The SF genre – especially social science fiction – has been well represented in comics of late with works like Tillie Walden’s On a Sunbeam and Sophie Goldstein’s House of Women (coming in a collection this fall from Fantagraphics.) And those two are jst the tip of the iceberg. Alexandra Beguez is another cartoonist working in […]
Meet tomorrow’s future comics superstars April 29th at SVA’s Fresh Meat
Fresh Meat is the School of Visual Art’s annual in-house comics fair and it’s a place where many a comics star has been spotted in nascent form. This year’s event will be held April 29th, from 6 to 9 pm at the SVA Student Center located at 217 East 23rd Street. The event is organized by Cartoon Allies, […]
To Do tonight: SVA’s Fresh Meat 2015
Poster above is by Giselle Sarmiento. SVA—the School of Visual Arts— holds a yearly mini comic-con for its senior class Fresh Meat. SVA has been a hotbed of cartooning since it was founded back in 1947 by Tarzan artist Burne Hogarth and Silas H. Rhodes. Notable comics alums are literally too numerous to begin to mention, […]
A few notes on SVA’s Fresh Meat 2014
I meant to get this post up many days ago but it’s been that kinda week. Last Friday I went to SVA’s comics/zine fest Fresh Meat where seniors—and some undergrads—learn how to sit behind a table and smile while selling their print comics. It’s valuable training for would be cartoonists, and a sharp preview of […]