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Saturday, December 7
 

11:30am EST

Drawing Diverse Bodies
Saturday December 7, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EST
Room 123
Speakers
LY
Saturday December 7, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EST
Room 123 First Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Maker Space

11:30am EST

Making Science Comics: DINOSAUR EDITION!
Saturday December 7, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EST
Room 410
How do you turn a fact into a comic? In this workshop, Coco Fox will take you through the steps of turning a scientific fact into a funny (and punny) joke comic. Great for all ages, educators and Dino lovers!
Exhibitors
avatar for Coco Fox (Kid-Friendly) - 64B

Coco Fox (Kid-Friendly) - 64B

Coco is an Indiana-born cartoonist living and doodling in New England. She loves drawing comics about science, magic, and friendship. Her first graphic novel, LET'S GO, COCO! is out now by HarperAlley. Eleven-year-old Coco will stop at nothing to make new friends on her basketball... Read More →
Saturday December 7, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EST
Room 410 Fourth Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Workshop

12:00pm EST

Clar Angkasa (Cartoonarium)
Saturday December 7, 2024 12:00pm - 12:45pm EST
Cartoonarium
Watch our Cartoonarium participants create live drawings in the Thurman Center, 1st floor of the Fuller Building all weekend long.

Clar Angkasa is an Indonesian author-illustrator, comic artist and animator. She received her BFA in Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design in 2019 before moving to NYC to pursue a career as an artist with a focus on story-driven projects. Driven by a love for narrative art, she has a large range of work from fantastical illustrations inspired by fairytales to comedic animations and comics about mental health. Her debut graphic novel, Stories of the Islands reimagines Indonesian folktales with a feminist twist, and has received starred reviews from Booklist, The Horn Book and Shelf Awareness.
Exhibitors
avatar for Clar Angkasa - 54A
Saturday December 7, 2024 12:00pm - 12:45pm EST
Cartoonarium
  Cartoonarium

12:00pm EST

Comics and the Body
Saturday December 7, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
Thurman Center Stage
The visual and imaginative qualities of comics make it ideal for communicating feelings about body image that go beyond the literal. From the revealingly honest to the fantastic, these four creators explore how comics can make us understand how another feels in their skin.
Moderators
AD
Exhibitors
avatar for Sophie Margolin - 10A
avatar for Babs New - 27A
avatar for Andy Lindquist - 41B
avatar for Sig Burwash - Table 67, Signing only

Sig Burwash - Table 67, Signing only

Sig Burwash is a visual artist whose practice includes watercolour, collage, ceramics, animation, illustration, and comics. Their work is both imaginative and rooted in their lived experience, including cabin building, forest stewarding, motorcycling and crewing on fishing vessels... Read More →
Saturday December 7, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
Thurman Center Stage First Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Panel

12:00pm EST

Interactive Comics
Saturday December 7, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
Room 409
Create a truly unique mini-comic using a pocket-sized computer. Learn some basic coding to wow your readers with interactive elements.
Speakers
KK
Saturday December 7, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
Room 409 Fourth Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Workshop

12:30pm EST

Sequentially Surreal
Saturday December 7, 2024 12:30pm - 1:30pm EST
Thurman Commons
Surrealism uses the element of fantasy to visually distort reality and comics have long incorporated its techniques for humorous or ominous ends. Explore this carefully crafted chaos with moderator Paul Hanna and four cartoonists as they look at ways this form communicates to us and inspires or eschews story content.
Moderators
PH
Exhibitors
avatar for Paul Kirchner - 50B

Paul Kirchner - 50B

I've been working as a cartoonist and illustrator for over 50 years. I created a long-running strip for Heavy Metal magazine, "the bus," and for High Times, a regular comic about Dope Rider. I've done work for both Marvel and DC. I wrote and drew comics for toy lines like He-Man... Read More →
avatar for CHROME FETUS COMIX - 52A
avatar for Coin-Op Books - 78B
avatar for Jules Kang Sharpe - 83B
Saturday December 7, 2024 12:30pm - 1:30pm EST
Thurman Commons Second Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Panel

12:45pm EST

Uniquely Folded Zines
Saturday December 7, 2024 12:45pm - 1:45pm EST
Room 123
Exhibitors
avatar for Pipa Estrela (Kid-Friendly) - 30B
Saturday December 7, 2024 12:45pm - 1:45pm EST
Room 123 First Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Maker Space

1:00pm EST

Joel Lolar (Cartoonarium)
Saturday December 7, 2024 1:00pm - 1:45pm EST
Cartoonarium
Watch our Cartoonarium participants create live drawings in the Thurman Center, 1st floor of the Fuller Building all weekend long.

