Bronx Heroes Comic Con presents a gallery event.
BLACK: Panther Lightning Power exhibit @ Poe Park 2023.
The 1st annual "Commie Con" Saturday October 5th, 2019.
FEBRUARY 2019
THE BRONX HEROES GOES TO BROOKLYN FOR THE BCC 2ND ANNUAL
Save the date: Sunday, February 10th, 2019, (11am to 6pm) for the Black Comics Collective at BAM: PeterJay Sharp Building in Brooklyn.
Bronx Heroes will be featuring some new swag and new comic titles that will be released in February. The event s address is 30 Lafayette Avenue, The Le Perecq Space, Brooklyn ,NY 11217.
Bronx Heroes will be featuring some new swag and new comic titles that will be released in February. The event s address is 30 Lafayette Avenue, The Le Perecq Space, Brooklyn ,NY 11217.
WINTER 2019 EVENTS AND APPEARENCES
THE BRONX HEROES RETURN TO THE 7TH ANNUAL BCBF
It's that time of year again where Bronx Heroes cross pollenates with other local comic cons to raise awareness about all the great things Bronx Heroes provides to the greater Bronx community and New York City area. This week we will be at the 7th Annual BCBF @ the Schomburg in Harlem, NY. You can also get new exclusive titles like "The Greatest Hero Black Power"/ "Bronx Heroes 2.0" # 4, Brother Lonestar/ Runaway Slave 2 #1, and a new installment of "A World Without Superheroes" vol.2 #1. Be there or be square.
“The Origin of Jack Kirby’s Black Panther”: Marvel Studios will be releasing their long-awaited and much-anticipated Black Panther film in early 2018, a cinematic version of the Marvel Comics superhero that artist/storyteller Jack Kirby created back in 1965 as The Coal Tiger, a black superhero without a full-face mask—or mask of any sort—that The Black Panther would eventually wear when he debuted in print in ’66. The circumstances surrounding this drastic change, along with details and insight into the character’s fascinating origin and background that Kirby gave him, and how these are—and are not—reflected in the movie, will be discussed and shown.
The White Plains Comic Fest returns @ the Galleria Mall, Saturday May 12, 2018.
Comic Historian, Arlen Schumer, returns to TWPCF to present
Jack Kirby's Black Panther.
ARLEN SCHUMER is an award-winning comic book-style illustrator for the advertising and editorial markets, a member of The Society of Illustrators and a recognized expert on American popular culture—ABC-TV's 2020 called him “one of the countryʼs preeminent authorities on comics and culture," and Comic Book Artist magazine said he was "one of the more articulate and enthusiastic advocates of comic book art in America”; his comic book art history book The Silver Age of Comic Book Art (Archway Publishing) won the Independent Book Publishers Award for Best Popular Culture Book. His other books are Visions from The Twilight Zone and The Neal Adams Sketchbook. www.arlenschumer.com
"POE IS THE RAVEN" COMES TO POE PARK!
MARCH 2017
BXHCC 9th annual convention: WOMEN IN COMICS 3
WOMEN IN COMICS 3rd AnnualConvention is taking place on March 25th 2017 from 11am-7pm at the Bronx Library Center! We'll have Panel Discussions, Workshops, Fabulous Vendors and more! Guest List, Panel Schedule, and Vendors TBA! Admission is free to the public, but please RSVP on Eventbrite!https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winc-con-2017-tickets-30803129991
Join us on March 1- April 30th, 2016, to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Will Eisner's "The Spirit" @ The Poe Park Visiting Center Gallery. Former Bronxite, Will Eisner is considered the GodFather of the comic book and an innovator of the graphic novel. Born in New York City, Eisner, son of Jewish Immigrants,moved though out the city in his early life but was raised in the Bronx during his primary years. Eisner discovered the art of storytelling and illustration, through his day to day activities interacting with other new immigrants and Americans on the streets of Bronx.
Eisner a graduate from DeWitt Clinton High School, learned the trade of a commercial artist and began his career developing and reinventing the Sunday Comic Strip features in Newspapers. "The Spirit" was a syndicated feature of a Noir styled detective, Denny Colt. Shortly after, Eisner along with a team of Jewish Artists under the banner of Iger and Eisner, created what is know today as the Monthly comic book. Will Eisner is the first to view comics as an Educational tool and was the first American to coin the term "Graphic Novel" with the release of " A Contract with God" in 1973, followed by his historical book about a dutch farm which later evolved into the borough of the Bronx, in his Graphic Novel, "Dropsie Ave".
On view at Poe Park Visiting Center will feature lithographs, prints and original art works of the famed, Will Eisner, who passed away on January 3, 2005 at age 87.
Eisner a graduate from DeWitt Clinton High School, learned the trade of a commercial artist and began his career developing and reinventing the Sunday Comic Strip features in Newspapers. "The Spirit" was a syndicated feature of a Noir styled detective, Denny Colt. Shortly after, Eisner along with a team of Jewish Artists under the banner of Iger and Eisner, created what is know today as the Monthly comic book. Will Eisner is the first to view comics as an Educational tool and was the first American to coin the term "Graphic Novel" with the release of " A Contract with God" in 1973, followed by his historical book about a dutch farm which later evolved into the borough of the Bronx, in his Graphic Novel, "Dropsie Ave".
On view at Poe Park Visiting Center will feature lithographs, prints and original art works of the famed, Will Eisner, who passed away on January 3, 2005 at age 87.
WHITE PLAINS COMIC CON 2 returns
on June 4th, to the White Plains Library .
For exhibitors tables contact: [email protected]
on June 4th, to the White Plains Library .
For exhibitors tables contact: [email protected]
8th annual convention
The eight annual Bronx Heroes Comic Con presents: Women In ComicsCon 2
Ray Felix founder of Bronx Heroes Comic Con and publisher, Regine Sawyer of Lockett Down Productions, present to you the #1 comic con of the 21st Century, Women in Comics Con 2. The only all female comic con in the East Coast!
Ray Felix founder of Bronx Heroes Comic Con and publisher, Regine Sawyer of Lockett Down Productions, present to you the #1 comic con of the 21st Century, Women in Comics Con 2. The only all female comic con in the East Coast!
It is often said that "two heads are better than one", and this seems to be the case of Ray Felix and Regine Sawyer who have joined forces to promote and highlight Women creators in the comic book industry and female comic book characters. Both Bronx Heroes and Lockett down Productions brought about a number of panels titled, "Women in Comics" since BXHCC 3. "Women in Comics" has been featured at ECBACC, The Black Comic Fest, New York Comic Con and now this band of female furies in the industry have brought about New York's first Women in Comics Con! Returning to the Bronx the Women in Comics will reign. Well, what took so long? It's about time! Join us on May 2, 2015, at the Bronx library Center for BXHCC7: Women in Comics Convention which will also be observing Free Comic Book day thanks to the folks at Magnum Comics. Join us! Free Admission.
Bronx Heroes Comic Con 6
Welcome to the 6th Annual Bronx Heroes Comic Book Convention. The next BXHCC 6 will be on May 3, 2014. The Actual date is pending. In 2012 we will be returning to the Bronx Library Center, located on Kingsbridge Road adjacent to Fordham Road. Our mission is to make connections with the Bronx community by providing opportunities to meet emerging and professional artists and allowing all to learn about the potential career opportunities that exist in the comic book and publishing industry. Our goals are to promote literacy through artist and writer workshops and to foster new generations of readers. Bronx Heroes Comic Con strives to promote the understanding and appreciation of graphic novels and comic book art. In addition, The Bronx Heroes is proud to be a part of Free Comic Book Day. The first 300 guests will receive a Bronx Heroes swag bag which includes free comics and a Bronx Heroes poster. The Bronx Heroes is made possible from grants from Bronx Council of the Arts, the Dept. of Cultural Affairs, NYSCA and Advertising through Bronxnet's Open and Open 2.0.
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FOR FANS: Super Heroes Comic™ is a fun day of where we celebrate the comic medium genre of super heroes, which is an American Pop culture phenomenon. It's a day filled with cosplay heroes, opportunities to purchase new and vintage comics, participate in workshops, panels and meet comic book creators. The vision of Super Heroes Comic Con™ is to foster new generations of readers by promoting literacy through the reading and exploration of comics, graphic novels.
FOR ENTREPRENEURS: Our mission is to create a space for emerging artists and professionals within the entertainment industry where they can engage, connect collaborate and cultivate their talents towards building their goals. Whether its a career in the comics, TV, film, animation publishing or multi-media, SuperHeroes Comic Con is here for you to discover your inner hero. We accomplish or goals through workshops, panels, seminars, exhibitions and hosting conventions. |
Sponsors: Bronx Heroes® strives to empower individuals by educating them with the tools they need to succeed in the corporate world of freelance art and comics. We accomplish this goal by bringing awareness to the Bronx community regarding career opportunities in comic writing/art, graphic novels illustration, and CGI art industries.
And The Andrew Freedman Home. Thank You. |
5th annual Bronx Heroes Comic Conference
Bronx Heroes Comic Con 5@ the Bronx Library Center.
Saturday , May 4, 2013- Sunday, May 5th 2013.
Bronx Heroes Comic Conference is a day of professional development through our workshops and panels. Its also a day of networking with a variety of professionals within the comics community. Meet comic artists, writers, publishers and editors so you can plan ahead and prepare to launch your own career in the comics industry. Join this family fun filled event as we celebrate National Free Comic book Day. (www.freecomicbookday.com)
Saturday , May 4, 2013- Sunday, May 5th 2013.
Bronx Heroes Comic Conference is a day of professional development through our workshops and panels. Its also a day of networking with a variety of professionals within the comics community. Meet comic artists, writers, publishers and editors so you can plan ahead and prepare to launch your own career in the comics industry. Join this family fun filled event as we celebrate National Free Comic book Day. (www.freecomicbookday.com)
4th Annual Bronx Heroes Comic Convention
Bronx Heroes Comic Convention
Saturday, May 12, 2012 . 11:00am-6:00 pm
Information:
FRIDAY: Drink and Draw. Draw live Models, have a beer and listen to great music. 5 - 8pm.
SATURDAY - COMIC CON, WORKSHOPS, PANELS AND BLOOD DRIVE. 11am - 6pm.
Welcome to the 4th Annual Bronx Heroes Comic Convention at the Bronx Museum of the Arts.
Join our free community event where you can meet independent comic artists, writers and publishers. Network with creative professionals, and listen in to what they are saying on how to break into the comics industry in both mainstream and independent markets. Bronx Heroes teams up with the New York Blood Center to provide a space where Bronx Heroes attendees can donate blood. Become a Bronx Hero, Save a life!
Saturday, May 12, 2012 . 11:00am-6:00 pm
Information:
FRIDAY: Drink and Draw. Draw live Models, have a beer and listen to great music. 5 - 8pm.
SATURDAY - COMIC CON, WORKSHOPS, PANELS AND BLOOD DRIVE. 11am - 6pm.
Welcome to the 4th Annual Bronx Heroes Comic Convention at the Bronx Museum of the Arts.
Join our free community event where you can meet independent comic artists, writers and publishers. Network with creative professionals, and listen in to what they are saying on how to break into the comics industry in both mainstream and independent markets. Bronx Heroes teams up with the New York Blood Center to provide a space where Bronx Heroes attendees can donate blood. Become a Bronx Hero, Save a life!
3rd Annual Bronx Heroes Comic Convention
Bronx Council on the Arts is a proud sponsor of year 3!
www.bronxarts.org
COMICS CONFERENCE
Saturday, May 7, 2011 from 11:00am - 5:00pm
Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse
(Click here for map.)
Bronx Heroes Comic Con 2011 will be an exciting day featuring: comic expo, exhibits, comic design/animation, comic book artists, writing, and educational programs for all ages. Bringing together a variety of artists from the Bronx and the greater Tri-state area. Come down and have a fun day with us! Buy indie comics and collectables. The convention features free workshops, panels, portfolio reviews, and more. Admission is free.
Highlights, Workshops & Features:
About Bronx Heroes Comic Con:The Bronx Council on the Arts [BCA], sponsors the annual Bronx Heroes Comic Book Convention each year. Comic-Con is an exciting day featuring: Comics Expo, animation and graphics displays, comic design, writing, and educational programs for all ages. Bronx Heroes Comic-Con brings together artists and fans alike each year to network and learn about this exciting creative field.
Location: Bronx Museum of the Arts [BMA] - Comic-Con Expo in the Lower level. Panels in BMA classrooms. The Bronx Museum of the Arts is located at 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street, Bronx, New York. Directions. Special thanks to Bronx Museum for sponsoring this absolutely free event which is open to the public.
www.bronxarts.org
COMICS CONFERENCE
Saturday, May 7, 2011 from 11:00am - 5:00pm
Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse
(Click here for map.)
