The Strand in New York’s East Village just sent out their semi-monthly e-mail to detail author signings, discussions and the like for the next little while. Included are a handful of comic-related events, which I’ll reprint here. It’s a great store, and a pretty good venue for these conversations–and if you’re not in New York many of the events can be viewed remotely via streaming video on their website.
Tuesday, August 18
7:00pm
Michael Kupperman Tales Designed to Thrizzle
It’s no secret why Michael Kupperman is a favorite of Robert Smigel and Conan O’Brien–he’s one of the most weirdly funny writers around… Kupperman has written scripts for DC Comics and has appeared in the New York Times, LA Weekly, and The Wall Street Journal. New York magazine calls his comic book series, Tales Designed to Thrizzle, “the dirtiest, funniest comic book to come out in a long time.” Kupperman will present a power-point display in which he performs his way through several of his comics, both new and old, doing all the voices. The show includes “Hercules vs. Zeus,” the 3-D comic from Nickelodeon Magazine, and glasses will be provided. Other comics performed will include a Snake’N'Bacon adventure and “Love’s Tiny Robot.”
Wednesday, September 16
7:00pm
You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation!
Fletcher Hanks was the first great comic book auteur. He wrote, penciled, inked, and lettered all of his own stories, completing an astonishing 48 stories from 1939-1941. The first volume of Fletcher Hanks’ work, I Shall Destroy All Civilized Planets!was an Eisner Award-winning smash hit. Edited by cartoonist Paul Karasik, this second volume, You Shall Die By Your Own Evil Creation!, collects all the rest of Hanks’ comic book work. Paul Karasik will share this work with the Strand audience.
Thursday, September 24
7:00pm
Drawn & Quarterly… R. Sikoryak and R.O. Blechman
R.O. Blechman and R. Sikoryak are two multifaceted artists who have achieved international acclaim in the fields of animation, illustration and cartooning. Their literary comics have been featured in The New Yorker, RAW and Humbug, among others. Talking Lines collects a decade’s worth of Blechman’s comics, including The Juggler of Our Lady(1953), which was the first full-length graphic novel by a contemporary cartoonist. Sikoryak’s Masterpiece Comics collects 20 years of his comic adaptations of the classics, culled from anthologies such as Drawn & Quarterly, RAW and Hotwire.
Can’t make an event? Pre-order a signed book and watch the event on Strand TV!
Unless otherwise noted:
*all events are free and open to the public and are located on the 2nd floor of our 828 Broadway at 12th Street store;
*events are usually an hour long discussion followed by a book signing;
*authors and artists will only sign books purchased at the Strand.
Story Time Events are not filmed.
Click here for information about upcoming events.
