomics and print comics based on history and folklore. She is parti
 cularly interested in the relationship between history\, mythology\, and m
 emory\, and her comics (including HANS VOGEL IS DEAD) reflect this. Sierra
  graduated in 2014 from the College of William &amp\; Mary with a double m
 ajor in History and German Studies\, and graduated in August 2019 with a M
 FA in Comics from California College of the Arts. When she&rsquo\;s not ma
 king comics\, you can usually find her haunting boba shops and museums lik
 e a very nerdy ghost.</p>\n<p>Sponsored by&nbsp\;<a href="https://folmc.or
 g">Friends of the Library\, Montgomery County\, MD\, Inc</a>.</p>\n<p>This
  program is a MoComCon event. MoComCon is a two-day event celebrating all 
 things comics\, graphic novels\, and fandoms! To view more information and
  events\, check out the&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/
 library/programs/mocomcon.html">MoComCon&nbsp\;website</a>!</p>\n<p>Questi
 ons about this program?&nbsp\;Contact Brigadier General Charles E. McGee L
 ibrary at 240-773-9420.</p>\n<p>Looking for more fun things&nbsp\;to do at
  MCPL? Celebrate Earth Month\, meet live animals and earn SSL at <a href="
 https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/15869607">Careers with Animals</a> on Wedne
 sday\, April 1st at McGee Library\, presented by Echoes of Nature! Element
 ary\, middle &amp\; high school students discover exciting options for car
 eers with animals! Free tickets required! Participants should arrive early
  to receive a ticket\, tickets will be available at the 3rd Floor Tech Bar
  at 3:30 PM the same day.</p>\n<p><a href="https://mcpl.events/mocomcon">M
 oComCon 2026</a>&nbsp\;is coming! Join us at Germantown Library and BlackR
 ock Center for the Arts on March 20th &amp\; March 21st!</p>\n<p>Take a lo
 ok at these MoComCon resources for&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.montgomeryco
 untymd.gov/library/programs/mocomcon.html#booklists">suggested graphic nov
 els and nonfiction&nbsp\;for kids\, teens\, and adults!</a></p>\n<p>You do
 n't need a library card to attend these events\, but you should get one to
  take full advantage of MCPL services.&nbsp\;Don't have a card right now? 
 No worries! Find out how to&nbsp\;<a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/
 library/services/card.html">Get a Library Card</a>.</p>\n<p><strong>Accomm
 odation Requests</strong></p>\n<p>People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing s
 hould request&nbsp\;<strong><a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/Librar
 y/accessibility/interpreter.html">English-language captioning or sign-lang
 uage interpretation</a></strong>&nbsp\;at least five days before the libra
 ry-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities
  and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommod
 ation requests.</p>\n<p>cm 1.1 01/03/2023</p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/ev
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