I could write about how AWESOME Star Trek was but I think I need to watch it a THIRD time to really jot down my feelings for it.

So a few weeks back, we watched Treeless Mountain by  So Yong Kim. I watched her first film, In Between Days, a few years back during the BAM Cinema Fest and enjoyed it for its minimalist film style. So Yong still maintains that same approach with Treeless Mountain but it seems that her directing has matured as well.

The movie is about two children being shuffled around in rural Korea when their mother no longer can take care of them. Like her previous film, So Yong seems to pick a difficult situation (In Between Days was about the struggles of an Asian-American as she adjusts to a new life, etc.) and films it that the audience can relate to the struggles of her characters. Many people has compared her to Koreeda Hirokazu.

TREELESS MOUNTAIN: Movie Trailer – Awesome video clips here

Overall Treeless Mountain was a well done, slice-of-life movie. It might not be for people who has a hard time watching very slow-paced movies.

MoCCA Festival 2009 was the first time in a long time we did anything as a group: People that stopped by were actually wondering if “Estrigious” was a new comic project?!?!

This year, it was held at a new venue,  the 69th Regiment Armory. Which was nice since there was more space than the Puck Building. However, it seemed more disorganized than previous years as the first day started late. Plus… no air conditioning! Hundreds of people in a non-ventilated space, in June is not a pretty site. However the exhibitors there made up for it. As Becky mentioned on her blog, there were definitely more comics this MoCCA than the other years – so more comics to see, buy and trade.

Thanks for stopping by, admiring our banners and postcards, buying our goods and trading comics! Looking forward to MoCCA 2010!!!

For those that stopped by our table at MoCCA today…

Becky and I are proud to announce K.G.B., a new weekly web comic which will be launched on September 9, 2009. For those that stuck with Estrigious all these years knows that this has been ten years in the making and we’ll make sure nobody will be disappointed! Stop by our table tomorrow if you want a piece of the K.G.B. love!

I think the pictures says it all: Drama! Love! Blood! Dance! AWESOME HAIR!?!?!?

It’s that time of year again! Mocca is right around the corner, June 6-7th! I hope you’re all ready

All three of us, Melissa, Hwan and myself, will be attending! Come say hi at booth 506! – We have some amazingly huge banners, and we’re right by the entrance so we should be easy to find!

Of course I’ll have the usual, copies of most of my published and self-published books, as well as some silk screens and prints. I even printed up a new edition of my sketchbook! Oh and the news of the weekend- Hwan and I will also be announcing OUR NEW WEBCOMIC!!! Oh yeah, that’s right! So stop by, pick up a postcard and see what it’s all about

Right next to us at table 507 is Eve Grandt, Robin Ha and Vanessa Satone as well, should be a good time!

Oh yeah~ Don’t forget that Mocca is at a different space than usual! It’s at the Lexington Avenue Armory (fancy!), between 25th and 26th st. So excited.

See you there!
Becky