Nice art AND To Do 12/1: Kilian Eng art at Floating World
Swedish digital artist Kilian Eng is one of the hottest things going in illustration, and he's getting his first monograph from Floating World Comics -- and they'll be holding an opening to celebrate on December 1st at FLoating World. Alas the artist will not be on hand. The book will be available at the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival on December 3.
More details of Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival
More details of the last big indie show of 2011 have been announced, including related festivities, which include events at Union Pool, the Scot Eder Gallery, the Spectacle Theater and the Brick Theater, and an expanded guest list which, in addition to previously announced legends, also includes Adrian Tomine, Jordan Crane, Michael Deforge, Gabrielle Bell, Dash Shaw, Gary Panter, Frank Santoro, and Leslie Stein.
Event report: Meeting Lily Renée and Trina Robbins
Alexa at Ladies Making Comics has a delightful report up on an event at Books of Wonder with Trina Robbins and Golden Age cartoonist Lily Renée, who is the subject of a new biographical comic written by Robbins. A nice reminder that "Women in Comics" didn't start last month, last year, or even the last decade!
Jack Davis, Phoebe Gloeckner headline Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Fest
The featured guests for this Decembers Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival have been announced, and it's pretty spectacular: CF, Jack Davis, Phoebe Gloeckner, Lisa Hanawalt, Chip Kidd, David Mazzucchelli, John Porcellino and Brian Ralph.
If you are like us, you are most excited about the chance to meet the legendary Jack Davis, who was not only an EC Comics mainstay, but one of the original MAD artists and one of the most influential illustrators of the 60s and 70s with his unmistakeable "bigfoot" style. So YEAH. Amazing.
To do: November — Comica
Paul Gravett has sent out an email with SOME of the amazing events for the month long Comica fest in the UK. The party kicks off tomorrow with an opening night hoedown, and then things unspool fats and furious -- among those appearing Hannah Berry, Warren Ellis, Lenny Henry Richard McGuire and more to come!
To do 11/5: Carousel for kids
Chris Duffy
Sam Henderson
Tao Nyeu
Colleen AF Venable
and more!
To do 11/3: Lily Renee Wilheim and Trina Robbins at MoCCA
Two comics icons together -- this is a real don't miss event.
To do tonight SF: Isotope Trick-Or-Treat w/ First Second Books
A Halloween costume contest at a comics shop -- isn't this the most natural promo ever? Be there and take pictures!
POSTPONED until November 12!!!! UNDERWIRE at Bergen Street
Jennifer Hayden is at Bergen Street Comics, and you will be there in your Ben Cooper costume!
MAD comes to SCAD on November 12th
Jack Davis, legendary EC artist and caricaturist, doesn't do many public appearances, but he will be part of a panel spotlighting MAD Magazine at the Savannah College of Art and Design that sounds worth buying an airline ticket for.
Davis will join Al Jaffee, Sergio Aragones, Paul Coker Jr, Nick Meglin, Duck Edwing, Sam Viviano and Tom Richmond for IT’S A SCAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WEEKEND on November 12th as part of a weekend celebrating the usual gang of idiots November 11-13th. This illustrious group will also be participating in workshops and portfolio reviews with the sequential art students at SCAD.
To do tonight: Cousin Corinne's LIVE COMIX BLOCK with von Buhler and Roberts
More comics readings tonight with Cynthia von Buhler and Kat Roberts.
Tonight to do: Seth and Clowes in Montreal
If you can't make it out for these seminal events, you can still listen to these modern masters talk with WYNC's Leonard Lopate right here.