Bronx Heroes Comic Con 2011 will be an exciting day featuring: comic expo, exhibits, comic design/animation, comic book artists, writing, and educational programs for all ages. Bringing together a variety of artists from the Bronx and the greater Tri-state area. Come down and have a fun day with us! Buy indie comics and collectables. The convention features free workshops, panels, portfolio reviews, and more. Admission is free.
Highlights, Workshops & Features:
- Ethnic Diversity in Comic Book and Sci-Fi Media with Eric Cooper
- Retrospective on Don McGregor by Mark Mazz
- EYE AM A MAN hosted by Ivan Velez Jr.
- Kids Comic Con's journey to Africa recap hosted by Gene Addams, Alex Simmons and Ray Felix.
- Character Creation
- Comic Book Coloring 101 for kids conducted by Ian Charles
- What is Cosplay? Cosplay is the merging of two words, costume and play.
- Cosplay Contest In this cosplay contest you will see cosplay models strut their stuff on a runway. Judges will award participants prizes based on various qualifications. Please check out www.bxhcc.com for guidelines and rules.
About Bronx Heroes Comic Con:The Bronx Council on the Arts [BCA], sponsors the annual Bronx Heroes Comic Book Convention each year. Comic-Con is an exciting day featuring: Comics Expo, animation and graphics displays, comic design, writing, and educational programs for all ages. Bronx Heroes Comic-Con brings together artists and fans alike each year to network and learn about this exciting creative field.
Location: Bronx Museum of the Arts [BMA] - Comic-Con Expo in the Lower level. Panels in BMA classrooms. The Bronx Museum of the Arts is located at 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street, Bronx, New York. Directions. Special thanks to Bronx Museum for sponsoring this absolutely free event which is open to the public.
2nd annual bronx heroes comic con
A Retrospective on the Life of Irwin Hasen
Bronx Heroes 2 @ Hostos Community College. April 2010. A SPECIAL APPEARANCE - Life in Sequence
Mark Mazz in conversation with comic genius and legend, Irwin Hasen, who has drawn comics for nearly a century. Irwin Hasen, age 91, is a Bronx / Manhatten artist and a veteran comic strip artist responsible for creating the superhero Wildcat along with writer Bill Finger, in Sensation comics #1, in 1942 which featured the Justice Society Of America. Hasen also created news strip character, Dondi. Irwin received the National Cartoonist Society Story Award for Dondi in 1961 and 1962.
Bronx Heroes is produced by Cup O Java Studio and the Bronx Council on the Arts. Founder: Ray Felix, Sponsor: Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture.
Location: Hostos Community College is located at 450 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451
Bronx Heroes 2 @ Hostos Community College. April 2010. A SPECIAL APPEARANCE - Life in Sequence
Mark Mazz in conversation with comic genius and legend, Irwin Hasen, who has drawn comics for nearly a century. Irwin Hasen, age 91, is a Bronx / Manhatten artist and a veteran comic strip artist responsible for creating the superhero Wildcat along with writer Bill Finger, in Sensation comics #1, in 1942 which featured the Justice Society Of America. Hasen also created news strip character, Dondi. Irwin received the National Cartoonist Society Story Award for Dondi in 1961 and 1962.
Bronx Heroes is produced by Cup O Java Studio and the Bronx Council on the Arts. Founder: Ray Felix, Sponsor: Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture.
Location: Hostos Community College is located at 450 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451
Bronx Heroes Comic Con
Bronx Heroes 1 @ Hostos Community College. March 14, 2009.Bronx Heroes: Comic Convention will take place in the C-Lobby on Saturday, March 14th, from 12:00 noon
to 5:00pm. Come and meet, converse and network with Bronx comic book artists who will be selling their
publications and sharing their art. A Panel Discussion, revolving around the themes and aesthetics that have
inspired the making and the art of comic books, will be held from 2:00-4:00pm in the Longwood Art Gallery.
These activities are being presented in conjunction with that afternoon’s Saturday Culture Trolley.
Additionally, a Dream Sequence: Curator and Artists’ Talk will take place at the gallery on Saturday, May 9th,
from 1:00-3:00pm in conjunction with the closing of the show. Admission is free and all are welcome.
