There’s a lot going on in the world of comcis and superheroes MLK weekend. If you’re in the D.C. area and you can’t make it up to New York to the Black Comic Book Fest in New York or out to San Francisco to BCAF, then I suggest you get over to the DC in D.C. Event  January 12-13 at the Newseum featuring Black Lightning stars Cress Williams (Black Lightning), China Anne McClain (Lightning) and Nafessa Williams (Thunder), Krondon (Tobias Whale) executive producers Salim Akil & Mara Brock Akil and more including Black Girl Nerds founder Jamie Broadnax! There will also be appearances by casts of Supergirl, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow and the new Freedom Fighters: The Ray. The events culminate with the world premiere of Black Lightning. Not all events are open to the public however, so read on to get all the details!

This is the first year that the Ringo Awards are being presented at Baltimore Comic-Con. If you remember, last year was the final year for the Harvey Awards as they were sold to ReedPop.  I personally think that BCC wanted to continue to capitalize on an awards show venue that has really put them on the map and drawn crowds and interest there year after year. Enter: The Ringo Awards. This year, for the first time, the Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards are to be presented on the evening of Saturday, September 23, 2017 as part of  The Baltimore Comic-Con. The Ringo Awards has completed the 2017 nomination process, which was inclusive of fans and comic book professionals alike, and both communities showed strong support. According to the Ringo Awards staff, the voting deadline was extended to accommodate as many interested participants and provide sufficient voting time for the final ballot. The augmentation in participation during the nomination extension ended up being significant.

Remember Gurren Lagan? Well in honor of the 10th anniversary of the awesome anime series, Aniplex of America is planning a special event at Otakon in D.C. this month. The event will feature the voiceover talent from the English language dub of the show as well as a special gift box set re-release of the series. 

Remember when I first told you guys about the Five Point Festival? Well, here’s an update…

(from Press Release)

Clutter Magazine and LeftField Media today announced Feb. 1 details around the inaugural Five Points Festival, a designer toy and comic art convention debuting May 20-21 in Lower Manhattan. A showcase for artists, designers, and brands focused on independent art, entertainment, and lifestyle, Five Points is presented by Midtown Comics, sponsored by Playcrafting, and built with major support from brands including Cotton Candy Machine, Kidrobot, the LISA Project, Popaganda, Super7, and Toy Tokyo. The Five Points Festival will play host to guests including Bryan Lee O’Malley, Elsa Charretier, Greg Capullo, Huck Gee, Ron English, Scott Wilkowski, Sean Gordon Murphy, and Tara McPherson.
Boutique event organizer LeftField Media is no stranger to Comic Cons – it was founded by Greg Topalian, the creator of New York Comic Con, and is home to a veteran team with experience building over 50 pop culture conventions around the planet – but Five Points isn’t like any of the wave of Comic Cons which have sprouted up recently. Replacing a model centered on celebrity appearances and autographs, the Five Points Festival puts its focus absolutely on artists and is a celebration of comic creators, designer toy makers, and the culture they create. 

In case you didn’t get a chance to make the 5th Annual Black Comic Book Fest at the Schomburg Center for Black Research in Harlem, New York on Friday January 13 and Saturday, January 14 here are links to all of the panels that were livestreamed over the two days. Grab a drink sit back and watch some intersting conversations among artists and blerds. (It’ll help take your mind off of current events. I promise.)

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I am really excited about this brand new convention coming to Baltimore because I know how hard the creators have been working to get this off the ground. On April 27, 2018 at the Baltimore Convention Center, Jamie Broadnax of Black Girl Nerds and Robert Butler, CEO of The Black Geeks are joining forces to bring you the first annual Universal Fan Con. You know what this means?

If you guys have been reading the blog, you know that HBO invited me to speak on a panel about their new show Westworld. I was also able to interview philosopher, futurist and NatGeo show host Jason Silva (Brain Games) that day as well. (I waited for my new Youtube Channel to go up before I posted.) We talked about his shows Nat Geo’s Brain Games as well as his philosophical streams of consciousness via his youtube channel Shots of Awe. And of course, we discussed what would happen if he ever went to Westworld. Here’s a hint: Sex was involved. Take a listen.