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Chip Kidd Talks Bat-Manga! Thursday January 12th, 2012 Admission: $7/ FREE for MoCCA Members Join us Thursday January 12th at the Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art - MoCCA - as Chip Kidd pulls back the curtain on Bat-Manga!, the 1966 Bat-mania phenomenon that first took Japan by storm. A weekly Japanese manga anthology for boys, Shonen King, licensed the rights to commission its own Batman and Robin stories. A year later, the stories stopped. They were never collected in Japan, and never translated into English until the debut of Chip Kidd's Bat-Manga! in 2008. Now for the first time ever in the US, original artwork and lavish cover art from the Batman-manga comics are on display at MoCCA, along with vintage era-specific memorabilia and toys. More than just a dazzling novelty, Bat-Manga! is an invaluable, long-lost chapter in the history of one of the most beloved and timeless figures in comics. Chip Kidd is the four-time Eisner award-winning author and designer of Batman Collected, Batman Animated, Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schultz, and Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross. He is the author of The Cheese Monkeys and The Learners, from Simon & Schuster. From 2003 through 2007 he was the founding art director at Vertical Inc., the Japanese-American publisher, responsible for the design of Osama Tezuka's epic Buddha, among many other manga titles. He has also done extensive design work for authors Koji Suzuki and Haruki Murakami. |
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Jules Feiffer & Irwin Hasen: Legends in Conversation
Jules Feiffer began his career working as an assistant to Will Eisner. In 1956, Feiffer began his eponymous cartoon strip that would run in the Village Voice for 42 years. A multitalented creator who’s also enjoyed success as a novelist (Harry the Rat With Women), playwright (Little Murders), and screenwriter (Carnal Knowledge), he has in recent years turned to writing and illustrating children’s books, including The Man in the Ceiling. The first volume of the “Feiffer” strip compilation Explainers: The Complete Village Voice Strips (1956-1966) was published by Fantagraphics in 2008, and his memoir Backing Into Forward, was released in 2010 by Nan A. Talese/ Doubleday.
Irwin Hasen was born in New York in 1918. He started his comics career in Marvel Mystery Comics #4, co-creating The Ferret. He jumped to DC in 1940, drawing the original Green Lantern and creating Wildcat with Bill Finger for Sensation Comics #1. After proudly serving his country in WWII, Irwin worked on the Justice Society and Wonder Woman comics. In 1955, he co-created the classic Dondi newspaper comic, which ran for more than 30 years. Hasen taught at the Joe Kubert School for 25 years. He is the subject of a fascinating documentary, Irwin: A New York Story, and his graphic novel memoir, Loverboy, was released in 2010 by Vanguard Publishing. |
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The Someday Funnies: Thursday, December 8, 2011 FREE ADMISSION Among the contributors Choquette commissioned are cartoonists and comic book luminaries such as Will Eisner, Art Spiegelman, Harvey Kurtzman, R.O. Blechman, Jack Kirby, Ralph Steadman, Sergio Aragonès, C. C. Beck, Vaughn Bodé, Moebius, Jean-Claude Forest, Gahan Wilson, Barry Windsor-Smith and Wally Wood; notable writers William S. Burroughs, Harlan Ellison, Michael O’Donoghue, and Tom Wolfe; celebrated film director Federico Fellini; artists Red Grooms and Allen Jones; as well as renowned musicians Pete Townsend and Frank Zappa.
Michel Choquette is a writer and filmmaker who had a successful career as a comedian, notably as one half of the popular 1960s television and night club duo “The Times Square Two”, before becoming one of the first contributing editors of National Lampoon. He now teaches creative writing and screenwriting at Concordia University in Montreal. |
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An Evening with Dan Piraro Tuesday November 22, 2011 Admission: $12 / $10 MoCCA Members
Acclaimed cartoonist DAN PIRARO, creator of BIZARRO will be signing and discussing his book BIZARRO HEROES at the Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art - MoCCA. The book is a collection of his superhero themed spoofs from the last 25 years of BIZARRO, published through Last Gasp Comics. Also, if you're good... there may even be antics, Q& A and a slideshow of some of the panels from BIZARRO which has won three consecutive Reuben Awards from the National Cartoonist Society for Best Cartoon Panel of the Year in 1999, 2000, and 2001. For the years 2002 through 2005, Piraro was nominated for the highest award of the NCS, Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year, and received the award in 2009. |
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Michael Uslan Speaks Monday, November 21, 2011 7-9PM Come celebrate our new exhibitions with Michael Uslan, and hear how he conquered Hollywood to bring the Dark Knight to the silver screen. His most recent project is the newly released memoir The Boy Who Loved Batman. Michael Uslan has helped to bring some of the most memorable films to the big screen. He is the executive producer of films such as Batman, Constantine, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and his comic writing credits include the critically-acclaimed revival of The Shadow for DC Comics, Archie Comics, Terry and the Pirates, Stan Lee's Just Imagine Batman, and the graphic novel Batman: Detective #27. |
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Lily Renée, Escape Artist 7pm - 9pm FREE ADMISSION |
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Creative Cartooning: The Art and Animation of Pee-wee’s Playhouse Thursday, October 27, 2011 Join the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) and ECW Press in celebrating the animation and creativity of Pee-wee’s Playhouse,the Saturday morning children’s show that ran from 1986-1991 that garnered nearly ten million viewers each week. The show included cutting-edge stop-motion animation, as well as cartoons from Ub Iwerks, Richard Goleszowski, known in the animating world simply as “Golly” from Aardman Studios, served as an animator of the Penny sequences ofPee-wee’s Playhouse and Peter Gabriel’s groundbreaking “Sledgehammer” music video. He remains a leading creative force at Aardman, the studio that gave the world Wallace and Grommit. He will appear via a prerecorded Skype interview from his London studio. Robert Lyons is the owner and director of Interface Arts. He has designed, produced, and directed multimedia animation and special effects for television and theater, working for a host of commercial, educational, and independent clients, including Pee-wee’s Playhouse. He remains the only person to have ever received Bachelor's degree in Experimental Film Animation from SUNY College at New Paltz. Nick Park is an English filmmaker of stop-motion animation, who is best known for creating Wallace and Grommit and Shaun the Sheep with Aardman Studios. He has been nominated for an Academy Award six times and served as an animator of the Penny sequences of Pee-wee’s Playhouse. He will appear via a prerecorded Skype interview from his London studio. Timothy Young has worked in animation, television, publishing, and the toy industry. The discussion will be moderated by Caseen Gaines, author of Inside Pee-wee’s Playhouse: The Untold, Unauthorized, and Unpredictable Story of a Pop Phenomenon. His recently released book is complete with an episode guide for the series, biographical information about the cast and crew, never-before-told anecdotes and over 200 previously unpublished photos. Signed copies of the book will be available for purchase immediately following the discussion. For more information, visithttp://www.moccany.org orhttp://www.facebook.com/caseengaines. |
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Will Eisner's Evolution: From The Spirit to A Contract with God and Beyond... With panelists Denny O'Neil, David Hajdu, and N.C. Christopher Couch Moderated by Danny Fingeroth Thursday, August 4, 2011 7-9 pm Why and how did the guy who invented and conquered entertainment comics and then spent 25 successful years creating educational comics reinvent himself, the medium of sequential art, and the comics industry itself through his innovation in the literary and autobiographical graphic novel and his endless advocacy for comics as an art form? |
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Zombie Tales: Minck Oosterveer on working in the European and American Comic Markets Tuesday, June 21, 2011 7-9 pm Join renowned "Nikky Saxx" and "Zombie Tales" artist Minck Oosterveer for an informal interview with comics editor extraordinaire Jim Salicrup for a lively evening as Minck discusses the differences, similarities and joys of working on European and American comics, his illustrative career in both, as well his recent work as the penciler on "Ruse" and Spiderman at Marvel Comics. To say that Minck Oosterveer is a "zombie" artist is true enough... but is far from fully describing this wonderful talent!
The award-winning artist is known worldwide for a plethora of comic strips, movie work, and sequential art. Most notably here in the United States for such books as "Zombie Tales" and "The Unknown" with writer Mark Waid! Growing up in The Netherlands (Holland) with European comics, he soon developed a strong interested in American comics, especially the newspaper comics of the 1930s-50s. It was the pulp-ish, direct style and the usage of black and white in realistic artwork that attracted him the most. Film Noir as it were. Oosterveer's work is strongly influenced by Milton Caniff, Alex Raymond, and Will Eisner. After working for a studio on productions like 'Tom & Jerry', 'Sesame Street', 'Paddington', 'Ovide' and 'Spider-Man', Minck Oosterveer moved more in the direction of another stylistic forte, working with Willem Ritstier on the series "Claudia Brücken" for the Franco-Belgian publishing-house 'les editons Lombard' and Tintin-Magazine. The collaboration with Ritstier resulted in a daily newspaper comic in an American style, "Jack Pott", published in the Dutch newspaper "Algemeen Dagblad." Since 1996 Oosterveer worked again with Willem Ritstier on the newspaper comic "Zodiak" for De Telegraaf, and series "Rick Rolluik" for Suske en Wiske-magazine, and "Arachna" for ComicWatch-magazine. He did the art and story for the comic "Excalibur", published by Enigma and artwork for a successful animated movie, '"Mario A". In 2002, Oosterveer and Ritstier started a new daily comic strip in De Telegraaf, called "Nicky Saxx", one of their most successful comic-series. This was followed by a comic-series entitled "Trunk" (2006), which debuted to critical acclaim. Next they teamed up (2007) as writer (Ritstier) and penciller (Oosterveer) for "Storm", a successful European comic series created by Englishman Don Lawrence, and started a new western-comic, "Ronson inc." for the legendary Dutch comic-magazine "Eppo" Minck Oosterveer debuted in US-comics with the aforementioned "Zombie Tales/ Zaambi" written by Cris Morgan and published by BOOM!-studios. Early 2009 until 2010 he collaborated with American writer Mark Waid to draw the mini-series "The Unknown" and "The Unknown: The Devil made flesh" which where published by BOOM!-studios as well. He is currently working on two projects at Marvel Comics, which include "Ruse" and a Spider-man island adventure, neither to be missed. |
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The Humor Behind Six Chix
What is Six Chix all about? Six Chix was the brain child of the late Jay Kennedy who in 2000, when Six Chix was launched, was the editor of King Features. He made it his mission to be on the lookout for new cartoonists, and to try and bring more women creators and readers to the comics. Six Chix helped him achieve these goals. Continuing with editor Brendan Burford, Six Chix launched their blog, thesixchix.com in 2008, and celebrated their 10th anniversary with a seminar at the National Cartoonists Society Reubens weekend in Jersey City, New Jersey. Who are the Six Chix? The Six Chix in order of appearance, from Monday through Saturday: Isabella Bannerman About Tea Fougner Tea Fougner is the Associate Editor at King Features Syndicate, which is home to Six Chix and dozens of other wonderful comics. She spends her days reading comics, writing about comics, and building websites for comics. When Tea isn’t completely immersed in other people’s comics, she can be found blogging about food, cocktails, and even occasionally drawing her own comics at http://www.antagonia.net Links to Six Chix related sites: http://www.thesixchix.com Our personal websites: |
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COMICS IN WORLD HISTORY AND CULTURES Thursday, April 28, 2011 A whirlwind look at comics around the world and throughout human history, through the lens of multicultural education. Experienced teacher and cartoonist Marek Bennett (M.Ed.) touches on comics from ancient and medieval European history, ancient Mayan culture and mathematics, modern Japanese history, local US history research, and more, including ways this rich heritage can speak to and inform modern readers, and inspire comics artists and fans of all ages. MAREK BENNETT teaches music and comics around New England and the wider world. He holds BA’s in Mathematics and Music, and an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction (K-8), and is a rostered teaching artist with the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts (Arts In Education and Community Arts rosters), Children's Literacy Foundation, and Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire, among others. He is also the Xeric Award-winning author of "Mimi's Doughnuts," "Nicaragua Comics Travel Journal," and the 24 hour comic collection "Hour 72!" This presentation is made possible through an Artist Entrepreneurial Grant from the NH State Council on the Arts |
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10th Anniversary Wine Tasting and Fundraiser for The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA), a cultural institution dedicated to celebrating the art and artistry of comics in every form, is pleased to announce a wine-tasting and fundraiser on Saturday, April 9, from 8:00 to 10:00 PM, at their SoHo location. The party is co-sponsored by the oenological comic “Corked”—a chronicle of the fictional Russian River Valley winery, Isinglas Cellars—and is part of a weekend of MoCCA Fest 2011 programming. From "Corked," the comic writer and winemaker Francis Sanders and artist/designer Dave Griffin will be pouring their award-winning "Corked" tie-in wines, provided by Winetasting.com. Griffin will also be available to draw caricatures. On view at the wine tasting is MoCCA’s current exhibition, “Will Eisner’s New York,” which honors one of the great innovators in the history of comics. Well-known contemporary comics artists have contributed homages to Eisner for the show, and several of these artists will be attending the wine tasting. The Eisner exhibition runs through June 30th. MoCCA Fest, the premiere event of the museum’s season, is especially notable this year, as it marks MoCCA’s tenth anniversary. Held at the Lexington Avenue Armory on Saturday and Sunday, April 9th and 10th, the festival features over 400 publishers and creators, including such notable names as Jules Feiffer, Ben Katchor, Adrian Tomine, Gahan Wilson, and Bill Plympton, and offers over a dozen panel discussions. On Saturday, Peter Kuper will present the Klein Award to the legendary cartoonist, Al Jaffee. The Klein Award is named for MoCCA founder Lawrence Klein, and is awarded each year to an artist whose work has elevated the comic art form. |
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Book Release party for GB Tran's Vietnamerica: A family's Journey Thursday, January 27, 2011, 7pm Come join rising talent GB Tran and the MoCCA community for a special event—the launch of GB’s incredible graphic memoir, VIETNAMERICA: A Family’s Journey, a new, full-color hardcover from Villard Books. As part of MoCCA’s acclaimed MoCCA Thursdays series, GB will discuss the core of VIETNAMERICA: the story behind his family’s survival and escape during the Vietnam War, their reinvention as refugees in the United States, and his own discovery about how the past we don’t know can shape and define us. A book signing will follow a Q&A session. Free wine will be served. From The Library Journal: |
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Thursday, December 9, 2010, 7.00pm To celebrate the awe-inspiring event that is the “IS THIS THE AL JAFFEE ART EXHIBIT?” exhibit, we’ve assembled an "unusual gang of idiots" including AL JAFFEE himself, plus two of Al’s fellow MAD magazine creators whose work has been greatly influenced by Jaffee—PETER KUPER and TOM BUNK—as well as, playing moderator, the co-curator of the Jaffee exhibit and MoCCA SVP of Education, DANNY FINGEROTH! Would you be mad to miss this amazing panel? At $5 cheap (and FREE for MoCCA members), you sure would be—not to mention crazy, insane, and fershlugginer!
Thursday, November 18, 2010, 7.00pm Doug Bratton will be interviewed by Rina Piccolo About the Book: Fashioned as a mock-style journal whose author is just a little bit unstable, The Deranged Stalker's Journal of Pop Culture Shock Therapy lambasts the best--and worst--of popular culture, one cartoon panel at a time. From recent news headlines to celeb-inspired mockumentaries, Doug Bratton offers a humorously skewed view of fame, popular culture, and American Idol-worship. About Doug Bratton: Doug Bratton is a self-syndicated cartoonist and currently the New York Metro chapter head for the National Cartoonists Society. His comics have appeared in Nickelodeon Magazine, MAD Magazine, and in dozens of college papers and alternative newsweeklies throughout the United States. He lives in Rockaway, New Jersey. For more information about the book The Deranged Stalker's Journal of Pop Culture Shock Therapy, please visit www.andrewsmcmeel.com/products/?isbn=0740799045 Rina Piccolo’s cartoons have appeared in numerous magazines including The New Yorker, Glamour, The Reader’s Digest, Parade Magazine, and more. Her daily comic strip Tina’s Groove, is syndicated in newspapers and websites worldwide. She also draws the Wednesday cartoon for the newspaper panel Six Chix. Rina’s web-comic Velia, Dear runs every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at veliadear.com. Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, she now lives in New York with her husband and a canary named Olive. |
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Thursday, November 11, 2010, 7.00pm Liza Donnelly in conversation with Bob Mankoff Free Admission courtesy of Chronicle Books In conjunction with our exhibition Decades of Donnelly: The Art of New Yorker Cartoonist Liza Donnelly, MoCCA is pleased to present Liza Donnelly in conversation with New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff. Bob Mankoff and Liza Donnelly began as cartoonists for The New Yorker Magazine within a few years of each other in the late 1970s. Since those early years, Bob founded the Cartoonbank and became Cartoon Editor for the magazine. Liza is now a contract cartoonist and Bob is her "boss." Both Liza and Bob have extensive knowledge of New Yorker cartoon history, and have taught courses in humor at respected colleges (Bob at The University of Michigan and Liza at Vassar College). Both have written books on cartooning and humor. Bob and Liza will talk about the creative process, editing, and the similarities/differences between men and women cartoonists. The over-arching questions being: what's the difference, is there a difference, does it matter, who cares? The will try very hard not to get into a fist fight. Liza's new book, When Do They Serve The Wine? The Folly, Flexibility and Fun of Being a Woman, will be available at the event. Liza Donnelly is a contract cartoonist with The New Yorker Magazine. When she first began selling to The New Yorker, she was the youngest and one of only three cartoonists who were women. Her work has appeared in many publications, including The New York Times, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, The Nation and The Harvard Business Review. In 2005, she wrote Funny Ladies: The New Yorker's Greatest Women Cartoonists and Their Cartoons, a history of the women who drew cartoons for the magazine as well as the present women contributors. Other recent books are Sex and Sensibility: Ten Women Examine the Lunacy of Modern Love in 200 Cartoons and Cartoon Marriage: Adventures in Love and Matrimony with the New Yorker's Cartooning Couple (with Michael Maslin). Liza appeared, with her husband Michael Maslin, on CBS Sunday Morning, BetterTV and she has been profiled in numerous magazines and newspapers. Donnelly is a pubic speaker/lecturer and presents on topics such as women and humor, childrens’ books and The New Yorker, and has given talks at the United Nations, Thurber House, and the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists annual convention, Vassar College, Bard College, Omega Institute, The Museum of Cartoon and Comic Art, The Norman Rockwell Museum and will be appearing at a TED conference this fall. She has been a guest panelist at the Cartoon Event of The New Yorker Festival several times. Her cartoons can be seen on various websites: Narrativemagazine.com, womensEnews.org, wowowow.com, huffingtonpost.com, dailybeast.com, dscriber.com, and revolvingfloor.com, where she is the cartoon editor. Liza has taught at Vassar College. She is a charter member of an international project, Cartooning for Peace, helping to promote understanding around the world through humor. Her new book, When Do They Serve The Wine? The Folly, Flexibility and Fun of Being a Woman, is out November 2010. Recently, Liza was honored to receive an International Award in France at the Salon International du Dessins de Presse for her work in cartooning. Her website is lizadonnelly.com and her blog is whendotheyservethewine.wordpress.com. She lives in New York with her husband, New Yorker cartoonist Michael Maslin. They have two grown daughters. Bob Mankoff, cartoon editor of The New Yorker and founder of The Cartoon Bank, is one of the nation’s leading commentators on the role of humor in American politics, business, and life. He edited “The Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker” (Black Dog & Leventhal); the best-selling coffee table book for holiday 2004, featuring all 68,647 cartoons ever published in The New Yorker since its debut in 1925. Mankoff has edited dozens of cartoon books, published four of his own, and is an accomplished cartoonist. In fact, over 900 of his cartoons have been published in The New Yorker over the past 30 years. He is the author of The Naked Cartoonist, a book published in 2003 on the creative process behind developing magazine-style cartoons. He has embarked on a three-year partnership with the University of Michigan to conduct a wide range of social science experiments to understand better the role of humor in such areas as psychology, economics and sociology. Mankoff graduated from Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences in 1966, then entered the doctoral program at City University of New York to pursue a degree in experimental psychology. At age 30, just short of completing his dissertation, Mankoff decided to use his know-how in a new way: as a cartoonist.
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 Directing Animation book cover, courtesy of David Levy |
Thursday, November 4th, 2010, 7.00pm About the Panelists As an independent filmmaker, Levy is the creator of many successful animated shorts, including Good Morning, a collaboration with Robert M. Charde, that was a finalist in over sixteen16 international animation festivals. In February 2009, he completed another short with Charde, Owl and Rabbit Play Checkers. Levy has lectured and taught at Parsons School of Design, The School of Visual Arts, New York University, The Rhode Island School of Design, and Pratt University, and is president of the New York chapter of ASIFA (Association International du Film d' Animation). Levy's first book, the successful Your Career in Animation: How to Survive and Thrive (Allworth Press, 2006), was the first industry guide for animation artists working in North America. This text was followed by Animation Development: From Pitch to Production (Allworth Press, 2009), which painted the process by which animated shows are created, pitched, sold, and produced. He lives in Brooklyn, NY. Dave Palmer: In all, Dave directed all but the first half dozen of the 160 episodes of Blue’s Clues that were produced, as well as a direct-to-video feature, Blue’s Big Music Show, and various interstitials, bumpers and promos for the show. He was also on the development team for the Blue’s Clues puppet show spin-off, Blue’s Room, and directed the live action for two of the episodes. Over his nine years working on Blue’s Clues and Blue’s Room, Dave was honored with 6 Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Direction in a Children’s Show, and 3 for Outstanding Children’s Show for his work as Animation Producer. He is currently having a great time being a Dad, and is writing and developing several projects for film, TV and print. Dan Meth: In 2006, Dan Meth was hired by Fred Seibert to help develop new cartoon, podcast, and TV projects at Frederator Studios. His first two series, “The Meth Minute” and “Nite Fite” were both fan favorites, getting millions of views and press attention. Recently, Dan won a Streamy Award for best Animated Web Series. Bill Plympton: Praise for Directing Animation “Directing Animation is as much a book on management, leadership, and people skills as it is a book on animation. Any person leading a creative team in any field (or hoping to lead one someday) will be inspired and surprised by David Levy’s keen analysis of the human side of the business of directing animation.”—Linda Simensky, vice president, children’s programming, PBS “Once again, David Levy has written a book that is an absolutely vital read to anyone interested in starting, or already in the midst of, a career making animated films. Levy has compiled essential information from the industry’s top talents, as well as the independent filmmaking community, telling it like it is and offering strong advice from decades of practical experience. A must-have!”—Jerry Beck, coeditor of CartoonBrew.com and author of The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons Both experienced and aspiring animation professionals will find Directing Animation a comprehensive and entertaining guide to understanding the director’s creative role in managing the entire animation process. An animation director doesn’t simply direct animation. He or she directs people who animate and must be equally able to relate to the crew, producers, writers, creators, and clients. |
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 The Oddly Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen book cover, courtesy of Dark Horse Comics |
Thursday, October 21, 2010, 7.00pm Present in conjunction with our new exhibition Denis Kitchen: An Oddly Compelling Mini-Retrospective. This artists talk with Denis Kitchen is made possible in part by support from Dark Horse Comics. |
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Thursday, August 19, 2010, 7.00pm In celebration of the last weeks of the exhibition NeoIntegrity: Comics Edition, curator Keith Mayerson speaks with featured artists Gary Panter and Peter Saul about their relationship with both comics and fine art history. What have been some of their major influences, and why were they important to their work? What is their relationship to the marketplace, and to their public? Also, what are some of the ways that comics have been informed by fine art, and how have comics influenced fine art? How are these worlds part of one another, and how are they separate? How is the language of comics used in fine art to gain some of its content and power, and how have comics been influenced by art history to become even more dynamic as an art form? Gary Panter is artist, cartoonist, designer, and musician. One of the first punk-rock cartoonists, he created iconic posters for important bands in the late 70’s in LA, and still writes and draws his important narrative Jimbo, first as part of the LA scene, then famously as an important part of RAW magazine, and continues this and other great comic cosmologies today. His paintings and drawings have been exhibited all over the world and have influenced many, and in 2008, Gary was the subject of a one-man show at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. He was also a featured artist in the touring exhibition, Masters of American Comics. His monograph has been published by PictureBox, other books include four graphic novels: Jimbo in Purgatory (Fantagraphics); Jimbo's Inferno (Fantagraphics); Cola Madness (Funny Garbage); Jimbo: Adventures in Paradise (Pantheon). Gary has won numerous awards, including three Emmy Awards for his production design on Pee-wee's Playhouse, as well as the 2000 Chrysler Award for Design Excellence. Peter Saul Peter is an artist who has enjoyed the admiration of artists, cartoonists, and many other devoted followers for decades and continues to be a major figure in the contemporary art conversation. Since his emergence in the art world with his first New York show in January. 1962 (the same month as Lichtenstein and other pop artists), his work was similar in its cartoony subject matter, but utilized the vehicle of iconic figurative imagery in a manner distinctively different than that group. Embracing both comics also fine art history, Saul has created paintings and drawings that are intense to both look at and think about that continue to inspire generations of artists. Political in addition to being about art, these rebellious works still can provoke with their rich analysis of the human condition, but also be moving in their formal, painterly elements. He has influenced greatly the world of fine art, but equally is enamored by generations of comic’s aficionados. Still dynamically working today, Saul has exhibited widely throughout the world, and recently was had a much celebrated retrospective of his work at the Orange County Museum of Art in California. Keith Mayerson is an artist who has exhibited widely throughout the world. He is the Cartooning Coordinator and teaches comics at the School of Visual Arts and teaches fine art at New York University, Brooklyn College, and next semester will be a core critic at the Yale MFA painting program. Mayerson is curator of the current MoCCA exhibition NeoIntegrity: Comics Edition and is on MoCCA's Board of Trustees. He is the co-creator with Dennis Cooper of the graphic novel Horror Hospital Unplugged to be republished next year by Harper-Perennial. |
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Thursday August 12, 2010, 7.00pm The Future of the Traditional Comic Strip in the Era of Dying Newspapers A panel discussion with Rina Piccolo, Tony Murphy, Leroy Brown, Kevin Kobasic and Bill Roundy. Moderated by Thomas Baehr. More and more newspapers are in financial trouble. Some have been forced to shut down completely, while others have gone digital. What does this mean for the beloved comic strip format? Are there any possibilities for the (daily) strip to exist outside printed syndication? How would such an option work? About the Panelists Kevin Kobasic Ruben Bolling is the author of the weekly comic strip, "Tom the Dancing Bug," distributed by Universal/Uclick Syndicate to many newspapers, and appearing on Boing Boing. The comic strip is a five-time winner of the AAN Best Comic Strip Award (including 2009), and it has been compiled in three books, most recently Thrilling Tom the Dancing Bug Stories. His website is www.tomthedancingbug.com. Thomas Baehr |
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MoCCA Members Ony Special Event! TALES FROM EARTHSEA Monday, August 9, 2010 at 7PM Angelika Film Center, 18 West Houston St., New York, NY MoCCA has 50 pairs of tickets to give away for this special screening, courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures. To claim your complimentary tickets, come to MoCCA Tuesday through Sunday, 12-5 PM. About TALES FROM EARTHSEA |
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Thursday July 29, 2010, 7.00pm You may not be familiar with the name, but if you’ve seen MTV’s Beavis and Butthead, Saturday Night Live’s “Saturday TV Funhouse,” [adult swim’s] Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law or Stephen Colbert’s Tek Jansen/Alpha Squad Seven, you’ve seen the work of J.J. Sedelmaier. Since opening up his White Plains animation studio in 1990, J.J. and his studio have created hundreds of TV productions in an amazing variety of animation styles, from retro-1950’s TV commercials to transforming Garry Trudeau, Don Martin or Al Hirschfeld’s art into animated film form. After screening samples of his studio’s work, J.J. and animation journalist and author Joe Strike will discuss his influences, career anecdotes and some of his best known and high-profile cartoons. In addition, J.J. talks about the forgotten history of the animation industry’s early 20th century New York origins. For moreabout Joe Strike please visit www.joestrike.com and www.animatorinterviews.com
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Thursday, July 22, 2010, 7.00pm Join MoCCA and James Pannafino for a presentation about Typographic Comics! Type (or typographic) Comics are comic books that use typography in place of imagery as the primary method of storytelling. Most traditional comics are sequential art based with letters and sound effects as supporting devices. Type Comics use design principles, typographic layout, and careful page composition to create a unique narrative experience. www.typecomics.com About James Pannafino |
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Thursday July 15, 7 PM Join MoCCA for a special conversation between Masterpiece Comics author R. Sikoryak, and Bill Kartalopoulos, curator of the current exhibit R. Sikoryak: How Classics and Cartoons Collide. Sikoryak will reveal his intensive working process and will discuss the history of parody and adaptation in comics. This live conversation, illustrated with slides, will be followed by a reception to celebrate the exhibit. R. Sikoryak: How Classics and Cartoons Collide runs through August 29, 2010. About R. Sikoryak About Bill KartalopoulosBill Kartalopoulos teaches classes about comics and illustration at Parsons The New School for Design. He is a frequent public speaker and is the programming coordinator for SPX: The Small Press Expo and the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival. He writes about comics for Print Magazine, where he is a contributing editor, and reviews comics for Publishers Weekly. He is a member of the Executive Committee for the International Comic Arts Forum (ICAF), an annual academic conference devoted to comics. In 2008 he curated Kim Deitch: A Retrospective at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art in New York, NY. He lives in Brooklyn. |
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Thursday, June 17, 7 PM Join MoCCA for a conversation with William Ayers and Ryan Alexander-Tanner moderated by Calvin Reid of Publisher's Weekly. To Teach: The Journey in Comics brings to life William Ayers’s bestselling memoir To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher, Third Edition. From Ayers’s early days teaching kindergarten, readers follow this renowned educational theorist on his “voyage of discovery and surprise.” We meet fellow travelers from schools across the country and watch students grow across a year and a lifetime. To Teach is a vivid, honest portrayal of the everyday magic of teaching, and what it means to be a “good” teacher—debunking myths perpetuated on film and other starry-eyed hero/teacher fictions. Illuminated by the evocative and wry drawings of Ryan Alexander-Tanner, this graphic version of To Teach will engage while it instructs. It is a much-needed reminder of how curiosity, a sense of adventure, and a healthy dose of reflection can guide us all to learn the most from this world as we educate the next generation. Teacher educators and professional developers will want to use this dynamic graphic novel alongside the traditional text for a unique teaching and learning experience. More about To Teach: William Ayers is Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), and founder of both the Small Schools Workshop and the Center for Youth and Society. A graduate of the University of Michigan, the Bank Street College of Education, Bennington College, and Teachers College, Columbia University, Ayers has written extensively about social justice, democracy and education, the cultural contexts of schooling, and teaching as an essentially intellectual, ethical, and political enterprise. He is currently the vice-president of the curriculum division of the American Educational Research Association, and a member of the executive committee of the UIC Faculty Senate. Ayers’ articles have appeared in many journals including the Harvard Educational Review, the Journal of Teacher Education, Teachers College Record, Rethinking Schools, The Nation, Educational Leadership, the New York Times and the Cambridge Journal of Education. His latest book To Teach: The Journey, In Comics (May 2010, Teachers College Press) is co-authored with the artist Ryan Alexander-Tanner; this full-length graphic novel is an adaptation of Ayers’ bestselling textbook To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher. Ryan Alexander-Tanner is a Brooklyn-based artist and educator. He specializes in writing and drawing comics, teaching kids how to make them, and teaching grown-ups how to teach them. He received a Xeric grant in 2007 to publish his independent comic book, Television. He is online at ohyesverynice.com. Calvin Reid is senior news editor at Publishers Weekly and coeditor of PW Comics Week. |
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Thursday June 10, 7 PM Join MoCCA for a presentation about the new graphic novel from Random House Sons of Liberty followed by a signing with the creators Alexander Lagos, Joseph Lagos, Steve Walker and Oren Kramek. About the book But by escaping to freedom, Graham and Brody have made more enemies than allies. A plantation owner wants them captured. A slave hunter wants them dead. And Benjamin Franklin’s son William has the wickedest ambitions of all. Visual and visceral, this is a tale that could only be told as a graphic novel. With its vile villains, electrifying action, and riveting suspense, The Sons of Liberty casts new light on the faces and events of pre-Revolution America, including Ben Franklin and the French and Indian War. American history has rarely been this compelling-and it's never looked this good. Alexander Lagos and Joseph Lagos are as different as two brothers can be. Alexander spent his twenties touring with a rock band. Eventually he settled down in Park Slope, Brooklyn where he worked as a manager for his local Barnes & Noble. Meanwhile, Joseph inherited the family woodcarving business and lives in Texas. They are both now married with children. This is their first book. Oren Kramek (Colors) is a freelance graphic artist. He was born in Israel and lives in Brooklyn. Presented with the support of Random House. |
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Thursday, June 3, 7 PM Join MoCCA for this reception and signing for City of Spies, the new graphic novel from First Second Books! 1942. The height of World War Two. New York City is crawling with Nazi spies. Over one incredible summer, ten-year-old Evelyn Weiss will grow up, find a new family, and, in the process, save the world.The creators of “City of Spies,” writers Susan Kim and Laurence Klavan and illustrator Pascal Dizin, will sign copies of the graphic novel critics are calling “Tintin directed by Hitchcock” (Kirkus Reviews) and “rip-roaring fun” (Publishers Weekly). Refreshments will be available. Spies and heroes welcome. about the creators LAURENCE KLAVAN wrote the novels “The Cutting Room” and “The Shooting Script,” both published by Ballantine Books. He won the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for the novel, “Mrs. White,” co-written under a pseudonym. He received two Drama Desk nominations for the book and lyrics of the musical, “Bed and Sofa,” which was produced by the Vineyard Theater in New York. His short work has been published in The Alaska Quarterly, Conjunctions, The Literary Review, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, and elsewhere. This is his first graphic novel, as well. His website is LaurenceKlavan.com. PASCAL DIZIN studied cartooning at the School of Visual Arts, where on graduating he received the Rhodes Family Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cartooning. He continues to draw comics and you can find him on the web at dizin-art.com. “City of Spies” is his first book. |
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Tuesday, May 25, 7 PM Dash Shaw and Keith Mayerson in Conversation Admission: $5 | Free for MoCCA Members Join MoCCA for a conversation between Dash Shaw and artist Keith Mayerson about their art, working methods and more. Dash Shaw is the focus of MoCCA's current exhibition Making The Abyss and is the creator of BodyWorld, Bottomless Belly Button and The Unclothed Man in the 35h Century. Shaw's recent works connect an interest with the human body, informed by figure drawing, with humorous character-driven narratives. Keith Mayerson is a painter who has exhibited widely throughout the world. He is the Cartooning Coordinator at the School of Visual Arts and teaches fine art at New York University. Mayerson is curator of the current MoCCA exhibition NeoIntegrity: Comics Edition and is on MoCCA's Board of Trustees. He is the co-creator with Dennis Cooper of the graphic novel Horror Hospital Unplugged to be pulished next year by Harper-Perennial.
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Thursday, April 29, 7 PM Hosted by Aurelio Voltaire. Presented by Small And Creepy Films and The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art. Stop-motion animation has been around since the very beginning of film and is still around today. The art of manipulating rubber puppets and bringing them to life by posing them one frame at a time on film has seen something of a renaissance in recent history with the release of such films as Coraline, The Fantastic Mr. Fox and A Town Called Panic. Unlike it's shiny and new cousin, computer animation, stop-motion has always had a home-made and somewhat surreal quality to it. Perhaps it is for that reason that it is often the technique of choice for filmmakers like Tim Burton and Henry Selick, looking to create a strange and spooky world (Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, James and the Giant Peach). Aurelio Voltaire, a filmmaker firmly entrenched in the world of dark, puppet animation takes us on a little tour of the genre on April 29th during "Puppet Masters of the Macabre: A Night of Spooky Stop-Motion Animation". Voltaire will screen excerpts from his reel (including station IDs created in the early days of MTV and The Sy Fy channel as well as a few of his award-winning shorts) as well as the work of other colleagues and luminaries of macabre animation. The screening will be immediately followed by a panel discussion lead by Voltaire. On the panel will be Micah Van Hove of Small and Creepy films, Marc Lougee, Patrick Dorian, and Matthew Amonson and Jeremy Bronson of Studio Nos. This presentation will take place at MoCCA- The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art and is in association with Small and Creepy Films ( www.smallandcreepy.com ) a destination for whimsically dark shorts on the internet. For a glimpse at Voltaire's work visit: www.youtube.com/voltairenyc www.smallandcreepy.com is the website of Caroline Thompson. |
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The Brothers' Keeper: Thursday, April 22, 7 PM
Admission: $5 Animation journalist Joe Strike sits down with Jackson Publick III, creator of Cartoon Network’s hit [adult swim] series The Venture Bros. for the first in a series of "Interview with an Animator" conversations. After screening scenes from the show, Joe and Jackson discuss Venture’s creation and evolution, Jackson’s career, and his perspective on alternative/adult animation, followed by an audience Q&A session. |
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Hotwire Carousel Thursday, March 25, 7 PM Admission: $5 Get ready for the Hotwire comics slide show! That’s right, the Eisner and Harvey nominated anthology comic is about to chew up the scenery live. Presented by Hotwire editor Glenn Head and Carousel host R. Sikoryak. Featuring these great artists performing their comics for your delectation: Danny Hellman, Sam Henderson, Michael Kupperman, Tim Lane, Jayr Pulga, David Sandlin, Chadwick Whitehead, plus Head and Sikoryak. This show is sure to offer both spontaneous cartoon funk and the slickest of production values. Live comic entertainment at its best!
