The Never-Ending, Four-Color Festival: Cons, Shows, Events

By Tom Spurgeon

* the world's coolest comics festival -- Fumetto in Luzern, Switzerland -- kicks off this weekend. Google images of "Luzern" for what has to be the prettiest place in the world that regularly holds a comics show (sorry, Bethesda). Daniel Clowes is the big US guest this year, and Jacques Loustal heads up a murderer's row of featured European artists.

* this weekend is also MoCCA Fest 2011, the first big New York show of the year (there are three, and more than that if you count whatever the heck it is Wizard does in the city) and the official kick-off to the alt-comics, small-press, artsy-fartsy part of the comics convention season. It sounds like a fun show, and I've always had fun whenever I've attended. If you're in the city, I'd suggest stopping by, and if you're near the city, I'd suggest thinking about it.

* speaking of MoCCA, Heidi MacDonald has a party breakdown and a cheap eats food guide up. Also, a bunch of the CCS kids are going to be there, many of whom will be doing their first of the big shows, so don't make them cry. If someone wants to score me a badge, I wouldn't cry.

* my only pieces of advice for enjoying MoCCA are to enjoy the city, see absolutely as much programming as interests you, and do a slow walk around the room before you buy anything, making a note of what you want to buy and if anyone is super-rude. It's good to get a sense of the room at a show like that, since you have no idea who might show up with what on their table for sale. Oh, and there's usually a line in the morning, so if you're a line-hater, you might time it so that you show up a bit later than right at the show's start.

* also, if anyone sees recently retired comics blogging High Father Neilalien in attendance, shake his hand for me.

* finally, it sounds like WonderCon was its usual understated, fun, super-successful self. WonderCon's like the mature older brother that has a beautiful family and a great job and as a result you rarely think of him as much as your more troubled family members. I enjoyed this report by Tom Devlin, where among other activities he seems to be endorsing all the great comics-buying that goes on there.
 
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