JASON! June 6th!

That's right... JASON.
Join the acclaimed European master for our annual MoCCA Festival Kick-Off Party, art
show, and world premiere of his new book, POCKET FULL OF RAIN.

8 pm! Beer and Wine will be served!

Join cartoonist JASON for a rare North American exhibition of
original art and the world premiere of his new collection, POCKET
FULL OF RAIN.

National Book Award winner Sherman Alexie says, "Jason's work is
poetry. Beautiful and frightening. Redemptive and hopeless. He is the
Kafka and Keats of the comic world."

JASON was born on the 16th of August 1965 in Molde, Norway. His
acclaimed Eurpoean comic book series, MJAU MJAU, first gained him
international recognition, including an appearance in the French
publisher L'Association's epochal COMIX 2000 project, and publishers
from other countries began picking up his work, including
Fantagraphics in the U.S.

Jason's graphic novels include the autobiographical HEY, WAIT, the
classic murder mystery THE IRON WAGON, the two-color Frankenstein
parody YOU CAN'T GET THERE FROM HERE, and the full-color thrillers
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?, THE LEFT BANK GANG, I KILLED ADOLF HITLER,
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD, and most recently, the swashbuckling sci-fi
comedy, THE LAST MUSKETEER.

ROCKETSHIP will premiere Jason's latest English-language book, POCKET FULL OF RAIN, collecting a selection of his earlier work, including
the LOMMA graphic novel and several early short stories.

New Yorkers will recognize Jason from his prestigious "Funny Pages"
slot in the NEW YORK TIMES SUNDAY MAGAZINE, which has been
serializing his chess western "Low Moon" since early this year.


A reception for the artist will begin on Friday, June 6 at 8:00PM.
Admission is free to the public of all ages.

POST SCRIPT: For anyone attending the POST BANG symposium at NYU, please take note that our event will be open until 11:00 pm, so one could easily attend post-POST BANG. ROCKETSHIP is a very quick trip from NYU via the F train at the WEST 4TH ST station...