Samuel Sattin is a best-selling, Eisner-nominated comics writer and editor, who has also worked in animation, games, prose, and publishing.

As the writer of Scholastic’s groundbreaking UNICO series in collaboration with Tezuka Productions and the Eisner Award-winning artist team Gurihiru, he reimagined Osamu Tezuka’s beloved classic for a new generation. He also adapted Cartoon Saloon’s Academy Award-nominated Irish Folklore Trilogy into acclaimed graphic novels and authored the Eisner-nominated BUZZING (Little Brown for Young Readers).

Other books that Sattin has written include Legend, Bezkamp, Side Quest, The Silent End, and The Essential Anime Guide. In addition to publishing, he has contributed to screenwriting and content development for television and film, earning an Emmy for his work with PBS Kids.

Sattin graduated with an MFA in comics from the California College of the Arts, works as a Studio Writer at Schulz Creative Associates, and resides with his wife in San Francisco. He is the first CCA MFAC graduate to be a Comics in the City speaker!

Sattin will read from his work and then be joined onstage by CCA Comics faculty Justin Hall for a conversation about writing comics, working with Japanese and American publishers, the legacy of Osamu Tezuka, creating challenging all-ages material, and more.

This event is free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception and signing, which doubles as the opening for the Emanata Gallery Show.

7-8:30pm – Timken Auditorium – artist talk with Samuel Sattin, moderated by Justin Hall

8:30-10pm – a reception and signing (in conjunction with the Emanata Show opening)

CCA Campus Gallery

1480 17th Street
San Francisco, CA  94107

For more information, please contact MFA Comics Chair Mel Gillman (mgillman@cca.edu).