Original artwork inspired by the 75th anniversary of Archie Comics for the 2017 Doug Wright Awards Fundraising Auction. These pieces are by: 

La vie c'est drôle à mort. Pascal Girard strips pour notre plus grand plaisir.

Et c’est reparti pour un tour. Faire mousser, rincer, répéter. Métro, boulot, dodo. La routine habituelle. La vie, quoi ! Celle dont on hérite. Celle que l’on donne parfois. Celle qui use. Celle qui amuse. On peut réfuter son absurdité, mais on ne peut nier sa fragilité. Il vaut mieux en rire qu’en pleurer même si c’est tantôt triste à mort. C’est d’ailleurs le principe appliqué par Pascal Girard…

Pascal Girard expose au Yucca, ou quand l’humaniste traduit sur toiles l’état de la société…

Pascal Girard exprime son sens critique par des œuvres figuratives et génériques. Cette exposition est en place du 22 mars au 21 avril au Yucca. Pascal Girard est originaire de Pontoise, ville au nord-ouest de Paris, rendue célèbre par le long séjour qui fit Camille Pissarro, qui l’a représentée dans de nombreuses œuvres. Grâce à son riche patrimoine, Pontoise a obtenu le label Ville d’art et…

L’expo de l’automne à l’École du Boulou

L’espace des arts rue des Écoles au Boulou accueille du 9 octobre au 16 novembre inclus le peintre installé à Perpignan, Pascal Girard. L’exposition de l’automne propose des grands formats représentant essentiellement des corps et des visages fragmentés. Le vernissage en présence de l’artiste aura lieu le vendredi 12 octobre à 18h, l’entrée est libre.

« Artiste autodidacte né en 1964, j’ai suivi…

1000 copies of the Spit and a Half edition of Pascal Girard's Apartment Number Three comic arrived on our doorstep today!

@spx is just around the corner! Make sure to stop by D+Q booth W1-4 to get our brilliant authors to sign some of your favourite books!

SIGNING DETAILS:

*All signings will take place at the D+Q booth*

Saturday, September 17th

12pm-1pm: Tom Gauld and Pascal Girard signing

1pm-2pm: Sarah Glidden and Lisa Hanawalt signing

2pm-3pm: Pascal Girard signing

3:30pm-4:30pm: Tom Gauld signing

4pm-5pm: Lisa Hanawalt signing

4:30pm-5:30pm Sarah Glidden signing

Sunday, September 18th

1pm-2pm: Pascal Girard & Lisa Hanawalt signing

2pm-4pm: Tom Gauld signing

3pm-4pm: Lisa Hanawalt signing

5pm-5:30pm: Pascal Girard signing

PROGRAMMING:

Saturday, September 17th

12pm — Comics Journalism with Joe Sacco and Sarah Glidden in the White Oak Room

Comics journalism is a form of journalism crafted by Joe Sacco in his award-winning graphic novels (Palestine, Safe Area Goražde, Fixer, Footnotes in Gaza, The Great War) and explored in depth by Sarah Glidden in her new release, Rolling Blackouts. Join these two amazing comics creators as they discuss the intersection of storytelling and fact, and how they report on humanity’s history and current events through the medium of comics. Moderated by Matt Bors of The Nib.

2:30pm — The Funny Pages: Evoking Laughter Through Comics (feat. Tom Gauld) in the White Flint Auditorium

The words “comics” and “comedy” both trace their roots back to the same Ancient Greek term for “humorous,” and “funny stuff” has been a major part of comics since its earliest days.  In this panel discussion, three internationally-based creators of the comedic comics form—Glen Baxter, Roger Langridge and Tom Gauld—talk about what makes things “funny.” The panel will be moderated by Michael Cavna, the comics journalist and critic behind the Washington Post’s popular web site, Comic Riffs.

3pm — Spotlight on Lisa Hanawalt in the White Oak Room

From her days as a member of Pizza Island to her latest graphic novel Hot Dog Taste Test, Lisa [Hanawalt] has always brought a uniquely comedic turn to her beautifully rendered illustrations and comics. The outrageously funny Lisa Hanawalt sits down with NPR contributor Glen Weldon to talk about her career as a comics creator, illustrator, and the production designer and producer of Bojack Horseman.

Sunday, September 18th

4pm — Comics Carousel (feat. Pascal Girard) in the White Oak Room

R. Sikoryak brings the Comics Carousel, a wild ride of live performances and readings from comics greats to SPX this year to amaze and excite everyone’s senses! This long-running performance series will bring together a once in a lifetime, all star lineup of Sophie Goldstein, Pascal Girard, Jeffrey Brown, Roger Langridge, and Carol Tyler to make comics magic happen before your very eyes! Don’t miss out!

Nicolas by Pascal Girard

...from the publisher...

Burdened with grief, confusion, and anger, Pascal Girard explores the childhood passing of his five-year-old brother. Girard delves into the emotional repercussions of this life-changing trauma, from his memories as a nine-year-old struggling to understand up until the present day, twenty-five years after the shattering loss. At the heart of Nicolas lies the question shared by most undergoing bereavement: Why?