Exposure is Key!!
about 1pm on saturday may,16, 2015 my family and i entered the enterprise business center 4548 market street in west philadelphia, pennsylvania to attend the 14th annual east coast age of black comic convention. the the 14th annual east coast age of black comic convention was a great experience exposing my grand babies to the world of graphic arts. over breakfast we discussed attending the comic convention and if they had any ideas about creating their own comic.
tyhee and teetee both came up with ideas for creating their own comics. during the 14th annual east coast black age comic convention, there was a competition for african american superhero costumes aka africoz contest. teetee got to meet and have a conversation with helvetika bold, a fictional character who developed from citizen advocacy. helvetika bold asked teetee what was her super power, teetee replied she didn't know. helvetika bold spent a few minutes talking with teetee to help her tap into her super power and created a couple of characters.
shortly after meeting helvetika bold and captain kacela we attended a workshop on how to create your own comics by artist & illustrator meki ra of blue skies media. teetee and tyhee were both interested, asked question and started creating their own comics under the direction of meki ra. meki ra really took my babies to another level with all the information he put into my babies, like:
漫画 Manga means comics in japanese, we can get free drawing tools at http://manga-studio-ex.en.softonic.com/ and to get a bamboo drawing pad off of amazon.
there was so much great information shared, you really had to be there to get into the career of black film, scifi, graphic arts and comics who can make up to $1,000 per page. $10 to network with industry leaders is a great deal and wonderful opportunity to enhance your career opportunities. we learned that gibson school of music offers free drawing classes every saturday noon til 1pm http://gibsonmusicarts.com/. think that my babies and i will be attending those classes every saturday because we learned how to draw during meki ra workshop. meki ra taught us basics to drawing and if my babies could get those basic down packed then they will be able to create a life of their own!!
mr. yumy odom founder of the east coast black age of comic convention offers read for fun workbooks and STARS, storytelling that advances reading skills. you can learn more about these fun learning programs and the 15th annual east coast black age of comics convention. hopefully my babies will have made their own superheros and will be able to enter afrocoz, have our own table and maybe do a workshop!! the east coast black age of comics convention 1735 market street, suite a513, phila. pa. 19103 www.ecbacc.com 267.536.9847 akinseye.brown@ecbacc.com yumy.odom@ecbacc.com fb/ecbacc.page
some information i was able to obtain from some of the vendors:
helvetika bold
social justice superhero
disrupting the dominant narrative
one world at a time
#hbold
@helvetikabold
helvetikabold.net
http://opportunityagenda.org/
original seed expressions
art education advocacy
community art programming
color and art therapies
birthday party's, event face painting $75 and up
jihan thomas
215.300.6630
tns86@yahoo.com
women in comics august 1-31st
poe park visiting center gallery
grand concourse bet. e. 192 st
and e kingsbridge road
bronx, ny 10458
www.nycgovparks.org/parks/poepark
curated by regine sawyer and ray felix
www.bxhcc.com
meltrek
episode1: exploring ancient africa
edanimeproductions.com/shoppage
kamau mshale
artisit/creator
www.rangerk.com
whit taylor
www.whittaylorcomics.com
whittaylor@gmail.com
generate comics
marcos evans
generatecomix@gmail.com
www.generatecomix.com
creative team:
G walker Teon, marco Evans,
Dave Perrin, Oz Wilson, Q barber
keshawn dodds
"solar warrios's series"
413.650.2638
keshawndodds@gmail.com
dredlocks
fb/farughmaat
www.urbanstylecomics.com
adaku ononogbo
sag-aftra
actress/producer
201.838.3644
adakuononogbo@gmail.com
www.adakuononogbo.com
adae mina
adaemina.tumblr.com
strawberrymarshmello.deviantart.com
action figure & bust customizing
badger307studios@gmailcom
fb/badger307studios
badger307studios.deviantart.com/gallery/52473376/devious
instagram/badger307studios
rorie still
author
215.370.7714
rorie_a_still@yahoo.com
www.flashbangsci-fi.com
ground up studios
sean tate
animator
story board
illustrator
267.575.0314
seanime4@gmail.com
www.groundupstudios.com
jamar nicholas
cartoonist
@jamarnicholas
www.jamarnicholas.com
paranormal romance with ebooks
ndjonesparanormalromance.com
blue dimples
design and customize products
215.278.1826
certate1979@gmail.com
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