Carousel is a long-running multimedia comics slide show hosted by cartoonist Robert Sikoryak (Masterpiece Comics) that has been presented in various venues in the United States and Canada since 1997.[1][2] Sikoryak has described Carousel as "a cartoon variety show."[3] Carousel has been presented at Dixon Place, MoCCA Fest, Parsons School of Design, The Brick Theater, and other venues.
History
editThe first Carousel slide shows were projected using a slide projector. The show was named after the Kodak Carousel slide projector.
In 2011, The Village Voice called Carousel a highlight of The Brick Theater's Comic Book Theater Festival.[4]
Many cartoonists, artists and voice actors have participated, including:
- Scott Adsit
- Todd Alcott
- Jonathan Ames
- Kate Beaton
- Gabrielle Bell
- Gregory Benton
- Nick Bertozzi
- Rupert Bottenberg
- Megan Montague Cash
- Victor Cayro
- Howard Chackowicz
- Sean Chiki
- Domitille Collardey
- Adam Conover
- Ann Decker
- Julie Delporte
- Brian Dewan
- Aaron Diaz
- Eric Drysdale
- Chris Duffy
- Jess Fink
- Emily Flake
- Nick Gazin
- Pascal Girard
- James Godwin
- Myla Goldberg
- Dale Goodson
- Patrick Hambrecht
- Lisa Hanawalt
- Tom Hart
- Dean Haspiel
- Glenn Head
- Danny Hellman
- Sam Henderson
- Lizz Hickey
- Bill Kartalopoulos
- Ben Katchor
- Kaz
- Susan Kim
- Julie Klausner
- John Kovaleski
- Hawk Krall
- Tim Kreider
- Michael Kupperman
- Miss Lasko-Gross
- M. Sweeney Lawless
- Leah Yael Levy
- Jeffrey Lewis
- Jason Little
- Kevin Maher
- Billy Mavreas
- Dyna Moe
- Neil Numberman
- Tao Nyeu
- George O'Connor
- Joe Ollmann
- Roxanne Palmer
- K. A. Polzin
- Jackson Publick
- Hans Rickheit
- Jason Roeder
- Dave Roman
- Laurie Rosenwald
- Laurie Sandell
- David Sandlin
- Allison Silverman
- Doug Skinner
- Karen Sneider
- Ted Stearn
- Leslie Stein
- Raina Telgemeier
- Matthew Thurber
- Jim Torok
- Ted Travelstead
- James Urbaniak
- Colleen AF Venable
- Lauren R. Weinstein
- Julia Wertz
- Shannon Wheeler
- Kriota Willberg
- Daniel Wright
References
edit- ^ "Robert Sikoryak biography at Parsons School of Design". newschool.edu.
- ^ "Cartoonists are the stars of this comic show". brooklynpaper.com. 10 November 2012.
- ^ "Robert Sikoryak's Carousels". comicon.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- ^ "Comic books and theater join forces!". villagevoice.com.
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