NYC Comic Conventions / Talks / Special Events

Me of course

cool, as i have a fucked up arm i may drop my treasures off at your table if that's cool.

We can arrange a treasure hole of some kind

So here's my CAB haul:

- New work from one of my favorite contemporary cartoonist, AT Pratt. AT qualifies as something of a genius outsider artist for my money; his primary work is a series of intricately hand-cut diorama/pop-up books that prominently feature pop culture icons both contemporary (he has something of a thing for the Star Wars "porgs") and of his own making (a Nintendo Kirby-meets-Pillsbury Doughboy character named Bompi). He call many of these works his "Little Brothers" and he had a new one of him being (spoiler: mistakenly) taken to hell by the Griever Cleaver. His other main metier is designing socks and then making comic to accompany the socks. AT is one of the oddest and most loveable faces at any convention and I will always buy anything he is selling.
https://atpratt.net/
- Got a copy of Kim Deitch's new book Reincarnation Stories signed by him. Long long longtime fan (I put him up with Barks and Eisner in a personal pantheon); he and his wife were gregarious. When asked what he's reading that he recommends, he suggested Tim Lane and Harold Gray.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/kim-deitch-spins-his-yarns
- An issue of "Boutique Mag" from Neoglyphic Media, mostly Marc Bell. The editor was friendly, mannered and enthusiastic and i would likely have bought something more substantial but everything is so expensive in this world! Was particularly taken by "An Unknown Power" but I am not the guy who can manage $50 for an art pamphlet, no matter how intriguing.
https://www.neoglyphicmedia.com/product/an-unknown-power/
- Zines from Karen Sneider and Sarah Glidden who were sharing a table with Lauren Weinstein; both books fun reads and beautifully drawn
https://www.instagram.com/metromonster/
http://sarahglidden.com/
- From Beehive Books, a companion zine to the monster Harrison Cady book they just published (and that I bought and loved): the reprint of the first part of a Cady and Carolyn Wells serialized poetry amble called "The Happy Chaps"... apparently a con original as it's not for sale anywhere! No one at their table to discuss with.
http://www.beehivebooks.net/shop/madness-in-crowds-the-teeming-mind-of-harrison-cady
Coincidentally, I also got the second (labeled "#4") issue of their excellent LAAB broadsheet by Ryan Wimberley in the mail yesterday; he was on hand with copies. Looking forward to digging in as this looks even bigger and better than the previous and very impressive "#0"
http://www.beehivebooks.net/shop/laab-4
- "Blind"a book by Evan Cohen that I got primarily for my gal; she's a fan. I like his work quite a bit as well but she vibes on the slow transition panel stuff more than i do.
http://www.evanmcohen.com/
- A super gorgeous $5 print from Gary Leib of the happiest turkey you ever did see; I should've bought ten of these and given them out as Thanksgiving gifts.
http://i.imgur.com/YNdxJwH.jpg
- Kate LaCour's Vivisectionary, her debut Fanta book, previously on Study Group online. I've been a big fan of her indie work for a few years; super happy to see her succeeding on a larger scale. I prefer her more semi-narrative stuff tbh but this "book as diorama" idea is a nice realization of her medical illustration style grand guignol body horror surreality.
http://www.fantagraphics.com/vivisectionary/
- Paul Kirchener's new one Hieronymus & Bosch from French publisher Tanibus. It's a series of beautifully rendered mostly wordless single page/ mostly six panel gag cartoons about a schlub and his toy duck in hell. It's wonderful.
https://www.adultswim.com/comics/hieronymus-bosch-paul-kirchner
- Got a stack of mini-kuš books at five bucks a pop from Kevin Hooyman, Marlene Krause, Jesse Jacobs, Samplerman and Hironori Kikuchi. I probably should've just bought one of everything they had but stopped myself.
http://www.komikss.lv/books/mini-kus/
- a book from Estella Vega's great accordion book series about the Paleozoic era, the first book in her new Triassic series and her short sci-fi book Alien Encounters. She's something of a savant and I'd love to see her get a bigger audience, say in the Heavy Metal world. I still need to buy the last two of her Paleozoic books to finish my collection.
http://estrellavega.com/
- intricate ballpoint insects in micro format from illustrator Allison Conway; love her style.
https://www.allistrations.com/
- a stack of free newspapers from Nolan Pelletier, a commercial illustrator making interesting 70's rococo images somewhere between golden books, ephemeral kitsch and Charley Harper. The newspapers were spectacular objects and mostly in service of selling notepads and greeting cards. I bought a sticker as i felt obliged. Really nice work!
http://nolannolannolan.com/
- a compilation of the Rough Ones webcomic
http://roughonescomic.com/comic/cover/
- the real find of the fest was Lale Westvind's second volume of GRIP which really blew me away; i read it straight through like three times immediately. The color is incredibly but it's the kinetic, remarkably clear intention of the cartooning that makes it feel like something genuinely new and sort of life altering. Absolutely devastating work and worth hunting down at any cost.
http://www.tcj.com/reviews/grip-vol-1/
http://www.perfectly-acceptable.com/item/grip-2/images/detail1-big.jpg

You can buy Grip 2 for $35 here.
https://www.perfectly-acceptable.com/item/grip-2/

Westvind says these guys are gonna do a single volume collection in February which i will definitely get
https://13millonesdenaves.com/

thanks for the recap ulysses, lots of interesting stuff here

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CIVIC SALON: SUPER/POWER
Featuring Angélique Roché

With great power comes great responsibility. But when it comes to making change in the real world, how can we unlock our own unique abilities to shape the future? Assemble with journalist, cultural critic, and self-described “professional nerd” Angélique Roché (SyFy Wire, Marvel, and more) as we take inspiration from the world of sci-fi and fantasy to uncover our own unique super powers.

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https://societyillustrators.org/event/teachingcomics/

A slideshow presentation and discussion on non-fiction comics as a teaching tool, featuring cartoonists working in the fields of science, politics, art and more. This event is part of Will Eisner Week, and Eisner’s own educational and instructional comics are the inspiration for this panel. With Malaka Gharib, Scott McCloud, Whit Taylor, and Kriota Willberg, moderated by R. Sikoryak.

Free with registration.

interesting! if i'm not already collapsed in bed i may give it a shot

https://www.moccafest.org/comicandcartoonartweek
Some very good virtual events in here including stuff with Derf and Simon Hanselmann and Ben Katchor and the Hernandez Bros with Adrian Tomine

"- the real find of the fest was Lale Westvind's second volume of GRIP which really blew me away; i read it straight through like three times immediately. The color is incredibly but it's the kinetic, remarkably clear intention of the cartooning that makes it feel like something genuinely new and sort of life altering. Absolutely devastating work and worth hunting down at any cost."

I just picked this up myself (the currently available vol. 1 & 2 collection) and it is indeed mind blowing.