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.
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Friday, January 18, 2019
Location: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Program 1: 10:00 am - 11:15 am “Little Apple” Sci-Fi/Drama Comic & Series Riley Wilson, Writer & Director Screening, Discussion and Q&A Program 2: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Creating Black Fantasy Dedren Snead (Sorghum & Spear) Roye Okupe (Malika, E.X.O. The Legend of Wale Williams) Moderator: Tim Fielder (Infinitum, Matty's Rocket) Presentation and Q&A Book Signing 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Esmerelda Santiago (When I Was a Puerto Rican) Crystal Velasquez (Hunters of Chaos) Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez (Ricanstruction: Reminiscing and Rebuilding Puerto Rico) Program 3: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm AfroPuertorriqueños: Cultural & Social Activism in Comics Crystal Velasquez (PBS Maya and Miguel, Hunters of Chaos series) Esmeralda Santiago (When I was Puerto Rican, Almost a Woman) Moderator: Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez (La Borinqueña, Ricanstruction) Panel Discussion and Q&A Program 4: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Curating Black Nerdy Spaces Hilton George (Blerdcon) Clairesa Clay (BlerdCity Con) Cagen Luse (#ComicsinColor) Deirdre Hollman (Black Comics Collective) Moderator: Kadiatou Tubman Panel Discussion and Q&A Program 5: 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm #FortheCulture: New York City in Comics Andre LeRoy Davis (The Last Word) Mikaila Brown (The Boogie Down Brigade) Ray Felix (Bronx Heroes) Robert Garrett (Ayala) Stephane Metayer (Tephlon Funk) Moderator: Deirdre Hollman Panel Discussion and Q&A Shop and Sip Happy Hour 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Special Program: 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Screening & Talkback [Limited Seating Available] DescriptionThe Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture invites comic book fans of all ages to participate in its 7th Annual Black Comic Book Festival. The festival will be held on Friday, January 18 from 12 PM - 7:30PM and on Saturday, January 19 from 10 AM to 7:30PM.Registration for both days is free and is open to the public. Each year, the Schomburg’s Black Comic Book Festival brings creators, illustrators, writers, and independent publishers together with thousands of collectors, blerds and nerds for two days of programming and activities. The highly-anticipated community event includes interactive panel discussions, a vendor marketplace featuring exclusive titles by Black creators, a cosplay show, and more. Black Comic Book Festival participants are encouraged to wear their favorite cosplay costumes and to register on-site for the annual cosplay show. Participants are also invited to contribute to the Schomburg Center’s growing collection of Black independent comic books by bringing single copies of old or new titles from their home collection. All donations will become a part of the Schomburg’s unique and growing archive documenting Black comix and the Black speculative arts movement. The Schomburg Center's 7th Annual Black Comic Book Festival art was created by Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez (@mredgardonyc), writer & creator of @LaBorinquenaComics. For festival updates, follow the Schomburg Center on Twitter andInstagram @SchomburgCenter, #BlackComicBookFest. For questions about the Schomburg Center 7th Annual Black Comic Book Festival program, email SchomburgEd@nypl.org. Media Instructions: Please register for media credentials here. For detailed media requests, email ayofemikirby@nypl.org. |
ScheduleSaturday, January 19, 2019
Location: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Program 6: 10:00 am - 11:15 am Black Villains Matter Janicia Francis (Tea with Queen and J. Podcast) Kennedy Allen, (Black Tribbles Podcast) Kevin Mambo (Marvel’s Luke Cage, Netflix) Ron Simmons (You Don't Read Comics) Moderated by Michael Flood Panel Discussion and Q&A Program 7: 11:45 am - 12: 30 pm Coming of Age: Black Boys in Comics Greg Anderson Elysee (Is'nana the Were-Spider) Kwanza Osajyefo (BLACK) Victor LaValle (A People’s Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers) Moderated by Jonathan Gray (Civil Rights in the White Literary Imagination: Innocence By Association, Illustrating the Race: Representing Blackness in American Comics) Panel Discussion and Q&A Program 8: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Animating History: Comics and the Archival Record Rebecca Hall (Wake) Kamau Ware (Black Gotham) Moderator: Deirdre Hollman Presentation, Panel Discussion and Q&A Book Signing 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Kwanza Osajyefo (BLACK, Black AF) Victor LaValle (A People’s Future of the United States, Destroyer) Greg Anderson Elysee (Is’nana the Werespider)* Program 9: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm How to Launch Your Comic Kickstarter Camilla Zhang Presentation and Q&A Book Signing 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Eve Ewing (Ironheart) Jamila Rowser (Wash Day)* Vita Ayala (Livewire, The Wilds, Submerged) Shawnee and Shawnelle Gibbs (The Invention of EJ Whitaker)* Program 10:4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Cosplay Showcase Kanene Holder and Aixa Kendrick Program 11: 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm Scripting Our Stories: Black Women Writers in Comics Jamila Rowser (Wash Day) Eve Ewing (Riri Williams: Ironheart) Shawnee and Shawnelle Gibbs (The Invention of E.J. Whitaker) Vita Ayala (The Wilds, Livewire, Submerged) Moderator: Karama Horne (theblerdgurl.com) Panel Discussion and Q&A Saturday, January 19, 2019 Youth Programming Location: Countee Cullen Library Program 12: 10:30 am - 11:30 am Saturday Morning Cartoons Little Apple by Riley Wilson Heroes of Color by David Heredia Program 13: 12:00 pm - 1:00pm How to Draw Comics Workshop Tim Fielder (Dieselfunk Studios) Presentation and Hands-on Workshop Program 14: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Superhero/ Supervillain Mask Making Marcus Del Valle Presentation and Hands-on Workshop Program 15: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Coloring Stations and Superhero Storytime Marcus Del Valle Hands-on Workshop |
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.
