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The History of Bazooka Joe @ The City Reliquary: June 10, 2021

Our first in-person show since 2019!

The History of Bazooka Joe

At The City Reliquary, 370 Metropolitan Ave,  Brooklyn, NY 11211
Thursday, June 10 – Presentation at 8pm – Doors at 7pm

$7 General Admission – Free for City Reliquary Members (tickets required)

The City Reliquary is proud to present a very special event celebrating America’s favorite eyepatched rascal Bazooka Joe! A distinguished panel of candy and comics experts will discuss the history of the iconic character and his lasting impact on marketing and design.

Also featuring a live reading of classic Bazooka comics.

Our guests include:
Ira Friedman has spent his career on the merchandising side of pop culture. Since his early days at Starlog and Fangoria magazines, to a stint at Lucasfilm during the original release of The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark, Ira landed at Topps in 1988 as the director of new product development. Since that time, Ira has been a fixture at the famed bubble gum and trading card company involved in hundreds of different projects, publishing, and confectionery products – ‘homegrown’ and licensed.
Charles Kochman is the Editorial Director of Abrams ComicArts and editor of the #1 bestselling series Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney. For thirty-five years, Kochman has edited several hundred books for all age groups, including award-winning picture books, middle-grade novels, retrospectives, monographs, graphic novels, and art book collections published by Abrams, DC Comics, MADmagazine, Bantam Books, and Putnam. He is a recipient of the Inkpot Award, presented by Comic-Con International for achievement in comics.
Jason Liebig is regarded as one of the nation’s foremost experts on candy and snack food brand history and is considered an arbiter of candy as pop culture and nostalgia.  As such, he has written hundreds of articles on the subject matter and has served as a brand consultant as well as period television consultant for shows such as Stranger Things, Young Sheldon, Mad Men, and more.  His unique perspective and expert knowledge have led him to become an occasional television host and frequent guest, sharing his love of the candy and snack worlds he loves.  Blog: http://www.collectingcandy.com/wordpress/
R. Sikoryak is a cartoonist and author of the graphic novels Constitution Illustrated, The Unquotable Trump, Masterpiece Comics, and Terms and Conditions (Drawn & Quarterly). His comics and illustrations have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, The Nation, The Onion, and more. Sikoryak presents his live comics performance series, Carousel, around the U.S. and Canada. 
Special guest voices by M. Sweeney Lawless, writer of ill repute. Twitter: @Specky4Eyes

Bazooka Joe and his Gang appeared in mini-comics on Bazooka bubble gum wrappers starting in 1954. The comic concept was the brainchild of Woody Gelman and Ben Solomon, heads of product development at Topps, and the original comic artist was Wesley Morse. Topps, the king of trading card companies, has been based in NYC since 1947.

Admission to the Museum and The Call of Candy exhibit included – come early to check out vintage Topps and Bazooka Joe ephemera as well as that of other NYC candy manufacturers from the 1800s to today!

http://www.cityreliquary.org

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Carousel & Sikoryak events at TCAF: May 2021

The 2021 virtual Toronto Comics Arts Festival runs from May 7- 16, with a wide range of events.

Carousel: Comics Performances at TCAF 

Friday, May 14.  7 pm ET

Carousel returns with live readings and images from Abby Denson (Kitty Sweet Tooth), Decur (When You Look Up), and John Jennings (After the Rain). Hosted by R. Sikoryak.

These creators will offer an illuminating intersection of comics of the moment.  Take a spin and stay to ask some questions about the varied and wonderful world of comics! Lorena Torres Loaiza joins as Spanish interpreter.  

Register here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ff5jBjdeQWiiZ2381bYpxg

Full TCAF Program schedule:

TCAF Marketplace

May 8 – May 16. 

