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MOCCA Art Fest was fun as usual, I debuted Dolltopia 2 and it had a very good response! I also presented the Lulu of the Year Award (congrats to winner Martina Fugazzotto) at the Lulu Awards which was fun and well attended. Great job Marion! I have a few pics from the event here:

Modeling my glam outfit! (written up in ComicMix here)

With the lovely ladies Rachel Nabors and Heather Bradley of gURL.com

Sorry, not too many photos were taken (by me anyay) but I got some cool new books! Goddess of War, Freddie and Me, and Chiggers were the big purchases I made and Ivy and The Hookah Girl are among the cool zines I got. Also, meeting Cecil Castellucci was a highlight. Also got to meet Rachel from Cupcakes Take the Cake and Whitney Matheson of Pop Candy fame, lots of cool bloggers about! I have a huge pile to read now!

You can also click here for The City Sweet Tooth, featuring Tazza in Brooklyn Heights on The L Magazine’s site!

Update: Tazza no longer carries the mocha sandwich T_T but they do still have a LOT of yummy desserts including a giant oreo which is quite similar. They also just opened a second location (also in Brooklyn Heights)  at 72 Clark St. Congrats to them!

September 26-28
New York Anime Festival

Check out my latest gURL.com comic “Zero Tolerance”! It’s got advice about dating ^_^

In anticipation of Dolltopia 2: The Doctor of Dolltopia debuting at MOCCA Art fest June 7th and 8th i’ve posted Dolltopia 1 in it’s entirety here. Check it out!

A did an interview with Friends of Lulu about being the 2007 Lulu of the Year. Check it out!

I’m thrilled to announce my latest project - The City Sweet Tooth!
It’s a column in comic strip format that will feature profiles of New York City’s finest pastry shops, bakeries, cafes, and unique treats. One of the best things about living in New York is the availability of one of a kind (sometimes legendary) desserts and snacks. The column will cover places both new and old, famous and less well-known. Those who know me know I love New York and I love sweets, so this a dream project!
The strip is on The L Magazine’s website and a shorter version is in today’s issue of the print magazine available for free all over New York City. Just look for the little orange boxes with a letter L on on it, it’s “The Free Issue”.

You can also see the comic here at The L:
http://www.thelmagazine.com/

by the way: www.citysweettooth.com is under construction and on the way!

Update : Madeleine Patisserie has added a lot of new seating and table service!

I’ve been remiss in posting about this and it’s last minute, but May 14 is the cut-off for Lulu Award nominations!

Anyone can nominate just go here:

http://www.friends-lulu.org/awards08nomform.php

gURL Comix is a good contender for Lulu of the Year, they post loads of comics by female cartoonists including myself (2007 Lulu of the Year ^_^) and last year’s Kim Yale award winner Rachel Nabors.
http://gurl.typepad.com/gurl_comix/

Manic D Press is also a good choice, as is editor Jennifer Joseph for “Women of Distinction”. There are a lot of awesome ladies out there deserving of your votes!

I just noticed the wfmu blog linked over here since they’re posting their “Great Moments in WFMU History” cards. I did one illustrating a Joe Strummer related story.  Check it out here!

April 18-20
New York Comicon at Jacob Javitz Center

Friday - 5pm-6pm Women in Comics Panel! Room 1E07
WOMEN IN COMICS
Gail Simone, Heidi MacDonald, Karen Green, Jennifer Grünwald, Shelly Bond and Becky Cloonan will discuss the State of the industry from their perspective, plus insight into their exciting current projects, moderated by Abby Denson.

Saturday - noon signing at Friends of Lulu booth #840

Sunday - Gay Comics Panel! April 20th, 12 noon in Room 1E03
STICKY PAGES 2: NEW YORK COMIC CON SUPER-QUEERO EDITION!
TOPIC OF DISCUSSION: GAYS IN COMICS; GLORIFIED, GENTRIFIED, OR GHETTO-SIZED?
Featuring: Jennifer Camper (Juicy Mother 1 & 2, Dangerous Women), Ivan Velez (Ghost Rider, Static, Blood Syndicate, Tales Of The Closet and Dead High Yearbook), Ariel Shrag (AWKWARD, POTENTIAL), Abby Denson (Tough Love), Joan Hilty (DC COMICS, Bitter Girl), Allan Neuwirth & Glenn Hanson (Chelsea Boyz), Jose Villarubia (VOICE OF THE FIRE, MIRROR OF LOVE, Marvel Comics, Vertigo), and more!