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Revision as of 20:04, 11 November 2018

Comic Arts Brooklyn
StatusActive
GenreAlternative comics convention
FrequencyAnnual
VenuePratt Institute
Location(s)Brooklyn, New York
CountryUnited States
InauguratedDecember 5, 2009 (as BCGF)
November 9, 2013 (as CAB)
FounderGabriel Fowler
Most recentNovember 11, 2018
Organized byDesert Island Comics
Websitehttp://comicartsbrooklyn.com/

Comic Arts Brooklyn (CAB) is a comic book festival and art book fair held annually in Brooklyn, New York. Founded in 2013 as a successor to the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival (BCGF), CAB focuses on self-published, independent, and alternative comics.

Programming

CAB is founded and organized by Gabriel Fowler, the owner of the comic book store Desert Island in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.[1] The festival is centered around a single-day, artist alley-style exhibition space that features roughly 200 artists and comics publishers.[2] The days leading up to and following CAB often include affiliated events, such as gallery exhibitions, art installations, and screenings.[3]

Exhibition space at CAB is invitation-only; artists and vendors must either apply and be accepted, or be invited to attend by the festival's organizers.[4] Admission to the festival is free for members of the public.[5]

History

The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival (BCGF), the predecessor to CAB, was inaugurated in 2009 by Fowler, comics critic and scholar Bill Kartalopoulos, and Dan Nadel, founder of the now-defunct publishing company PictureBox. The festival ran for four years, until Kartalopoulos and Nadel announced in May 2013 that they would no longer organize BCGF.[6] In July 2013, Fowler announced the founding of Comic Arts Brooklyn, to be held in November of that year.[7] CAB was inaugurated on November 9, 2013 at the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Brooklyn, New York – the same venue where BCGF was formerly held, and with many of the same exhibitors – with programming directed by Paul Karasik.[8]

In 2014, CAB expanded from one to two days of programming, with the additional day designated for panel discussions.[9] Organizers considered placing CAB on hiatus in 2016,[4] but instead opted to include fewer exhibitors and reduce the length of the festival to its original single day of programming.[10]

In 2017, CAB relocated from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church to the Pratt Institute,[11] nearly doubling the size of its exhibition space.[12]

Event history

As Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival

Dates Primary Venue Featured Guests
December 5, 2009 Our Lady of Consolation Church
Brooklyn, New York		Gabrielle Bell, R.O. Blechman, Charles Burns, Anya Davidson, Kim Deitch, C.F., Carlos Gonzales, Ben Katchor, Nora Krug, Michael Kupperman, Mark Newgarden, Gary Panter, Ron Regé, Jr., Peter Saul, Dash Shaw, R. Sikoryak, Jillian Tamaki, Matthew Thurber, Adrian Tomine, Lauren Weinstein[13]
December 4, 2010 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
Brooklyn, New York		Lynda Barry, Kate Beaton, Gabrielle Bell, Charles Burns, Brian Chippendale, Jordan Crane, Evan Dorkin, Renee French, Bill Griffith, Sammy Harkham, Irwin Hasen, Anders Nilsen, Paul Pope, Johnny Ryan, Leanne Shapton, Mark Alan Stamaty, Jillian Tamaki, Adrian Tomine[14]
December 3, 2011 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
Brooklyn, New York		C.F., Jack Davis, Phoebe Gloeckner, Lisa Hanawalt, Chip Kidd, David Mazzucchelli, John Porcellino, Brian Ralph[15]
November 10, 2012 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
Brooklyn, New York		Nine Antico, Blexbolex, Charles Burns, Lilli Carré, Roz Chast, Tim Hensley, Richard McGuire, Jonny Negron, Anouk Ricard, Florent Ruppert, Olivier Schrauwen, Adrian Tomine, Chris Ware[16]

