Virtuous Con has introduced that the third Annual Virtuous Con returns this weekend, February 25-26, as a digital celebration of Black History Month and Black creators within the worlds of sci-fi and fantasy. This yr’s theme can be “A New Narrative,” and can showcase a bevy of Black creators gaining floor within the inventive sphere. The present will run from 11am to 6pm on Saturday February twenty fifth and Sunday February twenty sixth, with digital distributors open from 12pm to 7pm on each days. General Admission is $10, and may be bought right here. This yr’s conference can be sponsored by Scott Snyder and Best Jackett Press, together with Wacom.
Guests embody actress Ihuoma Ofordire (Snowfall, Lovecraft Country), author and producer Akela Cooper (M3GAN, Malignant), and animator/storyboard artist Everett Downing, Jr. (My Dad the Bounty Hunter), together with writers Alitha Martinez (Nubia: Queen of the Amazons, Marvel’s Voices: Wakanda Forever), Vita Ayala (New Mutants, Static: Year One), Frederick L. Joseph (The Black Friend, Patriarchy Blues), and Shereé Renee Thomas (Nine Bar Blues, Dark Matter Anthology. Numerous different visitors can be discovered within the graphic under.
Founder Cerece Rennie Murphy acknowledged: “For our third Black History Month convention, we really wanted to push the boundaries of our panel topics beyond what you’d typically expect from a sci-fi convention.” To that finish, panels embody ‘Past-Present-Future: Queer Characters in Comics,’ ‘Shonen vs Everyone: How anime has shaped the culture,’ ‘Sci-Fi, Sword, and Sorcery: Producing Epic worlds for TV and Film,’ and an entire lot extra.
According to Virtuous Con, the Black woman-owned conference may have broad ranging alternatives to buy and join with creators:
Virtuous Con: Black History Month’s digital ground present celebrates Black creatives. Four digital “floors” will characteristic Indie artists, authors and distributors devoted to science fiction, fantasy, comedian books, anime, and extra in a stay interactive digital house. Complete with digital “booths” the place distributors work together stay with attendees about their merchandise.
For extra data on panels, distributors, and visitors, go to the Virtuous Con web site.
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