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Authors, illustrators, cartoonists and readers spent the weekend reveling in the written word at the 4th Annual Burlington Book Festival.

What does the future hold for books in our increasingly technologically-driven society?

Is the written word dying a terrible death or is it merely adapting into video games and text messaging? You be the judge.

Music: James Kochalka Superstar, "Monkey Vs Robot," Monkey Vs Robot... Read more

When Brian Wood was finishing up Local, a comic-book series featuring a young female protagonist and her adventures around the country, he couldn’t help but include something about his home state in the final issue.

Wood, born and raised in Essex Junction, currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. There he writes comic books and graphic novels, some of the violent, action-packed variety and others focusing on character development. The 12-part series Local, illustrated in dramatic black-and-white by his friend Ryan Kelly, is one of the latter.... Read more

The Dark Knight premiered in Montpelier Saturday, days before its general release.

We have Vermont's own Dark Knight to thank for this rare event - US Senator Patrick Leahy who has a cameo in the film (watch clip).

Patrick Leahy grew up in Montpelier Vermont. Blind in one eye, he
spent much of his free time reading comics at the Kellogg-Hubbard
Library.

Years later, he is the library's favorite Superhero, donating proceeds... Read more

By now, everyone in Vermont must know that caped-crusader fan Sen. Patrick Leahy pops up in the latest Batman movie, The Dark Knight. On June 25, the Associated Press reported that Leahy orchestrated a Montpelier premiere of the movie six days before its official opening as a benefit for the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Two Saturday, July 12, screenings at the Capitol Theater will be preceded by a 5:30 p.m. reception at the Capitol Plaza Hotel featuring the senator and Barry Meyer, CEO of Warner Brothers, which is distributing the $180 million film.... Read more

Vermont’s historic contribution to the development of the American left is most famously embodied in Bernie Sanders, the independent socialist who broke through to electoral success. But Vermont was also home for many years to a lesser-known figure: Murray Bookchin, who revived the anarchist tradition and melded it with an influential green critique of centralized industrial society.... Read more

Check out the episode of “Dykes to Watch Out For” that appears in Section B of this week’s Seven Days. It’s the last one you’ll see “for the foreseeable future,” says Bolton cartoonist Alison Bechdel.

Last week, Bechdel announced she’s taking a break from her biweekly comic strip, which chronicles the adventures of a group of lesbians and their non-lesbian pals. “I’m calling it a sabbatical,” she explains.... Read more

It’s hard to tell the difference between what James Kochalka does for fun and what he does for work. The Burlington comic artist’s day job as a stay-at-home father of two — Eli, 4-and-a-half, and Oliver, 6 months — might sound like work, but the tots are his central inspiration and key artistic collaborators.... Read more

Some people come to Vermont for the skiing or the landscape. Filmmaker Tara Wray came for the cartoons.... Read more

It’s time again for another installment of the adventures of our favorite adolescent rock-star wannabes, “Heavy Metal Mechas,” by Vermont cartoonist Matt Aucoin. In this episode, the girls confront every musician’s worst nightmare: totally sucking.

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"Homesick" appears in the center spread of the 12.19.07 issue of Seven Days. It looks fantastic in print, so pick up a copy.

"Homesick" was written and drawn by Joseph Lambert, a student at the amazingly cool Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction.