Talk about posting at the very last minute...! I'm moderating a panel in a half hour or so! Here's the info...
Join The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA
for a discussion and reception for
New York Artist Showcase: Ryan Dunlavey
on Friday, January 30, 7 - 9pm
Discussion with Ryan Dulavey, Fred Van Lente, and Jim Salicrup at 7pm
MoCCA is pleased to invite you to a discussion with Ryan Dunlavey, Fred Van Lente and Jim Salicrup to celebrate the exhibition of Dunlavey's work and the release of Comic Book Comics #3 on Friday, January 30th. Reception for the artist follows.
Free and Open to the Public.
Ryan Dunlavey's illustrations and comic strips have appeared in MAD, Wizard, ToyFare,The Princeton Review, Time Out New York, Royal Flush, and Disney Adventures. A Brooklyn-based cartoonist, he is best known as the artist and co-creator (with Fred Van Lente) of Action Philosophers, which won a 2007 Library Award. In early 2008, Dunlavey and Van Lente teamed up again to self-publish a second series, Comic Book Comics, a cartoon history of the American comics industry from 1896 through the present day. The series is currently in progress and is scheduled to be completed in 2009.
Fred Van Lente is the critically-acclaimed writer of such comics as Action Philosophers, Comic Book Comics, Super-Villain Team-Up/MODOK's 11, The Incredible Hercules (with Greg Pak), and is a leading creator of Marvel Comics' all-ages line.
Jim Salicrup is editor-in-chief at Papercutz, publishers of the new Nancy Drew, Classics Illustrated and Tales From The Crypt graphic novels. Jim began his career at Marvel, where he edited X-Men, Fantastic Four; Avengers, the best selling Spider-Man # 1.
Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
594 Broadway #401
New York, NY 10012
www.moccany.org
212-254-3511
Upcoming Events at MoCCA
Friday - Sunday, February 6, 7, & 8
New York Comic Con
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!
Plus! Two great Panels with MoCCA at NYCC!
Sunday, Feb. 8, 11am
Who Owns Superman: Comics on Trial
Panelists: Jeff Trexler (moderator), Danny Fingeroth, Denis Kitchen, Marc Tyler Nobleman, and Craig Yoe
A judge has awarded the family of Superman's co-creator Jerry Siegel co-ownership of Action #1. This panel will examine the behind-the-scenes history of this landmark case and discuss means for the future of Superman, comics and creators' rights.
Sunday, Feb.8, 1:30pm
Comics and the Language of Visual Symbolism
Panelists MoCCA Director Karl Erickson, Paul Karasik, Danica Novgorodoff, and Alex Robinson
At MoCCA
Thursday, February 12th, 7pm
Jessica Abel and Matt Madden, creators of the textbook Drawing Words and Writing Pictures, talk to teachers about creating and using graphic novels in the classroom. This in-depth discussion goes through the steps of taking a graphic novel from concept to comic, then discusses ways that students can engage creatively with graphic novels.
Admission: $5 | Free for members
And tomorrow, I'm on a panel here...
Graphica in Education:
Graphic Novels come out from Under the Desk
Best-selling graphic novelists join leading academics in a daylong conference, workshops and the delivery of papers in this fast-growing area - including:
The conference will feature leading speakers in education, libraries and the graphic novel and comics industry. It will host a specialized educational graphica book fair and a new awards ceremony to recognize graphic novels that have made a positive impact in the classroom. The conference will cover issues facing the educators as Graphica in all forms have made a substantial impact on the reading choices of K-12 students. For a great background - read about Comics in the Classroom in Publishers Week.
Details & Registration www.graph-ed.com
(212) 624-9110
The event starts at 8 in the morning, but I'm not on a panel until 1:15 (>whew!<). I'm also atTable Con! Go to
www.myspace.com/tablecon for full details!
Gotta run!
Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FRED HEMBECK!?!