MoCCA - Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art

594 Broadway, Suite 401
New York, NY 10012
United States

212-254-3511; infomoccany.org

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Graphic Novels from Europe (November 20 at 6:30pm)

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA - is pleased to present an evening of art, books and signings by the artists of Graphic Novels from Europe. Please join us for talks, presentations, questions, and a glass of wine. With David B (Epileptic), Nicolas de Crécy (GlacialPeriod), Igort (Five is ... (more)the Perfect Number and Baobab), Jaromír 99 and Jaroslav Rudiš (Alois Nebel), Isabel Kreitz (Die Sache mit Sorge), and Max (Bardin the Superrealist).

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Opening Reception - From Richie Rich to Wendy the Good Little Witch (January 14 at 7:00pm)

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA - is pleased to present a visual history of one of the most popular comic book publishers of all time, Harvey Comics. From Richie Rich to Wendy the Witch: The Art of Harvey Comics celebrates the art and characters created and/or popularized by Harvey, including ... (more)Casper, The Friendly Ghost; Wendy, The Good Little Witch; Richie Rich, The Poor Little Rich Boy; Hot Stuff, The Little Devil; Sad Sack; Joe Palooka; Little Dot; Little Audrey; Little Lotta; Little Max; and many more. This exhibition includes original art from Harvey comic books and merchandise by stalwarts such as Ernie Colón, Sid Couchey, Warren Kremer and Howard Post.

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New York Artist Showcase: Ryan Dunlavey (December 18, 2008 - February 15, 2009) (February 15 at 7:00pm)

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA - is pleased to present an exhibition of New York artist Ryan Dunlavey. His illustrations and comic strips have appeared in MAD, Wizard, ToyFare, The Princeton Review, Time Out New York, Royal Flush, and Disney Adventures. He is also the co-creator and artist ... (more)of the award-winning ACTION PHILOSOPHERS comic book series.is pleased to present an exhibition of New York artist Ryan Dunlavey. Dunlavey is a Brooklyn based cartoonist best known as the artist and co-creator of Action Philosophers. He attended Syracuse University, where he created the comic strip Evil Twin for the Daily Orange student newspaper. After leaving college he continued Evil Twin as a series of self-published mini-comics. In 1995 he relocated to New York City to pursue an illustration career. He was a graphic designer at Wizard Magazine for several years and would later create hundreds of original illustrations for them as a freelancer. In 1998 he illustrated a graphic novel adaptation of Moby Dick for Schoolastic Books and created a second self-published mini comic series - Tommy Atomic - which would eventually become a feature in Royal Flush magazine. In 2002 he co-created Action Philosophers with his friend Fred Van Lente, which went on to win the Xeric Grant and saw publication of its first issue in 2005. The series ran nine issues, gained considerable critical acclaim and won a 2007 American Library Award. In early 2008, Dunlavey and Van Lente teamed up again to self-publish a second non-fiction humor series - Comic Book Comics - a cartoon history of the American comics industry from 1896 through the present day. The series is currently in progress and scheduled to be completed in 2009.

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From Richie Rich to Wendy the Good Little Witch (December 18, 2008 - March 15, 2009) (March 16 at 7:00pm)

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The Art of Watchmen (March 6 - May 2, 2009) (May 2 at 7:00pm)

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art – MoCCA proudly presents The Art of Watchmen. This exhibition looks at the many incarnations of the Watchmen universe: from Dave Gibbons' original character designs sketches, to the art from the acclaimed graphic novel to the stills from the highly anticipated film ... (more)by Zack Snyder. The Art of Watchmen is curated by Peter Sanderson and Ellen S. Abramowitz. On view will be photographs by Clay Enos of the Watchmen movie cast, Watchmen-related photos from director Zack Snyder's "war-room" and original artwork from the graphic novel co-created and illustrated by Dave Gibbons.The Art of Watchmen explores the way in which the comics and cinema versions each combine fiction with reality to create an alternative universe that provides incisive commentary on our contemporary times. The exhibition will focus on visual iconography from Watchmen, primarily the main characters: The Comedian, Dr. Manhattan, Nite Owl, Ozymandias, Silk Spectre, and Rorschach. We will show how each character evolved, through artist Dave Gibbons’ concept sketches to their depiction in the comics culminating in their incarnations on screen. The Art of Watchmen is sponsored by Warner Bros. Additional support for MoCCA comes from the Ann and Will Eisner Family Foundation, and the members of MoCCA. Special thanks to Reed Exhibitions, Titan Books and Wizard Universe.

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