MOMENTUM: THE NEW COMICS

When: March 6 - April 19, 2009
Where: MCAD Gallery: Concourse Gallery
Opening Reception: Friday, March 6, 6-8 p.m.
Lecture by MOME editor Eric Reynolds: Friday, March 6, 1 p.m., MCAD Auditorium 150
Gallery Talk with Tom Kaczynski and Zak Sally: Thursday, April 9, 6:30 p.m.

http://www.mcad.edu/showPage.php?pageID=1119&eventID=379

mome noun (1553) 1. archaic: fool; blockhead. 2. a quarterly anthology showcasing the best new talent of this decade's rising cartoon generation.

MOMENTUM: The New Comics presents a retrospective of comic artworks published in the Harvey and Eisner award-nominated quarterly Mome (Fantagraphics Books), one of the industry's leading contemporary anthologies. Anchored by an ever-evolving core roster of contributors, the lauded series showcases comic art's best emerging talent alongside some of North America and Europe's most respected creators. MOMENTUM artists include rising stars such as Sophie Crumb, Tim Hensley, R. Kikuo Johnson, Tom Kaczynski, Zak Sally, and Dash Shaw.

Check out a gallery of sample work from MOMENTUM here: http://www.mcad.edu/showPage.php?pageID=1726