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Jules Feiffer in conversation with Danny Fingeroth Wednesday, March 24, 6:30 PM Admission: $5 Join MoCCA for a conversation with cartooning legend Jules Feiffer in conversation with Danny Fingeroth. Feiffer will be discussing his new autobiography Backing Into Forward: A Memoir. About Backing Into Forward: A Memoir. A gifted storyteller who has delighted readers and theater audiences for decades, Jules Feiffer now turns his talents to the tale of his own life. Plagued by learning problems, a controlling mother, and a debilitating sense of fear, Feiffer embarked on his first cartoon apprenticeship at the age of seventeen, emboldened only by a passion for success and an aptitude for failure. He vividly recalls those transformative years working under the legendary Will Eisner, and, later, after he was drafted into the army, his evolution from "smart-ass kid into an enraged satirist.” Backing into Forward also traces Feiffer's love life, from a doomed hitchhiking trip, to reclaim his high-school sweetheart, to losing his virginity in Greenwich Village, and his road to marriage and fatherhood. At the center of this journey is Feiffer's prolific creativity. In dazzling detail, he recounts the birth of his subversive graphic novella Munro, his entrée into New York's literary salons, collaborations with film greats Mike Nichols, Robert Altman, and Jack Nicholson, and other major turning points. Brimming with wry punch lines, slices of Americana, and pithy social commentary, Backing into Forward charts Feiffer's rise as an unlikely and incisive provocateur during the conformist '50s, the Vietnam and Civil Rights, '60s and '70s.
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Ralph Bakshi The StreetsFriday, March 19, 2010 @ 6 PMOpening Reception at Animazing Gallery Join MoCCA as we present a Life-Time Achievement award on the occasion of his exhibition at Animazing Gallery. For more information please visit www.animazing.com/gallery/emails/bakshi_streets.html
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Archie Comics and Thursday, February 25th, 2010 @ 7 PM With Paul Castiglia, Angelo DeCesare, Dan Parent, Fernando Ruiz, Alex Simmons, and moderated by Jim Salicrup Admission: $5 Join Papercutz editor-in-chief and MoCCA Trustee Jim Salicrup for a lively discussion with Archie Comics writers and artists about what it is like to work with America's most popular teenager! Paul Castiglia has been associated with Archie Comics for 20 years. He’s written for the flagship Archie title, Little Archie, Archie’s Superteens, Archie 3000, various digests, licensed titles and enjoyed a three year, 34 issue run on “Archie’s Weird Mysteries.” He is also an Archie Comics archivist and Compilation Editor for the “Archie Americana Series” of classic Archie reprints. Angelo DeCesare writes "My sister Martha and I grew up reading Archie comics. I loved the humor and inventiveness of the writers, especially in the Jughead stories. My favorite Archie comic was "Archie's Madhouse", which I tried to imitate in my early attempts to create a comic book. I wrote and storyboarded my first Archie story about 15 years ago. An editor, Daryl Edelman, hired me to write a Little Archie story. Victor Gorelick must have liked my work and gave me more assignments. Over the years I've written stories involving all the major Archie characters, and I also wrote Sonic for a few years. My proudest moment was when Victor allowed me to write Archie's 500th issue. Inside, I'm still the same kid, reading Archie comics with my sister, except now some of the stories are mine! I'm honored to be a part of the Archie family and to participate in MoCCA's celebration of a great comic." Dan Parent's professional career began in 1987, when he graduated from the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art. He was hired by Archie Comics soon thereafter, where he worked on all phases of comic book production and licensing, which included designing toys, apparel and varied collectibles. His first big comic book project was Veronica’s first solo comic. He then went on to write, draw, ( and even co-edit) various Archie titles. Going freelance in 1996, he continued to work on titles like Cheryl Blossom, Betty & Veronica Spectacular and Archie & Friends. Dan continues to work on various Archie titles, updating the looks of the Archie characters, especially Betty and Veronica . He also keeps busy doing web design, children’s book illustrations and spot illustrations for various publications. Fernando Ruiz is graduate of the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon And Graphic Art. While in school Fernando showed his work to Victor Gorelick and was hired right out of the school. "I was very lucky. I graduated from school and the next week I was working on my first Archie story." Fernando has been with Archie comics for the last 16 years and has also been a teacher at the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon And Graphic Art since 1995. Alex Simmons is a professional freelance writer, teaching artist, and public speaker, as well as an arts & education consultant. As a writer of comics and graphic novels, Simmons has created and written a critically acclaimed adventure series, BLACKJACK, about an African-American soldier of fortune in the 1930s. He co-created an African-American hero for DC Comics in their Batman books, authored several other comic book stories, including tales of Scooby Doo, and several mini series for Archie Comics. Simmons also created 12 interactive mysteries for the Tiger Toys electronic game WHO DONE IT (which received three educational awards). Simmons is the founder and co producer of the KIDS’ COMIC CON (an age appropriate comic book convention for children and families), as well as the curator of the COLOR OF COMICS art exhibition (containing images from artists around the globe representing the portrayal of people of color in comics). Please join MoCCA in congratualting Alex Simmons' 2010 Glyph Award nomination for Best Writer, Archie & Friends! Way to go Alex! Archie Logos and Characters TM & © 2010, Archie Comic Publications, Inc. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.
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Spider-Man: 25 Years of Amazing Thursday, February 11th, 2010 @ 7 PM Admission: $5 With Axel Alonso, Tom Brevoort, Danny Fingeroth, Jim Salicrup, and Stephen Wacker. Moderated by Fred Van Lente. In honor of our exhibition of original art from the entire issue of Amazing Spider-Man #50 by J. Michael Straczynski, John Romita Jr. and Scott Hanna, MoCCA presents an unprecedented roundtable discussion of the past quarter-century of all things Peter Parker with the editors who have helmed the title since the Reagan Administration! Axel Alonso (editor of ASM #50), Tom Brevoort, Danny Fingeroth, and MoCCA Trustee Jim Salicrup join current AMAZING editor Steve Wacker for the panel chat and audience Q&A. Moderated by MoCCA Trustee and current Spidey scribe Fred Van Lente. Axel Alonso is Vice President, Executive Editor at Marvel Comics. He has been the editor on Amazing Spider-Man, X-Men, Punisher and DC's Vertigo imprint. Tom Brevoort has been a part of Marvel Comics since 1989, when he started out as an intern. He served as an assistant editor, associate editor and editor before being promoted to his current position as Executive Editor in 2007. Over the past decade, Tom has overseen the revitalization of the Avengers franchise, presided over major crossover events including Civil War and Secret Invasion, and served as editor on titles including New Avengers, Captain America, Fantastic Four and many others. Danny Fingeroth (Sr. VP of Education at MoCCA) was the editor of the Spider-Man line 1983-84 and its Group Editor 1990-95. He wrote Web of Spider-Man and several Spider-Man limited series. Danny was a consultant to the FoxKids Spider-Man: The Animated Series and to James Cameron's early version of what would become the 2002 Spider-Man movie. He's the author of Superman On The Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves And Our Society; Disguised As Clark Kent: Jews, Comics, And The Creation Of The Superhero; and The Rough Guide To Graphic Novels. Jim Salicrup is the current Papercutz Editor-in-Chief. Salicrup edited the Spider-Man titles in the late '80s early '90s, and is remembered for Kraven's Last Hunt (which ran through all the Spider-Man titles, The Wedding of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson, the introductions of Tombstone and Venom, and launching Spider-Man #1 by Todd McFarlane, the best-selling Spider-Man comic ever. Jim also wrote Spidey Super-Stories for many years, and the Child Abuse Prevention comic starring Spider-Man. Fred Van Lente is The New York Times bestselling author of Incredible Hercules (with Greg Pak) and Marvel Zombies3 & 4, as well as the American Library Association award-winning Action Philosophers. His other comics include Comic Book Comics, Modok's 11, X-Men Noir and Amazing Spider-Man. Stephen Wacker started editing comics for DC Comics in 2000. Currently he is a Senior Editor at Marvel editing Amazing Spider-Man and Daredevil.
