11th Annual Kids’ Comic Con!

Registration Open Now!

Create New Worlds @ Lake Erie Ink’s 11th Annual Kids’ Comic-Con!

Scholarships and sign language interpretation are available for all Comic Con events.

Comic Con Schedule

Friday, February 24th

Artist Panel for Teens and Adults

7-8 PM @ Visible Voice Bookstore

Comics and Community: Building New Worlds

This panel of guest artists will discuss how comics can be used to educate and create change in our communities and the world. We welcome teachers, librarians, activists, comics lovers, and creators of all types! Featuring artists Juan Jose Fernandez, Terri Libenson, Lynnesha Hamilton, Dawn Arrington, Jaromir Stoll, and Bryn Adams, and moderated by Valentino Zullo. Open to teens and adults.

FREE

No Registration Required

Friday, March 3rd

Nickelodeon Virtual Drawing Jam

4 PM

Join us over Zoom for a drawing session led by Alexia Valentine, a Nickelodeon artist who worked on the Loud House graphic novels!

FREE

Registration Required

Teen Cosplay and Trivia Party sponsored by the Cleveland Institute of Art

5:30-7:30 PM @ the B-Side Lounge on Coventry

Featuring a cosplay fashion show, comic trivia, and more! Hosted by CandiBee Cosplay.

ages 12+

$10, or $20 for Teen Party & Saturday Workshops

Walk-ins are welcome!

Saturday, March 4th

All Day

Virtual & In Person Workshops @ Lake Erie Ink

Attend workshops, visit the artists’ alley, learn new skills, and create new worlds at Lake Erie Ink’s all-day Kids’ Comic Con! Check out the schedule below for an overview of virtual and in-person workshops, and view the full schedule and guest artist bios here.

$15 for the full day of in person workshops

virtual workshops are FREE

Open to ages 8-18! Registration required.

Virtual Workshops:

Marc Sumerak – Words and Pictures: The Craft of Creating Comics

10:30-11:20am

An in-depth, step-by-step look at the process of creating a comic book page – from concept to completion!

all ages

Jay Kalagayan – Finding Your Monster Story with the Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities

11:30-12:20pm

Talk with the creators behind the Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities comics anthology and find out how they put together their collection of Ohio regional myths, legends, and creepy creatures. Learn about ways to research local inspiration for your stories and how they can be incorporated into a comic book format. Join creators Kat Klockow (Redcat Comics, Corpse Flower Press), Tim Fuller (Sham Comics), Jay B. Kalagayan (MeSseD Comics) in finding your monster story.

all ages

Joe Biel of Microcosm – Live Your Ambitions, Not Your Fears: How Publishing is Informed by Punk and Upbringing

1:30-2:20pm

A publisher of 27 years, Joe Biel has continually found that the underground is much bigger than the mainstream. This talk offers actionable lessons about how to incorporate your seeming deficits as strengths in your publishing. A certifiable history of the trajectory of self-publishing, zines, DIY culture, and punk rock, this talk followed by Q&A will explore the success in creating the world we need to see in our work by tracing the trajectory of Biel’s career.

all ages, kids and adults

Full Schedule of In Person and Virtual Workshops: