This epic exhibition features over sixty contemporary Philadelphia-based artists exploring the diverse possibilities of independent comics. Large-scale prints, a black-light room installation, a monstrous reading room, and multiple newly conceived, collaborative print projects will be shown in conjunction with the tools and materials of comics, including thumbnails, hand-drawn sketches, and artist notes. Hours: Tuesday - Friday 12pm - 6pm, Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Curated in conjunction with Partners and Son (Tom Marquet and Gina Dawson) and focused around creative workshops by Jessica Abel and Matt Madden, Philly Comics Now unleashes the incredible underground energy of comics into the cavernous Pearlstein Gallery. Set against freshly conceived works, archival materials will highlight Philadelphia’s depth and breadth of alternative comic history. During the course of the exhibition, a portion of the gallery will metamorphose into a wild and colorful, interactive reading room with an immersive installation by Soso Capaldi.
Additional special projects are created in collaboration with local printers including:
A trippy black light installation featuring Rodger Binyone, Anuj Shrestha, Pat Aulisio and Ian Harker
A nested exhibition of Charles Burns’s speculative Kommix covers
A wall installation of Lale Westvind’s wordless publication GRIP
A mural of Meghan Turbitt’s illustrated Overheard at 30th Street Station
A selection of horror-inspired prints by Tia Roxae
The opening date coinicides with the Philly Comics Expo [PCX] on October 12, and a preview afternoon reception will take place Sunday, October 13, 2024 10am-1pm, when artists will be on-hand to discuss their print projects over bagels and coffee. Free and open to the public. Throughout the run of the exhibition, there will be a full calendar of programming centered around Rankin Visiting Scholars Jessica Abel and Matt Madden, including a Keynote Lecture, a 24-Hour Comic Workshop, a Zine Fest:Tabling Event, Comic Book Club, and a DIY Printers panel.
Pearlstein Gallery, Drexel University 3401 Filbert St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Friday 12–6, Saturday 12–5 and by appt.
https://drexel.edu/pearlsteingallery
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Natalie Jane Hill / Nic Panken / Sam & Louise Sullivan | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
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Tiny Desk Contest On The Road 2025 | 8:00pm | Music Hall at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
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Vertical Current | 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Penn Museum - Stoner Courtyard | All Ages |
Archawah (Vinyl Release Show) / Christina Ward / Cadre Noir | 7:00pm | Milkboy Philly | 21+ |
Samantha Crain / Jess Nolan | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
Bear Ghost / Spaceman Bob | 8:00pm | Music Hall at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
Will Orchard / A Meadow / Jess Kerber | 8:00pm | The Lounge at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
Fraternal Twin / Wesley Wolffe / Microgoblet / Prill | 8:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
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Poison Ruin | 6:00pm | Spruce Street Harbor | All Ages |
We Call It Jazz: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans | 6:30pm | Music Hall at World Cafe Live | 21+ |
Cell Tower / Mila Culpa / Rig B / Henderson Century | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble | 7:00pm - 8:30pm | Hawthorne Park | All Ages |
Smushie | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
BashfortheWorld | 8:00pm | The Lounge at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
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James McKain & James Paul Nadien & Evan Palmer / Cartoon / Nomad War Machine | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |