Atomicon | August 5, 2023 | 10 AM - 5 PM | Mesa Public Library | 2400 Central Ave | Los Alamos, NM
Atomicon is returning Saturday, August 5th!
Vendors, artists, lectures, workshops, contests, so many activities, so much mayhem!
7000 BC will have vendors in Fuller Lodge, artwork in the Step Up Gallery, and workshops, lectures, and caricatures on the 2nd Floor. Here's the details!
Learn about 7000 BC's Educational Programs, find free mini-workshop packets, and other information about how 7000 BC can enhance your comics experience. If you have questions about your own art or writing, feel free stop by and ask for feedback! If we're not there, try us in the vendor area of Fuller Lodge.
Help us create a comic throughout the day, with the help of YOU. 7000 BC will create the first panel and ANYONE is welcome to WRITE AND DRAW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT! When you finish your panel, add it to the page and let the next person carry the story onward. When Atomicon ends, we'll post the entire comic online.
Check out the Artomicon Gallery! 7000 BC artists will join other local creators in the Artomicon Gallery with comics, sci-fi, and fantasy art. Check it out!
Live caricatures by Paul Ziomek! From 12:45pm to 2:45pm. Look for him upstairs by the window, or sign up to get a free caricature at the 7000 BC table.
Buy locally created comics! 7000 BC members will have comics, original art, and more on sale in Fuller Lodge.
Workshops and Lectures
Teens and Adults
10 AM Workshop (Upstairs) - What Are Comics? (Opening Up Panels, Contents, and the Space Between)
An introduction to what makes a comic a comic. A panel a panel. And a gutter a truly fascinating place to be. What Are Comics? explores what makes the comics medium unique, how we are acculturated to comics, and the interaction between the comics creator and the comics reader.
11 AM Workshop (Upstairs) - The Shape of Characters to Come (Character Definition and Quick Draw Mug Shots)
Visualizing a character's stance by their stance, within a wall of ugly (and otherwise) mugs. The Shape of Characters to Come explores the use of simple shapes and design to communicate with the reader before they've read a single word.
12 PM Lecture (Upstairs) - Time and Space on a Page (A Theoretical Treatise on Comics and Science)
The archaeology of comics, science, and the quest for the Unified Theory. Explore the history and use of science in comics. See how the visual language of comic books has tackled everything from explanations of how Superman flies to the development of the Manhattan Project.
2 PM Workshop (Betty Ehart Center) - What Are Comics? (Opening Up Panels, Contents, and the Space Between)
An introduction to what makes a comic a comic. A panel a panel. And a gutter a truly fascinating place to be. What Are Comics? explores what makes the comics medium unique, how we are acculturated to comics, and the interaction between the comics creator and the comics reader.
3 PM Workshop (Upstairs) - The Covenant of the Arc (Character Arcs and Story Arcs)
Weaving the patchwork of pathways through your story. The Covenant of the Arc explores a variety of narrative arcs that are useful in establishing the structure of a story.
4 PM Lecture (Upstairs) - The Sleep of Reason (Monsters, Evolution, and Comics)
Monsters have controlled the evolution of comics. What have we wrought? The Sleep of Reason discusses the historical development of comics and how monsters, both fictional and non-fictional have created changes in comics content and publication.
