The Shape of Characters to Come - Comics Workshop for Teens in Rio Rancho

The Shape of Characters to Come: Comics Workshop for Teens | Thursday, June 27, 2024 | 2:00 PM | Loma Colorado Main Library | 755 Loma Colorado Blvd NE | Rio Rancho, NM 87124

art by Jeff Benham
 

The Shape of Characters to Come
Comics Workshop for Teens
How is it that one glance at a character from a graphic novel or animated show can tell you so much about them? What tells us that a character is shady or heroic? How do we know someone is a schemer or thinks with their fists, even without having spent time getting to know the character? Learn how to design a character that tells a compelling story from their profile and stance alone and bring your characters to life.

 

This one-of-a-kind, behind the scenes comic building workshop is brought to you by a professional comic book artist from 7000 BC Independent Comics.  Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity. This is a FREE event.  Materials will be provided.  You can bring your own if you prefer.  We can’t wait to see you there.

The Shape of Characters to Come
Comics Workshop for Teens

Thursday, June 27, 2024

2:00 - 3:30 PM
Loma Colorado Main Library, Rio Rancho

Attendance is limited and requires pre-registration online.
Register on the RRPL online calendar starting 6/13/2024.

Questions? Please contact the Loma Colorado Main Library at (505)891-5013.
 Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

Meeting on June 1st

7000 BC Meeting | Saturday, June 1 | 1:00–4:00 | Slice and Dice Pizzeria | 2225 Wyoming Boulevard NE, Suite C | Albuquerque, NM

We'll be meeting again on Saturday, June 1, 1:00–4:00 at the NEW Slice & Dice Pizzeria location at 2225 Wyoming Boulevard NE, Suite C in Albuquerque (just south of Wyoming and Menaul).  Join us for some food and drink and some much-needed catching up. Share what you've been working on or just socialize. Stay the whole time or just stop by to say hi. We'll begin with a board meeting — all are welcome — when we'll be discussing Comic Book and Creator Showcase (July 20-21), Moriarty Mini Comic Convention Vol. 6 (August 3), Bubonicon (August 23-25), Atomicon (August 31), 24 Hour Comics Day (October 5-6), upcoming educational offerings, and plans for the rest of the year.

Hope to see you there!

How Comics Animate Culture

Truth, Justice, and the American: How Comics Animate Culture | Friday, May 10 | 7:30 PM | ASFS Meeting | St. Andrew Presbyterian Church | 5301 Ponderosa Ave NE | Albuquerque, NM | $1 for Newcomers

Take a look at activism through the lens of comics!  In Truth, Justice, and the American: How Comics Animate Culture comics offer up a mirror of our fears and beliefs.  We see this in the stories told in comics, the struggles of creators, issues within the industry, and times when comics have stepped beyond the realm of comics to direct activism.  Join 7000 BC's Jeff Benham in an exploration of how comics have questioned, wriggled, and brawled their way to become an active force in the evolution of our culture.

Delight as the limits of creativity are shattered!  Escape with the unexpected monsters of our dreams!  Thrill as the Captains of America tackle the Axis!  Tremble as Congress contemplates comics' delinquency!  Raise a fist as The Man pulls comics underground!  Celebrate as comics unloose the broad American voice!  Squirm as comics struggle to define "created equal!"    Look!  Up in the Sky!  It's not a bird!  It's not a plane!  It's comics fighting for us all!  (And we don't always agree!)

This presentation was originally created for the New Mexico Humanities Council / National Endowment for the Humanities' United We Stand speaker series.  It's being presented here for the Albuquerque Science Fiction Society, and is also open to the general public.  Cost is $1 for newcomers.  There will also be a Q & A, and attendees are entered into a free raffle!

THE ACTIVITY ROOM is at the west end of the church by the gated courtyard BUT the gate is locked at 5:00 pm.  So, enter through the church's north door (backside of building) off the parking lot.  Once in hallway, turn to your right to enter the Activity Room.  Doors open at 7:15 pm - not before then (we have to set up)!  Plan accordingly.  Orderly guests are welcome.  Lidded & bottled non-alcoholic drinks are permissible.  Everyone gets shooed out around 9:50 pm in order to clean up...

 

MASKING IS WELCOME:  Sad to say, but Covid, the Flu & RSV are here to stay.  Be safe.  Whether you wear a mask or not is up to your personal comfort level.  We're just asking everyone to be well and respect people around you.

Truth, Justice, and the American: How Comics Animate Culture

An Audio-Visual Presentation by 7000 BC's Jeff Benham

Friday, May 11, 2024

Albuquerque Science Fiction Society

$1 for newcomers!

 

ACTIVITY ROOM (west end of building, enter through door on northside of church)
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
5301 Ponderosa Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM

April 2024 Meeting

7000 BC Meeting | Saturday, April 27 | 1:00–4:00 | Slice and Dice Pizzeria | 2225 Wyoming Boulevard NE, Suite C | Albuquerque, NM

We'll be meeting again on Saturday, April 27, 1:00–4:00 at the NEW Slice & Dice Pizzeria location at 2225 Wyoming Boulevard NE, Suite C in Albuquerque (just south of Wyoming and Menaul).  Join us for some food and drink and some much-needed catching up. Share what you've been working on or just socialize. Stay the whole time or just stop by to say hi. We'll begin with a board meeting — all are welcome — when we'll be discussing Atomicon, 24 Hour Comics Day, Bubonicon, upcoming educational offerings, and plans for the rest of the year.