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Animation Development: From Pitch to Production Thursday, February 18th, 2010 @ 7 PM Admission: $5 With David Levy and Brown Johnson. There's so many misconceptions, myths, and madness clouding up the reality of what it really takes to develop, pitch, and sell an animated project. Utilizing his own ten year experience in the pitching world, along with candid advice from successful creators and leading development executives alike, author and animation director David B. Levy has put together a useful book on the subject, Animation Development: From Pitch to Production (Allworth Press). Join us for an intimate industry panel on the ins-and-outs of pitching today and be sure to bring your questions too. Followed immediately by a book signing event. David B. Levy is the creator of Fiona Finds Out, a preschool series optioned for development by the Disney Channel. He is currently under contract with Classic Media and Garan, Inc. to write and develop animated properties. Levy is the author of Your Career in Animation: How to Survive and Thrive (Allworth Press, 2006). Levy's second book Animation Development: From Pitch To Production,, was published in September 2009. Levy has directed Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues, the Noggin Channel's Pinky Dinky Doo, and Cartoon Network's Adult Swim series, Assy McGee. Levy has lectured and taught at Parsons School of Design, School of Visual Arts, NYU and Pratt, and is president of the New York chapter of Association International du Film d'Animation (ASIFA.) Brown Johnson is the President of Animation for Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group.
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Archie Comics Conversation with Victor Gorelick and Arie Kaplan Thursday January 21st, 7 PM Admission: $5 The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA is pleased to present an evening of Archie Comics with Archie Co-President/Editor-in-Chief Victor Gorelick and Archie writer Arie Kaplan! Victor Gorelick (born in Brooklyn) is an American comic book editor and executive. Currently the Editor-in-Chief and Co-President of Archie Comics, the oldest humor comics company in the United States, he has worked for the company for over fifty years in a wide variety of roles. Arie Kaplan is a comedian, MAD Magazine writer, and author of the book From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books (JPS). He also wrote the comic book miniseries Speed Racer: Chronicles of the Racer (IDW Publishing), and he's written for MTV, Cartoon Network, and PBS Kids. Other comic book credits include the DC title Cartoon Network Action Pack, the Bongo Comics anthology Simpsons Winter Wingding, the Archie Comics title Archie & Friends, and the Papercutz series Tales From the Crypt. Arie Kaplan will be signing copies of his award-winning book From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books after the talk.
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The Year of Loving Dangerously reading and book signing with Ted Rall Thursday, December 3, 7 p.m. 2009 Admission: $5 Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA invite you to join us for a discussion with Tedd Rall about his new book The Year of Loving Dangerously. About The Year of Loving Dangerously It's the eighties and Ted is in college in New York City and slipping. His pranks, lack of focus and restlessness get him kicked out of school. Unable to find a job, rejected by his parents, he's on the verge of suicide. Instead he finds comfort in the arms of many women he meets casually and puts up a front for. Hey, better than being homeless and begging, but then... is it? It may sound like an ideal grift but the toll is much higher than one may imagine. Between acidly funny and disturbingly real, Rall, a cartoonist whose work has alienated half the world, pours out his guts on a hard turning point in his life. Callejo adopts a new fully painted color style for this work, showing his versatility. The Year of Loving Dangerously is published by NBM Publishing.
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Looking for Calvin and Hobbes Thursday, Oct. 22, 7 p.m. 2009 Admission: $5 Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA invite you to join us for a discussion with Nevin Martell, author of Looking for Calvin and Hobbes, and cartoonist Ruben Bolling (Tom the Dancing Bug ) about the life and art of Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Waterson. Only 3,160 Calvin & Hobbes strips were ever produced, but Watterson has left behind an impressive legacy. Calvin & Hobbes references litter the pop culture landscape and his fans are as varied as they are numerable. Looking for Calvin and Hobbes is an affectionate and revealing book about uncovering the story behind this most uncommon trio - a man, a boy, and his tiger. Nevin Martell is the author of Dave Matthews Band: Music for the People (Pocket, 2004) and Beck: The Art of Mutation (Pocket, 2001). He is a Contributing Editor at Filter magazine and his music journalism has appeared in Paste, Giant, Men's Health, High Times, and Flaunt as well as online at RollingStone.com. Currently, he lives with his wife outside Washington, DC, where he develops documentaries and non-fiction television. Ruben Bolling is the author of the weekly comic strip, "Tom the Dancing Bug," distributed by Universal/Uclick Syndicate to many newspapers, and appearing in Salon.com. The comic strip is a five-time winner of the AAN Best Comic Strip Award (including 2009), and it has been compiled in three books, most recently Thrilling Tom the Dancing Bug Stories. His website is www.tomthedancingbug.com.
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The Yes Men and artist Rebecca Migdal Wednesday, Oct. 7, 5 - 6 p.m. 2009 Admission: $5 In celebration of the release of the new comic Judgement Day and the new film The Yes Men Fix The World come meet The Yes Men and Rebecca Migdal at MoCCA and then go see the film at the Film Forum! About the comic Read their adventures online at www.worldwar3illustrated.net The comic will be availabe for free at the signing!
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The Comics Press: a panel discussion Thursday, Oct. 1, 7 p.m. 2009 Admission: $5 Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA invite you to join us for a conversation about the comics press. What is the role of comic reportage today? What gets covered and why? Find out at this discussion with comics critics and reporters Heidi MacDonald, Aaron McQuade and Evie Nagy, and Douglas Wolk and find out the answers. Heidi MacDonald has edited award-winning comics for Disney, Warner Bros., and Fox. She is currently the editor and main writer for The Beat, a blog covering comics as they relate to pop culture. It was named one of the "100 Greatest Websites" by Entertainment Weekly. Aaron McQuade and Evie Nagy are husband and wife co-hosts of the weekly podcast and pseudo-awards show Awesomed By Comics. In addition to writing about comics for Publishers Weekly and other publications, Evie is a music journalist and editor at Billboard Magazine; Aaron can be heard hourly as a radio news anchor and producer on Sirius XM. Douglas Wolk writes about comics for The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, the Washington Post, the Believer and elsewhere. He's the author of the Eisner- and Harvey-winning "Reading Comics," as well as "Live at the Apollo." He lives in Portland, Oregon.
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The Art of Harvey Kurtzman Thursday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m. 2009 Admission: Free Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA and Abrams ComicArts invite you to join us for an evening in celebration of the new book, The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics. Discussion featuring co-author Denis Kitchen and Harvey’s daughter, Nellie Kurtzman; moderated by Abrams ComicArts editor, Charles Kochman. Reception and signing with refreshments to follow.
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Peter Kuper: Diario de Oaxaca: A Sketchbook Journal of Two years in Mexico Thursday, Sept. 17, 7 p.m. 2009 Admission: Free Join MoCCA for the opening reception and artist talk by Peter Kuper for our new exhibition.
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Abstract Comics Panel Discussion Saturday, Sept. 12, 4 p.m. 2009 Admission: $5 at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art Featuring Join MoCCA for a discussion about Abstract Comics: what they are, who is making them and why. Abstract Comics explores what is essential to the medium of comics - panel rhythm, page layout, the sequential arrangement of formal elements - and tells us how comics function and where they can go. This talk is held in conjunction with the exhibition Silent Pictures at James Gallery, CUNY and the new book from Fantagraphics Books.
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Walt & El Grupo August 27th, 7:30 p.m. 2009 The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art and Walt Disney Pictures invite Members of MoCCA to a special advance screening of the film Walt & El Grupo. Q&A with Writer/Director Ted Thomas and Producer Kuniko Okubo, moderated by John Canemaker to follow! BAM Cinema 4 Admission is free and just for Members of MoCCA only. (Membership must be current).* To RSVP please call 212-254-3511, Tuesday-Sunday, 12 - 5 PM. Reserve your space now, seating is limited! About Walt & El Grupo The year was 1941, and the world was on the brink of war. In an effort to improve relations between the Americas, the Roosevelt administration called upon one of Hollywood’s most influential filmmakers to embark on a special goodwill tour. Written and directed by Theodore Thomas (Frank and Ollie) and produced by Kuniko Okubo, the documentary Walt & El Grupo chronicles the amazing ten-week trip that Walt Disney and his hand-picked group of artists and filmmaking talent (later known as “El Grupo”) took to South America at the behest of the U.S. government as part of the Good Neighbor Policy. Shot on film in five countries, Walt & El Grupo is a tale that still resonates on both sides of the equator. The film time travels in Walt Disney’s footsteps through the use of personal letters and stunning artwork from the trip, remembrances by descendants and survivors, and extraordinary never-before-seen footage. Walt & El Grupo brings together an intertwined story of art and politics, the poignancy of a bygone age, and a legendary artist during one of his most trying times. A Walt Disney Pictures release presented by The Walt Disney Family Foundation Films, in association with Theodore Thomas Productions, Walt & El Grupo was written and directed by Theodore Thomas, produced by Kuniko Okubo and executive produced by Walter E.D. Miller. The film is slated for a special engagement release in LA and NY on September 11th. For more information, see www.waltandelgrupo.com. To view the trailer click here: Walt & El Grupo *not yet a member? Join today! |
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Meanwhile... at 594 Broadway Reception and artist presentations July 29th, 7 p.m. 2009 Admission: Free Please join MoCCA for a reception in celebration of Meanwhile... at 594 Broadway: The Art of MoCCA's Volunteers with presentations by participating artists. |
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MoCCA Thursday: David Mazzucchelli and Dan Nadel in Conversation July 16th, 7 p.m. 2009 Admission: $5 Artist David Mazzucchelli and exhibition curator Dan Nadel (publisher of Picture Box) will discuss Mazzucchelli's work and the exhibition, including Mazzucchelli's new graphic novel Asterios Polyp.
