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Events for the Week June 9th-15th 2025
Don’t know what to do for the week? Well, check out what’s going on for this weekend.
Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival: Small + Indie Press 2025
Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival (A2CAF): Small + Indie Press is a one-day venture into the world of small press comics publishing. This event offers attendees the chance to meet comic artists and learn about the art of creating comics outside of a traditional publisher. Due to the content of many independently published books, this event is intended for a teen and adult audience. A2CAF: Small + Indie Press is created in partnership with Athenaeum Comic Art.
2025 A2CAF: Small + Indie Press Headliners
Caroline Cash
Caroline Cash is a cartoonist who currently works out of Philadelphia. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Vice, The Nib, The Chicago Reader, and various other publications. Her debut graphic novel Girl in the World and her ongoing Eisner award-winning series PeePeePooPoo are published by Silver Sprocket. She is also currently working on an untitled book for Drawn and Quarterly, and a video game about dating hot girls.
Lisa Hanawalt
Lisa Hanawalt is the creator of Tuca & Bertie, the production designer/producer of BoJack Horseman, and the production designer/producer of the upcoming Long Story Short. She’s written and illustrated four books published by Drawn & Quarterly: My Dirty Dumb Eyes (2013), Hot Dog Taste Test (2016), Coyote Doggirl (2018), and I Want You (2020). She lives in Los Angeles.
Julia Wertz is a professional cartoonist, amateur historian, and part-time urban explorer. She made the comic books The Fart Party vol 1 and vol 2 (collected in Museum of Mistakes) and the graphic novels Drinking at the Movies, The Infinite Wait, Tenements, Towers, & Trash, (for which she won the 2018 Brendan Gill Prize), and Impossible People. She does regular short story comics for the New Yorker. Her work has appeared regularly in the New York Times, Harper’s Magazine, the Believer, the Best American Comics, and other publications.
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A2Inkubate 2025
Join us for a special Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival pre-conference for librarians, educators, and cartoonists! Get ready for the fun events at A2CAF by leveling up your comics knowledge and skills with the people who care about the medium as much as you do!
Don’t miss this great opportunity to learn from some of the most talented graphic novelists working today. Whether you’re an aspiring artist or simply curious about the creative process, this event is sure to inspire and inform. Join us for an afternoon of exploration and enlightenment as we uncover the power of personal narrative in graphic novels.
Comics in Conversation: Artist, Writer, Reader.
Comics is an immersive medium that invites the reader to infer meaning from the arranged images and words. Many comics are made by a team of collaborators who respond to each others’ input to shape the work into something that exceeds the sum of its parts. Join Scott McCloud (Understanding Comics; The Cartoonists Club), Raina Telgemeier (Smile; The Cartoonists Club), and Tony Weaver Jr. (Weirdo; The Uncommons) for a joyful celebration of the rich interactions that can happen when making and reading comics. Moderated by Ryan Claytor.
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MIGeekScene is not affiliated with nor owns any of the events listed on the calendar. While MIGeekScene does its best to ensure the accuracy of the listings, event details may be changed, events may be postponed, or cancelled without notice. Please confirm with the organizer before making any plans. MIGeekScene is not responsible for events changing, postponing, or canceling.
Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival 2025
The Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival is a two day celebration of a lifelong love of comics with workshops, art activities, and one-on-one encounters between comics readers and comics makers!
And our special guests:
Raina Telgemeier
Raina Telgemeier is the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award–winning creator of the graphic memoirs Smile, Sisters, and Guts. She is also the creator of Drama and Ghosts, the first four Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adaptations, and, with Scott McCloud, the co-creator of The Cartoonists Club.
Scott McCloud
Scott McCloud has been writing, drawing, and examining comics since 1984. Winner of the Eisner and Harvey awards, Scott created the superhero comic series Zot!, along with work on The New Adventures of Abraham Lincoln and on Superman comics. He also created Understanding Comics and other influential non-fiction comics, and, with Raina Telgemeier, is the co-creator of The Cartoonists Club.
