Afrofutures Kickstarter campaign from Troy-Jeffrey Allen

 AFROFUTURES

Baltimore, MD

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/afrofuturesmag/afrofutures

Curated by Troy-Jeffrey Allen (O.D.B.: Lyrical Ruckus in the City, Chuck D presents Apocalypse ’91: Revolution Never Sleeps), AFROFUTURES is a collection of comics and articles meant to control the narrative regarding our future. Nine tales of sci-fi , fantasy, action, horror, and drama, alongside a pair of exposés on the creative thinkers that have shaped and are shaping our future.

 What is Afrofutures?

“Let’s travel at magnificent speeds around the universe.”  - Rakim

20+ creators, nine stories, and one DJ! AFROFUTURES invites Black creatives to run wild with their unique, thunderous imaginations! 

AFROFUTURES is…

• An oversized comic “megazine” 
• 100+ pages
• Packed with black & white comics, articles, and full-color comics
• For ages 17 and up
• Likely under the influence

AFROFUTURES is a concept album in comic form. Its Master of Ceremony is an artificially intelligent robot named “808.” Looking back at us from the future, 808 recontextualizes and remixes the saga of Black mythology -- past, present, and future -- as only a DJ could. 

 

Through 808's beat-matching, you're introduced to an alternate history. One where Jazz singers hunt Nazis, Hip-Hop icons meet in the afterlife, superheroes rescue the first Black President of the United States, and more! 

VISION: The Panel

Ani-MIa and Troy-Jeffrey Allen

Mar 11, 2021

PREVIEWSworld

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyXBaqdCvWI

 

On this episode, on the heels of the Wandavision finale, we're taking a looking at a story with everyone's favorite synthezoid. It's a tale about life, death, family, and what it means to be human, in 2015's The Vision, from Marvel Comics. About THE PANEL: The Panel is a monthly book club show hosted by Ani-Mia with a rotating guest of comic fans, comic professionals, and the comic book curious. Assembled to discuss the merits of your favorite graphic novels, The Panel covers everything from superheroes to slice-of-life to manga - and all points in-between. Join us on social media and provide us with your hot takes, critical reviews, and musings on the month's book. Your thoughts could be featured in the next episode. Host: Ani-MIa Produced by Troy-Jeffrey Allen Edited by Johnny Rose Sapphire Studios Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PREVIEWSworld Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/previewswor... Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/previewsworld

Fantom Comics: Free Comic Book Day

Come visit us at Fantom Comics on Saturday... May the 4th be with you. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Costume Contests Featuring cosplay chameleon Pastel Moon as a guest judge! DC Conspiracy Creators Troy-Jeffrey Allen & Matt Rawson: Members of local comics collective DC Conspiracy will talk with fans and hand out free copies of Magic Bullet #6. Glen Weldon Author of Superman The Unathorized Biography will be on hand to celebrate Free Comic Book Day with Fantom What? Did you say "Free Comics"???? That's right. Check out the schedule of events throughout the day to celebrate the greatest comic book holiday ever invented. Come visit Fantom Comics, walk away with a bunch of free comics, and take advantage of our fantastic sale!!! Save 10% on all Graphic Novels! (except Volume 1's of GN series - on those you save 20%!!!)  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2013 Fantom Comics, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have supported Fantom Comics in the past by purchasing digital comics through our website. Our mailing address is: Fantom Comics 50 Massachusetts Ave NE Union Station - Mezzanine Level Washington, DC 20002

Awesome Con day 1 is a success

District Comics panelists - Art Haupt, Rafer Roberts, Mike Cowgill, Andrew Cohen, Jacob Warrenfeltz, Mike Rhode, Carolyn Belefski and Troy-Jeffrey Allen.

The Con sold out of tickets by about 3 pm on Saturday. They had a good mix of people, and it was bustling. Lots of cartoonists tell me they did well. Nick Galifianakis sold out of his book. Dan Nokes made his table money back in an hour. John Gallagher and Steve Conley were always busy. Bill McKay's commission list went into tomorrow. Shannon Gallant seemed to stay busy with commissions too. Troy-Jeffrey Allen and Jay Payne launched Bamn #4. Carolyn Belefski was interviewed by Comic Riffs today too.

The District Comics panel had about 40 people in it, despite being opposite the costume judging contest. I think this has the potential to be similar to Baltimore CC in a few years.

BTW, New Jerseyan Jeff Shultz is selling his Archie pages for $20 each. I bought a nice volleyball page.

Here's some pictures.


Chris "Capes and Babes" Flick.



Dan Nokes has a new compilation book debuting at the show.


Nick Galifianakis on the way to selling out of his book.


