08. Graphic Novel Masterclass with Ian Boothby and Pia Guerra

A suspenseful page-turner filled with all the looming dread of an isolated mountain, Frostbite is a chilling graphic novel for teens from creative duo—and married couple—Ian Boothby and Pia Guerra. Between them, they have multiple Eisner and Shuster awards, and have worked separately and together on projects ranging from Y: The Last Man to Simpsons Comics. In this masterclass, they’ll discuss how they collaborate with each other and how they bring such intriguing characters and settings to life through story, dialogue, and artwork. Grades 8–12.

Presented thanks to the generous support of the Pitfield Family in memory of Ebie Pitfield.

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Ian Boothby

IAN BOOTHBY has been writing comedy for TV and radio since he was 13 and making his own comics since he was 16. Ian has written comic books for The Simpsons, Futurama, Mars Attacks, Scooby-Doo, The Powerpuff Girls, and The Flash. Ian has also won an Eisner Award for Best Short Story along with the artist Nina Matsumoto. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Pia Guerra

PIA GUERRA was a 2023 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Illustrated Reporting & Commentary for her contributions to The Washington Post. She co-created Y: The Last Man, a NYT bestseller and winner of multiple Eisner Awards, a Harvey Award, the Spike Award, and Canada’s Joe Shuster Award. Pia is a contributor for The New Yorker and co-creator of Mannequin on the Moon cartoons. She lives in Vancouver, BC.