Strip Search, Episode 36 — Zach Clemente of MICE

Zach Clemente, IN SPACE!

Boston-area comics fans will find this one especially interesting: Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo Outreach Co-Director Zach Clemente — also the founder of the Boston-based comics publisher Bulgilhan Press — joins us to talk about how MICE plans to come roaring back this year bigger and better than ever. (But still with plenty of holdovers that people are sure to recognize at their new location at Boston University, like yellow balloons at the kid-friendly tables.)

One key change to keep in mind, though: “The cheese might be different — we potentially secured a [new] cheese sponsor. So we will see how that goes for us.” No worries, Zach, to us cheeses are cheeses!

Listen or watch below to find out everything you need to know about the 30+ free events and workshops planned for this year's MICE, coming to 808 Gallery at Boston University's Fuller Building Oct. 22-23 (with some additional events on Oct. 20 and online). You can find the full schedule at the MICE website here.

Also in this episode: Learn about your chance to meet Pet Peeves at the Kids Con New England event Oct. 15!

LIST OF MICE SPECIAL GUESTS:

Gale Galligan (“The Baby-Sitters Club,” “Freestyle”)
Maia Kobabe (“Gender Queer: A Memoir”)
Sara Alfageeh (“Squire”)
Malaka Gharib (“I Was Their American Dream,” “It Won't Always Be Like This”)
Steenz (“Heart of the City”)
Molly Mendoza (“Stray,” “Skip”)
Jarrett J. Krosoczka (“Hey, Kiddo”)
Aatmaja Pandya (“Slip”)
Marika McCoola (“Slip”)
Dave Ortega (“Días de Consuelo”)
Joel Christian Gill (“Fights,” “Tales of the Talented Tenth”)
Alex Graudins (“Improve: How I Discovered Improv and Conquered Social Anxiety”)

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