Karma Waltonen presents work at three international conferences
In March 2012, Comics Bulletin’s Laura Ayers interviewed Karma Waltonen at the Comic Arts Conference, held in conjunction with San Diego Comic-Con and WonderCon, where Waltonen gave a presentation on turning TV shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly into graphic novel sequels. Ayers and Waltonen discuss her book, The Simpsons in the Classroom: Embiggening the Learning Experience with the Wisdom of Springfield (McFarland, 2010), which she co-authored with Denise du Vernay, and her identity as a “geek academic.” For the full interview, go to http://www.comicsbulletin.com/main/interviews/karma-waltonen-geek-queens-tale