Museum of Comic & Comic Art Festival

The Museum of Comic and Comic Art held its 8th annual MoCCA Festival on the weekend of June 6th and 7th in New York City. Held each June since 2002, the MoCCA Festival attracts thousands of people who love cartoons and comics—from hardcore collectors and enthusiasts to the merely curious—with a unique opportunity to see and purchase indie comics, graphic novels, animation, posters, prints, and original artwork.

This year’s festival featured dozens of creators and publishers exhibiting and selling their work on the show floor along with a slate of panels on a wide range of comics and cartoon topics during the two-day show. Among the participants were David Mack, Chris Giarrusso, Jacob Chabot, John Green, Tom Hart, Charles Hatfield on Jack Kirby, Al Jaffee, Arnold Roth, Tom Kaczynski, David Mazzucchelli, Dave Roman, Seth, Raina Telgemeier, Adrian Tomine, and Marion Vitus, to name only a few.

It was great to walk the floor at the MoCCA Festival and I got to meet with many of the creators and publishers that were exhibiting at the event. I also got to do some shopping as I picked up a copy of the Kabuki: The Alchemy hardcover from David Mack, a Skullboy graphic novel and figurine from Jacob Chabot, Far Arden from Kevin Cannon, and Super Spy from Matt Kindt. I also joined the MoCCA as a member and they were kind enough to give me two posters and a copy of the Watchmen Portraits book. Not bad, eh?

Although I didn’t get to meet him, I was psyched to pick up an advance copy of David Mazzucchelli’s first graphic novel Asterios Polyp, which was being sold exclusively at the MoCCA Festival in advance of its July 7th publication date. Mazzucchelli’s definitive work with Frank Miller on Daredevil: Born Again and Batman: Year One, and his adaptation of Paul Auster’s City of Glass with Paul Karasik all left an enduring impression on me, so I’ve been eagerly anticipating his latest work.

Next up, I need to put my New MoCCA membership to work to visit the museum at 594 Broadway to see their exhibit The Comics of David Mazzucchelli which runs through August 23rd. The exhibit includes original comic art pages, drawings, preparatory sketches and covers from Mazzuchelli’s archives. It should be an incredible display!



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