Hope to see you there!

March 16 Meeting at Slice of Life Anime and Manga

Upcoming Meetings | Saturday, March 16 & April 27 | 1:00–4:00 | Slice of Life Slice and Dice Pizzeria | Albuquerque, NM

7000 BC will be holding our first meeting of the year in one week!

Saturday, March 16, 1:00–4:00 PM we'll be getting together at Slice of Life Anime and Manga at 11200 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Ste 6 in Albuquerque (southeast corner of Montgomery and Juan Tabo).

Join us for some food and drink and some much-needed catching up. Share what you've been working on or just socialize. Stay the whole time or just stop by to say hi.  Great Harvest Bakery next door serves sandwiches and there are several other places to pick up lunch within about a block.  Slice of Life will have drinks.

And if you can't make it to the Slice of Life meeting, we'll be meeting again on Saturday, April 27, 1:00–4:00 at the NEW Slice & Dice Pizzeria location at 2225 Wyoming Boulevard NE, Suite C in Albuquerque (just south of Wyoming and Menaul).

Hope to see you at one or both of these!

20th Annual 24 Hour Comics Day is Here!

24 Hour Comics Day | Now through October | Various Locations | Virtual and In-Person | All Ages | Free

In honor of the 20th Annual 24 Hour Comics Day (In-Person and Virtual), we're partnering with the City of Albuquerque to celebrate the cultural significance of comic arts with a variety of comics events!

IT'S TIME FOR THE 20TH!

Saturday-Sunday, October 7-8, Noon to Noon
20th Annual 24 Hour Comics Day
24 Hours. 1440 Minutes. 86,400 Seconds.  
It's the 20th Anniversary for the global celebration of creativity that is 24 Hour Comics Day!  Create a complete 24 page comic book in 24 consecutive hours!

Please click here to register for 24 Hour Comics Day via Eventbrite.
You can attend VIRTUALLY or IN-PERSON!

 

Depending where you are, there is a satellite event in Los Alamos at

Samizdat Bookstore and Teahouse,

and on the East Coast, our friends at Sequential Artists Workshop in Gainesville, Florida are also celebrating the day!

A hybrid event presented live at the International District Branch Library in Albuquerque, NM and online via Zoom

And for those of you wanting even more in your weekend!

 

Questions? Please contact Jeff.
Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

 

24 Hour Comics Day Lead-Up Events are presented in partnership with the City of Albuquerque.

The latest 24 Hour Comics Day Lead-Up Events!

More 24 Hour Comics Day Lead-Up Events | Now through October | Various Locations | Virtual and In-Person | All Ages | Free

In honor of the 20th Annual 24 Hour Comics Day (In-Person and Virtual), we're partnering with the City of Albuquerque to celebrate the cultural significance of comic arts with a variety of comics events!

 Events still to come...
(including some new additions)

Thursday, September 21 @ 5:00 PM
Comics Workshop for Teens - Mini Comics! What's the Big idea?
An 8-step method to get to the heart of storytelling in a tiny 8-page comic.
An In-Person Event at Erna Ferguson Library

 

 

Friday, September 22 @ 3:00 PM
Comics Professional Development for Librarians - Basic Level
How it feels to participate in a comics workshop, how to lead a comics workshop, and how to apply what you learn to building a collection.
An Online Presentation via Zoom

 

Wednesday, September 27 @ 3:00 PM
Comics Professional Development for Librarians - Advanced Level
How it feels to participate in a comics workshop, how to lead a comics workshop, and how to apply what you learn to building a collection.
An Online Presentation via Zoom

  

Thursday, September 28 @ 12:45 PM
Comics Workshop for Kids - Let's Make Comics!  What's a Comic?
An 8-step method to get to the heart of storytelling in a tiny 8-page comic.
An In-Person Event at South Broadway Branch Library

Saturday-Sunday, October 7-8, Noon to Noon
20th Annual 24 Hour Comics Day
24 Hours. 1440 Minutes. 86,400 Seconds.  
It's the 20th Anniversary for the global celebration of creativity that is 24 Hour Comics Day!  Create a complete 24 page comic book in 24 consecutive hours!

Please click here to register for 24 Hour Comics Day via Eventbrite.
You can attend VIRTUALLY or IN-PERSON!

 

Depending where you are, there is a satellite event in Los Alamos at

Samizdat Bookstore and Teahouse,

and on the East Coast, our friends at Sequential Artists Workshop in Gainesville, Florida are also celebrating the day!

A hybrid event presented live at the International District Branch Library in Albuquerque, NM and online via Zoom

 

Questions? Please contact Jeff.
Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

 

24 Hour Comics Day Lead-Up Events are presented in partnership with the City of Albuquerque.