BEC is delighted to announce our 2026 programming slate! Panels will take place in the lower level of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, with the entrance to the panel room located just down the block from the main entrance to the festival. Details at the link.
Like our main event, all panels will be open to the public and free to attend, but you must reserve your spot with a free ticket at the links below. Standby space will be available on a first-come, first-served basis for those without a ticket. Look out for way finding signage at the entrance to the programming room!
Organized by Gabe Fowler of Desert Island
Saturday 11/14
12:00-12:50 – Visionary Universes: Jim Woodring in Conversation with John Kelly
1:30-2:20 – Queer Lineages & Modern Life: Alison Bechdel and Caroline Cash
2:45-3:35 – Surreal Humor meets Domestic Chaos: Lisa Hanawalt and Emily Flake
4:00-4:50 – Rievel Goes To Boomtown: An Acoustic Comics Reading
5:15-6:15 – The Kickstarter Live Draw with Linnea Sterte, Natalie Andrewson, Box Brown & More!
Sunday 11/15
12:00-12:50 – Kurtzman’s MAD: Art Spiegelman and Gary Groth in Conversation
1:30-2:20 – Architecture of the Page: Chris Ware and Françoise Mouly in Conversation
2:45-3:35 – Subterranean Comics in 2026: Austin English, Max Huffman, Sam Seigel, Lale Westvind
4:30-6:00 – John Vasquez Mejias Presents Young Lords of NYC
