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Saturday, December 7
 

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
Saturday December 7, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
Thurman Center Stage First Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
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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

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
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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

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
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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
 
Sunday, December 8
 

12:00pm EST

Decoding Design: Form as Storytelling
Sunday December 8, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
Thurman Commons
How does the form of a comic inform a readers' experience? How can the shapes, the layouts, the way it's folded, and very material a comic book is made from change the way we feel about a story? How can it change the meaning? Where is the line between comic book and art book? Come and meet artists pushing limits in the comics medium and get the inside scoop on how they craft these totally unique books.
Moderators
JD
Exhibitors
avatar for Junimadii - 23B

Junimadii - 23B

Hi!! I’m a DIY-printing obsessed comics maker located in Brooklyn. I love cats, collaging, experimental comics, and autobio stories! I’m always down to make more artist friends :))
avatar for Rachel Bard - 30A
avatar for Pipa Estrela (Kid-Friendly) - 30B
avatar for Jillian D. King - 49B

Jillian D. King - 49B

insta: jilliandking ✨design strategist + doodler 🎨curious about people + good storytelling 💡
Sunday December 8, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
Thurman Commons Second Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Panel

12:00pm EST

Grown-up Stories
Sunday December 8, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
Thurman Center Stage
Character-based, non-genre fictional comics for adults: a very specific category that doesn't get enough love in the marketplace and the publishing world. MICE highlights four creators whose complex, mature and entertaining work points to new directions for the comics medium. Join them as they discuss their work, process and careers.
Moderators
HS
Exhibitors
avatar for Liam Donnelly - 62A
avatar for Cris Siqueira - 6B
avatar for Dave Ortega - 72A
avatar for Teddie Bernard - 77B

Teddie Bernard - 77B

Teddie Bernard (they/he) is a queer cartoonist, writer, and printmaker. His work explores queer identity, history, and connection. They spend their time refurbishing obsolete printers and researching obscure lesbians. He currently draws his comics in Chicago, where he wishes for colder... Read More →
Sunday December 8, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
Thurman Center Stage First Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Panel

1:30pm EST

Hue and Saturation: Uses of Color in Comics
Sunday December 8, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST
Thurman Commons
It's not just lines on paper: color is a powerful tool for storytelling and communicating emotions, with infinite approaches to the media, color pallettes and aesthetic approaches available. Join us as four cartoonists discuss their diverse and contrasting color styles.
Moderators
ZC
Exhibitors
avatar for 1000 Dead Draculas - 36B
avatar for Ethan M. Aldridge (Kid-Friendly) - 38A

Ethan M. Aldridge (Kid-Friendly) - 38A

Ethan M. Aldridge is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator. He is the creator of the gothic mystery novel DEEPHAVEN (A New York Public Library selection for Best Books Of 2023, A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection, nominated for the Mythopoeic Award), the... Read More →
avatar for Matt Emmons - 42A

Matt Emmons - 42A

Second At Best Press
avatar for Kruttika Susarla - 79B

Kruttika Susarla - 79B

Adjunct Lecturer, Washington University in St. Louis
Instagram: kruttika
Sunday December 8, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST
Thurman Commons Second Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Panel

1:30pm EST

Slimy yet Satisfying: Comics About Bugs
Sunday December 8, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST
Thurman Center Stage
Bugs: creepy, crawly, slimy, with far too many legs. But somehow they have garnered love across different mediums. Come meet some comic artists tonight who have created fantastic bug-centric worlds for their readers.
Moderators
SS
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.
avatar for Valita Durkin - 17A
avatar for Allison Conway (Kid-Friendly) - 38B
avatar for Jay Hosler (Kid-Friendly) - 73A
Sunday December 8, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST
Thurman Center Stage First Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
  Panel

3:00pm EST

Political Action Comics: Activism and Art
Sunday December 8, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Thurman Commons
Comics and cartoon art have long been effective tools in political messaging, often powerfully illustrating the plight of the oppressed, invoking activism. How are today's cartoonists incorporating and affecting the heated and complex issues of our times? Moderator Brigid Alverson and a panel of cartoonists discuss the power of comics in the realm of politics and activism.
Moderators
BA
Exhibitors
avatar for Camila Kerwin - 35A

Camila Kerwin - 35A

Camila Kerwin is a journalist who makes comics and radio. She’s a regular comics contributor to the Boston Globe. Her work has appeared on the Washington Post, WNYC, KCRW’s Bodies, NPR’s Morning Edition, Sony’s Cheat!, “The World” from PRI, the Miami Herald, and more... Read More →
avatar for Sarah Shaw - 35B
avatar for Isabella Rotman - 47A
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 →
avatar for Noah Jodice - 80A

Noah Jodice - 80A

Lecturer, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Noah Jodice is a cartoonist and zine-maker currently working in Saint Louis, Mo. His self-published work focuses on our social relationship to image-making and often explores personal anxieties or complex systems through narrative cartoons. He frequently collaborates on community... Read More →
Sunday December 8, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST
Thurman Commons Second Floor, 808 Commonwealth Ave. Brookline, MA
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