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Silk Cotton – Caribbean Comics at The Cartoon Museum Next Thursday

A week today, London's Cartoon Museum is hosting an evening focused on the release of Dr Colleen Douglas' new graphic novel Silk Cotton.

Published Thu, 01 Aug 2024 08:47:08 -0500

by Rich Johnston

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Discover Caribbean folklore at London's Cartoon Museum with Dr Colleen Douglas' new graphic novel Silk Cotton.
Join experts in Caribbean storytelling for an evening exploring myths, legends, and cultural traditions.
Engage in an immersive experience, Meeting the Supernaturals, and a Q&A session with the author and guests.
Tickets include £20 with book, £10 entry only, and £7.50 concessions. Colleen signs copies at Gosh Comics.

A week today, London's Cartoon Museum is hosting a very special evening focused on the release of Dr Colleen Douglas' new graphic novel Silk Cotton, with Jesus C. Gan and Lorenzo Palombo which is published this week from Rosarium Publishing. Dubbed "The Caribbean Supernaturals, reclaiming oral traditional folklore and lost identities," the evening will see Colleen Douglas joined by fellow experts in Caribbean storytelling.

"Peter has always been told "the stories" like every child in the Caribbean. The tales of the ancients bound to the Silk Cotton tree, the Supernatural monsters of Myths and Legends, whispered in hush tones lest the speaker be heard and meet with an untimely fate. Then the day arrived, when the woman who had been his "mother", was struck down by something that could only have come from his worst nightmares. Now Peter's once ordered world crashes into stark reality. Grace Silk Cotton- The legendary Supernatural Churlie Queen and enforcer between the worlds, is his real mother. The Monsters are REAL, HE is one and the prophetic fight for supremacy, survival, the stories and SILK COTTON has begun".

Beginning at 6,30pm, in London's Cartoon Museum in Noho, the evening will examine what Silk Cotton is about in the context of oral traditions in Guyana. Looking at superstitions, beliefs in Folklore and their lasting influence in Caribbean culture. With Prof: John Jennings of the University of California- Riverside, Cultural and Media Studies on The Tree and The Truth. Dr Michelle Yaa Asantewa on Guyanese cultural traditions on folklore stories. And the author, Dr Colleen Douglas, on the lofty ideals and comic influence in Guyana and reclaiming the stories. As well as an immersive experience called Meeting the Supernaturals, followed by a Q&A.

Tickets are £20 (including the £15 cost of the book), entry only for £10 and concession entry for £7.50. Colleen will also be appearing at a signing of Silk Cotton the previous evening at neighbouring comic book shop, Gosh Comics.