CAKE (Chicago Alternative Comics Expo) 2023
CAKE (Chicago Alternative Comics Expo) 2023June 3-4, 2023Broadway Armory5917 N. BroadwayChicago, IL, 60660
After a 3 year hiatus due to the Covid Pandemic, CAKE was back in a healthy fashion. CAKE is focused on highlighting Chicago's rich legacy of independent comics. Artist from around North America descend on the city ...
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Matthew Allison – Cankor: Psychedelic Mayhem in a Colored Nightmare
Chicago has a long history of supplying talented artists that work in the medium of comics. Lyonel Feininger, Jackie Ormes, Chris Ware, Anya Davidson, Nick Drnaso, Linda Barry, Emil Ferris, Lane Milburn, Ivan Brunetti, to name a few, have expanded the medium through various forms of exploration in this ...
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C2E2 2023 – Post-Pandemic Plundering
C2E2: Chicago Comics & Entertainment ExpoMarch 31 - April, 2023McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois
The full review will be posted soon. For now, here are some images for the weekend event:
C2E2 - Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo, (ET and Ms. Marvel) McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, 2023
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A Revitalised C2E2 in 2022? Review & Photographs
C2E2 (Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo)McCormick PlaceChicago, IllinoisAugust 5 - 7, 2022https://www.c2e2.com
Was C2E2 revitalised in 2022? Since inception in 2010, C2E2 has grown to be the premier comics and entertainment expo in Chicago (perhaps, in the Midwest). The initial iteration host 27,000 fans, grew to nearly 100,000 by 2020. ...
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Chicago Comics: A Primer in Contemporary Form
CHICAGO COMICS: 1960s TO NOWJune 19 through October 3, 2021Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611web - https://mcachicago.org/
Curated by Dan Nadal, Chicago Comics: 1960s is an introduction (and invitation) to look at an art form that is instrumental in defining the various aesthetics, social, political, ...
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C2E2 2020 – A Summary in Photographs & Word
C2E2 2020McCormick Place2301 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616February 28 through March 1, 2020There was an unusually healthy atmosphere experienced at this year's iteration of C2E2. 10+ years is epic in this industry. Sadly, cons are in a place where over saturation meets shifting interests. The industry is fluid ...
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C.A.K.E.: Chicago Alternative Comics Expo 2019
C.A.K.E.: Chicago Alternative Comics Expo 2019Center on Halsted3656 N. Hasted StreetChicago, Illinois, 60613June 1-2, 2019C.A.K.E. - http://www.cakechicago.com
C.A.K.E. is that comics experience where there's a bit more experimentation and weirdness. There's an approach to comic creation that tosses the focus on the $$$ to the bin. The works are often ...
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C2E2 2018 – A Review in Photos
C2E2
McCormick Place
Chicago, Illinois
April 6-8, 2018
C2E2 Website - http://www.c2e2.com/
In the 8th iteration of C2E2, the show appeared to center upon a number of upcoming films (e.g., Marvel's Infinity Wars), the rising influence of women and minorities in comics, and a full line-up in Artist's Alley (including, Chicago's Tim Seeley, Mike ...
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Jiba Molei Anderson – Afrofuturism & The Horsemen
In recent time, diverse voices in comics appears to be gaining much deserved critical attention. This is in large part due to the numerous prolific and talented artists making these exciting books. Created by Jiba Molei Anderson and published by Chicago's Griot Enterprises, The Horsemen offers a futuristic African-American ...
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Mike Norton – Battlepug, Revival & a Whole Mess More
I was first introduced to Mike Norton and Battlepug, while listening to 11 O'Clock Comics (possibly the best comics podcast in the history of humankind) back in 2011. I jumped in, and I must say that Mike has guided me through some truly bizarre (and enjoyable) territory over the ...
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