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Scarlett Takes Manhattan Book Release with Molly Crabapple and John Leavitt July 21st, 7 p.m. 2009 Admission: Free Please join MoCCA for a reading and slide show of Scarlett Takes Manhattan by Molly Crabapple and John Leavitt!
Plus, there will be a screening of Randy Gentle’s new documentary The Art of Molly Crabapple. About Scarlett Takes Manhattan Written by long-time collaborator John Leavitt, Scarlett follows the rise of Miss O'Herring from tragedy (her mother crushed by copulating circus elephants) through her grand entrance on the stage (accidental and sans costume) to her triumph as the fire-breathing queen of burlesque. It's a sexy, decadent romp through the slums and palaces of New York's Gilded Age. Scarlett Takes Manhattan brings to life a character from Molly and John's long-running web comic Backstage from the collective Act-i-vate. As Molly says, "It has Tammany Hall and bad politics and early-lesbian culture in it. And it's very dirty." About the Authors John Leavitt (writer) is a cartoonist, writer, illustrator, and Libra. His cartoons and illustrations have appeared in: The New Yorker, The Chronicle Review, The New York Press, The Common Review, The Journal of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and many other really, really impressive places. He lives in New York City. About Fugu Press
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MoCCA Thursday: Typhon Carousel June 18, 7pm Admission: $5 Please join the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA for an evening of dazzling cartoon slide shows featuring work from the critically-acclaimed comics anthology Typhon Volume One.* This exclusive event is brought to you by Typhon editor, Danny Hellman, and Carousel host R. Sikoryak. A select group of Typhon contributors will be on hand to present their strips, including: Gregory Benton Come meet the artists whose cutting-edge artwork brings the pages of Typhon to life! (*For Mature Audiences, please)
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Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art Festival 2009
June 6th & 7th 2009 at the 69th Regiment Armory at Lexington Avenue and 25th Street in New York City.
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Cartoonist Roundtable with Thursday, May 7, 7PM Admission: $5
Join the Cartoonist Roundtable and MoCCA with special guest speaker Arie Kaplan. Arie is a comedian, Mad magazine writer, and author of the book From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books (JPS). He also wrote the comic book miniseries Speed Racer: Chronicles of the Racer (IDW Publishing), and he's written for MTV, Cartoon Network, and PBS Kids. Other comic book credits include the DC title Cartoon Network Action Pack, the Bongo Comics anthology Simpsons Winter Wingding, the Archie Comics title Archie & Friends, and the Papercutz series Tales From the Crypt. Arie will discuss his work as a comic book writer, nonfiction author, and animation scribe. The evening will conclude with a signing of Arie's book From Krakow to Krypton. The Cartoonist Roundtable meetings are held at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art. They feature guest speakers that address the crowd over snacks and drinks. The meetings are FREE for MoCCA members and a $5 donation for non-MoCCA members. All proceeds will go to the MoCCA operations and programming. To join the Cartoonist Roundtable's bi-monthly newsletter, "THE SQUIB!"? Please send an e-mail to Margo & Chari at: CartoonistRoundtable@gmail.com.
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World War 3 Illustrated #39 Release Party Thursday, April 30, 2009 7-9PM Admission: Donation Suggested The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA presents the release party for the new issue of World War 3 Illustrated, now in its 28th year of publication! Join us to celebrate the publication of the new issue with live performances by contributors, featuring multi-media presentation of art by: With an animated film by Onur Tukel Live music by Eric Blitz, Steve Wishnia, Andy Laties, Breeze and others. World War 3 Illustrated #39 With all this talk about a picture being worth a thousand words and so much chatter in the news, but little being said, World War 3 illustrated presents our first wordless comics issue. With comics and illustrations by Eric Drooker, Mats!?, Geoffrey Grahn, Rebecca Migdal, Matt Mahurin, Carlo Quispe, Ryan Inzana, Seth Tobocman, Peter Kuper, Felipe Galindo, Mac McGill, David Sandlin, Barron Storey, Onur Tukel, Sabrina Jones, Andy Singer, Santiago Cohen, Kevin Pyle, Gerard Conte, Paula Hewitt , Edwin Vasquez, Terry Laban, and an article on picture novels by scholar David Berona. This new issue leaps beyond language barriers -- sort of a Tower of a Babel, minus the babble. All of us speaking one language again -- through pictures. To see more art, animation and info about World War 3 illustrated visit: http://www.worldwar3illustrated.org
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Wolverine: Inside the World of the Living Weapon with Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 7pm Admission: $5 In anticipation of the May 1 theatrical release of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, join us as Chris Claremont, best known for his work on Marvel Comics X-Men series, leads a discussion with Matthew K. Manning, author of DK Publishings newly-released Wolverine: Inside the World of the Living Weapon, a comprehensive guide to the savage world of the X-Men's most popular Super Hero. First appearing in a cameo role in the pages of an Incredible Hulk comic in October 1974, Wolverine has evolved into a headlining superstar. The clawed mutant-fighting machine with a heart as strong as his adamantium-enhanced skeleton is not only the most popular member of the X-Men but, to many, the finest hero in the Marvel Universe. Chris Claremont has encountered more success than most writers ever dream of. Although best known for his work on the X-Men series, he has written other seminal characters as Batman and Superman; originated several creator-owned series such as The Black Dragon and Marada, the She-Wolf (artist: John Bolton), and the contemporary superhero series, Sovereign Seven; is published throughout the world in many different languages; authored nine novels including the science fiction series First Flight, Grounded!, and Sundowner, and the contemporary dark fantasy Dragon Moon; and even had his first video game premiere in Spring 2006. Matthew K. Manning has written numerous comics for a variety of publishers, including Marvel and DC. His work has appeared in the pages of The Batman Strikes!, Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century, Justice League Adventures, Spider-Man Unlimited, Looney Tunes, and Marvel Romance Redux. For DK, he has penned the updated versions of Spider-Man: The Ultimate Guide and Hulk: The Incredible Guide, the childrens title Marvel Heroes: Greatest Battles, and contributed to the Marvel Chronicle.
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Chuck Jones Memories of Childhood screening and discussion with filmmakers Peggy Stern and John Canemaker Thursday, April 23rd, 7pm Admission: $5 In one of his last filmed interviews before his death in 2002, animator Chuck Jones speaks candidly about life in 1920s Los Angeles, and his family’s itinerant and sometimes hardscrabble existence. John Canemaker and Peggy Stern, who each earned Oscar Awards for the animated short The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation, collaborated on the project for Turner Classic Movies. Stern produced and directed the special, and with Canemaker, conducted the interviews. In addition, Canemaker created original animation of Jones' childhood memories, which include revealing anecdotes about the events and personalities who influenced his early creative life and long career in cartoons. Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood interweaves these new animated segments with vintage family photographs and clips from classic cartoons, to reveal Chuck Jones in a new light. About the Film-makers John Canemaker is an Academy Award-winning independent animator, animation historian, teacher and author. His personal films are in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and are distributed by Milestone Film & Video (John Canemaker: Marching to a Different Toon). He is a full professor and director of Animation Studies at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts Kanbar Institute of Film & Television.
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From Screen to Scream: Friday, April 17, 2009, 6:30pm Animation Historian Jerry Beck (Cartoon Brew) will speak about the connection of Harvey Comics to the Paramount cartoon studio, and the creation of Casper the Friendly Ghost, Baby Huey, Little Audrey, Buzzy Crow, and Herman & Katnip. He will show clips from the classic cartoons, and discuss the relationship between the comic book company and the animation studio, which was located in Times Square. Beck will also sign copies of The Harvey Comics Library, a series of reprint volumes which he co-curates for Dark Horse Books.
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Cecil's Quest by František Skála Thursday, April 16th, 7pm Admission is free and is sponsored by Czech Center New York. Versatile Czech artist František Skála in his new comic book, Cecil’s Quest, depicts in a unique form of 322 photographs the adventurous wandering of easy-going fellow Cecil, who one summer morning decides to visit his friend – anchoress Lída. He has no idea that he will not return before the land is covered with snow, enriched with experiences and new friendships. Skála employed a complex technique of taking photographs of puppets in the outdoor environment using the cine-film resembling the process of animated film production, however, without the comfort of studio facilities and technical equipment. It was similar to the classical feature film production except that Skála accomplished the work of the whole film crew by himself. The technical realization of making each scene into a comic book style shot took almost year and was finished with a very sophisticated method of printing. The Czech Center New York promotes the Czech Republic in the areas of culture, education, business, and tourism.
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Tales of the Black Freighter Viewing and Discussion Thursday, March 26, 2009, 7pm Admission: $5 The Art of Watchmen co-curator, comics historian Peter Sanderson, will lead a screening and discussion of the two new short films Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter and Under the Hood. Sanderson will discuss the role of the two books within the acclaimed Watchmen graphic novel from DC Comics. About Tales of the Black Freighter and Under the Hood Peter Sanderson is a comics historian and critic who has taught "Comics as Literature" at New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. He regularly writes about graphic novels for Publishers Weekly's online Comics Week and has authored and co-authored numerous books, most recently Marvel Chronicle for DK Publishing. He also co-curated Stan Lee: A Retrospective at MoCCA in 2007 and was Marvel Comics first (and only) archivist. He will be teaching a course in comics and film at New York University's SCPS this summer. Sanderson did his undergraduate and graduate work in English literature at Columbia University, and lives in New York City. WATCHMEN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics.
