69th Regiment Armory
68 Lexington Ave. between 25th & 26th Sts.
April 9-10, $10-$12/day, $15-$20/both days, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
212-254-3511
www.moccany.org
The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year at MoCCA Fest 2011, taking place April 9-10 at the 69th Regiment Armory on Lexington Ave. The lineup, as usual, is extensive and impressive, featuring such exhibitors as Drawn + Quarterly, Fanfare-Ponent Mon, Meathaus, NBM, First Second, Rabid Rabbit, Top Shelf, Pantheon, Act-I-Vate, Abrams, Fantagraphics, and various Scandinavian consulates general along with signings by Ben Katchor, Michael Kupperman, Dean Haspiel, Kim Deitch, Mo Willems, R. Sikoryak, Galit & Gilad Seliktar, Neil Kleid, Stephen Vrattos, Farel Dalrymple, and Tom Forget, among many others. Two dozen panels are scheduled, from “The State of Editorial Cartooning,” with Ruben Bolling, Tim Kreider, and Ted Rall, moderated by Brian Heater, and “A New Generation of New Yorker Cartoons,” with Drew Dernavich, Paul Noth, Zachary Kanin, and Emily Flake, moderated by Bob Mankoff, to “Reciprocal Influence: Comics and Graphic Design,” with Chip Kidd, Craig Yoe, Yuko Shimizu, Josh Bernstein, and David Mac, moderated by Jeff Newelt, and “The Enterprising Will Eisner,” with Jules Feiffer, Denis Kitchen, and Paul Levitz, moderated by Charles Brownstein. In addition, Jerry Robinson will be talking “Batman, the Joker, and Beyond,” Gahan Wilson will be getting into “Playboy and Beyond,” and Peter Kuper will be presenting the 2011 Klein Award to the great MAD veteran Al Jaffee. Brings lots of cash, especially singles and fives so you can buy lots of small books and cool pamphlets that you’ll find only at MoCCA Fest. And if you’re looking for a little something extra, sign up for the Tenth Anniversary Wine Tasting and Fundraiser for the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, being held at their 594 Broadway home Saturday night from 8:00 to 10:00; admission is only twenty bucks.