MoCCA Festival this weekend!

Join us this weekend for our Fifth (!) MoCCA Festival
You can check out the latest Rabid Rabbit, plus lots of other great stuff! Besides all the Rabbit Books past and present, some of your faithful Rabbiteers will also debut brand-new mini-comics! Could this be any more exciting? Nah, definitely not!







So come by!
Saturday and Sunday
April 10 & 11, 2010
11 AM - 6 PM
We're at the table d21

69th Regiment Armory
68 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY

For more infos click here.

RR #11 Release Party Photos!

Here we have a selection of photos taken by our very own Marion Vitus! thank you so much Marion!

Rabid Success Last Night!

The Rabid Rabbit #11 release party and Original Art Show was amazing- Incredible! It was an good fun for all and I want to thank everyone who showed up and made it such a massive success. A very special thank you to Tom and Amy of Bergen Street Comics for making this possible! It was so crowded that if you barely see the show it will be up for the next month and if you didn't make it last night drop by and pick up the new issue and check out the amazing work on the walls

RABID Rabbit Release Party and Original Art Show

Hold the presses and drop everything- If you have plans on the 27th of this month cancel them 'cause this is so much better. On the 27th of March of 2010- Rabid Rabbit will release it's 11th issue and cap that with an Original Art show at Bergen Street Comics at 8pm. It will be awesome.

This is the poster for the Show illustrated by Paul Hoppe and typedesign done by C.M.Butzer.

I'll see you all at the show.

Show at St. John's University

If you are in the area, make sure to check out the current Illustration and Animation Show "Kerpoef!" at St. John's University. The show is curated by Daniel DaSilva and features work by Yuko Shimizu, Nathan Fox, Mu Pan, the Rauch Brothers, Jeff Huang, Leonardo Rodriguez, and Rabid Rabbit contributors Adam Kidder and Paul Hoppe. Besides many drawings by Adam and Paul there are also some rare Rabid Rabbit objects on display. Check out their website for more infos!

Rabid Rabbit at the Brooklyn KING CON

Sorry the super late notice! but Yo if you just happen to be in Brooklyn and a surprising amount of you are- the swing on by the Brooklyn King Con and Check it and us out- for we will be there!

RR Release Party and MoCCA!

All things coming together at once. This Thursday, June 4th will see the Release of Rabid Rabbit #10- "Rabid Rabbit's Kitty Kitty"(full info in the previous post) and the following weekend we'll be at the MoCCA Festival scholocking our books!

Now just to spice things up- If you come to the Release Party we've cooked up a special deal- If you bring a photo- A physical photo- no stinking cell phone/ipod photo of your cat or a cat- we'll give the book at half price and a previous issue for free! That cannot be beat.

As for MoCCA we'll be at Table 310- find us and Ben will hug you- I promise!

Rabid Rabbit 10 Release party! June 4th Beauty Bar NYC

We've gone and done it again, and this time it won't require rug cleaner. Please join us at the Beauty Bar to celebrate the release of Rabid Rabbit's Kitty Kitty! our, dare I say? Best issue yet!

Come and help us kick off our latest issue of the Rabid Rabbit Comic Anthology.

where: Beauty Bar 213 East 14th street (Between 2nd and 3rd Ave.)

when: 7-10pm

Rabid Rabbit's Kitty Kitty is 80 pages of comics dedicated to the love/hate relationship we have with our feline friends/masters.

Come and celebrate the comic creations of Anuj Shrestha, Ben Marra, Aya Kakeda, Chadwick Whithead, C.M.Butzer, Kripa Joshi, S.Y.Choi, Mike Reddy, Tao Nyeu, Charles Fetherolf, Neil Numberman, Matt Rota, Fay Ryu, Edwin Vasquez, Sal Amendola, Marshal Arisman, Paul Hoppe, Wendi Koontz, Sakura Maku, John Green, Andres Vera Martinez, Angbot Dazbog, Marion Vitus, Ben Sea, Ben Trinh, Reuben Negron, Steven Tabbutt, Adam Eye, and Kim Ablondi!!!!!

Cool beans- Hope to see you there! Rabid Rabbit will also be at the MoCCA Festival- June 6th and 7th at the 69th Regiment Armory at Lexington Avenue and 25th Street in New York City.

SVA Summer Residency in Illustration

Rabid Rabbit Co-Founder and regular contributor Paul Hoppe is teaching the Visual Narrative / Graphic Storytelling class at the SVA Illustration Residency again and will be working on comics with a highly motivated group of students. So don't hesitate and sign up! Contact info below.















