Most publishers contacted by PW seemed happy with sales and MoCCA featured lots of signings and artists appearances. John Lewis’s March Trilogy, the NBA-winning graphic memoir of the Civil Rights Movement. Organized by Bill Kartalopoulos, programming and panels included a discussion between National Book Foundation director Lisa Lucas, Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell, the creative team that produced Rep. We need a bigger venue but It will be tough to find a suitable place,” she said.Īmong the special guests and exhibiting artists were New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast ( Going Into Town), Argentine artist Liniers ( Good Night Planet), First Second editorial director and acclaimed cartoonist Marc Siegel (who was interviewed onstage by Toon Books publisher Françoise Mouly), Jaime Hernandez ( Dragon Slayer), Jennifer Camper, Nicole Georges, Anna Haifisch, and French artist Yvan Alagbé ( Yellow Negroes) and from Belgium, Dominique Goblet ( Pretending is Lying). At one point, Miller said, fire marshals had to stop fans from entering the building until the crowds decreased. The exhibition floor was jammed each day of the show. The show has grown from 400 exhibiting artists last year to more than 500 this year, Miller said.
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