Eisner-Award Winning Nonprofit, Women in Comics Collective, Take on San Diego Comic Con
For more than 10 years Women in Comics Collective (WinC) has been an advocate for women and marginalized genders in the comic book space. Their work has been instrumental in uplifting voices, and in 2024 they received the Bob Clampett Award for Humanitarianism at the Eisner Award ceremony.
Rolling the Dice and Betting On Yourself, Get to Know Steenz
Based out of St. Louis, Steenz Stewart is the lead cartoonist for the syndicated comic strip Heart of the City and co-creator of the graphic novel Side Quest: A Visual History of Roleplaying Games.
Tinker. Tailor. Cosplay.
Several Houston-based cosplayers were kind enough to talk about their love of stepping into the shoes of their favorite characters and what it means to create accurate cosplays by any means necessary.
Writers of Comicpalooza
Comicpalooza is always full of storytellers from children’s authors, comic book creators, and science fiction and romantasy writers. Between the comic book and literature tracks and the various vendors showcasing their works, finding the next best read is easy.
3 Takeaways for Comic Creators from a Bookstore Buyer
Keaton Patterson’s passion for sequential art stories extends beyond the casual reader. As a book buyer for Houston’s oldest indie bookstore, Patterson doesn’t just keep a pulse for what’s popular, but influences a growing readership in comics and graphic novels.
Khary Payton, Hayley Law, Rahul Kohli & more Join Indie Comedy Series The Comic Shop
The Comic Shop, an independently produced workplace comedy from creator and showrunner Cheyenne Ewulu, is currently in post-production after raising over $207,000 on Kickstarter — one of the highest-funded independent TV projects on the platform to date.