The Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase took over the courtyard in Industry City yesterday and in the interest of time and my own typing, it will be referred to as BICS for the rest of this summary. So according to my research, BICS was an idea from the mind of Mitch Cutler who has run the famed St. Mark’s Comics for over thirty years. Though no longer a shop on St. Mark’s Place, the legendary comic book store is now inside Industry City. This event made its debut in 2022 and brings together a wealth of independent creators in one convenient location. It would be located in one of the courtyards available in this shopping and event space and I was excited to explore and learn more about it. Traditionally speaking, I’m not really the biggest Independent Comics fan but I did go to the MoCCA Art Fest last month and got a little better idea about it all. Let’s begin exploring shall we? Narration will come and go in this photo presentation.

Now before I get too deep into this I should point out that I was not attending this event as a member of the approved media. Since this is a free event I didn’t bother looking into any kind of press badge and I didn’t notice any additional happenings going on other that artists tabling. So as you’ve seen above, my first contact was artist Chuck Kaslow and I enjoyed chatting with him quite a bit.
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