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Creating, Pitching, and Publishing Comics

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2021-06-26 14:45:00 2021-06-26 15:45:00 America/New_York Creating, Pitching, and Publishing Comics "Damned Cursed Children" creator, Howard Wong, will talk about whats involved in the creation of a comic book - from idea to pitch to publication. In the Community -

Saturday, June 26
2:45pm - 3:45pm

Add to Calendar 2021-06-26 14:45:00 2021-06-26 15:45:00 America/New_York Creating, Pitching, and Publishing Comics "Damned Cursed Children" creator, Howard Wong, will talk about whats involved in the creation of a comic book - from idea to pitch to publication. In the Community -

"Damned Cursed Children" creator, Howard Wong, will talk about whats involved in the creation of a comic book - from idea to pitch to publication.

Ever wondered how to take an idea for a comic and turn it into a pitch to publishers? Join Howard Wong, co-creator and co-writer of the hit miniseries Damned, Cursed Children from Source Point Press. Howard will share his experiences and tips in this presentation on how he went from the idea for Damned, Cursed Children to published comic miniseries!

Howard Wong is an award-nominated writer and creative development specialist with over two decades in corporate and creative industries experiences. His passion for speculative fiction, narrative-driven intellectual property development, creative and cross-cultural media content has led him to work in animation, children's books, comic books, high-end collectible toys, intellectual property development, marketing and branding, videogames, mobile games, and new media story development. He has worked with Autodesk Sketchbook, Bandai Namco Asia Company Limited, Bungie Inc., Hong Kong Disneyland, Marvel Comics, 6Waves, Toni & Guy, Threezero (Hong Kong) Ltd., WowWee and others.

This interactive online presentation will be held on Zoom. Registrants will be emailed the link immediately upon registration.  (Please check your Junk and Spam folders right away if you don't see the confirmation email and link in your Inbox). Participants will need to download the latest version of Zoom in advance to the device they’ll be using during the presentation.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | New Adults | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Interests & Lifelong Learning | Arts & Entertainment |

TAGS: | King Con |

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Homestead Room
Join KFPL and KCHC every Monday at the Rideau Heights Community Centre for a day of activities for older adults.
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