Joel Lolar is a 2006 graduate of The Joe Kubert School. For over ten years Joel has used his cinematic storytelling and gritty traditional inks to bring post-apocalyptic Boston and a tale of bitter revenge to life in his book, FOREVER WINTER.
Saturday December 7, 2024 1:00pm - 1:45pm EST
Cartoonarium
  Cartoonarium

1:00pm EST

Mindful Drawing
Saturday December 7, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EST
Room 410
Relax and draw with cartoonist Cara Bean, creator of Here I Am, I Am Me. Cara guides participants through a series of calming, tranquil drawing exercises that are fun and sprout creative ideas. See what mentally positive outcomes occur when we draw together! No drawing experience is needed and all ages are welcome.
Exhibitors
avatar for Cara Bean (Kid-friendly) - 65A

Cara Bean (Kid-friendly) - 65A

art educator and cartoonist
Cara Bean is an obsessive doodler, author, and art educator. Here I Am, I Am Me: An Illustrated Guide to Mental Health is her first book for adolescents. She is also the author of Draw 500 Faces and Features, and her work has been featured in Pen America Illustrated, The Women’s... Read More →
Saturday December 7, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EST
Room 410 Fourth Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Workshop

1:30pm EST

Finding Friendship: Middle Grade Comics
Saturday December 7, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST
Thurman Center Stage
The development of friendships are vital to our formative years and are a fundamental theme in Middle Grade comics. How do friendships develop in a storytelling context? How do they start? Where do they struggle? Do they end? Join moderator J. L. Bell and a panel of Middle Grade cartoonists as they explore how this evolution works.
Moderators
JL
Exhibitors
avatar for Debbie Fong (Kid-Friendly) - 59B
avatar for Shaina Lu (Kid-friendly) - 65B

Shaina Lu (Kid-friendly) - 65B

Shaina Lu 呂明穎 (she/her) is a queer Taiwanese-American artist interested in the intersection of art, education, and activism. She creates community art for social change through dialogue and conversation with local youth, residents, and grassroots organizers. Shaina is the author... Read More →
avatar for Emma Hunsinger - 66B

Emma Hunsinger - 66B

Emma Hunsinger started her career making New Yorker gags before getting her MFA at the Center for Cartoon Studies. Her short comic How to Draw a Horse appeared in The New Yorker and was nominated for an Eisner Award. Her middle grade graphic novel How It All Ends is out now.
avatar for Johnnie Christmas (Kid-friendly) - 69A

Johnnie Christmas (Kid-friendly) - 69A

Johnnie Christmas is a #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novelist and author-illustrator of the critically acclaimed middle grade graphic novel Swim Team, which was longlisted for the National Book Award, was a Coretta Scott King Honor Book for Illustration, was named a Kirkus... Read More →
Sponsors
avatar for Porter Square Books
Saturday December 7, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST
Thurman Center Stage First Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Panel

1:30pm EST

Sig Burwash Signing
Saturday December 7, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST
Table 67
Sig Burwash will be signing at Table 67 in the Exhibition Hall.
Exhibitors
avatar for Sig Burwash - Table 67, Signing only

Sig Burwash - Table 67, Signing only

Sig Burwash is a visual artist whose practice includes watercolour, collage, ceramics, animation, illustration, and comics. Their work is both imaginative and rooted in their lived experience, including cabin building, forest stewarding, motorcycling and crewing on fishing vessels... Read More →
Saturday December 7, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST
Table 67
  Signing

1:30pm EST

Learn Traditional Brush Inking
Saturday December 7, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST
Room 409
Join middle grade graphic novelist and educator Jarad Greene as he leads a demonstration and exercise in inking with a brush. Get acquainted with this challenging but versatile inking tool both beloved and cursed by professionals!
Exhibitors
avatar for Jarad Greene (Kid-Friendly) - 64A

Jarad Greene (Kid-Friendly) - 64A

Jarad Greene is a cartoonist originally from Lutz, Florida, who now lives in the curious village of White River Junction, Vermont. In addition to his own comics, Jarad works on staff at The Center for Cartoon Studies and has helped color many graphic novels for younger readers... Read More →
Saturday December 7, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST
Room 409 Fourth Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Workshop

2:00pm EST

Emmanuel Guerrero (Cartoonarium)
Saturday December 7, 2024 2:00pm - 2:45pm EST
Cartoonarium
Watch our Cartoonarium participants create live drawings in the Thurman Center, 1st floor of the Fuller Building all weekend long.

