Tomorrow at 5pm I’ll be appearing at the Dumbo Arts Fest Digital Summit Double Feature. After a scintillating talk by Douglas Rushkoff, the Act-i-vate crew will storm the stage to do semi-theatrical readings of their comics. On the bill are Dean Haspiel, Simon Fraser, Seth Kushner with Carlos ‘Mare139′ Rodriguez, Jeff Newelt and myself. I’ll be reading my short story written with Alexis Sottile, Vs.
Afterwards there will be a party and wine tasting at Brooklyn Oenology of the 2009 Riesling, Friend, featuring label art by Jen Ferguson.
All around it promises to be great way to close out your weekend festivities. I hope to see you there!
This year the Harvey’s have nominated a website (!) in the Best Anthology Category–www.act-i-vate.com! This seems to reflect a significant acknowledgment of the role digital/web comics play in our current comics landscape. Among creators (who are responsible for the nominations), it’s clear that comics in digital form are comics like any other. Congratulations are in order to all the wonderful and talented creators with whom I have the privilege of being a peer at Act-i-vate. Huzzah!
Well, I stand corrected. After some investigation, it turns out that Act-i-vate.com is not nominated but the Act-i-vate publication, The Act-i-vate Primer is. So much for my proselytizing about the Harvey Awards embracing digital comics. Well, they did it by supporting the Act-i-vate Primer. Congratulations again to all who participated in that book! Huzzah!
Sorry for any confusion, folks!
At this year’s Mocca Art Festival, I’ll be spending time at the Act-i-vate table, F27, and while I’m there I’ll be signing copies of The Act-i-vate Primer as well as selling two limited edition posters. Each poster (13″x19″) sells for $20 or $35 for both. Buy any book at the Act-i-vate table and a poster goes for $15! Each poster is signed and includes a sketch.
Members of the New York City-centric Web comics collective ACT-I-VATE will be in the area on Saturday signing copies of their first anthology book, The ACT-I-VATE Primer. You’ll be able to meet Harvey Pekar collaborator Dean Haspiel (Billy Dogma, The Alcoholic), Simon Fraser (Lilly MacKenzie, Nikolai Dante), Joe Infurnari (ULTRA-lad!, the Process, Mush!), and Washington’s own Jim Dougan (Sam & Lilah, Crazy Papers, No Formula). ACT-I-VATE was founded by Haspiel in 2006 and has been growing tremendously since then, by inviting new cartoonists and offering oodles of free Web comics. You can catch the creators in person at two locations, where you can buy the book and ask such searching questions as “How do you make any money off the Web anyway?” and (for Fraser) “Is living in Brooklyn really better than Scotland?”
Details after the jump:
The creators will be at Big Planet Comics Vienna (426 Maple Ave. East, 703-242-9412) from 2 to 4 p.m., and then at Politics and Prose (5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-364-1919) from 6 to 8 p.m.
Press Release from Mike Rhode of Washington City Paper.
Tomorrow night, I’ll be appearing alongside my Act-i-vate cronies at FIT, The Fashion Institute of Technology. Check the above image for pertinent info. If you’re in the NY area, please come out and join us!
This Valentine’s Day, Act-i-vate adds its newest member, Scott Shaw! Scott will be premiering his latest comics creation, “Now It Can Be Told!” Click the cover image to the left to go directly to the comic! What are you waiting for!? Shoo! Shoo!
