KYW Newsradio 1060 Philadelphia has issued this handy announcement regarding The East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention 2009.
African-American graphic artists from around the country are meeting in Philadelphia this weekend for an annual convention.
The East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention gathers African-American comic book artists every year to share their work and techniques and the latest in the genre.
Yumy Odom is a Philadelphia-based graphic artist and founder of the convention:
"This annual reunion of us really is a chance for the public to get to know who is writing these comic books. We have people writing for DC, for Marvel, and a whole lot of independent comic creators."
Meki Ra, a graphic artist from Germantown who will be teaching workshops to young people this weekend, has this advice:
"Having a vision of where you see yourself in the big scheme of things."
The convention is being held Friday and Saturday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel at 18th and Market Streets.
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