Join Chris Byrne and Keith Mayerson (editors of Frank Johnson, Secret Pioneer of American Comics Vol. 1: Wally's Gang Early Years (1928-1949) and The Bowser Boys (1946-1950)), Mark Newgarden (How to Read Nancy: The Elements of Comics in Three Easy Panels), and Karen Green (Curator for Comics and Cartoons at Columbia University) for a panel…

The long-running live comics series returns to the Society with six exciting guest cartoonists! Featuring presentations of graphic novels and comics as performed and read by the artists: Juliette Collet Emily Flake Hyesu Lee Jonah Newman Daisy Ruiz Bishakh Som  Hosted by: R. Sikoryak  The event will be followed by a book signing. Artist bios: Juliette Collet is…

The Puerto Rican War is a performance of puppet’s marionettes and costumes based on the woodcut novelette by artist John Vasquez Mejias. It tells the true story of Puerto Rican revolutionaries fighting colonialism in 1950.  John originally self-published The Puerto Rican War and it is being published in a new hardcover edition from Union Square…

Dive into the world of documentary cartooning with our upcoming panel discussion featuring the legendary Stan Mack!  Stan Mack, renowned for his groundbreaking comic strip "Stan Mack's Real Life Funnies" in The Village Voice, revolutionized the genre with his candid and insightful portrayals of everyday life in New York City. Now, with a large collection…

Join us for an evening of celebration and storytelling, at Drawing Pride: A Conversation with Jonah Newman and Nora Dåsnes. They will be joined by moderator Alexander Lu, editor at Random House Graphic.  Dive into the vibrant world of graphic novels for young people with Jonah Newman’s Out of Left Field and Nora Dåsnes’ Cross…