World of Comics Demos
Friday, Nov. 13, 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., Kids’ Comic Con
Comic artists will demonstrate comics art techniques. Artists: Anne Sibley O’Brien, Dawud Anyabwile, Jerry Craft, and Ray Felix
Author(s) and Guest(s)
Dawud Anyabwile
Dawud Anyabwile is the co-creator and illustrator of Brotherman: Dictator of Discipline, a pioneering African American comic book that has influenced a generation of artists and writers while selling more than 750,000 copies without the help of a major publisher.
Jerry Craft
Jerry Craft is the creator of Mama's Boyz, an award-winning comic strip that has been distributed by King Features Syndicate since 1995, making him one of the few syndicated African-American cartoonists in the country. He’s illustrated a number of children’s books, comic books and book covers, and he’s the former editorial director of the Sports Illustrated For Kids website.
Ray Felix
Ray Felix is founder of the independent comic book company Cup ‘O’ Java Studio, publisher of the comic magazines, God: The Second Coming, O.D’s Helpful Hints, The No-1 Anthology, the comic series A World Without Superheroes. The serial Runaway Slave is based on his Afro-Colombian ancestors and their Dutch slave master Phillip Livingston. He’s also worked on as an artist on Broadway (Cathay: 3 Tales From China), and in film (A Wonderful Christmas).
Anne Sibley O’Brien
Anne Sibley O’Brien, who was raised bilingual and bicultural in South Korea, has illustrated 28 children's books, 12 of which she also wrote. The Legend of Hong Kil dong: The Robin Hood of Korea, her first graphic novel, was named a Booklist Top 10 Graphic Novels for Youth, Bank Street College Best Book of the Year. It also received the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, and the Global Korea Award.
Schedule
| Friday, Nov. 13, 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
Free |
Location
Miami Book Fair International * Miami Dade College
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132
Kids’ Comic Con
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