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Watchmen in Context Thursday, March 19, 2009, 7pm The Art of Watchmen co-curator, comics historian Peter Sanderson, will deliver a lecture that will serve as a guided tour through all twelve issues of the original Watchmen comics series. Sanderson will reveal how Watchmen's creators take character types and storylines from traditional superhero stories and adapt them to convey the book's themes. Pointing out Watchmen's allusions to real world events, Sanderson will show how Watchmen requires the readers to rexamine the proper role of the superhero in fiction--and of America as a real world superpower. Watchmen in Context will explore how this classic graphic novel juxtaposes different ways of viewing existence and asks the readers to choose among them.
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A Special Benefit Screening of Thursday, March 5, 2009, 7pm This once-in-a-lifetime evening begins with a reception at MoCCA for The Art of Watchmen exhibition, continues with an advance screening of Watchmen at AMC 19th St., and concludes with an author signing of Watchmen: Portraits by Clay Enos. WATCHMEN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics. Smiley Face Logo: ™ Smileyworld, Ltd.
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Drawing Words, Writing Pictures Thursday, February 12th, 7pm Admission: $5 Members and educators reception: 6:30pm Matt Madden, co-creator of the textbook Drawing Words and Writing Pictures, talks to teachers about creating and reading graphic novels in the classroom. This in-depth discussion explores ways that students can creatively use graphic novels to engage with other media, including novels, film, visual art and more. Three comic-making activities will be shared that cover a variety of ways of incorporating comics into the class room.
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New York Comic Con Friday - Sunday, February 6, 7, & 8 Join us at the New York Comic Con and meet your favorite artists and writers, including: Reilly Brown, Dennis Calero, Frank Camuso, Ryan Dunlavey, Josh Elder, Jim Gownley, Leonard Kirk, David Lloyd, Greg Pak, Jeff Parker, Rick Parker, Khoi Pham, Dave Roman, Dan Slott, and Fred Van Lente!
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Comics and the Language of Sunday, Feb. 8, 1:30pm at NYCC Comics are able to communicate dense layers of narrative, emotion, and action in a manner that no other media is able. This panel will explore the way the cartoonists use pictures to tell their stories in a way that is unique to comics. Panelists: Becky Cloonan, Ryan Dunlavey, Paul Karasik, Danica Novgorodoff, and Alex Robinson, moderated by MoCCA Director Karl Erickson
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From Batman to Gandhi: Comics from Super Heroes to the Nonviolent Thursday, January 22nd 7pm Admission: $5 Discussion with Mark Badger and Dian Killian, moderated by Keith Mayerson No other city can boast as many super heroes as New York---Superman, Batman, and Spiderman all play out their larger-than-life adventures in the Big Apple. Yet what happens when the action figure genre is applied to a different kind of risk and adventure--every day interactions between New Yorkers? And rather than using physical force or finesse--like Superman and Spiderman--it’s communication skills to the rescue? On January 22nd, a moderated discussion will take place featuring Mark Badger and Dian Killian, co-creators of a new graphic novel (being launched that night at MoCCA), Urban Empathy: True Life Adventures of Compassion on the Streets of New York. The discussion will be moderated by Keith Myerson, who teaches cartoon art at the School of Visual Arts, with members of the audience invited to comment and ask questions. The presentation will include a slide show on the history of super hero comics. It will be preceded at 6:30pm by a “Meet and Greet” with the authors for MoCCA members. Both authors will be available after the discussion to sign books.
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Workshop: Making Comics in Adobe Flash Saturday, January 24th 1-4pm On Saturday January 24th from 1-4 pm, Mark Badger, the illustrator of Urban Empathy, will offer a workshop on Making Comics in Adobe Flash. The workshop will address drawing and storytelling for print and the web using Flash to turn print into comics. Particpants will learn: A basic introduction to doing interactive comics with Flash, including: how to structure a story or any project in Flash; An introduction to the MovieClip; Simple interactivity creating a button to move forward and backwards through your story; an introduction to ActionScript the language which controls Flash; and Animating panels as one approach to doing comics.This introduces Masking, layers and the animation timeline and curves in Flash. Sponsored by Adobe.
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Urban Empathy: Living with Compassion in the Big Apple Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January 19th 2-4pm In honor of MLK, MoCCA is participating with Arts Policy Now "A Day of Dreams" series of events and programs. What do you do in challenging situations where someone says something you don't like, find offensive, or disagree with? In this fun, interactive workshop you'll get to explore challenging situations you've found yourself in and see how the outcome can be different when we listen for what really matters to the other person---and yourself. This workshop will be led by Dian Killian, co-author of the new graphic novel, Urban Empathy: True Life Adventures Of Compassion On The Streets Of NY.
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Cartoonist Roundtable January 8, 7 pm Join the Cartoonist Roundtable and MoCCA as we kick off 2009 with special guest speaker Stan Goldberg. "Stan has been a legend in the comic book business. His career spans generations and he has worked among the giants of the comic world." Stan will share samples of his work and speak about his 50+ years in the industry, which includes a longstanding freelance career with Archie Comics, working with Stan Lee at Marvel, and freelancing for such companies/publications as DC Comics, National Lampoon, Child, Redbook, Seventeen, Working Woman, and many others. Bring questions to ask and snacks to share for this casual evening with a wonderful cartoonist and delightful individual. The Cartoonist Roundtable meetings are held at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art. They feature guest speakers that address the crowd over snacks and drinks. The meetings are FREE for MoCCA members and a $5 donation for non-MoCCA members. All proceeds will go to the MoCCA operations and programming. To join the Cartoonist Roundtable's bi-monthly newsletter, "THE SQUIB!"? Please send an e-mail to Margo & Chari at: CartoonistRoundtable@gmail.com.
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Graphic Novels from Europe November 20, 6:30 pm The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA - is pleased to present an evening of art, books and signings by the artists of Graphic Novels from Europe. Please join us for talks, presentations, questions, and a glass of wine. With David B (Epileptic), Nicolas de Crécy (GlacialPeriod), Igort (Five is the Perfect Number and Baobab), Jaromír 99 and Jaroslav Rudiš (Alois Nebel), Isabel Kreitz (Die Sache mit Sorge), and Max (Bardin the Superrealist). Graphic Novels from Europe: New Literature from Europe 2008 is organized by the Goethe-Institut New York, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, Instituto Cervantes, and the Czech Center New York. Graphic Novels from Europe is part of the New Literature from Europe series celebrating an emblematic European form of literature and art this year: the graphic novel. The Graphic Novels from Europe festival will take place from November 17-21 with seven of Europe’s most famous contemporary graphic novelists (David B., Nicolas de Crécy, Igort, Jaromír 99, Isabel Kreitz, Max and Jaroslav Rudiš), who will participate in a series of free events throughout New York City. The five-day festival will include discussions, book signings and an exhibit of 60 original pages at the French Cultural Services. Every year since 2004, the cultural institutions of the Czech Republic (Czech Center New York), France (The Cultural Services of the French Embassy), Germany (Goethe-Institut New York), Italy (Istituto Italiano di Cultura), and Spain (Instituto Cervantes) come together to celebrate European literature through a common prism. This year they chose to focus on graphic novels, which have always attracted a wide, devoted readership in Europe and are increasingly being recognized as a genuine form of literature in the United States as well. At the intersection of art and literature, graphic novels are also fascinating works of visual art, with powerful imagery that plays a key role in their story-telling. The festival, though far from exhaustive, will nevertheless present a wide-ranging panorama of contemporary European creation. Indeed, the works of the seven selected graphic novelists vary enormously in style and subject manner, from the hyper-realist to the cartoonish, giving a taste of just how rich and diverse the European graphic novel scene is. Original works from all seven artists—10 panels from each—will be on display at the French Cultural Services from November 19 to December 12 during a free exhibit (open weekdays, 12-5pm). France is also hosting this exhibit to mark its current presidency of the European Union. Related Events: November 19 –December 12, 12pm – 5pm weekdays: Exhibition of works by the artists in Graphic Novels from Europe November 19, 6:30pm: Discussion with all the authors, moderated by David Mazzucchelli November 21, 4pm: Discussion with Nicolas de Crécy November 21 –December 19, 12pm-7pm Tues-Saturday: Exhibition of the two Czech authors of Alois Nebel
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Kim Deitch Q & A November 13, 7 pm A Q & A session with Deitch and exhibit curator Bill Kartalopoulos. In a unique and wide-ranging conversation, the two will discuss Deitch’s work and career to date. Deitch will present examples of recent work and will also preview images from his current works in progress.
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Cartoon Movie Night with October 30, 7 pm Kim Deitch will host a Cartoon Movie Night featuring rarely seen animated cartoons from the 1920s and 1930s hand-picked for the occasion from Deitch’s own personal collection. This period of animation inspired Deitch’s signature character Waldo the Cat and is the subject of his acclaimed graphic novel The Boulevard of Broken Dreams, which is featured in the exhibit. As a special Halloween treat, MoCCA will also display for one night only selected specimens from Deitch and spouse Pam Butler’s extensive collection of antique toy cats. The blurring of fact, fiction and autobiography in Deitch’s work is a major focus of Kim Deitch: A Retrospective, and this display will present a rare opportunity to see the historical artifacts that motivate the fictional narrative in Deitch’s graphic novel Alias the Cat.
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MAD Contemporary Art Treasures: October 29, 10 am – 5 pm one day only!
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