As Brooklyn Comic Arts

Dates Primary Venue Featured Guests
November 9, 2013 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
Brooklyn, New York		Paul Auster, Michael DeForge, Lisa Hanawalt, David Mazzucchelli, Art Spiegelman, Adrian Tomine[7]
November 8-9, 2014 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
Brooklyn, New York		Josh Bayer, Charles Burns, Roz Chast, Michael DeForge, Julie Doucet, Aisha Franz, Lisa Hanawalt, Al Jaffee, Chip Kidd, Tim Lane, Benjamin Marra, Richard McGuire, Raymond Pettibon, James Romberger, Jim Rugg, Olivier Schrauwen, Dash Shaw, Art Spiegelman, Adrian Tomine, Marguerite Van Cook[17]
November 7-8, 2015 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
Brooklyn, New York		Derf Backderf, Brian Chippendale, Daniel Clowes, Jordan Crane, Michael DeForge, Bill Griffith, Sammy Harkham, Jennifer Hayden, Glenn Head, Jillian Tamaki, Denis Kitchen, Benjamin Marra, Matthew Thurber, Caroline Paquita, Nicole Rifkin, Yumi Sakugawa, Julia Wertz[18]
November 5, 2016 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
Brooklyn, New York		Doug Allen, Rick Altergott, Ariel Bordeaux, Dame Darcy, Drew Friedman Matthew Thurber, Nicole Rifkin, Todd James[19]
November 11, 2017 Pratt Institute
Brooklyn, New York		Alexis Beauclair, Charles Burns, DDOOGG, Jules Feiffer, Emil Ferris, Sophie Goldstein, Bill Griffith, Paul Karasik, Peter Kuper, Miss Lasko-Gross, Jane Mai, Mark Newgarden, Patrick Kyle, Richie Pope, Nicole Rifkin, Simon Hanselmann, Adrian Tomine, Chris Ware, Lale Westvind, Eric Kostiuk Williams, Ron Wimberly, Kelsey Wroten, Gina Wynbrandt[20]
November 11, 2018 Pratt Institute
Brooklyn, New York		Doug Allen, Austin English, Charles Burns, Mike Diana, Julie Doucet, Simon Hanselmann, Frank Henenlotter, Todd Hames, Patrick Kyle, Xander Marro, Mark Newgarden, Dirt Palace, Ariel Schrag, Olivier Schrauwen, Nick Thorburn, Matthew Thurber, Lauren Weinstein, Jim Woodring[2]

References

  1. ^ Stone, Tucker (November 8, 2017). ""It's Hard To Sleep": An Interview with CAB's Gabe Fowler". The Comics Journal. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "CAB 2018 Program Guide". Comic Arts Brooklyn. 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  3. ^ MacDonald, Heidi (October 29, 2014). "Comic Arts Brooklyn announces art exhibits". Comics Beat. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  4. ^ a b MacDonald, Heidi (April 6, 2016). "No Comic Arts Brooklyn in 2016?". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  5. ^ Gazin, Nick (November 10, 2015). "The Coolest Stuff I Saw at Comic Arts Brooklyn 2015". VICE. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  6. ^ Hodler, Tim (May 17, 2013). "The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival Ends". The Comics Journal. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  7. ^ a b Melrose, Kevin (July 26, 2013). "Comic Arts Brooklyn announced for Nov. 9". CBR. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  8. ^ Reid, Calvin (November 11, 2013). "Fans Swarm Comic Arts Brooklyn 2013". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  9. ^ MacDonald, Heidi (October 1, 2014). ""It's Hard To Sleep": An Interview with CAB's Gabe Fowler". Comics Beat. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  10. ^ MacDonald, Heidi (November 9, 2016). "Comic Arts Brooklyn Scales Down Size, Not Sales". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  11. ^ Sutton, Benjamin (November 7, 2017). "Brooklyn's Biggest Comics Festival Just Got Much Bigger". Hyperallergic. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  12. ^ Reid, Calvin (November 14, 2017). "Comic Arts Brooklyn 2017 Relocates to Pratt Campus". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  13. ^ "BCGF 2009 Program Guide (via Archive)". Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival. 2009. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  14. ^ "BCGF 2010 Program Guide (via Archive)". Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival. 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  15. ^ "BCGF 2011 Program Guide (via Archive)". Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival. 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  16. ^ "BCGF 2012 Program Guide (via Archive)". Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival. 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  17. ^ "CAB 2014 Program Guide". Comic Arts Brooklyn. 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  18. ^ "CAB 2015 Program Guide". Comic Arts Brooklyn. 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  19. ^ "CAB 2016 Program Guide". Comic Arts Brooklyn. 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  20. ^ "CAB 2017 Program Guide". Comic Arts Brooklyn. 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
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