Northeast Comic Con offers Careers in the Creative Arts workshops with experts in the fields sharing info and offering portfolio reviews.
The event is Saturday and Sunday March 3-4 2018, at the Regency Boxboro Conference Center in Boxboro MA between 10 and 5 pm each day.
Admission is required. ($15-$30)
Saturday & Sunday – 11:30am to 12:30pm
Marvel Comic’s Legend Jim Shooter, former Editor in Chief, offers insights for a career in writing and publishing.
Saturday – 1:00pm to 2:00pm – Careers in the Creative Arts
Indie Creators: Meet Indie Comic Creators as they discuss their craft and creations. Including Audience Q&A with Josh Dahl (Barnstormers, Rapid City Below Zero), Ben Goldsmith (Seance Room, Source Point Press), Hebert Brothers (HB Comics), Charles Moisant (History of Police in America).
Sunday – 1:00pm to 2:00pm – Careers in the Creative Arts
Authors roundtable: Meet Indie Authors as they discuss their craft and creations. Including Audience Q&A with Will Murray “Doc Savage,” “Tarzan” and “SquirrelGirl,” MW Schwartz “Ratarra,” Rich Keenan “Chronicles of Dannan.”
Saturday – 2:30 – 3:30 pm – Careers in the Creative Arts
Meet The Comic Pros: Professionals in the Comic Industry Gather for discussion and Q&A. Mark McKenna, Rusty Gilligan, Keith Champagne
Sunday – 2:30 – 3:30 pm
Disney Animator and Artist Philo Barnhart discusses his career with Audience Q&A, character creator of Ariel of “The Little Mermaid” and Gaston of “Beauty & The Beast” along with many others.
Portfolio reviews are available for artists by Marvel Comics former Editor in Chief Jim Shooter and television executive producer and comics publisher Jeff Kline.
Other educational opportunities include Puppetry with Emmy Award winner Bill Diamond, Mask Making for Theater with Behind the Mask Studios’ Eric Bornstein and Children’s Education with Crafts by Kim Luiso.
Information can be found on the website NEComicCon.Net.