Emmanuel Guerrero is a writer and artist from Southern California. He’s been making comic zines since 2018. The first two parts of his graphic novel series “Cactus Kid” were published by Flying Eye Books earlier this year. The third installment is scheduled for early 2026.
Exhibitors
avatar for Emmanuel Guerrero (Kid-Friendly) - 60A
Saturday December 7, 2024 2:00pm - 2:45pm EST
Cartoonarium
  Cartoonarium

2:00pm EST

Drawing Creepy Creatures
Saturday December 7, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Room 123
Speakers
LL
Saturday December 7, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Room 123 First Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Maker Space

2:00pm EST

City Living, Living City: How Setting Shapes Story
Saturday December 7, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Thurman Commons
The setting of a comic is so profoundly essential to the story that it shapes the characters and the plot. When this setting is a city, its character can create a dynamic energy. Join moderator Kurt Ankeny and five other comics authors as they take a close look at the qualities that give their cities life in this distinctive way.
Moderators
KA
Speakers
KF
Exhibitors
avatar for Karl Christian Krumpholz - 50A

Karl Christian Krumpholz - 50A

Originally from a city on the East Coast, cartoonist Karl Christian Krumpholz’s work has appeared in many different formats, publications and even animated in a documentary. He is the author of several comics series set in The City including 'In The City', 'The Lighthouse in The... Read More →
avatar for Deena Mohamed - 69B

Deena Mohamed - 69B

DEENA MOHAMED is an Egyptian comics artist and writer. She first began making comics at eighteen when she created the viral webcomic Qahera, a satirical superhero strip starring a visibly Muslim superheroine. She then began working on Shubeik Lubeik, an original Arabic graphic novel... Read More →
avatar for Bob Bergeron - 6A
Saturday December 7, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Thurman Commons Second Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Panel

2:30pm EST

Say Yes to Zines
Saturday December 7, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm EST
Room 410
April Landry from Luna Moth Zine Festival will be leading a workshop focused on zine making. We will take some time to learn what a zine is and what a zine has the potential to be. Learn the basics of zine creation, how to pick a subject that resonates with you, and how to write for the format. Attendees will leave the workshop with their own zine and the skills and inspiration to create zines going forward.
Exhibitors
avatar for April Landry - 5A

April Landry - 5A

My name is April Landry and I am a New England based illustrator and storyteller.  My art tends to focus on subjects like horror, fantasy, surrealism, interconnected relationships, mental health, and beyond.Instagram: @landrysesame... Read More →
Saturday December 7, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm EST
Room 410 Fourth Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Workshop

2:30pm EST

“Real" Comics: Using Graphic Memoirs to Encourage Personal Storytelling In and Out of the Classroom
Saturday December 7, 2024 2:30pm - 4:00pm EST
Thurman Classroom
Speakers
MG
AG
Saturday December 7, 2024 2:30pm - 4:00pm EST
Thurman Classroom Second Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Seminar

3:00pm EST

Vernon Meidlinger-Chin / Arthropunk (Cartoonarium)
Saturday December 7, 2024 3:00pm - 3:45pm EST
Cartoonarium
Watch our Cartoonarium participants create live drawings in the Thurman Center, 1st floor of the Fuller Building all weekend long.

Vernon Meidlinger-Chin is a cartoonist, musician, and science educator based in Washington, DC. He is the creator of the webcomic Arthropunk and is currently creating non-bug related historical fiction comics based on various aspects of Americana.
Exhibitors
avatar for Vernon Meidlinger-Chin - 15A

Vernon Meidlinger-Chin - 15A

Vernon Meidlinger-Chin is a cartoonist, musician, and science educator based in Washington, DC.
Saturday December 7, 2024 3:00pm - 3:45pm EST
Cartoonarium
  Cartoonarium

3:00pm EST

Keith Knight: Cartooning Can Save the World (in fact, it already has!)
Saturday December 7, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Thurman Center Stage
Join MICE featured guest, award-winning cartoonist Keith Knight as he explores the way comics have historically been used in social justice movements, cultural storytelling, and speaking truth to power for centuries. Using his own work and the work of others, Keith makes the case that cartooning can be a bridge to understanding, compassion, hope, and even, liberation.
Exhibitors
avatar for Keith Knight - 70A

