Comments on: MoCCA: hot hot hot http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/06/08/mocca-hot-hot-hot/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:33:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Chris Pitzer http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/06/08/mocca-hot-hot-hot/#comment-40470 Chris Pitzer Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:05:04 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/06/08/mocca-hot-hot-hot/#comment-40470 The other buzzbook for me was FREDDIE & ME by Mike Dawson. I read it Monday morning while waiting at the airport, and I know I laughed out loud at least a half dozen times. Mike did a fantastic job. The other buzzbook for me was FREDDIE & ME by Mike Dawson. I read it Monday morning while waiting at the airport, and I know I laughed out loud at least a half dozen times. Mike did a fantastic job.

]]> By: Carol Burrell http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/06/08/mocca-hot-hot-hot/#comment-40469 Carol Burrell Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:23:34 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/06/08/mocca-hot-hot-hot/#comment-40469 Thanks, Ken. It looks spectacular. I've been playing with various ideas of putting comics IN boxes (tiny tiny boxes, as I'm sort of a fiend for miniatures), but the idea that the comic IS the box and you have to open it at the appropriate point is utterly perfect. I hope those of us who missed it at MoCCA have a chance to get our mitts on a copy :) Thanks, Ken. It looks spectacular. I’ve been playing with various ideas of putting comics IN boxes (tiny tiny boxes, as I’m sort of a fiend for miniatures), but the idea that the comic IS the box and you have to open it at the appropriate point is utterly perfect.

I hope those of us who missed it at MoCCA have a chance to get our mitts on a copy :)

]]> By: Tag http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/06/08/mocca-hot-hot-hot/#comment-40468 Tag Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:14:29 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/06/08/mocca-hot-hot-hot/#comment-40468 That's a great idea, Ken. I love when comics transcend the flat linear model into something multi-dimensional. I wish I'd seen this; I would have picked it up in a heartbeat. Will any local stores like Hanley's carry it? Non sequitur: I am in a photo in here! Can you find me? I am like Waldo! Non sequitur again: I really hope there's going to be another, larger print run of "Harvest Is When I Need You Most." Had I known the run was so small I would have snatched it up as soon as I saw it. That’s a great idea, Ken. I love when comics transcend the flat linear model into something multi-dimensional. I wish I’d seen this; I would have picked it up in a heartbeat. Will any local stores like Hanley’s carry it?

Non sequitur: I am in a photo in here! Can you find me? I am like Waldo!

Non sequitur again: I really hope there’s going to be another, larger print run of “Harvest Is When I Need You Most.” Had I known the run was so small I would have snatched it up as soon as I saw it.

]]> By: Ken Wong http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/06/08/mocca-hot-hot-hot/#comment-40467 Ken Wong Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:53:34 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/06/08/mocca-hot-hot-hot/#comment-40467 Hi! "Pandora's Box" was my contribution to the Make Sale fundraising table (meaning that all proceeds from this weekend's print run went directly to the museum). As for more info... let me begin by explaining that I'd designed "Pandora's Box" to be sold in box form which readers would then have to open -- at the appropriate point in the story, of course -- to see what was inside. I only agreed to sell some flat at the MoCCA Art Fest because people were worried about transporting them home. The idea for "Pandora's Box" grew out of a discussion I had at the opening reception for MoCCA's "Infinite Canvas" webcomics exhibition last year; its intended to show something you can still only do with paper comics. I had a great time at the MoCCA Art Fest talking to people who not only "got" that part, but also appreciated so many of the other little things I tried to put into the piece. Hi! “Pandora’s Box” was my contribution to the Make Sale fundraising table (meaning that all proceeds from this weekend’s print run went directly to the museum).

As for more info… let me begin by explaining that I’d designed “Pandora’s Box” to be sold in box form which readers would then have to open — at the appropriate point in the story, of course — to see what was inside. I only agreed to sell some flat at the MoCCA Art Fest because people were worried about transporting them home.

The idea for “Pandora’s Box” grew out of a discussion I had at the opening reception for MoCCA’s “Infinite Canvas” webcomics exhibition last year; its intended to show something you can still only do with paper comics.

I had a great time at the MoCCA Art Fest talking to people who not only “got” that part, but also appreciated so many of the other little things I tried to put into the piece.