You can also peruse and purchase from the TCAF exhibitors, Spring Canzine vendors, and check out some amazing indie games from Comics x Games. Sikoryak link: 

https://brokenpencil.com/tcaf/tcaf.html?passageName=208_RSikoryak

Link to all: 

https://brokenpencil.com/tcaf/

TCAF Zoom Exhibitor Room

A virtual space for creators, publishers, and TCAF attendees to meet each other.  R. Sikoryak will be participating on Sunday, May 9.  8-10pm ET. Scroll down to the time for the Zoom link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m5CGIRqS3xmTq5F26mre43P9U6KwwV-N/view

Many artists will also have rooms during the week, and you can jump from one room to the next. More info:

Exhibitor Room Schedule
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Illustrator Sprint: Thurs. Feb. 25, 2021

Several cartoonists are taking part in this Fall for the Book live drawing event hosted by R. Sikoryak.

Illustrator Sprint
February 25, 2021, 7 p.m. via Crowdcast

Ready, set, draw! In this fast-paced, hilarious sketch showdown, four illustrators (Ursula Murray Husted, Brian Michael Weaver, Andrea Tsurumi, and Ann Xu) compete for audience votes as they complete wacky prompts given to them by host R. Sikoryak. This event is brought to you by Fall for the Book.

Reserve your spot and watch the event here.

Meet the creative competitors: 

Brian Michael Weaver is the totally tubular illustrator of such groovy graphic novels as the Joey Fly, Private Eye series, and writer of the mondo bodacious picture book Do NOT Build a Frankenstein! 

Ann Xu is an Ignatz-nominated cartoonist and illustrator working in Baltimore. She is the illustrator of Measuring Up and upcoming graphic novel Shadow Life.

Ursula Murray Husted holds an MFA in comics from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and a PhD in Design Communication/Visual Ethnography from the University of Minnesota. She makes comics and lives in Minneapolis with her partner, their daughter, three cats, and many, many books. You can learn more at http://ursulamurrayhusted.com/

Andrea Tsurumi is an author, illustrator and cartoonist originally from New York who now lives with her spouse and their dog in Philadelphia. She’s the creator of Accident!, Crab Cake, and I’m on It: an Elephant and Piggie Like Reading book and the illustrator of David Goodner’s Kondo & Kezumi  series. Find out more at andreatsurumi.com

R. Sikoryak is a cartoonist and author of the graphic novels Constitution Illustrated, The Unquotable Trump, Masterpiece Comics and Terms and Conditions. 

Buy their books here.

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Video of the Brooklyn Book Festival 2020 Carousel

Our Carousel for The Brooklyn Book Festival 2020 was presented virtually in September, and here’s the video. It features readings by Glynnis Fawkes, Shary Flenniken, Mikki Kendall, Sophie Yanow, and R. Sikoryak, as well as a conversation with the artists at the end.

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Brooklyn Book Festival Carousel: Mon. Sept. 28, 2020

Carousel: Comics Performances
An online event of the 2020 Brooklyn Book Festival

Readings of graphic novels and comics, with images, presented by:

 Glynnis Fawkes (Charlotte Bronte Before Jane Eyre)
Shary Flenniken (Trots and Bonnie)
Mikki Kendall (Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists)
Sophie Yanow (The Contradictions)
Hosted by R. Sikoryak (Constitution Illustrated)

Watch online: 
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 8:00pm EDT 
Info: https://brooklynbookfestival.org/event/carousel-comics-performances/

THIS IS AN OFFICIAL 2020 BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL EVENT

BIOS:
Glynnis Fawkes is the author of Charlotte Bronte Before Jane Eyre and Persephone’s Garden, both out in 2019.  She teaches at the Center for Cartoon Studies and her work has appeared in The New Yorker. Twitter and Instagram: @glynnisfawkes

Shary Flenniken is a Seattle-based cartoonist, editor, and screenwriter currently living in Seattle, Washington – best known for incorporating elements of feminism and gender politics in her Trots and Bonnie comic in National Lampoon Magazine.

