Tag: comic cons

Check Out This Panel at New York Comic Con — Building the Resistance: Activism in Fandom

Go to NewYorkComicCon.com

See Jamie Broadnax from Black Girl Nerds!

Jamie Broadnax

Hero Nation: FREE comic-con in Michigan celebrates diversity

Check it out at Indiegogo.

Founder and creator of Hero Nation – Ypsilanti Jermaine DIckerson

Get Ready for MECCAcon! Graveyard Shift Sisters Interviews Creator Maia Williams

Click here to read at GraveyardShiftSisters.com.

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Maia “Crown” Williams

Hey, Errbody! #MECCAcon2016 Applications & Tickets are Now Available! Apply TODAY!

MECCACON2016flyer-4-x-6-2263662Tables for #MECCAcon2016 are now available. Go HERE to get more information and register.

This will be the convention’s 3rd year.

Be a part of real change in the comics community! Register TODAY!

Creator Maia “Crown” Williams says: Midwest Ethnic Convention for Comics and Arts – M.E.C.C.A., aka MECCAcon, is a large comic book and artist convention held annually in Detroit, Michigan. The primary reason M.E.C.C.A was established was to promote knowledge and activity in the youth art culture. It is my mission to make sure that children know that not all “heroes” look the same—that many actually look just like THEM. It is also important to learn the origin of comic books and what the word “hero” actually means. Unlike many “comic cons,” we don’t just focus only on comic books. Art comes in many forms, and we want to highlight them all. At the end of the day, art is and always will be creative expression.

This is some of what you’ll find at MECCAcon:

  • COMIC BOOKS
  • FINE ART
  • INDIE FILM FEST
  • ILLUSTRATION
  • AFROFUTURISM
  • ASTROBLACKNESS
  • STEAMPUNK DEVELOPMENT CLASS
  • INDEPENDENT FILM
  • DJ ARTISTS
  • AFRICAN DANCE
  • URBAN GARDENING
  • AFRICAN MARTIAL ARTS
  • GAMING
  • GRAFFITI ART
  • ARTISANS AND THEIR HANDCRAFTED ITEMS
  • CLOTHING DESIGNERS
  • SCI-FI
  • YOUTH LITERATURE
    and MORE…

 

Asking Why Black Fans Avoid Black Creators At Comic Cons

LINK: The Pros Speak: B. Alex Thompson ‏@ApproBAT

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Geekgirlworld’s Interview With Maia “Crown” Williams, Founder of #MeccaCon!

Click here to read interview with Maia “Crown” Williams at Geekgirlworld.com.

Maia and MECCAcon are ramping up for the September 18 & 19, 2015 comics convention and film festival!

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Maia “Crown” Williams, founder of MECCAcon

Horror Highlights of San Diego Comic-Con, Saturday July 11

Read at Shocktillyoudrop.com.

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Promotional poster for “Scream Queens” (September 2015)

Dubai: The New Sci Fi City

Go here to read about the Middle East Film & Comic Con at Slate.com.

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Legend of Korra Says Goodbye to Fans at Its Last Comic Con

In NYC, cast members muse on auditioning together…

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Get ready for Onyxcon in Atlanta, GA!

Special guests include Rick Worthy, Damion Poitier, and TJ Storm!

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