Friday Apr 2nd - 7pm "Escape From Dullsvile" by Andy Ristaino

Mission:Comics & Art presents “ESCAPE From DULLSVILLE”, a solo show featuring the artwork of San Francisco local artist Andy Ristaino. Ristaino has been described as the “William S. Burroughs/Charlie Kaufman of alternative comix” by the locally founded arts and culture magazine, Hi-Fuctose.

His comic book work is most recently featured as the kick-off story in the prestigious Image Comics anthology, Popgun Volume 4, and his own book “ESCAPE From DULLSVILLE” collecting his long running comic Life of a Fetus. DULLSVILLE chronicles the adventures of a claustrophobic fetus that decide to escape the womb and go on a road trip and the book contains the entire story so far as well as over 80 pages of never before published original material. When initial orders for the book fell below SLG Publishing’s requirements, Ristaino mounted a successful internet campaign to raise pre-orders of the book to more economically feasible levels and the book is now set to be released on Feb. 24, 2010. His work was most recently exhibited at the SLG Boutiki Gallery in San Jose, CA. Risitano’s comics have also been published in Nickelodeon Magazine, and comic book anthologies such as Meathaus S.O.S., Spectrum 16, Tales of Hot Rod Horror, Spark Generators 2, Pet Noir, and Go for the Gold.

His solo show at Mission: Comics & Art will showcase original comic pages, a wide variety of illustrations, and some album covers for the San Francisco band Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound, and will open, in conjunction with the comic book convention WonderCon, on April 2nd, 2010 with an artist reception starting at 7pm. Then the following evening, April 3rd, Andy Ristiano will gather his compatriots for an evening of live music at Mission: Comics & Art.

“ESCAPE From DULLSVILLE” by Andy Ristiano
Showing: Apr. 2, 2010 - Apr 28, 2010

Opening Reception: 7pm Apr.2, 2010

Agents of Venus CD Release Party Apr.3, 2010

NYC psychedelic powerpopsters Agents of Venus playing a rare live acoustic set in honor of their brand new 13 track Cd release entitled Boduvt (pronounced boe-doovt)
Go to www.AgentsofVenus.com and www.AgentsofVenus.blogspot.com for more info

Mission: Comics & Art
3520 20th St. Suite B
San Francisco, CA 94110
www.MissionComicsAndArt.com
415.695.1545

Ristaino grew up in Franklin, Massachusetts on a TV diet of Starblazers, Force Five, Battle of the Planets, GI Joe, Dr. Who, and, for variety, The Price Is Right. He went to school at the Rhode Island School of Design, majoring in illustration and animation, and has made San Francisco his home since 1999. He also plays theremin and makes noise with a number of local bands.

For more information, please see:
www.MissionComicsAndArt.com
www.skronked.com

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