Summer Residency in Illustration
ILD-4993-A
Illustration and Visual Narrative
June 1 – July 2

This studio residency offers artists the opportunity to explore the wealth of resources available to professional illustrators in New York City while developing a portfolio of work that embodies personal vision.

With guidance from successful, award-winning illustrators, participants will complete a body of work comprised of images created from assigned projects, as well as those self-directed by the artist, with the aim of showcasing personal style and aesthetic direction. The goals are to advance to the next level of artistic practice and to attain an enhanced position in the illustration marketplace.

Faculty critiques—individual and group—and visits to professional studios will complement independent work; together these initiatives form an intense program that fosters professional growth and an expansion of personal voice.

Special lectures by guest artists, gallery directors, publishers and art directors are designed to provide additional insight regarding the realities of a career in illustration. Participants have access to a digital facility, as well as the opportunity to work in a variety of mediums. The program culminates in an exhibition.

Faculty and lecturers have included Marshall Arisman, Paul Buckley, Gregory Crane, Paul Hoppe, Viktor Koen and Cheryl Phelps.
Note: A portfolio is required for review and acceptance to this program. For further information please contact Keren Moscovitch, coordinator, Summer Residency Programs, Division of Continuing Education, at 212.592.2188; fax: 212.592.2060; e-mail: kmoscovitch@sva.edu.

New York Comic Con

Ou very own editor C.M.Butzer and regular rabbit contributor Andres Vera Martinez will be signing there new books at the 2009 New York Comic Con. Butzer will be signing "Gettysburg, the graphic novel" at the Harper Collins Table at 6pm on Saturday, February 7th. Andres will be signing "Before they were famous: Babe Ruth" at the Simon and Shuster table at 1:30.

C.M.Butzer will also be participating on the Friends of Lulu panel on the 7th at 2 pm at the convention.

Rabid Rabbit 9 Release Party

Hello again, true believers!

...just in time for Halloween, Rabid Rabbit is hosting a Horrific Happy Hour next Thursday(!) in celebration of our newest issue: "The Horror of Rabid Rabbit: Oh, The Horrifying Horror!" Please join us, once again, for a few hours of Murderously Malevolent Merry-making, Demonically Dreadful Debauchery and Ghoulishly Good times at Beauty Bar (see attachment):

Beauty Bar
231 East 14th Street, btw 2nd & 3rd Ave
NEXT THURSDAY(!), OCTOBER 30th; 7-10pm

We've rented out the back room and will be running a happy hour special only until 10 (don't be late!), as well as giving away copies to costumed revelers(!). And
for those unfamiliar with Beauty Bar, they have a fully licensed professional manicurist giving manicures for $10 + Free Drink.

Feel free to bring friends, and we hope to see you there!

ICON 5 Conference

Rabid Rabbit Art Director Paul Hoppe and contributor Lauren Castillo were at the ICON illustration conference at the Roosevelt Hotel in NYC and had a blast. Rabbits were passed out, postcards distributed, and friendships established.
Past and present Rabid Rabbit affiliates such as Steven Guarnaccia, Nora Krug, John Hendrix, Sam Weber and Jillian Tamaki were enjoying the presentations and / or partying the night away afterwards.

This is a shot of the stage designs provided by 3D Guru Kevin O'Callaghan.

Rabid Rabbit 8 at MoCCA and Release Party

Rabid Rabbit 8. The white issue. Inspired by the Beatles White album. Our biggest(literally, it’s bigger than the other issues). Out Longest- 64 pages!!!. OUR BESTEST (every issues tops the last). Will be released upon the public for much adoration.
The first release will be at the MoCCA festival 2008 and after that it’s own release party at the Beauty Bar on June 12th.

MoCCA 2008. June 7th-8th. The Puck Building in the Lower East Side, NYC. (we’ll be at table B46).

Rabid Rabbit 8 release party. June 12th. 7-10 pm At the Beauty Bar in NYC!

