Author Archives: adobyns28

This week at CXC I helped turn a residential apartment into an office space. Previously, CXC has not had a dedicated working space for employees. While CXC only has two employees, besides volunteers and committee members, they were lacking a … Continue reading →

Last weekend I was part of the CXC presence at the Columbus Book Festival, at the Main Library and Topiary Park in downtown Columbus. This was a celebration of the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s 150th anniversary, where thousands of people gathered … Continue reading →

This week I’ve continued to work on data entry for media contacts and comic vendors statewide. However, I was also able to pivot towards a new task by helping my supervisor with grant writing. I did this primarily by finding … Continue reading →

This week I’ve continued to complete my assigned tasks on my own, as my supervisor is still on vacation. I’m continuing to comb through long lists of comic shops, bookstores, small press outlets, and blogs. My goal in all of … Continue reading →

This week and the next my supervisor at CXC has gone on vacation, so I’ve been entrusted to complete my assigned tasks at my own discretion. While the past few weeks I’ve been working from home, and so I complete … Continue reading →

This week at CXC I was able to meet more of the people behind the organization, and get a better understanding of the effort and logistics required to organize such a large yearly event. I had a number of usual … Continue reading →

Going into my second week at CXC was a bit rough, personally. Over the weekend I was supposed to participate at S.P.A.C.E., the Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo. There I would’ve helped man the CXC press table, selling shirts … Continue reading →

Hi, my name is Adian Dobyns and I am a 2023 Columbus Fellow hosted at Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC). I am a recent graduate from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Sociology. In the fall I … Continue reading →