Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Feb 25, 2015 10:36:03 GMT -6
The second annual Camden Comic Con, held on the campus of Rutgers University-Camden, puts the focus firmly on comics, with free admission and a creator lineup that includes Mark McKenna (Banana Tail), Bryan Glass (Mice Templar, Furious), Shawn Martinbrough, and recent graduate Ryan Brady.
www.nj.com/indulge/index.ssf/2015/02/2nd_camden_comic_con_focus_on_artistry_education_community.html
CAMDEN -- More popular than ever, comic books have taken over network TV and now -- for its second year -- Rutgers-Camden is getting in on the action.
Rutgers University-Camden will host its second annual Camden Comic Con on Saturday, March 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This unique convention offers an authentic experience for novice and hardcore fans, featuring guest creators and artists, panel discussions, vendors, live music, and a host of family-friendly activities. Nearly 100 vendors will be there, selling comics from the Silver Age through the present day, as well as a variety of comics-related memorabilia, art, and merchandise.
This year's convention features an expanded list of guest creators, illustrators, and writers, who will be on hand to meet and greet fans, showcase their work, and commission their services.
"Word spread through this community of artists about what a great experience last year's event was," said Miranda Powell, program assistant for arts education and community arts for the Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts, in a press release. "Several guest artists told us that Camden Comic Con really captured a spirit that has gone away in the convention world, which has become increasingly commercialized. To have a convention like this that is focused on artistry, education, and community is really unique."
Guests include Mark McKenna, a longtime industry professional who worked for Marvel and DC Comics, and creator of "Banana Tail"; Bryan Glass, the multiple Harvey Award-winning co-creator and writer of "The Mice Templar" for Image Comics and "Furious" for Dark Horse Comics; Shawn Martinbrough, an illustrator for Marvel Comics, Vertigo, and DC Comics; "FaceOff" Season 6 champion Rashaad Santiago; and local artist Ryan Brady, a 2011 graduate of Rutgers-Camden who created "The Bolt" and "Anomaly" comics.
Free and open to the public, the Camden Comic Con will be held in the Campus Center and the Athletic and Fitness Center, both located on Third Street, between Cooper Street and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge on the Rutgers-Camden campus.
For directions to Rutgers-Camden, visit camden.rutgers.edu/resources/getting-to-campus.
www.nj.com/indulge/index.ssf/2015/02/2nd_camden_comic_con_focus_on_artistry_education_community.html
CAMDEN -- More popular than ever, comic books have taken over network TV and now -- for its second year -- Rutgers-Camden is getting in on the action.
Rutgers University-Camden will host its second annual Camden Comic Con on Saturday, March 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This unique convention offers an authentic experience for novice and hardcore fans, featuring guest creators and artists, panel discussions, vendors, live music, and a host of family-friendly activities. Nearly 100 vendors will be there, selling comics from the Silver Age through the present day, as well as a variety of comics-related memorabilia, art, and merchandise.
This year's convention features an expanded list of guest creators, illustrators, and writers, who will be on hand to meet and greet fans, showcase their work, and commission their services.
"Word spread through this community of artists about what a great experience last year's event was," said Miranda Powell, program assistant for arts education and community arts for the Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts, in a press release. "Several guest artists told us that Camden Comic Con really captured a spirit that has gone away in the convention world, which has become increasingly commercialized. To have a convention like this that is focused on artistry, education, and community is really unique."
Guests include Mark McKenna, a longtime industry professional who worked for Marvel and DC Comics, and creator of "Banana Tail"; Bryan Glass, the multiple Harvey Award-winning co-creator and writer of "The Mice Templar" for Image Comics and "Furious" for Dark Horse Comics; Shawn Martinbrough, an illustrator for Marvel Comics, Vertigo, and DC Comics; "FaceOff" Season 6 champion Rashaad Santiago; and local artist Ryan Brady, a 2011 graduate of Rutgers-Camden who created "The Bolt" and "Anomaly" comics.
Free and open to the public, the Camden Comic Con will be held in the Campus Center and the Athletic and Fitness Center, both located on Third Street, between Cooper Street and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge on the Rutgers-Camden campus.
For directions to Rutgers-Camden, visit camden.rutgers.edu/resources/getting-to-campus.