From PHXART.ORG:

“More than half a century ago, Ray Bradbury envisioned one of the world’s most unforgettable dystopian futures. Artist Tim Hamilton has turned this modern masterpiece into a gorgeously imagined graphic novel. Hamilton talks about how he came to illustrate this year’s Big Read selection, Fahrenheit 451, and how an artist adapts a work of fiction to the graphic medium. He shares early storyboard drafts and concept sketches, as well as art-historical examples that inspired the look for the adaptation. A reception follows the talk.”

This will be an incredible lecture to be a part of. It starts at 6 and is free. Seating is first-come, first-serve basis. To find out more about Tim Hamilton’s adaptation, check out this NPR article.

I felt like a kid on Christmas morning when I heard that my favorite author, Dave Eggers, was co-writing the screenplay to Where The Wild Things Are with Spike Jonze. What has me equally as excited is that Dave actually wrote a novel called The Wild Things that has fleshed out his ideas for the screenplay. The novel is being released on October 1st and a pre-order is available for this incredibly awesome fur-covered edition through Amazon right now for only $18. If you haven’t read Dave’s work, I’d recommend starting with You Shall Know Our Velocity before reading this one, but you’ve got plenty of time to finish that one before the October 1st release date.