ASIFA-East Exposure Sheet

So the Mocca Fest was this weekend – Who went?  What did you see?  What did you think?  It was my first ever trip to Mocca this year, and only my second comic fest ever.  I know, I’m a bad girl.  But, it’s better late than never, right?  I’m glad I went, and compared to my first which was just a few months ago near Penn Station, it was a much better and inspiring experience.  Instead of bins and bins full of old and dusty comic books, here were tables upon tables of independent artists showcasing their homemade comic creations … Continue Reading

Please visit Jared Deal’s Blog for another look at the Comic Conference.  It’s chock full of fun photographs of the action going on at their booth.

New York Comic Con 2009
By Justin Simonich

It was my first time going to a Comic Con and I didn’t quite know what to expect.  In order to prepare for my first time I went to their website to try and see just what it was I was getting into.  To my horror one of the first things I saw was their weapons policy. THEY HAVE A WEAPONS POLICY !!!  I had no idea that comic book aficionados were so dangerous.  Here is their actual policy listed below.

The following items … Continue Reading

ASIFA-East presents Labor Days with Rick Lacy and Philip Gelatt
Article by Sam Marlow

Labor Days is a creator owned comic by writer Philip Gelatt and
artist, Rick Lacy. They gave a talk for on Thursday, October 16th at NYU
about the origins of their comic, and how they fell into their
collaboration, as well as the comic book world.

Philip Gelatt was a film studies major at NYU, with a minor in
archeology, which might have something to do with his published
Indiana Jones Adventure comic book. But like many success stories in
the comic book world, Philip … Continue Reading