Dean Haspiel and Neil Swaab will both be part of KingCon II in Brookly this weekend (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
Brooklyn Lyceum
227 Fourth Ave. between President & Union Sts.
Friday, November 5, $3, 8:00
November 6-7, $3-$10, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
718-857-4816
www.kingconbrooklyn.com
The second annual KingCon independent comics and animation convention got under way with two panel discussions on Thursday night at the Brooklyn Lyceum and has a hoppin’ party scheduled for tonight, with readings and live music by such guests as Jeff Newelt, Jen Ferguson, Paul Pope, Dean Haspiel, Joan Hilty, Joe Infurnari, Americans UK, and the Charles Soule Band. The convention kicks into high gear Saturday and Sunday, featuring appearances by such writers and illustrators as Kyle Baker, Simon Fraser, Michael Kuperman, Neil Swaab, Mike Cavallaro, and Becky Cloonan, with such panels as “Collaboration Counseling,” “The Funny Pages: Comedy in Comics,” “How to Draw Comic Characters for Kids of All Ages,” and “Hips, Lips & Pencil Tips: The Sexual Female as Feminist Focal Point.” We can’t wait for Saturday afternoon’s look at the Brooklyn-set HBO series BORED TO DEATH, a discussion with creator Jonathan Ames and graphic artist Haspiel, moderated by Newelt.