Episode 19: Graphic Novels

The Watchung Booksellers Podcast

In this episode of the Watchung Booksellers, authors and TV animators Jorge Aguirre and Jason Patterson discuss the art of storytelling in graphic novels.
Jason Patterson is an award winning graphic novelist and animator. Jason has been drawing and telling stories with his best friend Dan Abdo ever since high school. Dan and Jason created the hit animated series Rocket Monkeys. They have directed national and international advertising campaigns. Jason is a regular cartoon contributor to the New Yorker. Dan and Jason’s latest graphic novel for middle grade is bestselling series, Barb the Last Berzerker. They also have created the hit emerging reader graphic novel series, Blue Barry and Pancakes.

Jorge Aguirre is an author and TV writer. Two-time Emmy nominated, he created, co-developed, and co-produced Disney Junior's, Goldie & Bear. He’s the Head Writer and Co-Executive Producer of the PBS Kids/Fred Rogers Production show, Alma’s Way. He's written preschool shows for Disney, Jr., Nick, Jr., PBS, Amazon, and Netflix. He wrote the graphic novel series The Chronicles of Claudette, which he co-created with artist Rafael Rosado. The first book, Giants Beware received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly and was a nominee for a Texas Bluebonnet Award. The sequels are Dragons Beware and Monsters Beware. His latest book is Call Me Iggy, a middle-grade graphic novel about a Colombian kid in Columbus, Ohio. His new graphic novel series, Monster Locker, with artist Andrés Vera Martínez, comes out in October 2024. A Colombian-American born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Agui

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