Sergio Toppi art exhibit
Prolific Italian comics legend Sergio Toppi is having an art show of his illustrations. The show opens this Saturday, 9/27, at Rome's Tricromia gallery (Via di panico 35, Rome). The show is...
Jim Lee to throw out first pitch
Baltimore Comic-Con is this weekend, and as usual, the Orioles are at home, but this time, the con is crossing over, as Jim Lee will throw out the first pitch at Friday night's...
SPX panels announced
We got this list of panels and whatnot at SPX yesterday -- for times, you can go to the SPX website, but it looks like an absorbing, thought-provoking weekend:
Q+A and Spotlights
Joost Swarte Q+A
Joost Swarte...
To Do: Deitch at Strand
Continuing Kim Deitch week, the artist appears tonight at The Strand:
Kim Deitch at the Strand
Kim Deitch, Deitch's Pictorama
September 18 07:00PM - 08:30PM
Veteran underground cartoonist Kim Deitch, creator of the acclaimed Fantagraphics...
Steve Dillon on tour
As they did with Kevin O'Neill last year, ComicsPRO, the retailer organization is hosting another tour this year, this time for the legendary PREACHER artist Steve Dillon, with benefits for The Hero Initiative planned...
Kim Deitch at MoCCA
We're a bit late in posting about Friday's boffo opening for the Kim Deitch reception at MoCCA. Not only was the show -- curated by Bill Kartalopoulous -- an outstanding retrospective at one...
To Do: Kim Deitch retrospective at MoCCA
MoCCA has launched a retrospective of one of comicdom's most underrated storytellers, Kim Deitch. The show was curated by Bill K., and the opening reception is tomorrow, Friday. Bonus: There's an amazing interview with...
Comics at the New Yorker Festival
The New Yorker Festival has just announced its lineup for the year, and as usual, there are several comics-related events:
Lynda Barry in conversation with Matt Groening
4 p.m. Festival HQ
Metropolitan Pavilion ($25)
Art Spiegelman: “Breakdowns: Comix...
SPX has Rall, Bolling, Wuerker
Via PR, political cartoonists will have a sizable presence at this year's SPX in Bethesda. Previously announced guests include Joost Swarte and Ben Katchor. SPX will be held October 4-5 this year...so it's time...
To do: Toon Books events
Lots of events coming up for Eleanor Davis and Dean Haspiel, including TONIGHT:
TOON Books is pleased to announce a series of September events to launch the first two titles in the publisher's fall line...
Morimoto at NYAF!
Okay, here is one celebrity we can get excited about -- or more accurately, his king yellowtail stew.
The New York Anime Festival (NYAF) today announced Chef Masaharu Morimoto -- star of Iron...
To Do 8/21: Doctorow/Spooky
Cory Doctorow Meets DJ Spooky: A CBLDF Benefit Mashup!
Sadly, we'll be out of town, or we'd be there in a flash.
