Fantagraphics is going to MoCCA! Stop by our tables 108, 109, 110, and 111–we’ll have tons of books (including titles that aren’t out yet!), merch, and a full schedule of author signings!
Author Signing Schedule:
Saturday, April 1st:
12:00-1:00 pm: Jess Ruliffson (Invisible Wounds: Graphic Journalism)
12:00-1:00 pm: Bill Griffith (Invisible Ink: My Mother’s Love Affair With A Famous Cartoonist)
1:00-2:00 pm: Glenn Head (Chartwell Manor) + Noah Van Sciver (As a Cartoonist)
2:00-3:00 pm: Steve Brodner (Living & Dying in America: A Daily Chronicle 2020-2022)
+ G. Davis Cathcart (One Eight Hundred Ghosts)
3:00-4:00 pm: Thomas Woodruff (Francis Rothbart!: The Tale of a Fastidious Feral) +
Kate Lacour (Vivisectionary)
4:00-5:00 pm: Drew Friedman (Maverix and Lunatix: Icons of Underground Comix)
+ Kim Deitch (The Search for Smilin’ Ed)
5:00-6:00 pm: Keith Bendis + Joe Queenan (The Art of War, Version 2.0: Sun Tzu for the Twenty-First Century)
Sunday, April 2nd:
12:00-1:00 pm: Jonah Kinigstein (Unrepentant Artist: The Paintings of Jonah Kinigstein)
1:00-2:00 pm: Kate Lacour (Vivisectionary)
2:00-3:00 pm: Steve Brodner (Living & Dying in America: A Daily Chronicle 2020-2022)
+ G. Davis Cathcart (One Eight Hundred Ghosts)
3:00-4:00 pm: Thomas Woodruff (Francis Rothbart!: The Tale of a Fastidious Feral)
Programming:
Saturday, April 1st at 2:30-3:30 pm in room 2: Drew Friedman: Maverix and Lunatix panel: In Maverix and Lunatix: Icons of Underground Comix, illustrator and cartoonist Drew Friedman has turned his attention to those artists who produced transgressive, ground-breaking comics that emerged from the milieu of the American counterculture of the 1960s and ’70s. He will discuss this new series of affectionate, beautifully rendered portraits with one of his own subjects, Kim Deitch, in a conversation moderated by artist Glenn Head.
Saturday, April 1st at 5:30 pm in room 1: Professional Development: Publishing Books Today: Book sales soared during the quarantine phase of the pandemic, followed by downturns, corporate tumult, supply chain issues, and rising costs in 2022. Meanwhile, graphic novels for younger readers and manga continue to attract unprecedented audiences. A panel of editors and industry professionals will discuss the state of publishing today and will also explain how they find new work (and talk about the best way to get their attention). Join us for a frank discussion with Robyn Chapman (Editor, First Second Books), Tom Devlin (Executive Editor, Drawn and Quarterly), Charlotte Greenbaum (Senior Editor, Abrams ComicArts) and Gary Groth (Publisher and co-founder, Fantagraphics Books) moderated by Bill Kartalopoulos. This special professional development panel is co-organized and sponsored by the School of Visual Arts Department of Continuing Education.
Sunday, April 2nd at 11:30 am in room 2: With work across a range of genres – from biography, to fiction satire, to autobiography – Noah Van Sciver has emerged as one of the most prolific cartoonists of his generation. His works include the critically acclaimed historical work Joseph Smith and the Mormons (Abrams ComicArts), the wildly popular literary satire Fante Bukowski (Fantagraphics Books), and the new autobiographical comic book series Maple Terrace (Uncivilized Books). He will discuss this work and more in conversation with Gil Roth (Virtual Memories podcast).
Sunday, April 2nd at 2:30-3:30 pm in room 1: Carousel at MoCCA: Since 1997, cartoonist R. Sikoryak has hosted Carousel, a series of comics readings and visual performances by cartoonists and theater artists. Sikoryak brings a special edition of Carousel to MoCCA Arts Festival, featuring exhibiting artists and guests, performing live. Join us for an audio-visual journey to the place where comics and performance collide! Featuring Julia Gfrörer, Paul Kirchner, Kate Lacour, Jane Mai, and Sanika Phawde.
