RICARDO SERRANO: As COVID starts becoming more and more manageable thanks to vaccinations and drops in cases, how did you feel organizing a bigger event with more guests than what would’ve been allowed just a few months earlier? The Beat reached out to John Jennison via email to discuss the event and what went into organizing under less strict COVID restrictions. Tickets for both events can be purchased in advance. At Branch OFC as well, an evening of geeky drag will be hosted called (Un)Masked Ball, featuring burlesque, hoops, and art-making. The fair will feature some of the city’s most talented Queer comic creators, including: Sam Johns ( Punchline), Isaac Goodhart ( Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale), Greg Anderson Elysée ( Is’nana: The Were-Spider), among many others.Īlso, Doable Guys will be hosting a life drawing session at Branch OFC, just around the corner from Anyone Comics from 2pm-4pm.

Brooklyn Pride Comic Book FairĪnyone Comics and event planner John Jennison are gearing up to give people another one of these opportunities with their fast-approaching Brooklyn Pride Comic Book Fair scheduled for Sunday, June 13 th, 2021 at the store’s location, 1216 Union Street, Brooklyn NY, 11225. Street fairs sealed the deal on this one and proved that people will support these types of events given the opportunity. Being outside proved to be conducive to more engagement with readers and curious parties as to what’s happening just outside the store they always walked past by but probably never took the time to actually visit. While scary, it was successful, plain and simple. 'Whatever they want to make, we're going to take it, utilize cardboard and some found material, recycled materials, so that once they have something on 2D, they can turn it into something that really comes out from the page.COVID forced a lot of comic shops to take their business outside of the store, especially in the early days of the pandemic. 'We hope that their superhero character can be something they make into a costume or make their own t-shirt,' Reed said. Not only can their ideas translate to the surface of comic book pages, but other materials such as clothing, accessories and arts and crafts. 'Instead of being behind the screen and just playing with each other, here they can read the comic and engage, talk about it together and then eventually make comics together,' Reed said. The comic shop noticed that a lot of the kids who come in are heavily into the popular survival video game Fortnite, so they wanted to provide a place that gives some of the aspects of the game, like being able to interact with each other. 'If a kid reads 10 comics a month and reviews, which encourages them to think critically and to begin writing, we'll give them store credit to buy a comic or to use towards the membership,' Reed said. By reading and reviewing or selling their own comics - in which they keep 90 percent of their sales - the kids can earn their own credit, hence the name Loot.

Kids are able to borrow comics one at a time for $30 a month or buy a comic for $5. With a library of over 3,000 comics that can be either bought or borrowed, the Carroll Gardens shop allows enthusiasts to gain inspiration by reading and creating their own comic books.

'We were nostalgic for a time when you used to be able to go down the block and buy a comic at the bodega for like a couple bucks,' said Marisol Reed, manager of Loot Comic Shop.

Founder Joe Einhorn, the brainchild of this idea, wanted to form a space where children could be introduced to the world of comics.ĬARROLL GARDENS, Brooklyn (WABC) - Kids accustomed to marveling at their favorite comics can now be the creators of their own superheroes at Loot Comic Shop in Brooklyn.

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