A Live Interview with Faux "Ditko"
Special Guest Faux "Stan Lee"

Thursday, February 4th, 2010 @ 7 PM

Admission: $5
Free for MoCCA Members

With Craig Yoe, author of The Art of Ditko.

Comic historian, Craig Yoe will be showing rare artwork and stories and talking about the making of his new book, The Art of Ditko. Then, Yoe will interview Faux "Ditko". A celebrity impersonator will respond with Ditko own words from rare interviews. Special guest Faux "Stan Lee" will be reading excerpts from his introduction of The Art of Ditko. This event is part of Steve Ditko Week at http://SuperITCH.com

Spider-Man: 25 Years of Amazing

Thursday, February 11th, 2010 @ 7 PM

Admission: $5
Free for MoCCA Members

With Axel Alonso, Tom Brevoort, Danny Fingeroth, Jim Salicrup, and Stephen Wacker. Moderated by Fred Van Lente.

In honor of our exhibition of original art from the entire issue of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #50 by J. Michael Straczynski, John Romita Jr. and Scott Hanna, MoCCA presents an unprecedented roundtable discussion of the past quarter-century of all things Peter Parker with the editors who have helmed the title since the Reagan Administration! Axel Alonso (editor of ASM #50), Tom Brevoort, Danny Fingeroth, and MoCCA Trustee Jim Salicrup join current AMAZING editor Steve Wacker for the panel chat and audience Q&A. Moderated by MoCCA Trustee and current Spidey scribe Fred Van Lente.

AXEL ALONSO is Vice President, Executive Editor at Marvel Comics. He has been the editor on AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, X-MEN, PUNISHER and DC's Vertigo imprint.

TOM BREVOORT has been a part of Marvel Comics since 1989, when he started out as an intern. He served as an assistant editor, associate editor and editor before being promoted to his current position as Executive Editor in 2007. Over the past decade, Tom has overseen the revitalization of the Avengers franchise, presided over major crossover events including Civil War and Secret Invasion, and served as editor on titles including NEW AVENGERS, CAPTAIN AMERICA, FANTASTIC FOUR and many others.

DANNY FINGEROTH (Sr. VP of Education at MoCCA) was the editor of the SPIDER-MAN line 1983-84 and its Group Editor 1990-95. He wrote WEB OF SPIDER-MAN and several Spider-Man limited series. Danny was a consultant to the FoxKids Spider-Man animated series and to James Cameron's early version of what would become the 2002 Spider-Man movie. He's the author of SUPERMAN ON THE COUCH: WHAT SUPERHEROES REALLY TELL US ABOUT OURSELVES AND OUR SOCIETY; DISGUISED AS CLARK KENT: JEWS, COMICS, AND THE CREATION OF THE SUPERHERO; and THE ROUGH GUIDE TO GRAPHIC NOVELS.  
           
JIM SALICRUP is the current Papercutz Editor-in-Chief. Salicrup edited the SPIDER-MAN titles in the late 80s early 90s, and is remembered for Kraven's Last Hunt (which ran through all the Spider-Man titles, The Wedding of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson, the introductions of Tombstone and Venom, and launching SPIDER-MAN #1 by Todd McFarlane, the best-selling Spider-Man comic ever.  Jim also wrote SPIDEY SUPER-STORIES for many years, and the Child Abuse Prevention comic starring Spider-Man. 

FRED VAN LENTE is the New York Times bestselling author of INCREDIBLE HERCULES (with Greg Pak) and MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 & 4, as well as the American Library Association award-winning ACTION PHILOSOPHERS. His other comics include COMIC BOOK COMICS, MODOK'S 11, X MEN NOIR and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN.

STEPHEN WACKER started editing comics for DC Comics in 2000. Currently he is a Senior Editor at Marvel editing AMAZING SPIDER-MAN and DAREDEVIL.

Animation Development: From Pitch to Production

Thursday, February 18th, 2010 @ 7 PM

Admission: $5
Free for MoCCA Members

With David Levy and Brown Johnson.

There's so many misconceptions, myths, and madness clouding up the reality of what it really takes to develop, pitch, and sell an animated project. Utilizing his own ten year experience in the pitching world, along with candid advice from successful creators and leading development executives alike, author and animation director David B. Levy has put together a useful book on the subject: Animation Development: From Pitch to Production (Allworth Press). Join us for an intimate industry panel on the ins-and-outs of pitching today and be sure to bring your questions too. Followed immediately by a book signing event.

David B. Levy is the creator of FIONA FINDS OUT, a preschool series optioned for development by the Disney Channel. He is currently under contract with Classic Media and Garan, Inc. to write and develop animated properties. Levy is the author of YOUR CAREER IN ANIMATION: HOW TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE (Allworth Press, 2006). Levy's second book ANIMATION DEVELOPMENT: FROM PITCH TO PRODUCTION, was published in September 2009. Levy has directed Nickelodeon's BLUE'S CLUES, the Noggin Channel's PINKY DINKY DOO, and Cartoon Network's Adult Swim series, ASSY McGEE. Levy has lectured and taught at Parsons School of Design, School of Visual Arts, NYU and Pratt, and is president of the New York chapter of Association International du Film d'Animation (ASIFA.)

Brown Johnson, the President of Animation, for Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group.

Archie Comics and Writers Panel

Thursday, February 25th, 2010 @ 7 PM

Admission: $5
Free for MoCCA Members

Moderated by Jim Salicrup.

Ralph Bakshi The Streets

Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 6 PM

MoCCA Education Programs

MoCCA is is proud to announce the new offerings from its Education Department. Organized and headed by Senior Vice-President of Education, Dany Fingeroth.
For more information about MoCCA Education Programs, click here.