Mikki Kendall is the author of AMAZONS, ABOLITIONISTS, AND ACTIVISTS (illustrated by A. D’Amico), and of HOOD FEMINISM. Her essays can be found at TIME, the New York Times, The Guardian, the Washington Post; recent media appearances include BBC, NPR, the Daily Show, PBS, Good Morning America, MSNBC, and Showtime.  Website: mikkikendall.com

Sophie Yanow is the Eisner Award-winning cartoonist of The Contradictions, What is a Glacier?, and War of Streets and Houses. Her comics have appeared in The New Yorker, The Guardian, Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Nib.
 
R. Sikoryak’s new book is Constitution Illustrated, published by Drawn & Quarterly.  His other books include The Unquotable Trump, Terms and Conditions, and Masterpiece Comics.rsikoryak.com

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Carousel: Quarantined video from June 27, 2020

Our first Carousel: Quarantined was presented virtually last month, and here’s the video. It features performances by Joel Christian Gill, Carolita Johnson, Sanika Phawde, Brian Michael Weaver, Bianca Xunise, and R. Sikoryak, as well as a long conversation with the artists and audience at the end. Scroll down to the bottom of this page: http://dixonplace.org/performances/carousel-quarantined-06-27-20/

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Carousel: Quarantined, June 27, 2020

Dixon Place presents
Carousel: Quarantined

The comics performance series is online for the first time! 

With cartoonists and graphic novelists reading their work alongside their drawings. 
Hosted by R. Sikoryak.

Featuring:
Joel Christian Gill
Carolita Johnson
Sanika Phawde
Brian Michael Weaver
Bianca Xunise

A DP TV Program
Saturday, June 27, 2020 At 8:00 PM (EDT) On Zoom & Facebook Live
Links:
http://dixonplace.org/performances/carousel-quarantined-06-27-20/

BIOS:
Joel Christian Gill is a cartoonist and Associate Professor of Illustration at Massachusetts College of Art and Design who speaks nationally on the importance of sharing stories. He wrote the words and drew the pictures in the award winning series Strange Fruit and Tales of The Talented Tenth (Fulcrum books). His latest work is a memoir chronicling how children deal with abuse and trauma: Fights: One Boy’s Triumph Over Violence (Oni Press January 2020.) He is currently adapting the 2016 National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning a Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Prof. Ibram X Kendi into a graphic novel from Ten Speed Press.  instagram.com/joelchristiangill/

Carolita Johnson has been contributing cartoons to The New Yorker since 2003, writing illustrated essays for Longreads.com, and recently was a writer-in-residence at SUNY-New Paltz.    instagram.com/carolitajohnson/

Sanika Phawde is an illustrator, cartoonist and reportage artist working between New York City and Mumbai, currently pursuing a Masters degree in Illustration as Visual Essay at School of Visual Arts, New York. Sanika’s work explores everyday life, interpersonal relationships, instances of emotional connection between strangers, and the conversations people have over food. Sanika is also very interested in the diversity of food in New York, and how food experiences in the city are influenced by seasons, pop culture, immigration and gentrification.  instagram.com/thejackfruitslayer/

Brian Michael Weaver is the totally tubular illustrator of such groovy graphic novels as the Joey Fly, Private Eye series, and writer of the mondo bodacious picture book Do NOT Build a Frankenstein! His most recent picture books, Flip & Fin: We Rule the School, and Flip & Fin: Super Sharks to the Rescue, are, like, in stores now. He’s also known for illustrating Highlight’s Magazines radically awesome-licious Hidden Pictures and magazine covers! You should totally scope out his work over at brianmichaelweaver.com. FAR OUT!