The Longwood Art Gallery is located on the campus of Hostos Community College (450 Grand Concourse
at 149th Street) in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx. The college is easily accessible by the # 2, 4 and 5
trains and by the Bx1 and Bx19 buses to Grand Concourse and 149 Street. Gallery Hours: 10:00am-6:00pm
Monday thru Saturday. The gallery is wheelchair accessible. For information on Longwood and its exhibitions, call 718-518-6728 or visit www.bronxarts.org/lag.asp.
to 5:00pm. Come and meet, converse and network with Bronx comic book artists who will be selling their
publications and sharing their art. A Panel Discussion, revolving around the themes and aesthetics that have
inspired the making and the art of comic books, will be held from 2:00-4:00pm in the Longwood Art Gallery.
These activities are being presented in conjunction with that afternoon’s Saturday Culture Trolley.
Additionally, a Dream Sequence: Curator and Artists’ Talk will take place at the gallery on Saturday, May 9th,
from 1:00-3:00pm in conjunction with the closing of the show. Admission is free and all are welcome.
The Longwood Art Gallery is located on the campus of Hostos Community College (450 Grand Concourse
at 149th Street) in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx. The college is easily accessible by the # 2, 4 and 5
trains and by the Bx1 and Bx19 buses to Grand Concourse and 149 Street. Gallery Hours: 10:00am-6:00pm
Monday thru Saturday. The gallery is wheelchair accessible. For information on Longwood and its exhibitions, call 718-518-6728 or visit www.bronxarts.org/lag.asp.
Dream Sequence
Dream Sequence @ The Longwood Gallery. March 10, 2009.
Press Release: http://www.bronxarts.org/documents/022009DreamSequencepr.pdf
(February 20, 2009 – Bronx, NY) The Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, the
contemporary art center of The Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA), proudly presents Dream
Sequence, curated by Ray Felix. The opening reception takes place on March 4th from 5:00- 9:00pm in conjunction with BCA’s Bronx Culture Trolley. The show will be on view through May 9, 2009. Dream Sequence explores the themes of identity, socialism, sexuality, and the unconscious state of dreaming using comic books, drawing, illustration, painting, photography, sculpture and video. Participating artists include Richard Ackoon, Gary Camp, Momo Felix, Ray Felix, Ruth Fernandez,
Dmitry Gubin, Marcus Jones, KAZ, Rene iatba, Ivan Monforte, Ed Mouzon, Helena Petersen, David Quiles, Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz, Timothy Ryan, Jean Rosa-Segarra, Luis Sierra, Hidemi Takagi, Arlen Schumer, Bedel Tiscareno, Chris Torres, Ed Traquino and Ivan Velez. Curator Ray Felix is Bronx-based visual artist who is known for his controversial comics that tackle religious dogma, politics, human behavior and superheroes. Felix is responsible for comics “GOD: The Second Coming”, “No-1 Anthology”, “LSD and X-Tasy: The Villain Assassins”: A World Without Superheroes” and “Runaway Slave” which is part of the anthology comic “Bronx Heroes”, by Creative One Comics. He received the 2002 BRIO (Bronx Recognizes its Own) Award for visual arts.
Press Release: http://www.bronxarts.org/documents/022009DreamSequencepr.pdf
(February 20, 2009 – Bronx, NY) The Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, the
contemporary art center of The Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA), proudly presents Dream
Sequence, curated by Ray Felix. The opening reception takes place on March 4th from 5:00- 9:00pm in conjunction with BCA’s Bronx Culture Trolley. The show will be on view through May 9, 2009. Dream Sequence explores the themes of identity, socialism, sexuality, and the unconscious state of dreaming using comic books, drawing, illustration, painting, photography, sculpture and video. Participating artists include Richard Ackoon, Gary Camp, Momo Felix, Ray Felix, Ruth Fernandez,
Dmitry Gubin, Marcus Jones, KAZ, Rene iatba, Ivan Monforte, Ed Mouzon, Helena Petersen, David Quiles, Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz, Timothy Ryan, Jean Rosa-Segarra, Luis Sierra, Hidemi Takagi, Arlen Schumer, Bedel Tiscareno, Chris Torres, Ed Traquino and Ivan Velez. Curator Ray Felix is Bronx-based visual artist who is known for his controversial comics that tackle religious dogma, politics, human behavior and superheroes. Felix is responsible for comics “GOD: The Second Coming”, “No-1 Anthology”, “LSD and X-Tasy: The Villain Assassins”: A World Without Superheroes” and “Runaway Slave” which is part of the anthology comic “Bronx Heroes”, by Creative One Comics. He received the 2002 BRIO (Bronx Recognizes its Own) Award for visual arts.