From Richie Rich to Wendy the Good Little Witch

Exhibition dates: December 18, 2008 - March 15, 2009

Opening Reception: January 14, 2009

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA - is pleased to present a visual history of one of the most popular comic book publishers of all time, Harvey Comics.  From Richie Rich to Wendy the Witch:  The Art of Harvey Comics celebrates the art and characters created and/or popularized by Harvey, including Casper, The Friendly Ghost; Wendy, The Good Little Witch; Richie Rich, The Poor Little Rich Boy; Hot Stuff, The Little Devil; Sad Sack; Joe Palooka; Little Dot; Little Audrey; Little Lotta; Little Max; and many more.  This exhibition includes original art from Harvey comic books and merchandise by stalwarts such as Ernie Colón, Sid Couchey, Warren Kremer and Howard Post.

From Richie Rich to Wendy the Witch:  The Art of Harvey Comics originated at the Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco, curated by Andrew Fargo. For the MoCCA presentatioin, additional curation by MoCCA Chairman Ellen S. Abramowitz and Director Karl Erickson. Special thanks to Mark Arnold.

New York Artist Showcase: Ryan Dunlavey

Exhibition dates: December 18, 2008 - February 15, 2009

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA - is pleased to present an exhibition of New York artist Ryan Dunlavey. His illustrations and comic strips have appeared in MAD, Wizard, ToyFare, The Princeton Review, Time Out New York, Royal Flush, and Disney Adventures. He is also the co-creator and artist of the award-winning ACTION PHILOSOPHERS comic book series.is pleased to present an exhibition of New York artist Ryan Dunlavey. Dunlavey is a Brooklyn based cartoonist best known as the artist and co-creator of Action Philosophers. He attended Syracuse University, where he created the comic strip Evil Twin for the Daily Orange student newspaper. After leaving college he continued Evil Twin as a series of self-published mini-comics. In 1995 he relocated to New York City to pursue an illustration career. He was a graphic designer at Wizard Magazine for several years and would later create hundreds of original illustrations for them as a freelancer. In 1998 he illustrated a graphic novel adaptation of Moby Dick for Schoolastic Books and created a second self-published mini comic series - Tommy Atomic - which would eventually become a feature in Royal Flush magazine.

In 2002 he co-created Action Philosophers with his friend Fred Van Lente, which went on to win the Xeric Grant and saw publication of its first issue in 2005. The series ran nine issues, gained considerable critical acclaim and won a 2007 American Library Award. In early 2008, Dunlavey and Van Lente teamed up again to self-publish a second non-fiction humor series - Comic Book Comics - a cartoon history of the American comics industry from 1896 through the present day. The series is currently in progress and scheduled to be completed in 2009.

Special thanks to Evil Twin Comics for their support of New York Artist Showcase: Ryan Dunlavey.