Archie Comics celebrates Autism Awareness Day
with a story by Ray Felix.
Late last year, Scarlet made her debut in her own story called "Kindness Works". Written by Ray Felix and penciled by Fernando Ruiz. The comic shows readers how to treat those who express themselves in a different way, as well as how to positively include everyone in a group setting. Scarlet is inspired by comic Writer/ Artist, Ray Felix's daughter who was born with autism. Nancy Silberkliet, Co-CEO of Archie Comics, met with Ray Felix, over the course of several months. Together, they brainstormed concepts for a comic that dealt with the subject of autism, but there was something missing. The soul of the story. Ray Felix who is a very passionate about Autism wrote from his real life experiences with his daughter and her school life. "Kindness works" reflects some of those challenges through the muse of Scarlet.
Read full article Here: https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/04/02/archie-comics-autism-awareness-day/
Read full article Here: https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/04/02/archie-comics-autism-awareness-day/
ADDITIONAL SPECIAL GUESTS
Meet Ray Felix, founder of Bronx Heroes at the White Plains Comic Expo. Ray Felix will be signing his new comic "Brother LoneStar" during this event. Click the Button to reserve your spot. Free Admission.
WOMEN IN COMICS CON MOVES TO BROOKLYN LIBRARY!
Bronx Heroes and Lockett Down Productions have moved the Women in Comics Con to Brooklyn, New York @ the Brooklyn Library in Grand Army Plaza. Click on the link below to RSVP.
THE COMIXBRONX HEROES GOES WEST!
Author and Artist, Ray Felix, brings the Black Cowboys to life in Bronx Heroes 4.0: Brother Lonestar. Go West in this revitalization of the Western adventure. Available now for sale in the Bronx Heroes store.
The Double Feature of "BrotherLonestar " includes the Sequel "Runaway Slave 2". Ray Felix brings back original Bronx Hero, Imana and introduces his wife, Josephine. Inspired by the true events of the historical account of Livingston's Slave and author Ray Felix's ancestor, Josephine Beekman. On Sale Now!
WINTER 2018
Author Gary Cohn (Blue Devil, Amethyst Princess of gem World)
and Ray Felix (Bronx Heroes, A World Without SuperHeroes) have joined forces to bring you the long awaited series, "Nemesis Daughter of Night". On sale now! |
Coming Soon! Bronx Heroes Podcast is now recording episodesBeginning in September of 2019. Our first featured guest are Robert Sodaro, Robert Wadell, Julian Veloj, Micheal Klein and Allan Wherry. In August Guest are: Arlen Schumer, David Quinn, Paris Cullins and many more.
Podcast will be available through iWeb, iTunes and on our very own site. Bronx Heroes and Bronx Pop join forces to bring great soda to a comic con near you!
Sponsored in part by
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OCTOBER 1ST-NOVEMBER 25TH, 2017
On display at The Poe Park Visiting Center on Kingsbridge Road, is the comic artwork and paintings of Bronx Heroes founder, Ray Felix. Bronx Heroes 3.0 spins a tale of Macabre based on the life of Horror Master Edgar Allan Poe. "Poe is the Raven" delves into the life of Poe during his time residing in the Bronx with his ailing wife.
The gallery is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 9am to 5pm. In celebration of Edgar Allan Poe's 205th birthday, Bronx Heroes Comic Con has created a limited edition t-shirt. Shirts are available in sizes S, M ,L, XL and 2XL and are only $20.00.
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