Events › Albany Comics & Fandom Expo

This family-friendly, all-day event is a celebration of graphic novels, comics, and fandom of all flavors. We're pulling out all the stops - authors, artists, panels, workshops, music, a whole world of entertainment. This will be the library event of the season. Don't miss it!

Panel Discussions

11AM: How to Make Your First Comic

1. Wahab Algarmi

2. Rayah Jaymes

3. Briana Loewinsohn

4. Dean Stuart

1PM: Collaboration in Graphic Storytelling

1. Sean Chiki

2. Ben Costa

3. James Parks

4. Thien Pham

3PM: Exploring Formats in Visual Storytelling

1. Rhea Ewing

2. Jordan Morris

3. Jason Shiga

Workshops

Space is limited. First come, first served. No advance registration. 

10AM: Create Your Own Characters and Stories w/Cara Goldstein

11:30AM: Exploring Asian American Stories through Comics w/Katie Quan

Katie Quan (she/her) is a third-generation Chinese American comic artist and educator in San Francisco. In 2023, she was selected as a California Arts Council’s Individual Artist Fellow. As the founder of REALSOUL, a curriculum-based arts organization, Katie strives to make intersectional local histories accessible and relevant to elementary and middle school students. Follow her work at @katiequanart on Instagram.

1PM: Draw Chibi Superheroes w/Karen Luk
Karen Luk is a drawer of words, writer of images, and part-time instructor in the Bay Area, California. She creates manga-inspired comics. At state and national conferences, she has presented on manga origins, anime history, and comics as a storytelling medium. The Cartoon Art Museum and Google have exhibited her artwork. She has taught comic drawing workshops at museums and public libraries. She is a graduate of the California College of Art and located in San Jose, CA. Currently, she is developing a graphic novel and a crowdfunding campaign for her next illustration project.

3PM: Origami With Margo: Comics Edition

Music

10AM: Jam On! Open jam session - try out a new instrument in a fun, communal environment - all experience levels welcome!

12PM: Kill the Protagonist - live band playing anime music.

1:30PM: Karaoke - you're the star! Open to all ages and abilities.

4PM: Yee Olde Dragon Master's Guide to the Mighty Labyrinth Quest

Yee Olde Dragon Master's Guide to the Mighty Labyrinth Quest is an interactive role-playing musical adventure, where you, the audience, control your own player character in a magical musical fantasy adventure where you must roll giant icosahedroidal dice! Featuring hoppits, hook horrors, elves, unicorns, and even a special appearance by Randolf the Wizard. Don't miss out on the action, the drama, the treasure! And remember to always look for traps and secret doors along your way in this mighty labyrinth adventure quest!

Food Trucks

Brown Cap Organic Soft Serve

Las Cabañas Mexican Grill & Taqueria

Others Tabling

• Albany Middle School Comics Club
• Our superhero event sponsors Friends of the Albany Library
• Pegasus Book
  
• Raven Fox Cloaks & Robes
• Sistah Scifi

Plus Much, Much More!

• FREE admission
• FREE books and prizes
• Costumes encouraged
• Henna
• Face painting
• Carnival games
• Chess
• 3D printing
• Virtual reality
• Virtual photo booth
• Button making
• Drop-in sewing and costume repair
• Dublin Youth Innovation's Giant Competition Robot
• Generous support from Anime Island & Cape & Cowl Comics

Library staff may take photos, videos, or audio recordings at our events. Please tell us if you do not wish to be photographed, video-recorded, or audio-recorded. We will always respect your requests!

An ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter or closed captioning can be provided for this program if requested at least seven (7) days in advance. For assistance, please contact your library or accessibility@aclibrary.org.