SLICE - St. Louis Independent Comics Expo

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What would we do without our amazing volunteers? Nothing—we could do none of this without them! Please show your love for our beret-wearing minions of Mr. Slice in the replies 🩷💛🩵

@becordera @SaintPoetry @LaserDogComics @STLVLAA Not pictured: Round-table portrait drawing with Clarissa Stahl—your photographer was the warm-up model and did not get pics...! All other 📸 by SLICE (3/3)

@becordera @SaintPoetry @LaserDogComics 4 and 5: A crucial discussion on protecting your intellectual property in the age of AI with David Kim of the @stlvlaa 6 and 7: Mobile bookplate printing studio with Central Print (2/3)

Special thanks to our volunteers and partners who added color to SLICE with interactive workshops and activities throughout the day! 1 and 2: Live typewriter poetry writing with @becordera via @SaintPoetry 3: Learning the art of caricature with @LaserDogComics (1/3)

@pulitzerarts @Lubchansky @JamilaRowser @Nadia_Shammas_ @Nate_Powell_Art Guests learned arcane trivia about Mr. Slice, sometimes seen on the screen in back. All our Local Best in Show Award nominees came out, as well as poster artist Brian Lathan. And one lucky so-and-so went home with a big raffle basket full of comics. 📸 by SLICE (2/2)

Pics from Opening Night at @pulitzerarts! Beautiful space, beautiful crowd, and a high-energy panel with our special guests @Lubchansky, @JamilaRowser, and @Nadia_Shammas_, moderated by @Nate_Powell_Art. (1/2)

@Lubchansky @JamilaRowser @Pidgecomics @rays666hell @aprilangelica @Nadia_Shammas_ Thanks to moderators @oheysteenz, @chimericnotion, and Shreyas R Krishnan for your insights! 📸 by SLICE (3/3)

@Lubchansky @JamilaRowser 🎤 @pidgecomics with @rays666hell and @aprilangelica on delivering personal truths in a sci-fi/fantasy package 🎤 @Nadia_Shammas_ unpacking the history of Asian and Middle Eastern representation in comics and how to world-build responsibly (2/3)

Did you catch one of the lectures at SLICE? We had: 🎤 @Lubchansky on the power of cartooning during turbulent times, personal and political 🎤 @JamilaRowser on making the work she wanted to see out in the world, and building the publishing company that gets it there (1/3)

The amount of talent per square inch in the @sheldonstl's expo hall was unbelievable. We hope you found something made by one of these beautiful people that delighted, fascinated, or astonished you. 📸 by SLICE

Hold the phone, did you say it's been one whole month since SLICE??? 🤯 Your friendly social media manager has been enjoying a little break, but we've got photos to share! First—an ode to our amazing slate of 2024 vendors.

Looking back at Opening Night: SLICE announced our inaugural Local Best in Show Award winner, Alain McAlister! Thanks to matching support from WashU's MFA-IVC program, they received a $500 prize and a custom trophy. 🏆 About the award: slicexpo.org/local-best-in-…

@sheldonstl We can’t wait to share more scenes from the weekend with you soon! In the meantime, here's a look at the team post-expo, still perky after stacking up 90 tables and 180 chairs in under an hour 💪

And that’s a wrap on SLICE 2024! A huge thank you from the organizing board to everyone who helped make our second year so successful: to our amazing team of volunteers, our wonderful venue @sheldonstl, our enthusiastic exhibitors and sponsors, and everyone who attended SLICE.

@sheldonstl Plus, lectures by from Mattie Lubchansky, Jamila Rowser of Black Josei Press, Nadia Shammas, and Pidge. Also, we've got *FREE* family-friendly workshops including caricature drawing, bookkeeping and accounting for freelancers, and portrait drawing. What more could you want?

TODAY TODAY TODAY! See you at The Sheldon @sheldonstl from 10 a.m.-5 p.m! Entry is FREE! We have comics, zines, prints, poetry, small press pubs, and more, from over 100 vendors from St. Louis and beyond.

Tomorrow is SLICE. Tomorrow, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Sheldon. Tomorrow.

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