Event at Comics museum in Manhattan

[Spqrblues]

There are going to be two panels at MoCCA, the Museum of Comic and Cartoon and Art, in Manhattan the next two Mondays (April 23rd and 30th), 6:30 pm, about interstitial comics--comics that cross genres, media, topics, etc. That includes art that isn't well regarded because no one is sure what it is, and that very definitely includes webcomics, which are still being treated like the noisy problem child of "real" comics by some people. I hope any webcomickers in and around New York City will come to the first panel and represent the online world, to help the museum and its membership learn more about what's out here and Why We Web.

Here's the description of the first panel:

April 23rd - Interstitiality and the Creative Artist
For years, comic artists & writers have been struggling with the fact that their best work is usually unclassifiable and uncategorizable; most of the world doesn't know how to describe it or even find it, let alone how to market it. Enter the Interstitial Arts Foundation, founded in 2003 to encourage and promote writing, music and all art that falls between the cracks of recognized genres: art made in the interstices between categories, by artists without borders. Creative folks - including Megan Kelso, Colleen AF Venable, Doselle Young, and moderator Justine Larbalestier - will discuss where their least-classifiable work comes from, where it's going, and ways that the banner of "interstitial'" might help get us there.

And it's freeeee!

P.S. - If you bring business cards or postcards for your comic with your URL and some art or whatnot, I will set up a handouts table.

[DarknessFalls]

I wish I could attend this. Unfortunately, I moved out of NYC six years ago.

[Spqrblues]

I just recently moved back, myself, but I still spend a lot of time in Austin. Both have very good indy comic scenes, though.

[DarknessFalls]

I just recently moved back, myself, but I still spend a lot of time in Austin. Both have very good indy comic scenes, though.

Wow. I used to live in Austin. In fact, I moved FROM Austin to NYC. When I got laid off from my job in the city, I moved to Maryland and moved in with the man I eventually married.

Still, small world!

[Spqrblues]

A reminder of the second event this month at MoCCA, the Museum of Comic and Cartoon and Art, in Manhattan this Monday (April 30th), 6:30 pm. This panel will feature Del Rey's Manga editor as well as other editors and a bookstore comics buyer. After the panel will be Q&A and snacks.

I hope any webcomickers in and around New York City will come help the museum and its membership learn more about what's on the web.

Monday, 30 April, 6:30 pm
Interstitiality and the Comic Book Industry
How border-crossing works take root in the comic book world. MoCCA and the Interstitial Arts Foundation will be scoping out the industry side of the equation, bringing together the behind-the-scenes perspectives of reviewers, museum curators, booksellers, and others to discuss how to best promote works that are unclassifiable.

Panel participants:

Dallas Middaugh, Director of Manga for Del Rey Books.

Calvin Reid, Senior News Editor at Publishers Weekly and coeditor of PW Comics Week, and a consulting editor for the Reed Graphica graphic novel imprint.

Jason Little, who has curated a number of comic book-related gallery shows for Brooklyn’s Flux Factory and is the creator of the renowned Shutterbug Follies.

Jessica Stockton, comics buyer for the New York outpost of renowned independent bookstore McNally Robinson (just up the street at 50 Prince Street).

Liz Gorinsky (moderator), Associate Editor, Tor Books.

And it's freeeee!

P.S. - If you bring postcards or business cards advertising your comic, I will make sure they are handed out to the panelists and to the audience along with the program flyer.