Comic Arts Fest

Join us at Main Library for our second Comic Arts Fest!

(Sa) July 19 | 10 a.m – 4 p.m.

Main Library

Do you love comics and graphic novels (or looking to get into them)? This free family-friendly event will feature comic artists and creators, button making, storytimes, capes (while supplies last), workshops, and more!

Programs

Comic Book Club with Author Ezra Claytan Daniels

Upgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels

(Th) July 17 | 7 — 8 p.m. | Online Programs

Do you love comics and graphic novels (or looking to get into them)? Join us as we discuss some of the most thought-provoking and artistically striking comics from across a variety of genres.

Creator Fair

Comic Arts Fest

(Sa) July 19 | 10 a.m. — 4 p.m. | Main Library

Meet, mingle, and purchase your next favorite comic or graphic novel by comics creators from across the country, including Comic Arts Fest featured authors.

Superhero Storytime & Training Academy

Comic Arts Fest

(Sa) July 19 | 10 — 11 a.m. | Main Library

Enjoy stories about superheroes and then test your skills in our interactive training academy. Recommended for brave children ages 2 and up.

Creating Characters with Scoot McMahon

Comic Arts Fest

(Sa) July 19 | 11 a.m. — noon | Main Library

Learn the art of cartooning with professional cartoonist Scoot McMahon.

Comic Arts Fest Presents Meggie Ramm

(Sa) July 19 | noon — 1 p.m. | Main Library

Comic artist and educator Meggie Ramm (Batcat) in conversation about the importance of reading comics, nonbinary characters in comics, and their hit series Batcat.

Comic Arts Fest Presents Raúl the Third

(Sa) July 19 | 1 — 2 p.m. | Main Library

Raúl the Third, New York Times bestselling illustrator, author, and artist of the ¡Vamos! and El Toro & Friends series, will talk comics and more, followed by participant Q&A.

Make Comics with Raúl the Third

Comic Arts Fest

(Sa) July 19 | 2 — 3 p.m. | Main Library

Raúl the Third, New York Times bestselling illustrator, author, and artist of the ¡Vamos! and El Toro & Friends series, teaches you how to make comics!

Super Comics Challenge with Jerzy Drozd

Comic Arts Fest

(Sa) July 19 | 3 — 4 p.m. | Main Library

The game show where cartoonists and the audience match wits and pencils! Join host Jerzy Drozd with contestants for a series of drawing games where YOU provide the challenges!

Meggie Ramm

they/them

Meggie Ramm (they/them) is a non-binary cartoonist and comic educator. They graduated from California College of the Arts with an MFA in Comics in 2017. They’ve done work for the New Yorker and Silver Sprocket, and have comics in the Advanced Death Saves and Votes 4 Women anthologies. Their anti-anxiety pocketbook You Will Be Okay was published through Silver Sprocket in 2019. They taught comics to kids in the East Bay for five years while creating Littlest Dungeon Guard comic strips for Sunday HaHa. In 2024, they were invited to be a special guest at San Diego Comic Con and gave a spotlight panel on Teaching Kids Comics.

Raúl The Third

Raúl The Third is a New York Times bestselling and three-time Pura Belpre award-winning illustrator, author, and artist living in Boston. Vamos! Let’s Cross the Bridge was awarded one of the year’s Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2021 from the New York Times and the New York Public Library. His work centers around the contemporary Mexican-American experience and his memories of growing up in El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

Scoot McMahon

he/him

Scott McMahon, also known as Scoot, is a versatile cartoonist based out of Rossford, Ohio. His talents include writing and drawing comic books, children's book illustration, character design, and story-boarding. Scoot's storytelling ability, along with his humor, keep his artwork fresh and entertaining.