Oversight
It occurs to me that while I mentioned programming at the upcoming MoCCA Fest t’other day, I neglected to make mention of the special guests that will be there. Obviously, Scott McCloud and Raina Telgemeier will be there, what with their spotlight panels being discussed, but there are loads of others.
(For those wondering who is going to be at EmCity, which kicks off tomorrow, the answer is: everybody. Every person in webcomics is gonna be there.)
Joining Telgemeier and McCloud as special guests will be Aline Kominsky-Crumb: painter, cartoonist, collaborator with husband R. MoCCA has also always made a concerted effort to bring cartoonists (both guests and exhibitors) in from overseas (remember the year of the Swedes?), and continues the tradition this year. The emphasis this year is on French-speaking countries, from whence come:
- Pénélope Bagieu (known for comic bloggery and her collaborations with Joann Sfar and Boulet)
- DoubleBob (whose pencil-centric style has found a home in Belgium, in contrast to the ligne claire style)
- Annie Goetzinger (with a career of longform work, especially graphic novels dealing with societal and historical issues)
- Ilan Manouach (whose experimental comics are a part of a larger creative output, including music and publishing)
- Anne-Françoise Rouche (founder/director of an arts center catering to the mentally handicapped)
- Barbara Stok (the token non-French guest; she’s from Holland and known for humorous autobio as well as a comic biography of Van Gogh)
Several of the international guests are touring in support of their first translated-into-English work, so it’s an opportunity to get in on the ground floor in following talent that new to those of us that don’t speak French, Dutch, or the Belgian variations on French and Dutch.
MoCCA Fest runs Saturday and Sunday, 11 and 12 April, from 11:00am to 6:00pm. See you there.
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