(Source: Green Brain Comics press release)

Green Brain Comics in Dearborn proudly unveils the new group art exhibit in their HEADSPACE Gallery on Saturday, September 25th with an opening reception from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The exhibit entitled “Visions of MODOK” features playful reinterpretations from thirteen local artists. They range from crazy, to even more crazy. “The inspiration for this project” says curator Dan Merritt “came from an annual project at the March MODOK Madness blog”  http://marchmodokmadness.blogspot.com/ MODOK (acronym for Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing) is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Tales of Suspense #93 (Sep. 1967) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

Contributors include HEADSPACE regulars like Jesse Hughes, Sean Bieri, Heather Hansma, Matt Feazell and many more local artists. It even features a piece from March MODOK Madness curator Pedro Delgado a native Detroiter know residing in New York.

The exhibit opens this Saturday, September 25th with an opening reception at 7 p.m., light refreshments will be served. The art will be on display until December 8th. All pieces are for sale, and will be available for pick up at the end of the show.

The HEADSPACE Gallery is inside Green Brain Comics which is located at 13210 Michigan Avenue in East Downtown Dearborn. For more information check the website at http://www.greenbrain.biz or call 313-582-9444

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