What happens at the National Cartoonists Society conference stays at the NCS conference. Okay, not really, but I’m still feeling too euphoric to say very much.
I spoke with quite a few people, some more familiar than others. I had wonderful chats with a couple of comic book artists I already know, Joe Staton and Colleen Doran. Also, two cartoonists who I hadn’t met before today, Lynn Johnston and Greg Walker, one of Mort Walker’s son.
Tomorrow, I will be wearing a suit and tie to attend the Reuben Awards ceremony and banquet.
Art Spiegelman, creator of Maus, will be the recipient of the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award.
Adventure strip and comic book artist Sy Barry will receive the Elzie Segar Award for excellence in cartooning.
