Weekanerd NYC: Men in Monster Suits, Anxious Art, and Fun with Dysfunction

Friday, November 9th

• Kaiju Big Battel: More Better Fighto
  
• 9pm @ The Warsaw, 261 Driggs. Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Live cage matches that pit mutant monsters against each other? The YouTube vids look pretty awesome, and they've got a seriously bonkers website. I can't make heads or tails of it. $23 at the door.

Saturday, November 10th

• Illustration in the Age of Anxiety
  
• 3pm @ The Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, 55 W. 13th St. , 2nd FL, Manhattan
  

A symposium hosted by The New School about how illustrators respond to troubled times, from atomic anxiety of the 1950s to the 24 hour terrorfest we're currently enjoying. There are a lot more upbeat events happening today (see the Geek Out menu to your left) but this one is free and features Tara McPherson, an awesome illustrator who just did a new line of Dunnys for Kid Robot.

Sunday, November 11th

• Jonathan and Noah Baubmach
  
• 7pm @ Southpaw, 125 Fifth Ave, Brooklyn

You know how Noah Baubmach made The Squid in The Whale, which was semi-autobiographical and all about this deplorable father character?
Well, as part of the PENultimate Lit series, now you have your chance to see a conversation between Noah and his actual writer/scholar father, Jonathan Baubmach. Sounds squirm-tastic! $10, hit the title link to get tickets in advance.