Join us for a night of original comics readings and animation from local artists. We’re kicking off spooky season, so come wearing your Halloween best!
Readings by: Oliver Nicole Annabelle Heckler Samuel Edme Graham Millar
Animation by: Amelia Johnson John Quinn Emily Zullo Shane Cagney Cam MacConnell Kelly Emmrich Cecily Russo Isa Fraga-Abaza Kitt Matthews Alfred Thomas Jack Henry-Lee
The City Reliquary’s new exhibit, Wonder Women: NYC’s Heroes of Heterodoxy spans topics of feminism, equality, and community—all subjects that we at the museum hold dear and are determined to highlight and uplift.
In the spirit of Wonder Women everywhere, we have teamed up with some amazing community members to educate, inspire, and entertain you!
Get tickets to all events here, at our Withfriends events page. Museum Members may reserve free tickets through the same page.
Friday, June 24th Opening Reception
– Open house, museum tours, informative talks, and some surprise performances –
Saturday, June 25th Cartoon Carnival
– Vintage33mm film cartoon showing with the theme: Wonderful Women –
Thursday, June 30th Carousel
– A comics reading and performances focusing on Women in Comics –
Thursday, July 14th Bare Book Club
– Women who love to read naked will be reading excerpts from articles, books, slash fiction, and more celebrating the world of comics –
Thursday, July 28th Superhero Burlesque
– A sexy show where all kinds of superheroes take it all off in the name of comics –
Zine accompanying the exhibition. Cover art by R. Sikoryak
For over a century, all across New York City, the women behind the fascinating evolution of Wonder Woman have rejected social norms and fought tirelessly to break the chains of orthodoxy in its many forms. Beginning with the suffrage movement in Greenwich Village and the nation’s first birth control clinic in Brownsville, the character’s unique history grew to span a polyamorous triad at Columbia University, a mental health clinic in Harlem, a Lower East Side bohemian boutique, the United Nations Building, and Black Lives Matter protests throughout the city. Explore the remarkable women who inspired the triumphant and troubling journey of America’s favorite female superhero in the City Reliquary Museum’s exhibit: Wonder Women: NYC’s Heroes of Heterodoxy.
The exhibition and accompanying limited-edition zine address additional themes integral to the Wonder Woman comics and their surrounding NYC history including:
Early 20th century birth control pioneers
Underground and Gay Comix
1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-generation feminists
BIPOC representations in comic art
NYC protest activities including women’s suffrage parades, pride parades, the BLM movement
Women’s, Transgender, and Queer liberation.
Contributors to the museum exhibit and limited edition comic book include:
Trina Robbins; artist and author, The Legend of Wonder Woman, and It Ain’t Me Babe
R. Sikoryak; artist, The Unquotable Trump, and Constitution Illustrated
Robyn Smith; artist, Nubia: Real One, and Wash Day Diaries
Tim Hanley: author, Wonder Woman Unbound, and Betty and Veronica: The Leading Ladies of Riverdale
Noah Berlatsky: author, Wonder Woman, Bondage and Feminism in the Marston/Peter Comics 1941-1948
Karen Green; Curator for Comics and Cartoons at Columbia University
Andy Mangels; author, editor; Gay Comix, founder/curator; Wonder Woman Museum
Wonder Women: NYC’s Heroes of Heterodoxy will be on view through the end of 2022.
Wonder Woman-inspired illustration by Leslie Lanxinger
The City Reliquary Museum, in collaboration with Desert Island, is conducting a call for submissions of artwork and creative or academic writing related to or inspired by the popular icon, Wonder Woman.
Submissions will be considered for inclusion in a 32-page comic book, edition of 2000 titled “Wonder Women: NYC’s Heroes of Heterodoxy.” Edited by Desert Island founder, Gabe Fowler and City Reliquary founder, Dave Herman; it will serve as a companion piece to the museum exhibition of the same name on view at the City Reliquary Museum beginning in June 2022. The comic book will be distributed free to supporters of the City Reliquary and Desert Island, and to select comic book dealers throughout NYC. Selected contributors will receive 10 free copies of the publication.
