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Episode 1587 - MoCCA Fest: Kay Sohini!

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Release Date: 03/19/2025

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Episode 1596 - KICx: Peter Rostovsky! show art Episode 1596 - KICx: Peter Rostovsky!

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Jimmy attended the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) Festival over the weekend. He got 5 interviews overall. In this episode, you'll hear his chat with Kay Sohini. They talked about her stunning graphic novel debut THIS BEAUTIFUL, RIDICULOUS CITY, what it was like starting over in NYC, how the city saved her, the beautiful geometry of the book and more.

More interviews to come from MoCCA with Frances Jetter, Dani Diaz and Kazimir Lee. 

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