Bianca Xunise is an illustrator and cartoonist based out of Chicago, Illinois. Her work primarily focuses on the plight and daily struggles of being a young black weirdo in America. When she’s not doodling away Bianca is usually somewhere dreaming of the mothman, while listening to only the spookiest goth music you could ever imagine.  instagram.com/biancaxunise/

R. Sikoryak’s new book is Constitution Illustrated, published by Drawn & Quarterly.  His other books include The Unquotable Trump, Terms and Conditions, and Masterpiece Comics.  rsikoryak.com

More info on Carousel: carouselslideshow.com

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Carousel: Dec. 14, 2019 @ Dixon Place

Dixon Place presents

CAROUSEL
Comics Performances and Picture Shows,
hosted by R. Sikoryak. 
Live readings and projections of graphic novels, cartoons, and other visual art, plus live improvised drawings.
Free admission!
 
Featuring
Maëlle Doliveux and Hunter Nelson 
David Heatley 
Jeff Lewonczyk
Lydia Mamalis 
Plus voices by Pete Boisvert, Hope Cartelli, and Rebecca Comtois
 
Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019 at 7:30 pm
Dixon Place 
161A Chrystie Street (btwn Rivington & Delancey), NYC
In the Lounge  
Free admission
Info: http://dixonplace.org/performances/carousel-12-14-2019/

BIOS:
Maëlle Doliveux is a French and Swiss illustrator, cartoonist, graphic designer, fabricator and occasional puppeteer. Her clients include The New York Times, Newsweek, and SpongeBob Squarepants Comics. Along with editor Josh O’Neill, she is co-founder of Beehive Books – a Philadelphia-based publishing company focused on comics and illustration. Her first full length comic book, “I WILL LIVE FOREVER” is in the works, and set to publish Fall 2020. In her increasingly limited spare time she enjoys studying black holes, performing brain surgery, and making up fake hobbies for herself in her biographies.
David Heatley is cartoonist and musician living in Queens. Over the last 20 years, he has written and drawn three graphic memoirs—Qualification, AMY, My Brain is Hanging Upside Down—and recorded 6 albums and 6 EPs. His new strip “Pamela and Louie” is currently being serialized on Instagram.
Jeff Lewonczyk is a recovering playwright and aspiring cartoonist who lives in Brooklyn. His children’s holiday comedy Bethlehem or Bust has been performed in schools across the country, and his illustrated travelogue “I Went To India, and All I Brought You Were These Lousy Cartoons” has been featured in publications ranging from Buzzfeed to the Hindustan Times. Visit his website at jeffisaweso.me.
Lydia Mamalis is a Brooklyn based artist originally from Kansas. She likes looking at dolls, drawing in pencil, making puppets and making comics when she can think of stories. 
Hunter Nelson is a the creator of the comic Tasky John (taskyjohn.com), and the writer of The Truth’s “The Body Genius,” named one of the AV Club’s “Best Podcasts of 2019 So Far.” His work has appeared in The Onion, Clickhole and Funny Or Die. You can see him perform every Saturday night at SubCulture with his improv team Women & Men.

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Carousel: October 19, 2019 @ Dixon Place

Dixon Place presents

CAROUSEL
Comics Performances and Picture Shows, hosted by R. Sikoryak. 
Live readings and projections of graphic novels, cartoons, 
and other visual art, plus live music and drawing.
Featuring
Emily Flake 
Jeff Lewonczyk
Jason Little
Lale Westvind
Music by Jascha Hoffman 
Live drawing by R. Sikoryak
Plus voices by Pete Boisvert, Hope Cartelli, and Rebecca Comtois
Saturday, Oct 19, 2019 at 7:30 pm
Dixon Place, 161A Chrystie Street (btwn Rivington & Delancey), NYC
In the Lounge  Free admission!
Info: http://dixonplace.org

