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Ryan Claytor has been publishing comics for over 20 years and he’s coming to Challengers to not only celebrate that milestone with “ONE BITE AT A TIME – The First 20 Years of Elephant Eater Comics”, but to also host a presentation "Lessons Learned from 20 Years of Self-Publishing Comics"! Ryan can do it all!No stranger to Challengers, Ryan has not only signed here a few times, but he also designed our earlier business cards!
Ryan will be speaking at Challengers on Saturday, October 4th, starting at 6:30pm and signing directly after his presentation.
ABOUT "ONE BITE AT A TIME"
“ONE BITE AT A TIME – The First 20 Years of Elephant Eater Comics” is an oversized, hardcover, art book featuring 20 years of art, illustration, and design by Ryan Claytor. The theme of “process” runs heavily throughout as Claytor pulls back the curtain on his artistic methods, showcasing many behind-the-scenes images that led to each finished work of art. One Bite at a Time is a publication formatting tour de force with many specialty interior pages such as gatefolds, vellum overlays, die-cut reveals, and more.
ABOUT RYAN CLAYTOR
Ryan Claytor is a comics artist and professor living in Lansing, Michigan. He is the coordinator of the Michigan State University Comic Art and Graphic Novel Minor and teaches the comics studio courses at MSU. Claytor’s work has garnered numerous awards including top prize, 1st place in the Graphic Novel category, at the Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo annual awards. Claytor’s achievements have included a Cartoonist in Residence position at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, California, visiting lecturerships at the Dallas Museum of Art and the Savannah College of Art and Design, an internship with Marvel Comics in New York City, and judging the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailing Award in 2007. In 2009 the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco featured an exhibition of his work and Claytor both developed and taught the first comics studio course in Michigan State University’s history. He also has an international client list which includes Moleskin, Verizon Wireless, Stern Pinball Inc., and London-based Mr. Jones Watches for whom he designed the fastest selling watch in company history.
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1845 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60647
