Episode 17.5 of ComicPop Library: Star Wars 501st, 70th Explorers Garrison Visit

 

 

Richard and Matt are at Exploration Place’s “Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination” exhibit.  During our visit we had the pleasure of visiting with three members of the costuming group Star Wars 501st, 70th Explorers Garrison: Kerry Ellison (Jango Fett); Jenny Angel (Zam Wessel); and Phil Harley (Tusken Raider).

Episode 17.5: Star Wars 501st, 70th Explorers Garrison Visit

http://70thexplorers.com/

http://www.501st.com/

Episode 16.5: 2012 Kansas Library Association Conference Interviews

In this special episode of ComicPop Library, Richard has edited together six interviews from the recent 2012 Kansas Library Association’s Annual Conference.  Richard was able to speak with: Kansas State Librarian Jo Budler; representatives from the Friends of Kansas Libraries; presenters from the “Steampunk Catalog” and “I Geek” panels; a representative from the Kansas Library Association Educational Foundation; and Comic Book Creators Matt Upson and Mike Hall.

 

Episode 16.5: 2012 Kansas Library Association Conference Interviews

Links:

Friends of Kansas Libraries: http://www.fokl.net/

Kansas Library Association Educational Foundation: http://kslibassoc.org/home/foundation-2/

Geek the Library: http://get.geekthelibrary.org/

Mike Hall: http://cmichaelhall.com/

Matt Upson: http://upsonlibrarian.weebly.com/index.html

E-Mails:

Steampunk Catalog – Ann O’Neill: aoneill@emporia.edu

 

To Exploration Place, You Most Go

©2012 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved. Used Under Authorization.

Don’t forget that coming May 26, 2012 Star Wars will be at the Exploration Place in Wichita, Kansas.  “Star Wars: Where Science Meets” Imagination exhibit will feature Star Wars costumes and prop models along side actual science in today’s world.  If you have a Star Wars fan this will be right up their alley.  The exhibit will be at the Exploration Place until September 3, 2012, so make your plans to visit.  The website also had a special podcast with Linda Eaves, Marketing Project Coordinator for the Star Wars exhibit, that can be found under our “Podcast” tab, Episode 14.5.  Below is a link to the exhibits webpage to get more information.  Thank you to Exploration Place and LucasFilm for providing imagery.

http://exploration.org/star_wars_exhibit.php

Episode 12 of ComicPop Library

It finally uploaded!  Everybody jump for joy.  In this episode Charity stops by as the crew reviews and discusses the graphic novel Wonderful Wizard of Oz adapted by Eric Shanower and the movie Cowboys and Aliens directed by Jon Favreau.

Episode 12