The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival

Thank You and Good Night May 16, 2013 We have decided not to continue with BCGF. We had a great run...

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:10:58 -0400

Thank You and Good Night

May 16, 2013

We have decided not to continue with BCGF. We had a great run and thank all of our colleagues for their support.

collective stench at bcgf, + collective haul with...

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 15:39:37 -0500

zombie puncher spotted on the airtrain to jfk

collective stench at bcgf, + collective haul with jesse

lingering feelings of overwhelmitude…

slongo: BCGF 2012 Recap: crowded but good. Personal highlight...

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 15:36:50 -0500

slongo:

BCGF 2012 Recap: crowded but good.

Personal highlight (pictured above): Chasing down Art Spiegelman to ask if he is a “real cartoonist”. He gave a polite and straightforward answer saying something like.. cartooning is about communication and too many ‘artists’ these days aren’t trying to communicate anything. “Damien Hirst is a hack”, etc. And I basically agree with that.. but isn’t that always true? Most things straight up suck. ;) Anyway, he went on to say that I obviously consider myself a cartoonist because of how I formatted my most recent mini-comic. A grid. I was like, “I dunno.. I don’t know if that’s what defines comics or cartooning.. I really do feel like art is the highest form of communication and that, by necessity, it should be a variety of things, right?” We smiled then shook hands and parted. It was very amicable. :)

I took one picture the entire day. It’s of Andy Burkholder sitting on top of AD sitting on top of a couch. I’ll keep it private in respect for the parties involved (couch).

I only bought one book. Eye of Horus by Alabaster. The paper felt great. I liked the little characters. Unfortunately, when I got home, I realized it was missing a few pages or had unintentional blank pages? >.< I’ve decided to fill them in myself. I wanted to inspect/purchase more books.. but it was seriously overwhelming. Had to bail.

The second Sonatina anthology was meant to debut at this show but was slightly delayed and I’m thankful. Lost in a sea of stuff. I keep telling myself “just make it good and don’t worry.” So, that’s what I plan on doing.

Oh, and I printed a mini-comic called ‘The Farmboy’ that I’m selling here. $2.

Weekend highlights: Oily preparty. Hanging /w all the good people, good friends, stoop people. Thai food and tostadas to bookend a cartoon party. Buddhist quandaries. Stalking the tiny asians in Book-Off to find the good books. Free MoMA times and the Franz Erhard Walther. Realizing that art is not life and life is not art and it’s very reasonable to want very different things from both. :)

pictureboxinc: We have a buncha new stuff in the store,...

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:14:57 -0500

pictureboxinc:

We have a buncha new stuff in the store, including new Negron, Pham, Davidson, CF. Etc!

inechi: tebeotropical: “Lo más cabron del festival de cómics...

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:14:01 -0500

inechi:

tebeotropical:

“Lo más cabron del festival de cómics de Brooklyn”

Review (in spanish) from some of my favorite comics from BCGF. Featuring: Lala, Simon Hanselmann, Jyrki Nissinen, Patrick Kyle, Keith Jones, True Chubbo and Doublebob.

nobodyland: Don’t forget to grab your copy of Morons...

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:07:51 -0500

nobodyland:

Don’t forget to grab your copy of Morons #1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

inkmaggot: Charles Burns signed my copy of X’ed Out at BCGF. I...

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:33:34 -0500

inkmaggot:

Charles Burns signed my copy of X’ed Out at BCGF. I was overcome with hero worship and nerves so I didn’t get to have a meaningful conversation with him beyond a few cracking some awkward jokes and squirting out “Your work is really inspiring” as I scuttled away. But still, getting to be in a room with people like Charles Burns and Chris Ware and whatnot is definitely the best part of these kinds of events for me. Very humbling/motivating.

plslala: some of the stuff i got at borklyn fest

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:33:11 -0500

plslala:

some of the stuff i got at borklyn fest

madinkbeard: Worth reading, especially the end part about Lambé...

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:32:44 -0500

madinkbeard:

Worth reading, especially the end part about Lambé and autobiography. Picked up this book at #bcgf from Frémok.

(via the Fremok blog)

eatmorebikes: New York area folks! Come to this tomorrow night!...