Bill McKay.


A good looking Dalek vs Dr. Who. I thought Daleks were upside-down trashcans on wheels?


Starro the Conqueror - I loved this costume.


Big Planet Comics et al.


Steve Conley drawing Bloop in a Tardis.


Jason Axtell.

PR: Awesome Con DC Newsletter - Programming Schedule is Complete!

I'll be moderating the District Comics panel on Saturday. Stop by and get a book and get it signed. 4 other creators will be speaking with me and Curls Studio and Big Planet Comics will both have copies for sale. This book sold out at SPX.

Room 102B – EXCLUSIVE TO AWESOME CON: DISTRICT COMICS!
Chronicling the unconventional history of our nation’s capital, District Comics has won numerous awards and has received critical acclaim across the U.S. Join the writers and artist who came together to honor our favorite city during this Q and A panel moderated by ComicsDC’s Mike Rhode.

Awesome Con DC is April 20-21, 2013! Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Important Info: April 20-21, 2013 Saturday 10-7 Sunday 10-5 BUY TICKETS HERE Single Day Ticket - $15 Two Day Ticket - $25 VIP Pass - $75 Kids <11 - FREE Washington Convention Center Washington, DC 20001 Mt. Vernon Square Metro station (Green/Yellow lines) Text/call (240)346-0399 for more info We encourage you to buy tickets early. Lines are expected. If you've already bought your tickets, you'll get in a lot faster.  We've got the whole schedule right here!   Awesome Con DC is less than two weeks away, so you better start planning! Besides having a fantastic guest list (Nicholas Brendon, Ernie Hudson, Phil LaMarr, Billy West, Theo Crane, Larry Hama, Herb Trimpe, Ben Templesmith, Justin Jordan, and dozens more!), Awesome Con has a whole slew of activities, panels, presentations, screenings, and more. There should be something for everyone. Here's the full schedule. Check out our website for more details on each event. SATURDAY SCHEDULE Room 102A 12PM Identity Comics 1PM Star Trek vs. Star Wars Debate 2PM Dr. Sketchy's DC: Anti-Art School, Life Drawing with a Twist! 3PM Sci-Fi Speed Dating Room 102B 11AM Welcome to the Asylum 12PM Billy West Q&A 1PM Gearing Up. Presented by Steampunk Family! 2PM Phil LaMarr Q&A 3PM District Comics! 4PM Proper Pitching and Promoting Yourself 5PM Hip Hop/Comics 6PM Pro Wrestling Today: How We'd Book It 7PM Harry Potter and the Ten Years Later Room 103A 11AM 5 Things I'd Do Differently If I Started My Webcomic NOW... 12PM Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse 101 1PM Nicholas Brendon Q&A 2PM Blood/CLAN: Prelude to Vengeance 3PM Costume Contest 5PM Super Art Fight 7PM Awesome Con-cert (3 music acts followed by 7 comedians!) SUNDAY SCHEDULE Room 102A 11AM The Wonderful Wizarding World of Harry Potter 12PM Writing Fantasy: Novels and Comics 1PM Talking with a Scurvy Dog 2PM The Carolyn and Joe Show Live Podcast Recording 3PM Art with Greg LaRocque Room 102B 11AM Futurama with Billy West and Phil LaMarr             12PM GI Joe Comics with Larry Hama & S.L. Gallant 1PM Ernie Hudson Q&A 2PM Broken Continent  Film Screening 3PM Ninjas vs. Monsters Film Screening Room 103A 11AM Flying V Theatre Presents "Incurable" 12PM Nerdpocalypse Podcast Recording! 1PM TREKOFF Podcast Recording 2PM Comic Book Digital Colors Workshop 3PM Group Costume Contest  KIDS ARE AWESOME! ALL DAY ART STATIONS – Coloring books, crayons, paper, pencils, etc., available all day Saturday and Sunday for kids to work on their art skills!    SATURDAY 1pm – Children's Book Reading 2pm – Kids' Costume Contest 3pm – Creating a Superhero 4pm – Art Show SUNDAY 12pm – Doodle! Scribble! Draw 1pm – Kids' Costume Contest 2pm – Art Show Mind Of The Geek Game Room Two days. Ten tables. All-­out mayhem. Awesome Con DC has partnered with MindOfTheGeek.com to bring you The Mind Of The Geek™ Game Room! Check out the GAME ROOM website to get all the details and the full schedule. There's just too much going on to post it all. This is a taste of what you can expect: Warhammer & Warhammer 40K demos, X-­‐Wing Miniatures tournament, The Geeks of Comedy, HeroClix tournament, plus you can reserve tables to play your own games!   follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend