At New York Comic Con 2007 at the Jacob Javits Center, Animation Collective’s booth was brilliant with color banners of Kappa Mikey and Ellen’s Acres http://www.ellensacres.com, an adorable animated series about a 5-year old girl named Ellen who uses her extraordinary imagination to go on amazing adventures. Check out a free episode now at Cartoon Network’s website!

Throughout the weekend, fans had a blast grabbing lots of cool, free stuff including a limited edition interactive CD, “Sushi Paloozi,” featuring Kappa Mikey games, clips, soundboards, buddy icons, and wallpaper. Fans also picked up Kappa Mikey post cards, t-shirts and Ellen’s Acres coloring pages and key chains. Episodes of both shows played on a big screen at the booth.

Today, Kappa Mikey fans had their first opportunity of the weekend to take pictures with Guano and meet show creator Larry Schwarz and executive producer Chris Fauci. Assistant director John M. Holt also signed postcards and greeted fans.

“I like the speed,” Holt said. “Even though it’s a show for kids, it could also be for adults. It’s the kind of show you want to watch over and over again to get all the little things. Almost every character has its own rules and styles that mesh together for it to all work.”

The super talented animators of Kappa Mikey made their first visit on Friday night. Fouridine Ang and Anthony Dallaryan drew Guano and Mitsuki in minutes, handing their sketches to excited fans. They drew characters in pencil, pen, colored pencils, markers, and mixed mediums too.

“I enjoy working on more than one character. I really like the concept of the show,” said Ang.

Guano by Anthony Dallaryan

“Mikey and Mitsuki are my favorite characters. They’re so cute because they have a crush on one another,” said Krystle Keiser, 21, of Maryland and moderator of the Kappa Mikey Live Journal blog. “I created the site for Kappa Mikey fans to meet and talk about the show.”

James, 29, of New Jersey has watched Kappa Mikey since it debuted. “It’s tongue and cheek and covers so much ground. It’s totally off the wall. You don’t know what’s going to happen next.”

As the evening closed out, artists presented their portfolios for review in hopes of becoming the newest addition to Animation Collective’s team. They would have several more opportunities throughout the weekend to present their work for review. The first day of fun had ended, but fans had a lot more to anticipate. Day two of Comic Con promised to be awesome with appearances from Steve Moverley (voice of Ozu) and Jesse Adams (voice of Yes Man) to sign autographs. Guano would be back along with more Kappa Mikey animators and directors. Day two looked, as Mikey would say “sweet.”