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:12:58 -0500

eatmorebikes:

New York area folks! Come to this tomorrow night! Hang with me and Julia Wertz! We’ll be reading some of our comics out loud and word has it Julia will be reading from her super embarrassing diary! Nice.

Photo

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 01:21:21 -0500

comicsworkbook: Simon Hanselmann “Truth Zone 52” Made for...

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 01:18:01 -0500

comicsworkbook:

Simon Hanselmann

“Truth Zone 52”

Made for Comics Workbook

joseluis6000: Festive #BCGF haul

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:03:09 -0500

joseluis6000:

Festive #BCGF haul

roarlivia: BROOKLYN COMICS AND GRAPHICS 2012!! Hello, this is...

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:43:11 -0500

roarlivia:

BROOKLYN COMICS AND GRAPHICS 2012!!

Hello, this is my third year checking out this con, first time tabling. It’s always made me very happy. As a weirdo multimedia artist, the whole ~*~GRAPHICS~*~ part makes me feel very included. Also, I find it to be a unique (and mangeable) crowd comprised of creative, innovative types that cultivate excitement and smart discussion. I tabled with some truly inspirational humans, check all them out at Crystal Club. Overall I felt warmth and acceptance, which is something I haven’t been feeling in the other places I inhabit. I drifted around person to person like a happy cloud.

fig. 1 Things I want to talk about:

dw- Did you know Mr. Kid Clampdown draws on graph paper? Well it’s true, I know because I own an original now. I should’ve bought his new print, it’s beautiful, but I don’t have the space or ability to display nice prints right now. His intricate line work makes sense as a layered color print.

Foe Books- Do you know what makes sense? Printing dithered, black and white dot compensated images as a beautifully composed and considered book. Laura Brothers’ work makes for a brilliant optical experience. Books like this prove that printed material does not have to fear digital process, and needs to embrace its potential.

JUNG/FRANKENSTEIN- Daniel Newman and Mike Taylor put together an eclectic, sort’ve sketch-book book. I enjoy looking at it and consulting the title key page in the front. I can tap into their thinking a bit, like a name plate in a gallery without the sterility. Mike’s really smart, we tabled next to his (Providence corner I guess) he asked me some really insightful questions, I wish I got to pick his brain more.

John Pham- Holy shit, I feel like you all know who John Pham is already, but I fucking didn’t, why didn’t you tell me!? I instantly gravitated to Scuzzi and Super Toy and bought them on the spot. Looking at them gives me the same overwhelming, detailed vintage sci-fi boner I got from Stray Light Gray. He told me he’s an animator too, I wanna see that. He also gave me a zine of drawings and optical lines that utilizes the transparency of the page and the subtlety of off-pink, day glo orange and green to create some beautiful effects. If I was a judge on the panel for the Risograph awards…I’d probably…I don’t know…

Anthony Cudahy- For Thirst really captures the feeling of trying to squeeze water from a stone. That’s kind’ve what I took from his newest zine. His dusty, light drawings and drifting subjects don’t allow you to feel presence. He creates subtlety that’s internally refreshing.

2013- Kathrina’s an amazing person of multiple talents. Their calendar is such a treat, each month is another comfy scuzz world I love inhabiting and relating to. There’s even a menstrual chart! That’s SOOO useful!!

Kawaii- I love seeing Slow Youth’s take on the Kawaii theme. I’m really glad they didn’t sacrifice their graphic style for the sake of their theme. They did an excellent job on layout and color consideration, it’s a fantastic art-object.

THICKNESS 3- Thickness 3, Thickness 3. That is all. No, oh my gosh, I’m so happy to own this now. I didn’t think it could get sexier, HOW DID IT GET SEXIER? Maybe ‘cause it’s noticeably more queer this time around and that’s more arousing to me. But holy shit, it’s also brutally, beautifully, fetishistic. Psyched about the inclusion of Tagame and Burkholder. The printing is spot-on and clever. Best contemporary presentation of porn comics.

Eye of Horus- Alabaster’s new zine combines the golden age of illustration (particularly Beardsley), Egypt, and a healthy layer of scuzz to create something fantastic and refreshing. I think Allie might be in a class of her own.

