Society of Illustrators Presents Comic and Cartoon Art Week: A Virtual Comics Festival

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Parent Category: Other Festivals

Category: Art/Antiques

Published on Friday, 09 April 2021 19:08

Written by Renzo Adler

The MoCCA Fest has been a fixture of New York’s independent comics and art scene since 2002, even outliving its original namesake (the Museum of Comics and Cartoon Art).  Due the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic, The Society of Illustrators will be organizing a virtual fest, the Comic and Cartoon Art Week, from April 12 to the 17th with live streamed panel discussions, workshops, and (virtual) meet-and-greets. All events hosted by the Society of Illustrators are free to view. Details are at https://www.moccafest.org/comicandcartoonartweek

The online festivities will have discussions on manga, the future of independent comics, workshops for aspiring artists and more.

Events include:

• Controlled Chaos: Simon Hanselmann with Nathan Cowdry
  Join alternative cartoonists Simon Hanselmann (Crisis Zone) and Nathan Cowdry (Crash Site)  for a friendly chat about their respective bodies of work. Their comics share many common themes: anthropomorphised animals, violence done to and by undergarments, drug-fueled escapades, and the value of loyalty, friendship and lust… er, love! We meant love!
  
  
• MegaScope
  Join John Jennings, the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, as he introduces the world to MEGASCOPE: a new line of graphic novels from Abrams ComicArts dedicated to showcasing speculative and non-fiction works by and about people of color, with a focus on science fiction, fantasy, horror, history, and stories of magical realism.
  
  
• Ryan Holmberg: Manga 4.5
  Building Comics with Mats and Stones: Historian Ryan Homberg focuses on tropes of bohemian poverty in Haoan 50s and 60s. Hosted by NY Comics & Picture-Story Symposium.
  
  
• Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez in Conversation with Adrian Tomine
  Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez and Adrian Tomine sit down for an informal discussion of their methods, influences, some alternative comics history and more. This meeting of three of the most accomplished and influential alternative cartoonists working today is not to be missed!
  
  
• Shawn Martinbrough: Telling A Story
  A discussion on how to create a story starting from words to art. Shawn Martinbrough is the author of How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling, published by PenguinRandom House.
  
  
• Let’s Make Comics with Mika Song!
  Do you love cute animals? Delicious foods? Drawing? Then join author and artist Mika Song for a fun-filled hour of reading and drawing, featuring her awesome kids graphic novel, Donut Feed the Squirrels! Workshop participants will be guided along in creating a character and four panel comic. Have handy paper, a pencil and something to add color - crayons, colored pencils or markers. Purchase Mika’s books here. This workshop is great for families and young artists ages 5+.
  
  
• Shawn Martinbrough: Telling A Story
  A discussion on how to create a story starting from words to art. Shawn Martinbrough is the author of How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling, published by PenguinRandom House. He is a creator/artist whose DC Comics, Marvel and Dark Horse Comics projects include Batman: Detective Comics, DMZ, Luke Cage Noir, The Black Panther and Hellboy. Shawn is also the artist of Thief of Thieves by Robert Kirkman, the co-creator of The Walking Dead and INVINCIBLE.

 And more.

The Society of Illustrators has stated that the MoCCA Arts Festival has been rescheduled for April 2-3, 2022, and will be hosted at the Metropolitan Pavilion. 

To learn more, go to: https://www.moccafest.org/

Comic and Cartoon Art Week
April 12 - 17, 2021