Misako Rocks! has finally given in to the powerful pull of the Myspace Community and created a profile for all of you to view!
Come be her friend! ...and her friend's- friend! ...and her friend's-friend's friend! FRIENDS!!!
Bristol International Comic Expo - May 9th - 11th
Misako will be giving a be giving a solo presentation at the Bristol Comic Expo on May 11th at 5:00pm.
Misako will be hanging out at this year's New York Comic-Con and will be autographing her books on Friday the 18th between 6:30 - 7:30pm.
Details of the whole event:
When? April 18 -20, 2008
Hours of Event/Open to the Public:
Friday, April 18 -- 3:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Saturday, April 19 -- 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Sunday, April 20 -- 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Where?: Jacob K. Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan. The Javits Center
is located at 655 West 34th Street.
Misako will also be participating in a panel discussion titled: Growing up with Archie.
Sunday April 20th, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM in Kids Room 1E02
Another great event coming up on the 12th of April!
Misako Rocks! will be giving a workshop during Kid's Day at Jim Hanley's Bookstore!
Check it!
When: March 29, 2008
Where: Bronx Community College in NY
Admission: FREE for children 17 and under $5 for all others.
Misako will be at this years Kid's Comic Con signing books. Come out and see her!
SPLAT! A Graphic Novel Symposium will take place on Saturday, March 15 at the New York Center of Independent Publishing. Misako will be part of a panel discussion entitled: Comics: For Kids, Too. She will joined by Dave Roman, David Saylor, Frank Cammuso and Janna Morishima.
Hey there! It's been awhile since the last update! Misako has been very busy lately! A lot of interesting projects in the works. More on that later though! For now, check the new events page to keep track of Misako's whereabouts.
Sysdsvenskan.what.the.heck is this? Well, it seems that things are going well for Misako in Sweden. Sysdsvenskan is a Swedish newspaper that just wrote an article about the Malmo Comic Expo featuring Misako! Too bad that the article isn't in english!
Malmo Comic Expo
November 10th 2007
Add another one to the list! Misako will be speaking at the Malmo Comic Expo in Malmo, Sweden on November the 10th. M-A-L-M-O! Very fun name! Yaaayy Europe!!!
Update: Just found out that Misako will be speaking from 3:00pm to 4:00pm on Nov. 10th.
Two upcoming events in the UK:
Comica London International Comics Festival
November 5th 2007
Just
a little reminder for all of our UK friends out there! Misako
will be at the annual Comica
London International Comics Festival on November 5th. Here's a little write up about it: "Japanese-American
guest Misako Rocks demonstrates her Disney manga hits Biker Girl
and Rock and Roll Love, previews her new trilogy and
introduces an exclusive big-screen showing of anime movie Tekkoninkreet
based on Taiyo Matsumoto's dazzling dystopian manga."
Bristol International
Manga Expo
November 3rd and 4th 2007
Misako
will also be in the UK for the annual Bristol
International Manga Expo. She will be giving presentations,
selling books/posters and hopefully talking to YOU!
See you there!
Golf
Coasting Live did a little write up about the
upcoming exhibit “Awarding Pictures: The Art of Children’s
Book Illustration” in Naples, Florida.
Check it!
Venue
Magazine did a feature on the Bristol International
Comic Expo that Misako was a part of back in May 2007. Click
the picture to enlarge!
Misako has just been asked by the Naples Art Association to hang some of her original artwork at their gallery on September 7th. If you're in town, check it out!
"As know as" Animations:
For the last couple of months Misako and her web pal Alicia have
been doing short web animations for the Japanese clothing company "As
know as". The story is about a shy magazine editor named
Serena and her crush one of her most popular writers, Apollo. The animation
follows Serena's attempt at changing her life and her look in order to win
Apollo's heart. Awarding Pictures: The Art of Children's Book Illustration
Naples Art Association in Naples, Florida
September 28th 2007
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Misako
Rocks will talk about her three comics and her life! There will
be workshop and other events! |
Bristol International Comic Expo
12th - 13th May 2007, Bristol UK
Misako Rocks will be featured in the Manga Spotlight, and talk about her three books: Biker Girl, Rock'n'Roll Love and Detective Jermain.
New York Public Library Book Fest
Saturday, February 3, 2007
1:30 Afternoon Panel: "Our afternoon panel will feature an exciting array of talented authors and illustrators dedicated to the art of the graphic novel."
"Misako Rocks!
is the author and illustrator of the manga titles Biker Girl and Detective
Jermain! Check out the website: http://misakorocks.com/bikergirl/
to find an exciting preview of Biker Girl."