{"id":2303,"date":"2022-12-07T18:19:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T18:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastandardnewspaper.com\/staging\/news\/entertainment-2\/caamcon-black-comics-festival\/"},"modified":"2022-12-07T18:19:36","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T18:19:36","slug":"caamcon-black-comics-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastandardnewspaper.com\/staging\/news\/entertainment-2\/caamcon-black-comics-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"CAAMCon Black Comics Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Black Panther” screenwriter and director Ryan Coogler headlines this event which celebrates the artistry, history, and power of Black comics at the California African American Museum.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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By Jason Lewis<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The California African American Museum (CAAM) will be the site for the CAAMCon Black Comics Festival on Saturday, December 10, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We’re doing an Afrocentric, independent comic book convention,” said the festival’s cofounder John Jennings, who is a professor of media and cultural studies at UC Riverside, a New York Times bestselling author and graphic a novelist.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This free family-friendly event will feature panel discussions and a marketplace. The keynote conversation will feature “Black Panther” screenwriter and director Ryan Coogler and “Creed” screenwriter Aaron Covington.  They will discuss the challenges and rewards of writing Black comics, the transition of stories from comic form to the big screen, and the subversive nature of the comic genre.<\/span><\/p>\n

In another panel discussion, Jennings is joined by Cody Ziglar, who is a director, podcast producer, and writer for “Marvel She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” and the “Spider-Punk” series; and Rodney Barnes, executive producer of “The Boondocks.”<\/span><\/p>\n

This festival will be a great experience for people working in the comic book industry, comic book fans, people who like comic book movies, and children.  <\/span><\/p>\n

For people working in the comic book industry, this is going to be a networking event.  And for people who are looking to break into the industry, this event will help them learn about the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

“One of the things about comic book conventions, yes it’s about fandom and showing support; but this is a business opportunity,” Jennings said.  “A lot of people are picked up for publishing.  A lot of collaborations start happening in these spaces.  So it’s a networking event, and hopefully people can make some money.”<\/span><\/p>\n