Media Release -- You might not think the writer of Carnal Knowledge and the artist behind Dondi would have much in common. But Jules Feiffer and Irwin Hasen have been friends for many decades. On December 15, these forces of nature will discuss their artistic influences—and just about anything else that might come up. Danny Fingeroth will attempt to moderate, but he's only human.

Jules Feiffer began his career working as an assistant to Will Eisner. In 1956, Feiffer began his eponymous cartoon strip that would run in the Village Voice for 42 years. A multitalented creator who's also enjoyed success as a novelist (Harry the Rat With Women), playwright (Little Murders), and screenwriter (Carnal Knowledge), he has in recent years turned to writing and illustrating children's books, including The Man in the Ceiling. The first volume of the "Feiffer" strip compilation Explainers: The Complete Village Voice Strips (1956-1966) was published by Fantagraphics in 2008, and his memoir Bcking Into Forward, was released in 2010 by Nan A. Talese/ Doubleday.

Irwin Hasen was born in New York in 1918. He started his comics career in Marvel Mystery Comics #4, co-creating The Ferret. He jumped to DC in 1940, drawing the original Green Lantern and creating Wildcat with Bill Finger for Sensation Comics #1. After proudly serving his country in WWII, Irwin worked on the Justice Society and Wonder Woman comics. In 1955, he co-created the classic Dondi newspaper comic, which ran for more than 30 years. Hasen taught at the Joe Kubert School for 25 years. He is the subject of a fascinating documentary, Irwin: A New York Story, and his graphic novel memoir, Loverboy, was released in 2010 by Vanguard Publishing.

Danny Fingeroth is MoCCA's Sr VP of Education. He co-curated the recent Al Jaffee and Will Eisner exhibitions at the museum. Danny was a longtime editor and writer at Marvel Comics, has spoken on comics at The Smithsonian Institution, Columbia University, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. With Roy Thomas, Fingeroth is co-editor of The Stan Lee Universe, a compendium of rarities from Lee's career, recently released by TwoMorrows Publishing.

Jules Feiffer & Irwin Hasen: Legends in Conversation

Thursday December 15th

Admission: $7/Free to Members