Super Ape @ Cola-Con 2011!!!
We are super-stoked to be part of this event!!!
Cola-Con is where hip-hop music and comic book culture intersect. The one day event will be held at the Columbia Museum of Art (www.columbiamuseum.org) on September 2nd and be an event of comic book artists, vendors, visual artists, lectures, panels and music.
Headlined by Talib Kweli along with some of the best hip-hop and alternative artists in the southeast, the event is a one of a kind experience compared to other comic related functions.
Comic book illustrator Sanford Greene (‘Deadpool’, ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ & more) will be a featured artists as well as a panel discussion titled ‘Comics and the Visual Culture of Hip-Hop’ exploring the way comics and other forms of sequential art explore hip-hop (and alternative music) “as a means of empowerment, expressions and celebration.” The panel will include John Jennings author of ‘Black Comix: African American Independent Comics, Art and Culture’ and more.
Check the site daily for updates www.cola-con.com.
Music:
Talib Kweli (www.yearoftheblacksmith.com)
Preach Jacobs (www.preachjacobs.com)
The Secret B-Sides (www.thesecretb-sides.com)
Super Ape (www.iamsuperape.com)
Fayth Hope (www.faythhope.com)
Fat Rat Da Czar & more
Artists:
Sanford Greene (www.sanfordgreene.com)
PIENSA: Art Company (www.piensaartcompany.com)
803 Studios (www.803studios.net)
John Jennings (Black Comix: African American Independent Comics, Art and Culture)
Jay Potts (www.worldofhurtonline.com) & more
Jim Mahfood (www.jimmahfood.com)
Jody LeHeup (Editor - Marvel Comics)
Rico Renzi (www.whoisrico.deviantart.com)
Jason Lateur (www.jasonlatour.blogspot.com)
Eric Darnes (www.edarnes.deviantart.com)
Jarrett Williams (www.lunarboyland.com & Oni Press) & more
Info will be announced as artists are confirmed.
For vending info/link download here: http://bit.ly/llUVtf
Buy Tickets here: http://colacon.tumblr.com/tickets
Tickets will be available $20 / $15 for members.
Info: preach@preachjacobs.com
