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Check out ARCHIE DIGEST #260!
Archie and the gang visit MoCCA in the show’s own comic adventure "MoCCA Madness" by Arie Kaplan, Fernando Ruiz, and Jon D'Agostino.
Available at MoCCA and finer stores carrying Archie Comics everywhere. |
Archie Comics and Writers Panel
Thursday, February 25th, 2010 @ 7 PM
with Paul Castiglia, Angelo DeCesare, Dan Parent, Fernando Ruiz, Alex Simmons and moderated by Jim Salicrup
Admission: $5
Free for MoCCA Members
Join Papercutz editor-in-chief and MoCCA Trustee Jim Salicrup for a lively discussion with Archie Comics writers and artists about what it is like to work with America's most popular teenager!
Paul Castiglia has been associated with Archie Comics for 20 years. He’s written for the flagship Archie title, Little Archie, Archie’s Superteens, Archie 3000, various digests, licensed titles and enjoyed a three year, 34 issue run on “Archie’s Weird Mysteries.” He is also an Archie Comics archivist and Compilation Editor for the “Archie Americana Series” of classic Archie reprints.
Angelo DeCesare writes "My sister Martha and I grew up reading Archie comics. I loved the humor and inventiveness of the writers, especially in the Jughead stories. My favorite Archie comic was "Archie's Madhouse", which I tried to imitate in my early attempts to create a comic book. I wrote and storyboarded my first Archie story about 15 years ago. An editor, Daryl Edelman, hired me to write a Little Archie story. Victor Gorelick must have liked my work and gave me more assignments. Over the years I've written stories involving all the major Archie characters, and I also wrote Sonic for a few years. My proudest moment was when Victor allowed me to write Archie's 500th issue. Inside, I'm still the same kid, reading Archie comics with my sister, except now some of the stories are mine! I'm honored to be a part of the Archie family and to participate in MoCCA's celebration of a great comic."
Dan Parent's professional career began in 1987, when he graduated from the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art. He was hired by Archie Comics soon thereafter, where he worked on all phases of comic book production and licensing, which included designing toys, apparel and varied collectibles. His first big comic book project was Veronica’s first solo comic. He then went on to write, draw, ( and even co-edit) various Archie titles. Going freelance in 1996, he continued to work on titles like Cheryl Blossom, Betty & Veronica Spectacular and Archie & Friends. Dan continues to work on various Archie titles, updating the looks of the Archie characters, especially Betty and Veronica . He also keeps busy doing web design, children’s book illustrations and spot illustrations for various publications.
Fernando Ruiz is graduate of the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon And Graphic Art. While in school Fernando showed his work to Victor Gorelick and was hired right out of the school. "I was very lucky. I graduated from school and the next week I was working on my first Archie story." Fernando has been with Archie comics for the last 16 years and has also been a teacher at the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon And Graphic Art since 1995.
Alex Simmons is a professional freelance writer, teaching artist, and public speaker, as well as an arts & education consultant. As a writer of comics and graphic novels, Simmons has created and written a critically acclaimed adventure series, BLACKJACK, about an African-American soldier of fortune in the 1930s. He co-created an African-American hero for DC Comics in their Batman books, authored several other comic book stories, including tales of Scooby Doo, and several mini series for Archie Comics. Simmons also created 12 interactive mysteries for the Tiger Toys electronic game WHO DONE IT (which received three educational awards). Simmons is the founder and co producer of the KIDS’ COMIC CON (an age appropriate comic book convention for children and families), as well as the curator of the COLOR OF COMICS art exhibition (containing images from artists around the globe representing the portrayal of people of color in comics).
Please join MoCCA in congratualting Alex Simmons' 2010 Glyph Award nomination for Best Writer, Archie & Friends! Way to go Alex!
Archie Logos and Characters TM & © 2010, Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from
the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership
with the City Council. |