Other contributors to the museum exhibit and limited edition comic book include:
Trina Robbins; artist and author, The Legend of Wonder Woman, and It Ain’t Me Babe
R. Sikoryak; artist, The Unquotable Trump, and Constitution Illustrated
Robyn Smith; artist, Nubia: Real One, and Wash Day Diaries
Tim Hanley: author, Wonder Woman Unbound, and Betty and Veronica: The Leading Ladies of Riverdale
Noah Berlatsky: author, Wonder Woman, Bondage and Feminism in the Marston/Peter Comics 1941-1948
Karen Green; Curator for Comics and Cartoons at Columbia University
Andy Mangels; author, editor; Gay Comix, founder/curator; Wonder Woman Museum
The publication and exhibition will address additional themes integral to the Wonder Woman comics and their surrounding NYC history including:
Early 20th century birth control pioneers
Underground and Gay Comix
1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-generation feminists
BIPOC representations in comic art
NYC protest activities including women’s suffrage parades, pride parades, the BLM movement
Women’s, Transgender, and Queer liberation.
More about the museum exhibition:
For over a century, all across New York City, the women behind the fascinating evolution of Wonder Woman have rejected social norms and fought tirelessly to break the chains of orthodoxy in its many forms. Beginning with the suffrage movement in Greenwich Village and the nation’s first birth control clinic in Brownsville, the character’s unique history grew to span a polyamorous triad at Columbia University, a mental health clinic in Harlem, a Lower East Side bohemian boutique, the United Nations Building, and Black Lives Matter protests throughout the city. Explore the remarkable women who inspired the triumphant and troubling journey of America’s favorite female superhero in the City Reliquary Museum’s exhibit: Wonder Women: NYC’s Heroes of Heterodoxy.
Submissions should be received by Friday, April 18th 2022.
The City Reliquary is proud to present a very special event celebrating America’s favorite eyepatched rascal Bazooka Joe! A distinguished panel of candy and comics experts will discuss the history of the iconic character and his lasting impact on marketing and design.
Our guests include:
Ira Friedman has spent his career on the merchandising side of pop culture. Since his early days at Starlog and Fangoria magazines, to a stint at Lucasfilm during the original release of The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark, Ira landed at Topps in 1988 as the director of new product development. Since that time, Ira has been a fixture at the famed bubble gum and trading card company involved in hundreds of different projects, publishing, and confectionery products – ‘homegrown’ and licensed.
Charles Kochman is the Editorial Director of Abrams ComicArts and editor of the #1 bestselling series Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney. For thirty-five years, Kochman has edited several hundred books for all age groups, including award-winning picture books, middle-grade novels, retrospectives, monographs, graphic novels, and art book collections published by Abrams, DC Comics, MAD magazine, Bantam Books, and Putnam. He is a recipient of the Inkpot Award, presented by Comic-Con International for achievement in comics.
Jason Liebig is regarded as one of the nation’s foremost experts on candy and snack food brand history and is considered an arbiter of candy as pop culture and nostalgia. As such, he has written hundreds of articles on the subject matter and has served as a brand consultant as well as period television consultant for shows such as Stranger Things, Young Sheldon, Mad Men, and more. His unique perspective and expert knowledge have led him to become an occasional television host and frequent guest, sharing his love of the candy and snack worlds he loves. Blog: http://www.collectingcandy.com/wordpress/
R. Sikoryak is a cartoonist and author of the graphic novels Constitution Illustrated, The Unquotable Trump, Masterpiece Comics, and Terms and Conditions (Drawn & Quarterly). His comics and illustrations have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, The Nation, The Onion, and more.Sikoryak presents his live comics performance series, Carousel, around the U.S. and Canada.
Special guest appearance by M. Sweeney Lawless, writer of ill repute. Twitter: @Specky4Eyes
Bazooka Joe and his Gang appeared in mini-comics on Bazooka bubble gum wrappers starting in 1954. The comic concept was the brainchild of Woody Gelman and Ben Solomon, heads of product development at Topps, and the original comic artist was Wesley Morse. Topps, the king of trading card companies, has been based in NYC since 1947.
Admission to the Museum and The Call of Candy exhibit included – come early to check out vintage Topps and Bazooka Joe ephemera as well as that of other NYC candy manufacturers from the 1800s to today!
