Oct. 3 – Forming + Like Swimmers release party with Jesse Moynihan and Dash Shaw
Books! Animation! Cartoonists LIVE in person! Dash Shaw and Jesse Moynihan come to Floating World on Saturday October 3, from 4-6pm to celebrate the release of their new books! Then head to Clinton St. Theater for A Night of Animation with Jesse Moynihan and Dash Shaw at 7pm. The pair will screen new material they’re working on and host a discussion about their various artistic projects.
In Forming, Jesse Moynihan takes 50,000 years of socio-religious postulation and throws it in the blender to create one epic—and irreverent—battle royale between alien gods, Ancient Greek Titans, interplanetary assassin droids, and humanity itself. Originally begun in 2009 and garnering hundreds of thousands of followers online, Jesse Moynihan’s acclaimed Magnum Opus was never completed — until now!
Like Swimmers opens during the Covid summer of 2020, when Richmond-based web designer Mackenzie wakes up to find her younger brother Howie dead in their apartment. An autopsy reveals a startling cause: Howie was killed by a silver bullet. With no help from a police force overwhelmed by protest and plague, Mackenzie turns sleuth and goes on the hunt for an answer to what she believes is a simple question: who murdered Howie? Dash Shaw, fresh off the acclaimed Blurry, delivers a fast-paced mystery in lush painted color that delves into loss, calamity, and whether we ever really know the people we love.
WHO: Jesse Moynihan and Dash Shaw
WHAT: Forming + Like Swimmers release party
WHEN: Saturday October 3, 4-6pm
WHERE: Floating World Comics, 340 SW Morrison St. STE 1300, Portland OR 97204
WHAT: A Night of Animation with Jesse Moynihan and Dash Shaw
WHEN: Saturday October 3, 7pm
WHERE: Clinton St. Theater, 2522 SE Clinton St, Portland, OR 97202