New York Comic Con

Rabid Rabbit will be sold at the booth of Jim Hanley's at New York Comic Con April 18-20 at the Jacob Javits Center. Thanks to our friends at Jim Hanley's Universe!
Also, our friend Viktor Koen will be signing his new book:

Baby Tattoo Books is proud to present an exclusive book signing of “Plug in the Quest for Mug” with award winning artist Viktor Koen at NYC Comicon 2008.
Saturday, April 19, 1-2pm, booth# 1851, Jacob Javits Center. Check out his website for more infos

Flux Factory Show: NYNYNY

Our friends at the Flux Factory are having a huge show that opens this Friday.
"NYNYNY"
December 14, 2007 - January 2008
Opening, Friday Dec. 14th, 2007 - 7pm

Imagine Coney Island’s Dreamland, Steeplechase, and Luna Park reborn. Imagine a sea monster in the East River, a volcano erupting in Manhattan, Midtown in ruins. The contemporary brownstones of Cobble Hill buried beneath its original namesake hill, a big whale in the place of the Museum of Natural History, and The New York Crystal Palace returned to 42nd Street.

In short, a New York City that is the forgotten past and the fantastic future all at once. A New York City where anything is possible.

Image shown is by Aya Kakeda

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Rabid Rabbit 7 Release Party Photos

We've just uploaded some of our many pictures from the party. Check them out in the Photo Section to the left.

Thanks to all the people who came, we had an amazing time (especially Choi, as you can see)

RR7 Release Party: Victory! ...and gratitude

Well, holy shit.
There ain't no better way to put this, other than...

Thank you.
Last night was evidence that this city believes in something truly beautiful, –and that's you. All of you. Whether you came to our little shabangabang for the comics, the booze, or the love, I want you to know that we felt it: that special heartwarming sense of everything coming together perfectly, just like the end of Breakfast Club when Judd Nelson raises his fist triumphantly into the air.

Because making comics is a lonely world –full of back-aching, wrist-cramping, long hours bent over a drafting table.... but last night, ya'll made "making comics" synonymous with sexy. That feat alone merits unfettered accolades and our profoundest gratitude.

So we're glad you braved the New York winds to join us last night. We hope ya had a great time. If you did, let us know; because we'll probably do the whole thing again. And the sequel's always better than the original, right?

On behalf of all of us at the Rabbit, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Sincerely,
Ben X. Trinh
AKA The Tequila Typist

Rabid Rabbit #7 Release Party

Please come and join the artists of Rabid Rabbit Comic Anthology for a great celebration – the release of Rabid Rabbit #7: "Rabid Rabbit’s Unabridged Hands-on Handbook to Recognizing and Evaluating the Fallacious and Scrupulous Traits of PORNOGRAPHY- A Users Manual!"

Join the artists who dare to defy boundaries of the lewd and the lascivious, who flirt with taboo and titillation, as they commemorate the culmination of their most spectacular collaboration! All of this, plus booze, cake, and... manicures?

RR # 7 features 48 pages of stunning comics and art, with all your favourite RR artists, plus illustrations by Jillian Tamaki, Hyewon Yum und Ai Tatebayashi, words of wisdom from Adam Eye, and a center-spread by Wendi Koontz! All this behind a spectacular cover by S.Y.Choi, and dead-on back cover by Fay Ryu!

It's our biggest issue yet, and so it will be also our biggest release party ever! There will be comics, drink specials, cake, and $10 manicures! So please come celebrate with us and chat, have a drink and get yourself some great comics! Looking very much forward to seeing you there!

Thursday, November 29th, only 7-10pm!
BEAUTY BAR Back room
231 East 14th Street betw 2nd and 3rd Ave
(close to Union Square)

Then and Now / The Book Show

Grand Double Opening Reception for two exciting shows:
"Then And Now" is an exhibition of work by SVA MFA Illustration alumni, and is showcasing published books by successful alumni, reaching from recent to way back. The books are accompanied by the student work of the respective artists, so it'll be fun to compare that! Amongst many others, the show includes recent RR contributors Jonathan Bean, (see image on the left), John Hendrix, Lauren Castillo, Taeeun Yoo, Brian Floca and Yunmee Kyong.

"The Book Show" features the work of current MFA Illustration Students, with beautiful handmade books and illustration in all its variety! The show includes new RR contributors Dunja Jankovic and Matt Rota!

November 26 - December 15, 2007
Reception: Tuesday, November 27, 6-8pm

VISUAL ARTS GALLERY
601 West 26th Street
15th floor
NYC

American Illustration Party

The American Illustration 26 Release Party was last night. The new annual was on display as an advance copy, and all winning entries were hung on the wall.

Quite a few Rabid Rabbit contributors were in the show: Sam Weber, Jillian Tamaki, Aya Kakeda and of course, there was the "Night of the Rabid Rabbit" Cover by Sam Weber and Paul Hoppe.

It was a great evening. Many thanks to Mark Heflin and American Illustration.