Comic geeks, rejoice---X-Men writer Chris Claremont has just agreed to donate his archives to our own Rare Books and Manuscript Library! Thank all-star Ancient/Medieval studies librarian Karen Green for her persuasive skills: because of her we can now add Claremont’s original art, plot notes and storylines, full works, and memoirs to Columbia’s graphic novel collection.
As a thank you to Claremont---and to spread the word about a potential new comic book research center in Butler---Green is currently planning a conference, “Comic New York,” with writer Danny Fingeroth and Professor of Yiddish Language, Literature and Culture Jeremy Dauber. It will be held in Low Library on March 24th and 25th. The conference will showcase Columbia’s graphic novel collection, which includes 2,100 titles since its launch in 2005.
