Carousel (comics) explained

Carousel is a long-running multimedia comics slide show hosted by cartoonist Robert Sikoryak (Masterpiece Comics) that has been presented in various venues in the United States and Canada since 1997.^{[1] [2]} Sikoryak has described Carousel as "a cartoon variety show."^[3] Carousel has been presented at Dixon Place, MoCCA Fest, Parsons School of Design, The Brick Theater, and other venues.

History

The first Carousel slide shows were projected using a slide projector. The show was named after the Kodak Carousel slide projector.

In 2011, The Village Voice called Carousel a highlight of The Brick Theater's Comic Book Theater Festival.^[4]

Many cartoonists, artists and voice actors have participated, including:

• Scott Adsit
• Todd Alcott
• Jonathan Ames
• Kate Beaton
• Gabrielle Bell
• Gregory Benton
• Nick Bertozzi
• Rupert Bottenberg
• Megan Montague Cash
• Victor Cayro
• Howard Chackowicz
• Sean Chiki
• Domitille Collardey
• Adam Conover
• Ann Decker
• Julie Delporte
• Brian Dewan
• Aaron Diaz
• Eric Drysdale
• Chris Duffy
• Jess Fink
• Emily Flake
• Nick Gazin
• Pascal Girard
• James Godwin
• Myla Goldberg
• Dale Goodson
• Patrick Hambrecht
• Lisa Hanawalt
• Tom Hart
• Dean Haspiel
• Glenn Head
• Danny Hellman
• Sam Henderson
• Lizz Hickey
• Bill Kartalopoulos
• Ben Katchor
• Kaz
• Susan Kim
• Julie Klausner
• John Kovaleski
• Hawk Krall
• Tim Kreider
• Michael Kupperman
• Miss Lasko-Gross
• M. Sweeney Lawless
• Leah Yael Levy
• Jeffrey Lewis
• Jason Little
• Kevin Maher
• Billy Mavreas
• Dyna Moe
• Neil Numberman
• Tao Nyeu
• George O'Connor
• Joe Ollmann
• Roxanne Palmer
• K. A. Polzin
• Jackson Publick
• Hans Rickheit
• Jason Roeder
• Dave Roman
• Laurie Rosenwald
• Laurie Sandell
• David Sandlin
• Allison Silverman
• Doug Skinner
• Karen Sneider
• Ted Stearn
• Leslie Stein
• Raina Telgemeier
• Matthew Thurber
• Jim Torok
• Ted Travelstead
• James Urbaniak
• Colleen AF Venable
• Lauren R. Weinstein
• Julia Wertz
• Shannon Wheeler
• Kriota Willberg
• Daniel Wright

Notes and References

1. Web site: Robert Sikoryak biography at Parsons School of Design. newschool.edu.
2. Web site: Cartoonists are the stars of this comic show. 10 November 2012 . brooklynpaper.com.
3. Web site: Robert Sikoryak's Carousels. comicon.com. 2012-07-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231141/http://www.comicon.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=291198. 2016-03-03. dead.
4. Web site: Comic books and theater join forces!. villagevoice.com.