Keith Knight - 70A

Keith Knight is a Massuchusetts native and indie comix lifer. For over 35 years, Knight has produced his autobiographical comic strip, the K Chronicles, and will be premiering his 6th collection, titled Keefer Madness. He comics and life inspired the Hulu comedy series, "Woke", on... Read More →
Saturday December 7, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Thurman Center Stage First Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Presentation

3:00pm EST

Everybody Can Create Nonfiction Comics
Saturday December 7, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Room 409
Mainstream comics are known mostly for their fictional tales, but the world of nonfiction comics is just as rich and varied. From graphic journalism to diary comics, this sequential artform offers unique storytelling opportunities. Not an artist? Not a problem. With an emphasis on ethical practices and a focus on story construction, in this workshop we'll discuss the nuts and bolts of adapting nonfiction, as well as tools and techniques involved in going from an idea to publishing. We will also discuss how collaborations with other creators can help bring your stories to life. Anybody can make comics, and we hope this will help you make one too.
Exhibitors
avatar for Maki Naro - 22B

Maki Naro - 22B

Editor, Crucial Comix
MAKI NARO is an artist, editor, and journalist from Upstate New York. Since 2010, he has been producing a body of work which can be best classified as “fan art for science and humanity.” His comics have been published far and wide in spaces both cyber and meat on topics that include... Read More →
Saturday December 7, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Room 409 Fourth Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Workshop

3:15pm EST

Story Generating
Saturday December 7, 2024 3:15pm - 4:15pm EST
Room 123
Exhibitors
avatar for Mac Maclean - 62B
Saturday December 7, 2024 3:15pm - 4:15pm EST
Room 123 First Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Maker Space

3:30pm EST

Comics Visual Literacy
Saturday December 7, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm EST
Thurman Commons
How do we talk about comics as a visual art form? What are the elements of great visual story-telling? In this signature MICE panel, we once again bring four accomplished cartoonists together to answer these questions, with close readings of comics pages from their own work and from the artists that inspired them.
Moderators
DM
Exhibitors
avatar for Arielle Jovellanos - 36A
avatar for Beth Hetland - 47B

Beth Hetland - 47B

Critically acclaimed cartoonist and award winning educator.
avatar for Gideon Kendall - 78A
avatar for Benjamin A Wilgus - 81A
Saturday December 7, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm EST
Thurman Commons Second Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Panel

4:00pm EST

Pip Caplan (Cartoonarium)
Saturday December 7, 2024 4:00pm - 4:45pm EST
Cartoonarium
Watch our Cartoonarium participants create live drawings in the Thurman Center, 1st floor of the Fuller Building all weekend long.

Pip Caplan is a Salem-based cartoonist whose work combines cartoonish absurdity with a theoretical edge, drawing on influences from both the underground and the philosophical.

Saturday December 7, 2024 4:00pm - 4:45pm EST
Cartoonarium
  Cartoonarium

4:00pm EST

Don't Think, Just Draw
Saturday December 7, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Room 410
In this fast-paced workshop, you will create brand new ideas by playing drawing games. Then we'll collaborate to write and draw our own mini-comics. No experience necessary — all you need is the guts to pick up a pen! (And some markers.)
Sponsors
avatar for The Quarto Group
Saturday December 7, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Room 410 Fourth Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Workshop

4:30pm EST

Writing for Comics
Saturday December 7, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm EST
Room 123
Saturday December 7, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm EST
Room 123 First Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Maker Space

4:30pm EST

Denis Kitchen: Underground Comics Visionary
Saturday December 7, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm EST
Thurman Center Stage
MICE guest Denis Kitchen has been a central figure in independent comics history as long as there have been independent comics - as cartoonist, publisher, agent and advocate. Joel Christian Gill, graphic novelist and director of BU's Graphic Narrative program, sits down with Denis to talk about his illustrious career.
Moderators
JC
Exhibitors
avatar for DENIS KITCHEN - 70B

DENIS KITCHEN - 70B

Denis Kitchen was one of the original “underground” cartoonists in the late 60s, and the Founder/Publisher of Kitchen Sink Press (1969-99). In 1986 he founded the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and chaired for 18 years. He represents numerous artists and estates. He’s co-written... Read More →
Sponsors
avatar for Massachusetts Center for the Book
Saturday December 7, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm EST
Thurman Center Stage First Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Panel
 
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