Thursday, April 18, 2024

May 8 Special Event: Derek Kirk Kim & Gene Luen Yang!

SPECIAL EVENT
MAY 8 2024, 5PM-7PM
at Flying Colors Comics


Wondering what to do in the days after Free Comic Book Day?

We invite you to the first New Comic Book Day after FCBD with a Special Event featuring two fantastic talents!


Derek Kirk Kim is an award-winning writer, artist and director of comics and television. He is the creator of “The Last Mermaid” from Image Comics and the Eisner, Harvey, and Ignatz Award-winning graphic novel, “Same Difference and Other Stories.” He garnered his second Eisner Award with “The Eternal Smile,” a collaboration with MacArthur Fellow Gene Luen Yang. In television, Kim has directed, storyboarded, and designed characters for numerous shows including Disney’s “Amphibia,” “Adventure Time,” and “Green Eggs and Ham” on Netflix. He eats chips with chopsticks.  Follow Derek on Instagram: @derekkirkkim


Gene Luen Yang is the writer and co-creator of Lunar New Year Love Story, published in 2024 by First Second. He is the the creator of American Born Chinese, the award-winning graphic novel and recent Disney+ show. He has written Avatar the Last Airbender for Dark Horse Comics, Superman for DC Comics and Shang-Chi Master of Kung Fu for Marvel Comics, among so many other credits!

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