Small Press Expo is the Premiere Event for Indie Comics, Cartooning & Graphic Novels. The annual SPX comics and graphic arts festival presents the best and brightest established creators in independent comics. In addition to the opportunity for public exposure and potential revenue the festival provides to attending artists, the event also allows less established […]
The 2022 Festival will be in-person in Downtown Brooklyn and virtual for all to enjoy. The Brooklyn Book Festival is New York City’s largest free literary festival and connects readers with local, national and international authors and publishers during the course of a celebratory literary week.
New York Comic Con is the East Coast's largest pop culture convention and the only one that takes place in the comic book, publishing, media, and licensing capital of the world — Gotham City. New York Comic Con is your event. Where you can feel unafraid to geek out. Where you’re accepted and embraced for […]
The Sheboygan Children's Book Festival, established in 2010, is presented in partnership with community volunteers and local organizations that believe in the transforming power of reading and the literary and visual arts. The mission of the Sheboygan Children & Teen's Book Festival is to foster a love of reading and inspire young readers, writers, and […]
LightBox Expo (LBX) connects fans with the artists and creators behind their favorite films, animation, games, TV shows and illustrations. It’s a place for aspiring artists to come, learn and be inspired. It’s also an amazing artwork marketplace like no other. It’s the ultimate celebration of art! LBX founders Bobby Chiu and Jim Demonakos conceived […]
Join us with Shannon Watters as she will talk about new graphic novel, HOLLOW, her background as a comics editor, and her thoughts on the evolution of the industry. Shannon Watters is the co-creator and co-writer of the award-winning hit comic book series LUMBERJANES. Her new graphic novel HOLLOW is out now! She is also […]
In this Industry Interview, we'll hear from the creative team behind the CLOCKWORK CURANDERA Kickstarter campaign. This was such an innovative project because it was a collaboration between writer David Bowles and artist Raul the Third, and their team at Lee & Low, company publisher Jason Low and Tu Books publisher Stacy Whitman. We'll discuss why they decided to crowd-fund on Kickstarter, as well as the logistics of how the campaign was run and how coordination between the creators and the publishing team was managed.
During this workshop we will identify work habits that can lead to physical stress and pain, explore ways to avoid drawing injuries, and practice some exercises that target and relax common areas of stress. Kriota Willberg uses her experiences as a cartoonist, illustrator, massage therapist, and health science educator to promote healthy pain-free creativity. As […]
Come hear all about the new graphic novels, Kitty Sweet Tooth Makes a Movie by Abby Denson and Prunella and the Cursed Skull Ring by Matt Loux in this extra sweet book launch event. Read more about their books HERE.
Marie Ventura will be hosting this Book Club meeting going over The Great Gatsby! This will be a great read and study for those who are adapting prose novels to graphic novels.
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