Media Release -- Please join the Nation's Top Latino Comic and Graphic Novel Creators at the 3rd Annual Latino Comics Expo, to be held, once again, at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, June 1st & 2nd, 2013. Mario Hernandez ( Love & Rockets, Citizen Rex ) highlights an all-star line-up of artists and writers that include: Rafael Navarro (Sonambulo), Octavio Rodriguez (Pixar) , Gabrielle Gamboa (Miss Lonelyhearts) , Liz Mayorga (Spunky Cat Comix), Javier Hernandez (El Muerto, Weapon Tex-Mex), Jose Cabrera (Crying Macho Man), Daniel Parada (Zotz) , Crystal Gonzalez, Jaime Crespo, Grasiela Rodriguez and many others.
"The Latino Comics Expo showcases some of the biggest Latino names in the comic industry, including comic books, newspaper strips, webcomics, zines and more," says Expo co-founder Javier Hernandez, creator of El Muerto: The Aztec Zombie. "It's one of the most unique comic events in the country, and it gives comic and graphic novel fans a chance to personally meet top creators."
A special attraction this year are the many panels and workshops being offered to the public, which include presentations by Professor Frederick Aldama (Your Brain on Latino Comics), who will discuss his new book and Animator Jim Lujan (Ghettomation) who will debut his latest work. Nathan Sabri and Jacob Kaufman, lawyers with the firm Morrison & Foerster, will lead a panel and answer questions regarding Intellectual Property and Copyright Law.
This Year's Latino Comics Expo is Dedicated to the Memory & Spirit of Spain Rodriguez, who passed away last year and who was kind enough to participate in our 2012 Expo.
All events are open to the public and are included with paid admission to the Cartoon Art Museum at 655 Mission Street, near Yerba Buena Gardens between New Montgomery and Third Street in San Francisco.
The Latino Comics Expo was co-founded by Ricardo Padilla and Javier Hernandez to provide a showcase for Latino creators and others to share their work with the public. Through published comics, webcomics, graphic novels and other visual mediums, the Expo seeks to share the Latino-American experience through the diversity of the artists and their works.
The Cartoon Art Museum, founded in 1984, is the only museum in the western United States dedicated to cartoons and comics in all their forms. The museum is dedicated to the collection, preservation, study and exhibition of original cartoon art in all forms to benefit historians, cartoonists, journalists, artists, collectors and the general public.
Media Contacts
Latino Comics Expo
Ricardo Padilla, 415-529-2129
Email: [email protected]
Javier Hernandez
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.latinocomicsexpo.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/LatinoComicsExpo
THE THIRD ANNUAL LATINO COMICS EXPO
Saturday, June 1 – Sunday June 2, 11:00am-5:00pm
Attendance included with paid admission to the Cartoon Art Museum
