December 3, 2014
The Never-Ending, Four-Color Festival: Shows And Events
By Tom Spurgeon
* the Society Of Illustrators
has named its jury for the prize they give out during the MoCCA Festival, which includes a show at the Society shortly thereafter. It's a strong group: Charles Burns, Andrea Tsurumi (pictured), David Plunkert, Alexandra Zsigmond and Annie Koyama. I'm glad to see Plunkert involved; I've really enjoyed his two big, recent comics. Heidi MacDonald has the PR and the bios at that initial link.
*
speaking of that show, they're ending exhibitor applications tomorrow. They're in a new space and New York exhibiting is very desirable. Although I've heard from a few potential (and past) exhibitors worried about table costs that I've been told top out at $460 (there are levels related to SOI membership and the like that reduce this), I can't imagine they won't sell out.
*
Wizard's 2015 con schedule. That's a lot of shows.
* I like the looks of
this show taking place in São Paulo this weekend; it's their first one, and I wish them luck. It's a pop-culture show with a mostly mainstream comics contingent, which isn't exactly where my head's at, but that comics contingent looks
very well-selected. We are close to just having a regular
international circuit for these events, which I hope will encourage further development of the industry and art form in those places
between events. We'll see. I bet those in attendance have a fun weekend.
*
still had a link to a report from the Wizard show in Reno.
* speaking of big-tent shows,
here's an article about a new pop-culture convention scheduled for the Philippines in 2015. I do wonder how much those shows leverage their local tourism resources.
* a bunch of people attended the Miami Book Fair with comics projects this year. It was dumb of me not to list it.
Here's a report from James Kochalka that made me laugh.
* finally:
John Porcellino, road warrior.
posted 3:25 pm PST |
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