]]> By: Carol Burrell http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/06/08/mocca-hot-hot-hot/#comment-40466 Carol Burrell Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:06:56 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/06/08/mocca-hot-hot-hot/#comment-40466 Can you tell us a little more about the minicomic that folds into a (Pandora's?) box? I saw one out of the corner of my eye yesterday, but didn't get a chance to look at it up close. Who's the artist? I love that about MoCCA--the creativity and innovation and wild wonderful unique shiny things. SPX has the same sort of vibe to it, but MoCCA is here in my hometown.... Can you tell us a little more about the minicomic that folds into a (Pandora’s?) box? I saw one out of the corner of my eye yesterday, but didn’t get a chance to look at it up close. Who’s the artist?

I love that about MoCCA–the creativity and innovation and wild wonderful unique shiny things. SPX has the same sort of vibe to it, but MoCCA is here in my hometown….

]]> By: comicfoundry.com » MoCCA Art Fest 2008! http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/06/08/mocca-hot-hot-hot/#comment-40465 comicfoundry.com » MoCCA Art Fest 2008! Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:45:59 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/06/08/mocca-hot-hot-hot/#comment-40465 [...] The Art Fest is always one of my favorite favorite shows. Always such heart, such energy. It sounds like cliched bullshit, but it’s true. The theme overall was that it was hot as fuck. People were sweating big time — there’s photo evidence on The Beat (thanks, Heidi). I finally got a chance to walk around on Sunday and picked up some stuff that looked good. I’m yet to read any of it, but I’ll make a list tonight of the goodies. [...] [...] The Art Fest is always one of my favorite favorite shows. Always such heart, such energy. It sounds like cliched bullshit, but it’s true. The theme overall was that it was hot as fuck. People were sweating big time — there’s photo evidence on The Beat (thanks, Heidi). I finally got a chance to walk around on Sunday and picked up some stuff that looked good. I’m yet to read any of it, but I’ll make a list tonight of the goodies. [...]

]]> By: Tucker Stone http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/06/08/mocca-hot-hot-hot/#comment-40464 Tucker Stone Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:53:26 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/06/08/mocca-hot-hot-hot/#comment-40464 Props to the Disney people-as soon as my wife off-handedly mentioned that she uses the Mo Willems books in her class, they asked if she wanted pencils and stickers for her students--she said, "oh, I couldn't. I've got too many, almost 90 altogether." The people at the booth said that wasn't a problem, went diving into boxes and gave us a huge box of pencils and a 8-inch stack of stickers. That's the kind of people Mocca has in spades. Props to the Disney people-as soon as my wife off-handedly mentioned that she uses the Mo Willems books in her class, they asked if she wanted pencils and stickers for her students–she said, “oh, I couldn’t. I’ve got too many, almost 90 altogether.” The people at the booth said that wasn’t a problem, went diving into boxes and gave us a huge box of pencils and a 8-inch stack of stickers. That’s the kind of people Mocca has in spades.

]]> By: Torsten Adair http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/06/08/mocca-hot-hot-hot/#comment-40463 Torsten Adair Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:46:38 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/06/08/mocca-hot-hot-hot/#comment-40463 Maybe the heat drained my enthusiasm... not really excited about anything, maybe because it's normal to have so much good stuff now. A LOT of kids books on display, especially a charming title from Houghton Mifflin about a girl who assembles a shopping list for zoo animals. Recommend the text book from First Second by Able and Madden. Hope they create a second book on writing/storytelling. Zander Cannon will be drawing a genetics book for FSG, and the Jim Ottavani is writing a NASA book for Simon & Schuster. Met lots of cool people, which is why I attend, and got some stuff for the archives. Maybe the heat drained my enthusiasm… not really excited about anything, maybe because it’s normal to have so much good stuff now.
A LOT of kids books on display, especially a charming title from Houghton Mifflin about a girl who assembles a shopping list for zoo animals.
Recommend the text book from First Second by Able and Madden. Hope they create a second book on writing/storytelling.
Zander Cannon will be drawing a genetics book for FSG, and the Jim Ottavani is writing a NASA book for Simon & Schuster.
Met lots of cool people, which is why I attend, and got some stuff for the archives.

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