Strip Search, Episode 23 - MICE 2019 Preview

It's that time of year again! You may recall that last year we sat down with illustrators extraordinaire Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb to talk about the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo. This year, Shelli is back on Strip Search to talk about what's in store for the 2019 event -- and she brought with her Kurt Ankeny, a graphic novelist and fellow Salemite (Salem, Massachusetts, of course), who'll be debuting his latest book, "Pleading With Stars," at MICE.

Listen in to hear everything you need to know about MICE -- whose website, despite what you may hear on the podcast, is www.micexpo.org -- coming Oct. 19-20 to Leslie University in Cambridge, and also about Shelli and Kurt's latest projects.

Also we pay tribute to comics syndicate legend Lee Salem, and fill you in on our upcoming visit to Kids Con New England this November. (Plus a plug for Comic Strip Cartoonist magazine!) Listen here:

Come early to beat the crowds at MICE, coming Oct. 19-20, 2019 to Lesley University in Cambridge.

Kurt Ankeny will introduce his latest graphic novel, "Pleading With Stars," at this year's MICE.

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