By: Heidi MacDonald,
on 4/12/2016
The Beat sat down with cartoonist Sonny Liew to chat about The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye – hisvnew graphic novel recently published in the US discussing Singapore’s tumultuous history after WWII through the work of prolific Singaporean cartoonist Charlie Chan Hock Chye.
By: Heidi MacDonald,
on 4/5/2016
In addition to spotlighting indie comics from all over, the MoCCA Festival and Society of Illustrators hand out many awards. Here’s a list of who won what: Thew festival prize is the MoCCA Arts Festival Awards of Excellence, which were handed out Saturday night: Glynnis Fawkes, “Alle Ego“ Pat Dorian, “Lon Chaney Talks Part 2“ […]
By: Heidi MacDonald,
on 4/1/2016
The 2016 edition of the MoCCA Arts Festival is upon us! This Friday and Saturday, cartoonists from all over the world will gather to celebrate their favorite artform: comics! MoCCA Fest is a unique con in the New York convention circuit thanks to its sizable attendance and indie focus, two things that don’t always go […]
By: Heidi MacDonald,
on 8/10/2015
Update: the correct dates for the show are April 2-3, not 3-4 as I originally wrote. MoCCA Festival, New York’s largest indie comics focused event, has announced a new venue for 2016: Metropolitan West, an event space located at West 46th Street between 10th and 11th Avenue. Programming will be held nearby at Ink48, a […]
The new space looks nice–it might be smaller but I’m hoping Mocca being on just two floors helps the flow. The one this year felt cramped and separated to me.
I love how the PDF of the floor plan includes examples of the various tables and chairs for planning!
“Maximum Occupancy 700 Persons”