BC&G Festival

Chuck Forsman, and Alex Kim

The Brooklyn Comics & Graphics Festival was pretty great.
Shows that are free to attendees always end up being awesome, if TCAF, Expozine and this weekend's show are any indication.

Sean Ford and Alex


The space was kind of tight when it was really busy, but it was still very well organized and the lighting was good too, and busy is a good thing at a show, right?

Also, nearly every table was awesome. I hope this show happens next year.

Thanks to Gabe, from Desert Island, and Dan, from Picture Box, for putting the show together, and thanks to my table and travel mates.

Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival

Just a reminder that I'll be at the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival tomorrow.
Come by the Sundays (we actually have half a table) table to check out Chuck's new mini!
I'll have a new small print and will be very happy to do some mini-comic trading or some sketching.

Below is a sample from the mini that I didn't finish in time for this show:

Microns

CC Samples 18 and News

G-Nib & Ink

This is the last sample from my Cartoon College illustrations. I've pretty much posted everything except for a couple panels. Not sure if I'm going to post the color versions one at a time or all at once, but that will come next week probably.

In other news I was included in The Best American Comics 2009's Notable Comics List for my Untitled (Caveman) story. Also in the list were several of my buddies' comics, including:

Steve Bisette, “Secrets & Lies, Windows & Wounds” Secrets and Lies #7
Ken Dahl, “Gordon Smalls Hurts Himself” from Welcome to the Dahl House
Sean Ford, Only Skin Issue 2 Fall 2007 and Only Skin Issue 3
Charles Forsman, Snake Oil 01 2008 and Snake Oil 02
Alexis Frederick-Frost, “Letter” from 3 Stories
James Sturm, Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow

It was a very cool year (or couple of years) for good comics. I'm proud to be on the list with such good company. My thanks to the BAC editors.

More news:


Sean Ford's excellent comic series, Only Skin, will be collected and published by Secret Acres in 2011 (issue 5 sample above). In the meantime, issue 4 debuted last fall. Pick it up if you haven't already!


Alt-comics champ and super nice guy, Rich Tommaso, has a brand new website where he will be posting pages of comics (sample above) every day, five days a week!
Rich is immensely talented. A few years ago I had the opportunity to add the gray tones to Rich's art for the Satchel Paige biography that he illustrated and James Sturm wrote. Getting to spend 40-50 pages staring at Rich's beautiful cartooning was an awesome way to spend internship hours and I really appreciate the experience. I wish you the best Rich, and look forward to the comics!

CC Samples 17 & Colleen's Nagranowrimo

Another sample from my Cartoon College illustrations.

G-Nib & Ink


I did an interview recently for The Reader's Voice, where I talked about mini-comics and keeping a sketchbook. Check it out here.


My buddy Colleen Frakes just finished her 100-page graphic novel (sample above) as part of her challenge to herself this month. Read the whole thing HERE.
Colleen, your dedication and work ethic are an inspiration to all of us!

CC Samples 16 and Brooklyn

Another sample from my Cartoon College illustrations.

G-Nib & Ink

This weekend I'll be at the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival with my buddies Sean Ford, Chuck Forsman, Melissa Mendes, and Alex Kim. More info below:

PictureBox & Desert Island Present:

The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival

Saturday December 5th 2009: 11 AM - 7 PM
Our Lady of Consolation Church
184 Metropolitan Ave.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Free admission

Download the festival program here for a map and schedule.

The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival consists of 3 components in 3 nearby locations in Williamsburg, Brooklyn:

-Over 50 exhibitors selling their zines, comics, books, prints and posters in a bustling market-style environment at Our Lady of Consolation Church, 184 Metropolitan Ave.
-Panel discussions and lectures by prominent artists, as well as an exhibition of vintage comic book artwork at Secret Project Robot, 128 River St.
-An evening of musical performances at DBA, 49 S. 2nd St.

In the cozy basement of Our Lady of Consolation Church (184 Metropolitan), exhibitors will display and sell their unique wares. Exhibitors include leading graphic book publisher Drawn & Quarterly of Montreal; famed French screenprint publisher Le Dernier Cri; artist's book publisher Nieves of Zurich, Switzerland; Italian art book publisher Corraini; master printer David Sandlin; and tons of individual artists and publishers from Brooklyn.

Featured guests include the renowned artists Gabrielle Bell, R. O. Blechman, Pakito Bolino, Charles Burns, Anya Davidson, Kim Deitch, C.F., Carlos Gonzales, Ben Katchor, Michael Kupperman, Mark Newgarden, Gary Panter, Ron Rege Jr., Peter Saul, Dash Shaw, R. Sikoryak, Jillian Tamaki, Adrian Tomine, and Lauren Weinstein, among others.