Cartoon Art Museum – The Shared Universe http://www.theshareduniverse.com The Internet's Bay Bridge connecting the Bay Area's comic fandom. Thu, 29 Nov 2018 23:39:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.2 56882144 Tugg This Movie and Support the Cartoon Art Museum: Comix Beyond the Comic Book Pages (June 9) http://www.theshareduniverse.com/tugg-this-movie-and-support-the-cartoon-art-museum-comix-beyond-the-comic-book-pages-june-9/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 May 2016 14:56:33 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=1105 The Cartoon Art Museum is hoping to host a screening of Comix: Beyond the Comic Book Pages on June 9 at Landmark Embarcadero Theatre. The documentary explores the history and culture of comics through the voices of creators, publishers, store owners, collectors, and fans. The screening is a dual opportunity to celebrate comics while supporting the […]

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]]> 1105 Tonight! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Visual History Reception and Book Launch http://www.theshareduniverse.com/tonight-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-the-ultimate-visual-history-reception-and-book-launch/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss http://www.theshareduniverse.com/tonight-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-the-ultimate-visual-history-reception-and-book-launch/#comments Sat, 14 Jun 2014 16:04:56 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=849 The Cartoon Art Museum, 655 Mission Street in San Francisco, will be celebrating 30 years of mutated turtles tonight with a reception for the venue’s current Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles exhibition. This evening’s event will also act as a launch party for Cartoon Art Museum Curator Andrew Farago’s new book Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The […]

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]]> http://www.theshareduniverse.com/tonight-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-the-ultimate-visual-history-reception-and-book-launch/feed/ 1 849 Reminder: First Annual Queer Comics Expo on Sunday at Cartoon Art Museum http://www.theshareduniverse.com/reminder-first-annual-queer-comics-expo-on-sunday-at-cartoon-art-museum/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Sat, 07 Jun 2014 23:30:40 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=843 Friendly reminder that tomorrow is the first annual Queer Comics Expo. The event takes place between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. and more information can be found at the Cartoon Art Museum’s website.

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]]> 843 Cartoon Art Museum to host Queer Comics Expo http://www.theshareduniverse.com/cartoon-art-museum-to-host-queer-comics-expo/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Fri, 16 May 2014 14:18:07 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=823 San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum is launching the first Queer Comics Expo in conjunction with PRIDE month. On June 8th the venue will highlight the role of LGBTQ comics in society. More information can be found at the museum’s website. The press release is below: This June, the Cartoon Art Museum of San Francisco will […]

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]]> 823 Westfield Comics interviews Cartoon Art Museum curator about Bobby London’s Popeye http://www.theshareduniverse.com/westfield-comics-interviews-cartoon-art-museum-curator/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Dec 2013 18:07:47 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=483 Westfield Comics is one of the longest running mail order distributors in the country and when I lived in Wisconsin I was lucky to have their brick and mortar store as my local comic shop. In a nice blending of my old city and my new city Westfield recently posted an interview with San Francisco’s […]

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]]> 483 The Cartoon Art Museum teases Sandman 25th Anniversary exhibition http://www.theshareduniverse.com/cartoon-art-museum-teases-sandman-25th-anniversary-exhibition/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 Sep 2013 15:12:38 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=222 The Cartoon Art Museum will be saying “farewell” to Metropolis on September 29 and “hello” to The Dreaming on October 5. In conjunction with the 25th Anniversary of Sandman the museum will be featuring a Sandman exhibition running from October 5 until March 16. There’s currently very little information available regarding the exhibition beyond a […]

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]]> 222 Cartoon Art Museum Curator Andrew Farago profiled in Washington City Paper http://www.theshareduniverse.com/cartoon-art-museum-curator-andrew-farago-profiled-in-washington-city-paper/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Aug 2013 21:44:22 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=59 Want to know more about what goes into curating San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum? Curator Andrew Farago was recently profiled by DC’s alt-weekly Washington City Paper. Farago gives insight into what it means to be the curator at one of the few museums in the country dedicated specifically to the medium of comics. Next weekend […]

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