Disaster and Resistance with Seth Tobocman
Last night, New York-based Seth Tobocman offered up a multimedia presentation of the work in his new book, “Disaster and Resistance: Comics and Landscapes for the 21st Century” (AK Press, 2008). Accompanied by False Prophets drummer Eric Blitz and guitarist Steve Wishnia, the trio brought to life several of Tobocman’s pieces, most from “Disaster and Resistance,” at Boston’s Lucy Parsons Center.
Seth is an artist and longtime activist and educator, as well as cofounder of the comics zine “World War 3 Illustrated.” In his new book, he outlines pressing social and political struggles at the dawn of the twenty-first century, from post 9-11 New York City to Israel and Palestine, to Iraq and New Orleans.
“Disaster and Resistance” does justice to his classic works, “You Don’t Have to Fuck People Over to Survive” and “War in the Neighborhood,” and Seth’s performance is well worth checking out when it comes to your neighborhood.
