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There are a whole bunch of interesting events coming up in New York City this week and next:

Kim Deitch interviewed by Bill Kartalopoulos at MOCCA tonight at 7 PM. Free! 594 Broadway, Suite 401. More info.

Also tonight: Launch party for All the Art That’s Fit to Print (And Some That Wasn’t): Inside The New York Times Op-Ed Page (by Jerelle Kraus) at 7 PM at the Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway. Jerelle Kraus website.

Saturday, November 15: Opening party for the MF Gallery Toy Show from 7 to 11 PM at Live Fast NYC, 57 Clinton St. (Rivington & Stanton). Free beer! Handmade toys start as low as $20! Watch video!

Tuesday, November 18: Art Directing and Illustrating panel with Nicolas Blechman (New York Times Book Review) and Max Bode (The New Yorker). 6:30 PM at The Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63rd St. $10 members, $15 non-members. To RSVP.

Wednesday, November 19: David Mazzucchelli interviews European comic book artists at The School of Visual Arts at 6:30 PM. Free! Artists: David B., Nicolas de Crecy, Isabel Kreitz, Igort, Max, Jaroslav Rudis, Jaromir 99. This event is part of a celebration of the publication of the book Graphic Novels From Europe. Info on all related events here.

Also November 19: New York Stereoscopic Society 3D Comics Night. 7 PM at Haft Auditorium, Fashion Institute of Technology (Enter C Building Lobby on 27th street between 7th and 8th Avenues). Featuring Michael Kupperman, Kim Deitch, R. Sikoryak, Jason Little, Mick Andreano, Jerry Marks, and Joe Pedoto. Sponsored by Nickelodeon Magazine. Free! More here.

Thursday, November 20: ASIFA EAST Used Animation Auction (please note: no dealers!) at 7 PM. Hosted, as usual, by the always entertaining Tom Warburton. Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway.

Thursday, November 20 (6 PM) and Saturday, November 22 (3 PM): Sita Sings the Blues by Nina Paley, screenings at MOMA.

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This past Wednesday I attended a panel discussion entitled, Cross Cultural Traffic: Toying with Brands, Borders and Bootlegs.

It was hosted by The Korea Society and was a lively talk on and about Korean Toys, their origins, how they interrelate with Japanese, American, and their own Korean Pop Cultures.

The panel consisted of Eric Nakamura (publisher of Giant Robot Magazine), Joshua Bernard (editor of CollectionDX.com), and The Korea Society’s Seho Kim (creative director).

I think Eric summed it up best on his GR blog:

“The robots and such brought out a generation of creatives. Imagine a filmmaker like Joon Ho Bong, who made the Host. Did he watch monster films as a kid? Did he play with toys? Of course he must have. The geeks who collected toys are now in power at creative places, and look at what they’ve brought forward? A new world of creative minds.”

Of course, I eagerly took down notes and snapped a few pics. Enjoy!

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