The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo has released their Panel and Workshop Schedule for 2012
WORKSHOPS
12:00PM – 12:50PM
Character Drawing with
Bob Flynn: Bob will demonstrate the importance of bringing life and movement into your drawings and characters. Drawing fast, posing characters, using a line of action, loose construction—merging energy with draftsmanship.
1:00PM – 1:50PM
Fold-Out Comics with
Jon Chad: If you thought that a book is just made up of a cover, back cover, and all the business in-between, think again! There is a wide variety of folding and book construction techniques that can help create a truly unique reading experience. Jon Chad from the Center for Cartoon Studies will walk through the basics of comic-making and how to make your own unfolding minicomic!
2:30PM – 3:20PM
Digital Tools for the Comic Book Artist with
David Marshall: Do you draw comics but are afraid of digital art programs? Comics veteran David Marshall shares his techniques. Digital tips include cleaning up scans, prepping for print or web, color, production and lettering. Learn comics-specific tricks for Photoshop and Illustrator.
3:30PM – 4:20PM
Drawing with NO PAIN! Injury Prevention for Cartoonists with
Kriota Willberg: Many cartoonists and artists suffer from pain and injury caused by hours and hours of drawing. Are you one of them? Are you afraid that you will become one of them? This workshop describes common injuries and their causes, presents guidelines that can help prevent drawing injuries, and teaches simple exercises that can help reduce the risk of getting injured.
PANELS
11:00AM – 11:50AM
Comics and Medicine
Health, illness, and the physical body are major themes in many graphic novels (such as
Cancer Vixen,
Epileptic, and
Stitches). Doctors, patients, and health educators are getting involved with comics as teaching tools and as a method of self-expression and exploring physical and mental conditions.
Moderator: Cathy Leamy Panelists: Kriota Willberg, LB Lee,
Paige Warren.
12:00PM – 12:50PM
Comics and Creative Careers
You have your first paid drawing gig … now what? A panel of working cartoonists discuss the challenges and rewards of drawing for a living in the fields of comics, illustration and animation. Topics will include how to balance creativity and professionalism, what to expect in various fields of employment, and some helpful anecdotes from the artists’ careers.
Moderator: Zack Giallongo
Panelists: Shelli Paroline (artist, Kaboom! Studios),
Keith Zulawnik (artist, Fablevision),
Renee Kurilla (artist, Fablevision, Simon & Schuster),
Ming Doyle (artist, Marvel, IDW)
1:00PM – 2:15PM
R. Sikoryak: Classics and Career
For twenty years, stylistic chameleon
R. Sikoryak has been producing literary adaptations in comics form that parody the tics and tropes of classic cartoons; these are collected in
Masterpiece Comics (Drawn and Quarterly). He will discuss his work and process, as well as his varied freelance career for Nickelodeon, The New Yorker, The Daily Show, and much more, in a special slideshow presentation.
2:30PM – 3:20PM
Iron Cartoonist
MICE pits top cartoonists against each other in a live drawing event. Utilizing theme “ingredients”
KC Green,
Ellen Crenshaw, and
Braden Lamb will each compete to win prizes for the audience and the ultimate cartooning title.
3:30PM – 4:20PM
Comics and Religion
Religion intersects comics and comics intersect religion in a multitude of ways. Enter into a discussion with regional comics creators and scholars on the promise and the peril of these engagements. Moderator A. David Lewis asks the panel whether comics is just another medium and religion just another topic — or whether the two are innately bound to each other.
Moderator: A. David Lewis Panelists: Charles Schneeflock Snow,
Box Brown,
David Wolkin
4:30PM – 5:20PM
Mixing Media
Artists who use “fine arts” techniques to make comics… artists who use comics techniques to make “fine art” …an art gallery director who hangs comic art on her gallery’s walls… What are the boundaries between fine arts and comics? Are there any? Should there be any? Whatever the answers may be, we’ll look at and discuss some fine comics art and some comical fine art.
Moderator: Tim Finn Panelists: Doug De Rocher,
EJ Barnes,
Adrienne Nunez,
Ansis Purins,
Raul Gonzalez, Cathi Chang
Tags: #comicmarket, A. David Lewis, Adrienne Nunez, Adventure Time, Ansis Purins, Bob Flynn, Boldly Gone, Box Brown, Braden Lamb, Cathi Chang, Cathy Leamy, Center for Cartoon Studies, Charles Schneeflock Snow, David Marshall, David Wolkin, Doug De Rocher, EJ Barnes, Ellen Crenshaw, Fablevision, Jon Chad, Kaboom! Studios, KC Green, Keith Zulawnik, Kriota Willberg, LB Lee, Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo, Masterpiece Comics, MICE, Ming Doyle, Paige Warren, R. Sikoryak, Raul Gonzalez, Renée Kurilla, Shelli Paroline, Tantalize, The Loneliest Astronauts, Tim Finn, Zack Giallongo
EJ Barnes, Kevin Church, Tim Finn, Erica Henderson, John Hilliard, Greg Moutafis, Liz Prince, Joe Quinones, and Maris Wicks appear at Comicazi to showcase Somerville’s talented artists and writers creating comics! Come meet them, buy books, and learn about amazing the comics scene happening right here in our town. It’s happening Saturday July 21 from 1-5 pm and it is absolutely free, so come support your local creators!
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Comicazi
407 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02144
Tags: #comicmarket, Comicazi, EJ Barnes, Erica Henderson, Greg Moutafis, Joe Quinones, John Hilliard, Kevin Church, Liz Prince, Maris Wicks, Tim Finn
Hub Comics hosts their third annual Batman-themed art show to celebrate the winter solstice on Saturday December 17, 2011 from 4-9pm!
Artists include: Joe Quinones, Sara Franks Allen, Liz Prince, Maris Wicks, Tim Finn, Jack Turnbull, Jesse Farrell, Sam Kusek, Kieth Zoo, Dave Mahan, and Ming Doyle.
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Map and bus routes here.
Hub Comics – Union Square
19 Bow Street, Somerville, MA 02143
Tags: #comicmarket, Dave Mahan, Hub Comics, Jack Turnbull, Jesse Farrell, Joe Quinones, Kieth Zoo, Liz Prince, Maris Wicks, Ming Doyle, Sam Kusek, Sara Franks Allen, Tim Finn
Joe Quinones writes on his blog:
This coming Sunday (December 12 · 5:00pm – 7:00pm) Maris Wicks and I, along with our friends Ann Smith, Evan Larson, Liz Prince, and Tim Finn are having a gallery opening at our local coffee shop, Bloc 11. The show has actually been up since mid-November, but we didn’t have the time to do an ‘opening’ for the show until now. There we will have prints, stuffed animals, sculpture and original art on display, as well as additional prints and t-shirts for sale at the opening. Maris and I will also be bringing cupcakes. Come on by, local Boston folk!
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Bloc 11 Cafe, 11 Bow Street, Somerville, MA 02143
Tags: Ann Smith, Bloc 11 Cafe, Evan Larson, Green Lantern, Joe Quinones, Kelly Allen, Liz Prince, Maris Wicks, Star Wars, Tim Finn, Wednesday Comics, Will You Still Love Me If I Wet The Bed?
