Fantagraphics Books Announces MOME Show

MOME show "MOMENTUM" opens at MCAD - Minneapolis College of Art and Design on Friday!

MOMENTUM: THE NEW COMICS
When: March 6 - April 19, 2009
Where: MCAD Gallery: Concourse Gallery
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
2501 Stevens Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55404

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

Cover image for the recent Mome, Vol. 10.