Black Comics, Afrofuturism, and Afro-Feminist VR awaits this Sunday at the BAM!
“So What? Press” is serving up exciting things this April!
Baristas fighting monsters, fantastic creators, and hot coffee encounters- So What? Press has all sorts of things in store this month! Starting in mid-April, a new 10-page Tales of the Night Watchman story by Dave Kelly will be featured in the Park Slope Reader, a free of charge quarterly publication in Brooklyn, NY. At 2 pages per publication, […]
Hang Dai, Hypothetical Island and DrawBridge art studios are getting evicted at the end of the month
At the end of the month, the thriving scene of artists studios centered in the Gowanus part of Brooklyn will be no more. As reported last year (but not imediately connected to the comics world) a massive collection of old warehouses that have been turned into artists studios, in the classic NYC sense, are now being turned into…well condos, probably. The area is located near the toxic Gowanus Canal and not considered safe for habitation but that won’t stop anyone. Maybe a bank or a organic dog treat store or a prozen yogurt shop will open up.
Comic artists on canvas: POW! art show in Brooklyn
Looking for something to do in New York City on this grey Saturday? How about a little cultured comic artist appreciation?
Brooklyn’s Grand Comics Festival Returns June 7th
The Grand Comics Festival 2014 a small but very friendly comics show is returning this June, although slimmed down to one day. Exhibitors include Sam Hendersn, Nick Bertozzi and organizer Pat Dorian. Admission is free, and there is the best sandwich shop ever around the corner. Saturday, June 7th 11am-7pm Bird River Studio 343 Grand […]
BCGF Co-Founder Announces New Brooklyn Comics Festival
Following the news earlier this year that the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival is now no more, it appears a new festival has just been announced to take its place – presented by Desert Island Comics (and therefore BCGF cofounder Gabe Fowler), this will be The Comic Arts Brooklyn Festival. Steve MorrisTalking bunny, Little Mix enthusiast […]
On the Scene: Neil Gaiman Launches “Most Personal” Book’s Tour in Brooklyn
Neil Gaiman’s latest book, THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE, launched onto the market in a flurry of early glowing reviews on June 18th, and it was a long and “surreal” day for Gaiman, fresh from a plane in from London to usher the work into the hands of UK and US fans. […]
On the Scene: NIGHT JOB Salon Gets Personal
On March 21st 2013 at the Union Hall bar, restaurant, and music venue in Park Slope, Brooklyn, comics creator and TRIP CITY co-curator Dean Haspiel and comedian/actress Katharine Heller launched what may be the first of several salon events featuring comics, comedy, prose, and musical performances entitled “NIGHT JOB”. Though it was a new venture, […]