In the Up Part of the Wave- Lala Albert’s work as this giant printed newspaper is just serene. The sea colors with the pink is gorgeous. The compositions are like an Ito manga if Ito knew how to be graceful. I love her gross alien face stuff, but I found this zine to be particularly enriching.

fig. 2 Stuff I love in ways I’ve already explained a bunch (wait I love Pixel Dog so much I forgot to get Zach Hazard’s new zine)/stuff I haven’t been able to process

fig. 3 CRYSTAL CLUB TABLE! DAILEN! ROCK ON!

fig. 4 Excited trades I’m excited about from Emely B. (Kanye Tamagotchi), Pete Toms, Alex Degen (This zine is 2 pages and it’s the funniest thing I’ve consumed in a while, the humor is on par with Serafinowicz/Popper, my comedic heroes. AD: funniest dude in comics), Katbus Brawl, Aleks Sennwald, Kat Fajardo, Kim Te/Katbus/Meg/Me (friendship zine), BMFU (the killer collection), Geoff (he pulled a comic out of nowhere, isn’t that great?), James McShane (Fun Fact: James loves horror manga just as much as any of us nards!), and Slongo.

Well I basically made a tiny bit more than I paid for the table, but it’s fine, I just wanted to trade, and as you can see I made out like a bandit. I love everyone though, stuff like this challenges me in just the right way. Hope to see physical manifestations of everyone again soon. Be sure to check me out in upcoming editions of Happiness, Throat and Jeans. Also I’m having another installation at Purchase in a couple weeks?! I know, I dunno.

xoxolivia

BCGF exhibitor floor, downstairs

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 16:59:58 -0500

BCGF exhibitor floor, downstairs

BCGF exhibitor floor, upstairs

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 16:58:00 -0500

BCGF exhibitor floor, upstairs

benjaminkorman: BCGF comics/zine haul

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 16:56:07 -0500

benjaminkorman:

BCGF comics/zine haul

suffervacation: I wish I could take a nice picture of my #bcgf...

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 16:55:15 -0500

suffervacation:

I wish I could take a nice picture of my #bcgf haul all laid out but I got such an obscene amount of comics that it’s not possible

thespithouse: BCGF HAUL 2012 EDITION!!! First pic, top left 2...

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 16:54:57 -0500

thespithouse:

BCGF HAUL 2012 EDITION!!!

First pic, top left 2 bottom right: Casual Casual antho published by Picturebox, Kuti Kuti Newspapers, “Windowpane” by Joe Kessler, “Time Tunnels” by Panayiotis Terzis, “Zombie Island Massacre” by Josh Freydkis, “RAV 6” & “What does the garbage man say?” by Mickey Zachilli, Cop #1 collab between Mickey Z, Michael Deforge, and Patrick Kyle, “Kawaii” antho between Brennan Kelly, Kris Mukai, Jesse Tise, Nick Iluzada, and Niv Bavarsky, “Party Plans” I & II & “Let’s do it” by Zejian Shen, “Anosmia” and “Snake Girl” by Sara Drake, “Sweetmeats” 1 &2 by Edie Fake, “Wtf stoner aliens” by Sean T. Collins, “Sketchbook” by Tara booth, “Crooked Teeth” #5 1/2 by Nate Doyle, Untitled zine by Oliva Fox

Pic 2: “Water Phase” by Conor Stechschulte, “Jammers” by Lizz Hickey, “Baby Town News letter” by Michelle Chrzanowski, “Kuti Kuti Specter” by various artists, “leon the inappropirate Janitor” by Noel Friebert, ”Providence Comics Consortium” 2, 7, 8, & 9 & “The Survivors” by various artists, published by the Providence Comics Consortium, Untitled Newspaper by Lala Albert, 2013 Calendar by Katrina Avocado, “Barking to the North Star” by Katbus, and “Hatred” by Zach Hazard Vaupen :)

One last day of events for BCGF… R. Sikoryak’s...

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 09:02:28 -0500

One last day of events for BCGF…

R. Sikoryak’s Carousel
3pm, $12
The Brick / 575 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211

Uncanny Valleys: Blexbolex, Richard McGuire and Olivier Schrauwen
Opening Reception: 6-8pm
Soloway Gallery / 348 South 4th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211

The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival Film Series
Spectacle Theater / 124 South 3rd St., Brooklyn
$5 per movie

7:30: Selections from the 2012 Eyeworks Festival of Experimental Animation
9:30: Fehérlófia