Thirteenth Assignment: Skype Appearance by Jordie Bellaire

This week we will have the first of two weeks in which we have guest speakers talking about the business of comics and the life of a comics professional. Our first guest will be Jordie Bellaire a recent graduate of Ringling (2010) whose rise to the status of rock-star colorist has been meteoric. Over the last four years she has colored nearly 300 comics culminating in her selection last week as a finalist for an Eisner award, the academy awards of the comics industry. You can get an idea of her work by reading her blog,

Jordie Colors Things on Tumblr at http://jordiecolorsthings.tumblr.com/

You should read this blog which will answer a lot of questions you might have and give you some insight into the workings of the comics business. Please bring your laptops to class this week and come prepared to ask Jordie questions. Next week we will have the second of our guest speakers, Becky Cloonan an artist and writer working for a range of american comics including work for Vertigo and Tokyopop. She was the first woman to draw the main Batman title.