Orange County Public Library to bring comics titans Neil Gaiman and Art Spiegelman to Orlando

The men behind 'Sandman' and 'Maus' will talk writing (and maybe censorship)

By Matthew Moyer on Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 10:53 am

Photo courtesy Neil Gaiman/Facebook

Neil Gaiman is coming to Orlando with Art Spiegelman

Orange County Public Library on Friday announced another 100th anniversary event, and this one will be a godsend for comics and lit fans. Heavyweight comics creators Neil Gaiman and Art Spiegelman are coming to Orlando in November.

The event will feature the two titans of modern storytelling — Gaiman is responsible for Coraline and the iconic Sandman comics, while Spiegelman gifted the world with powerful Holocaust fable Maus — conversing on stage about their craft, including comics, writing, working in other mediums and concepts of identity.

And maybe, just maybe, the topic of school libraries in Tennessee and Missouri banning Spiegelman's Holocaust metaphor Maus miiiiiight get broached.

Neil Gaiman and Art Spiegelman come to the Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center on Monday, Nov. 6, at 8 p.m.. Tickets go on sale through the Dr. Phil on Aug. 11.

Location Details

Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

445 S. Magnolia Ave., Orlando Downtown

844-513-2014

drphillipscenter.org

Location Details

Orlando Public Library

101 E. Central Blvd., Orlando Downtown

407-835-7323

ocls.info

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