ComiConference March 3 highlights women and diversity in comics
This year's ComiConference will discuss women and diversity in comic book lore.
The event will begin at 9 a.m. March 3 in the Charles V. Park Library Auditorium with University of Illinois professor Carol Tilly speaking to students about "The Secret History of Comics Readers."
"This is fun education and a great way to learn about something that has been a part of our history for years," said comic scholar Joe Sommers. "No one should have to pay for that."
Speaking events will last until 11 p.m., and guests may come and go as they please. Speakers include Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work faculty Amanda Garrison, writer of graphic novels and comics Gene Luen Yang, Indigenous Studies Comics Creator Lee Francis, Laura Jimenez and Michelle Ann Abate from the Ohio State University.
The event also features two showings of the Academy Award-winning animated film "Big Hero 6."