Tony Weaver Jr.
Tony Weaver, Jr. is an award-winning writer and educator creating diverse stories that make young people feel seen and valued. After seeing the impact that media stereotypes had on students in his community, Tony embarked on a journey to create narratives that would challenge the status quo. He is the author of Weirdo—a middle-grade graphic novel memoir about an awkward preteen who loves all things geeky but struggles with mental health issues and self-doubt.
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MIGeekScene is not affiliated with nor owns any of the events listed on the calendar. While MIGeekScene does its best to ensure the accuracy of the listings, event details may be changed, events may be postponed, or cancelled without notice. Please confirm with the organizer before making any plans. MIGeekScene is not responsible for events changing, postponing, or canceling.
MIGeekScene is not affiliated with nor owns any of the events listed on the calendar. While MIGeekScene does its best to ensure the accuracy of the listings, event details may be changed, events may be postponed, or cancelled without notice. Please confirm with the organizer before making any plans. MIGeekScene is not responsible for events changing, postponing, or canceling.
Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival: Small + Indie Press 2024
Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival (A2CAF): Small + Indie Press is a one-day venture into the world of small press comics publishing. This event offers attendees the chance to meet comic artists and learn about the art of creating comics outside of a traditional publisher. Due to the content of many independently published books, this event is intended for a teen and adult audience. A2CAF: Small + Indie Press is created in partnership with Athenaeum Comic Art. Our friends at Vault of Midnight will be at A2CAF Small + Indie Press selling books by all our headliners for signings.
2024 A2CAF: Small + Indie Press Headliners
Trung Le Nguyen
Trung Le Nguyen is an award-winning Vietnamese-American cartoonist, artist, and writer best known as the author of the graphic novel The Magic Fish. He has contributed work for various comic publishers, including DC Comics, Oni Press, Boom! Studios, Image Comics, and Marvel.
Ebony Flowers
Ebony Flowers is an accomplished writer, cartoonist, and recipient of the 2017 Rona Jaffe Award to identify and support women writers of exceptional promise. Flowers’ debut graphic novel Hot Comb contains a mix of autobiographical and fictional short story comics. She has been published in The Paris Review, The New York Times, and The New Yorker.
Tillie Walden
Tillie Walden is a cartoonist and illustrator, best known for her emotional storytelling and dream-like comics, who, at age 21, had already published five graphic novels and a web comic. Her graphic novel memoir Spinning won the 2018 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work, making Walden one of the youngest Eisner Award winners ever. Her latest work, Tegan and Sara: Crush, will be published in October 2024.
A2CAF: Small + Indie Press 2024 Exhibitors:
Oliver Aguilar
Jon Allen
Matthew Allison
Aquatic Panda Distro
Athaneaum Comic Art
Jeremy A. Bastian
Ethan Best
Taylor Blossom
Melissa Capriglione
Angie Coe
Evan M Cohen
Katie Cook
Aster D’Amico
Margo DeVaughn
Julian Deyo
Margarita Dikova
Diskette Press
Han Donovan
Rachel Dukes
Narciso C. Espiritu Jr
Matt Feazell
Olivia Fredricks
Connor Good
John Greiner
Abby Haywood
Alexander Hoffman
Jon Iñaki
Emma Jayne
Ella Joklik
Addi Kalmbach
Sarah Maloney
Stephanie Mannheim
KJ Martinet
Felix McKenna
Eliza McKinney
Britt Monday
Jason Morrow
Lisa Naffziger
Al Nelson
Jasmine Ni
Kristin Ousley
Lexi Ramos
Maya Scarpa
Max Schaller
Morgan Sea
All Sorrows
Silver Sprocket
Sam Szabo
Maggie Umber
Jacob Voorheis
D Wang Zhao
Lillian Xie
Jessi Zabarsky
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Event for the Week Sept 30th-Oct 6th 2024
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Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival 2024
A2CAF 2024 Is On—June 15 & 16!
A2CAF is back and we’re overjoyed to be able to invite the world to join us at the Ann Arbor District Library this June.
You’ll be able to meet dozens of comics creators in Artists Alley, take part in comics-making workshops, cheer on cartoonists in our spectacular drawing competitions, browse and buy books, and if we do our jobs right, fall in love with comics all over again!
And it’s all free!
Leading our guest list will be:
Vera Brosgol (Anya’s Ghost)
Jen Wang (The Prince and the Dressmaker, Stargazing)
James Kolchaka (American Elf, Johnny Boo)
Nathan Hale (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales)
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A2Inkubate: Comics Out of Life
Join us for an Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival pre-conference for librarians, educators, and cartoonists!
Learn from some of the most talented graphic novelists working today. Whether you’re an aspiring artist or simply curious about the creative process, join us for an afternoon of exploration and enlightenment as we uncover the power of personal narrative in graphic novels.
1:00 pm to 1:50 pm: Comics Out of Life: Writing With Our Own Voices
How does a graphic novelist discover their own truth and find a unique voice to express that truth through their work? What process do cartoonists follow as they sift through their personal histories, open a dialogue with their earlier selves, and engage emotionally-charged events from their pasts?
Author, editor and critic Irene Velentzas moderates a discussion with celebrated comics creators Jen Wang (Stargazing, The Prince and the Dressmaker), Gale Galligan (The Baby-Sitters Club series, Freestyle), and Dan Santat (A First Time for Everything, The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend). They’ll talk about their own creative journeys and the ways life becomes art.
2:00 pm to 2: 50 pm: Comics Out of Life: Conversations With Our Past
How do graphic novelists combine the stories of their lives with the political events that shaped them, and turn those into a compelling narrative? What does it take to reflect on highly personal experiences and connect them to larger societal issues? And how does all of that get reshaped into impactful works of art?
Moderator Raina Telgemeier (Smile, Drama) leads a thought-provoking discussion with Thien Pham (Family Style) and Nate Powell (Save it For Later, the March trilogy). They’ll explore the art of expressing personal stories that never lose sight of their context within the wider forces of the world. (Raina Telgemeier will not be available for signings after the discussion.)
Sponsored by: University of Michigan Library (Computer & Video Game Archive); Ann Arbor District Library; Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum; Kids Read Comics.
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While MIGeekScene does its best to ensure the accuracy of the listings, event details may be changed, events may be postponed, or cancelled without notice. Please confirm with the organizer before making any plans. MIGeekScene is not responsible for events changing, postponing, or canceling.
Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival 2023
A2CAF 2023 Is On—June 10 & 11!
A2CAF is back for our first full-weekend show since 2019 and we’re overjoyed to be able to invite the world to join us at the Ann Arbor District Library this June.
You’ll be able to meet dozens of comics creators in Artists Alley, take part in comics-making workshops, cheer on cartoonists in our spectacular drawing competitions, browse and buy books, and if we do our jobs right, fall in love with comics all over again!
And it’s all free!
Leading our guest list will be:
• Gale Galligan (Freestyle, The Baby-Sitters Club)
• Nate Powell (March, Save It for Later)
• Dan Santat (The Aquanaut, A First Time for Everything)
• Jen Wang (The Prince and the Dressmaker, Stargazing)
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While MIGeekScene does its best to ensure the accuracy of the listings, event details may be changed, events may be postponed, or cancelled without notice. Please confirm with the organizer before making any plans. MIGeekScene is not responsible for events changing, postponing, or canceling.
While MIGeekScene does its best to ensure the accuracy of the listings, event details may be changed, events may be postponed, or cancelled without notice. Please confirm with the organizer before making any plans. MIGeekScene is not responsible for events changing, postponing, or canceling.