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The Daily LITG, 14th June 2019 – Learn to Write Comics with Cecil C Castellucci in London Tonight

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Things to do today:

There are a few tickets still available for tonight's comics creative workshop at Orbital Comics in London. It features  Cecil C. Castellucci, musician and novelist began writing comic books for DC with The P.L.A.I.N. Janes in 2007, and has followed with Shade The Changing Girl, Sensation Comics, Green Lantern, recently launched Female Furies, and is taking over Batgirl in July, with a Snow White adaptation from Dark Horse to follow.

She also has teaching experience, speaking regularly at both schools and universities alike. And so tonight in London, she is running a Comic Book Writing Workshop at Orbital Comics, just off Leicester Square, for those both looking to hone their comics writing skills, or just starting out.

Tickets are £15 for the evening and the event begins after hours at 7pm. Castellucci will also be running a signing at the store from 6pm, open to all.

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• Cosplacon 2019 – Jefferson City, Missouri until Sunday.
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• Celebrity Fan Fest – San Antonio, Texas until Sunday.
• Heroes Con– Charlotte, North Carolina until Sunday.

And a happy birthday to:

• Paul Kupperberg, longstanding DC Comics writer, current writer and executive editor at Charlton Neo Comics and Pix-C Webcomics, and a contributing author with Crazy 8 Press
• Mark Heike of AC Comics
• Dan Beauvais, Predator artist.
• Mike Bannon, creator of Mordant Orange.
• Bryan J.L. Glass, creator of The Mice Templar
• Jason Ridler, creator of Caravan.
• Chris Mitchell, author of The Realm Legends
• Alessandro Borroni, artist on Cyberines

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