Comicons, or conventions of comic fans, are best known for throngs of costume-clad attendees and access to the industry’s best comics creators.
But renowned illustrator and North Carolina Comicon co-owner Tommy Lee Edwards is trying to expand the convention to mirror the kind of event that he dreamed about attending when he was a novice artist. New elements in this year’s convention feature s geared toward education and professional development and encourage conversations about the growing diversity in the comics and animation world.
Special features this year include s and workshops with John Barrowman of Doctor Who and Arrow and a film fest with exclusive premieres of a new Kung Fu Panda short film and a new animated action-comedy called The Vindicator.
Host Frank Stasio talks to creators Tommy Lee Edwards, Fiona Staples and Brockton McKinney about their work and the growing genre of cross-platform storytelling.
