Fantagraphics is going to MoCCA on March 28th-29th! Visit us at Table 52 at the Metropolitan Pavilion for artist signings, new books (including some that aren’t out yet!), and merch! You can find the schedule of panels and signings below:
Fantagraphics Table 52 Signing Schedule:
Saturday, March 28th:
1:00-2:00 pm: Walker Tate (Laser Eye Surgery) + Mia Wolff (Bread & Wine: An Erotic Tale of New York)
2:00-3:00 pm: Kim Deitch (How I Make Comics) + Anna Haifisch (Ready America)
3:00-4:00 pm: Stan Mack (Stan Mack’s Real Life Funnies)
Sunday, March 29th:
1:00-2:00 pm: Kim Deitch (How I Make Comics) + Walker Tate (Laser Eye Surgery)
2:00-3:00 pm: Mia Wolff (Bread & Wine: An Erotic Tale of New York) + Stan Mack (Stan Mack’s Real Life Funnies)
4:00-5:00 pm: Anna Haifisch (Ready America)
Programming Schedule:
Saturday, March 28th:
Kim Deitch: How I Make Comics, 1:30-2:00 pm, Space One: Legendary artist Kim Deitch is one of the founding members of the underground comix generation, starting his career in the mid-1960s at the East Village Other. In the years since he has authored an entire library of brilliant, complex graphic novels that reliably offer readers a visionary tour through the border lands between art and insanity, filled with love for the cherished moments and cultural artifacts that redeem our struggling human race. He will discuss his latest graphic novel, How I Make Comics, in an in-depth conversation with moderator Bill Kartalopoulos
COPRA: Post-Mortem, 3:00-4:00 pm, Space Two: In 2012 Cuban-American artist Michel Fiffe began a singular creative journey with his self-published comic book series COPRA. Blending influences from second-tier superhero team books (Suicide Squad) and independent comics (Love and Rockets), Fiffe brought an auteurist approach to the 24-page, full-color comic book while navigating the machinery of the direct market system. This past year, with the releases of The Death of COPRA and COPRA #50, Fiffe has realized his vision and steered his series to its conclusion. He will reflect on thirteen years of COPRA in conversation with Tucker Stone (Fantagraphics Books).
Sunday, March 29th:
The Comics Journal at 50, 1:30-2:30 pm, Space Two: In 1976, Gary Groth and co-founder Michael Catron bought a failing advertising-driven tabloid called the Nostalgia Journal. Within months they reinvented it as The Comics Journal, a new magazine of comics news and criticism and the cornerstone of what would become Fantagraphics Books. The Journal distinguished itself with no-holds-barred criticism and fearless, muckraking industry journalism. New York Times comics critic Sam Thielman will lead a conversation about the magazine’s past and present, with Groth and current Comics Journal editors Austin English, Sally Madden, and Chris Mautner.
Anna Haifisch: The Artist is Present, 3:00-4:00 pm, Space One: German artist Anna Haifisch’s comics synthesize the fragility of Charles Schulz’s line with the introspection of alternative comics to depict and satirize the intimate melodramas that constitute the creative life. Her own artwork is infused with saturated colors informed by her background as a printmaker and is peppered with art historical references ranging from Japanese ukiyo-e to Western conceptualism. America is a frequent subject in her work as well, a subject she treats with fondness and amusement. She will discuss her work in this special spotlight conversation with arts writer and former BOMB comics editor Chantal McStay.
Modern Horror, 3:00-4:00 pm, Space Two: The mundane horrors of everyday life are often amplified to otherworldly levels in literature, film, and comics; the monsters that we treat as “other” are often revealed to be our own dark reflections. At a moment of historical turmoil, horror becomes a way to process contemporary anxieties. Indie film offers a personalized, auteurist approach to horror, as do comics, like the popular and influential works of Charles Burns and Junji Ito. Comics Journal editor Sally Madden will discuss contemporary takes on horror with Julia Gfrörer (World Within the World), Gigi Murakami (Resenter, RazorBlades), and Yu-Tung Yeh (A.I. Meets Ghost).
MoCCA Merch + Exclusives:
