| | Jerry Beck Talks on the History of Harvey Comics Friday, 6:30pm April 17, 2009 |
Just a reminder that Jerry Beck... Will be presenting a talk at MoCCA on 6:30 PM, Friday April 17th 2009. Plus afterwards, he will be signing his books. For those that don't know Jerry, he is an animation historian and cartoon producer. His twelve books on the subject include The Animated Movie Guide, Looney Tunes: The Ultimate Visual Guide and The 50 Greatest Cartoons. Jerry is also a former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney, and is currently a consulting producer to Warner Bros., Universal and Disney for their classic animation DVD compilations. The Name of the exhibition at MoCCA is: "From Richie Rich to Wendy the Good Little Witch - The Art Of Harvey Comics". With Exhibition dates running from December 18, 2008 - April 18, 2009! Jerry's Talk on Friday Night will be on the following.... per the MoCCA website: "Animation Historian Jerry Beck (Cartoon Brew) will speak about the connection of Harvey Comics to the Paramount cartoon studio, and the creation of Casper the Friendly Ghost, Baby Huey, Little Audrey, Buzzy Crow and Herman & Katnip. He will show clips from the classic cartoons, and discuss the relationship between the comic book company and the animation studio, which was located in Times Square. Beck will also sign copies of The Harvey Comics Library, a series of reprint volumes which he co-curates for Dark Horse Books."
Info from the MoCCA web site at: http://www.moccany.orgAdmission: $5 | Free for MoCCA Members'Normal' MoCCA Hours (Not including the special talk) Hours: Tues. - Sat. 12:00 - 5:00pm, Closed Sunday & Monday Suggested Donation: $5.00 Members & Children under 12: Free
MoCCA is located at 594 Broadway, Suite 401 between Prince and Houston in New York, NY 10012Don't forget to add this Fun Night to Your Social Calendar!Plus please realize that the next day, April 18th is the LAST day for this exhibit to run! (Note: A complimentary copy for this mention was NOT provided by the speaker nor the museum.) For those of you that are new to our blog today, we have an ongoing online 'Comic Con and Pop Culture Convention' here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts, and new listings of items for sale in our online eBay Featured Store!
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