BIOS:
Emily Flake is a cartoonist, writer, illustrator, and performer living in Brooklyn, NY. Her work appears regularly in the New Yorker, as well as the Nib, MAD, and other fine (or fine-ish) publications. She is the author and illustrator of Mama Tried: Dispatches From the Seamy Underbelly of Modern Parenting, a book of cartoons and essays about parenthood. She co-hosts a quarterly parenting-themed comedy show with NPR host Ophira Eisenberg; the title of the show is not printable in a family publication, but rhymes with Mittshow. 
Jascha Hoffman is a singer and songwriter in Brooklyn. With a lyrical voice that has been compared to Paul Simon and Leonard Cohen, Jascha writes intimate songs packed with “language that lets us see humans at their most human.” His 2015 album The Afterneath was inspired by the obituaries section of the New York Times, for which he once wrote, and praised in American Songwriter as “a remarkable album and great achievement.” At Carousel he will be presenting an “open song”, a wholly improvised composition that will be accompanied by a live sketch by R. Sikoryak. 
Jeff Lewonczyk is a recovering playwright and aspiring cartoonist who lives in Brooklyn. His children’s holiday comedy Bethlehem or Bust has been performed in schools across the country, and his illustrated travelogue “I Went To India, and All I Brought You Were These Lousy Cartoons” has been featured in publications ranging from Buzzfeed to the Hindustan Times. Visit his website at jeffisaweso.me.
Jason Little is the author of The Vagina and Borb. He teaches cartooning at the School of Visual Arts.
Lale Westvind is the author of Grip, Hot Dog Beach and over a dozen other comic books. Her energetic depictions of movement and sci-fi possibilities have been featured in Best American Comics, Kramers Ergot and Lagon Revue. 

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BKBF Carousel @ Dixon Place, Sept. 16, 2019

Dixon Place presents:

Carousel: Comics Performances

A special event for the Brooklyn Book Festival.

Admission is free!  

Presentations of graphic novels and comics as performed by the artists: Kim Deitch, Liana Finck, Mira Jacob, Jordan Jeffries, Hazel Newlevant, and James Otis Smith. Hosted by R. Sikoryak

The event will be followed by a book signing.

Monday, Sept 16, 2019    7:30 pm

In the Lounge at Dixon Place
161A Chrystie Street (btwn Rivington & Delancey), NYC

THIS IS AN OFFICIAL 2019 BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL EVENT

BIOS:
Kim Deitch has a reserved place at the first table of underground cartoonists. He got his start doing comic strips for the East Village Other in 1967 and in 1969 he succeeded Vaughn Bodé as editor of Gothic Blimp Works, the Other’s underground comics tabloid. His Boulevard of Broken Dreams was named one of Time’s “100 Best Graphic Novels Ever Written” and he has been awarded an Eisner and an Inkpot Award.
Liana Finck is the author of Passing for Human and a regular contributor to The New Yorker. She is a recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship, a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, and a Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Jewish Artists. Her collection of cartoons from her Instagram feed, Excuse Me, will be published in September. 
Mira Jacob is the author and illustrator of Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations. Her critically acclaimed novel, The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing, was a Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers pick, shortlisted for India’s Tata First Literature Award, longlisted for the Brooklyn Literary Eagles Prize, and translated into seven languages. Her writing and drawings have appeared in The New York Times, Electric Literature, Tin House, Literary Hub, Guernica, and Vogue, and she has a drawn column on Shondaland. She teaches at The New School, and she is a founding faculty member of the MFA Program at Randolph College. She lives in Brooklyn.
Jordan Jeffries is a cartoonist currently living in the Hudson Valley with his wife and their two cats. His books include The Complete Matinee Junkie: Five Years at the Movies, Just One of the Girls, So Young, and more.
Hazel Newlevant is a Portland-raised, Queens-based cartoonist whose comics include include If This Be Sin, Sugar Town, and No Ivy League. They have edited and published the anthologies Chainmail Bikini and Comics for Choice.
James Otis Smith is a Brooklyn-based video editor, and writer & illustrator of comics and children’s books, including GANG OF FOOLS, and SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO with writer Ted Fox.  
R. Sikoryak is the cartoonist responsible for Masterpiece Comics, Terms and Conditions, and The Unquotable Trump (published by Drawn & Quarterly). He’s drawn for The New Yorker, The Nation, MAD, and The Nib. He’s hosted Carousel since 1997.  
 
More info: 
brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend
dixonplace.org