Thank you to everyone who attended Pocket Con on December 5th! We had over 7000 attendees across 5 platforms.

Highlights include: 

Elgin Bokari’s interview with veteran animator and story artist Carole Holliday, who has worked on many Disney classics, including A Goofy Movie, Tarzan , John Henry, and Dreamworks’ The Prince of Egypt, in addition to her own award winning short film, Witt’s Daughter. Watch here.

LIVE discussion and Q&A with creatives involved in different aspects of production of the hit HBO show Lovecraft Country featuring Afua Richardson, Eric Yamamoto, and Hatsephi Kushma. Watch this discussion here.

Special shout out to our partners MCA Chicago, especially 2020–21 Teen Creative Agency Apprentices, Hisham Kysia and Vivian Zamora and Grace Needlman, Manager of Youth and Family Programs, for their work on the Cosplay Contest. The event was emceed by by Braided Mag’s Dasia—this event alone had over 1K viewers! Watch the contest here winners here.

You can watch videos from the event on the Pocket Con Twitch page. And watch our blog for a more extensive recap with video coming soon.

Pocket Con is Chicago’s only comic book convention for youth focused on the work of creators of color, women, and LGBTQ creators. This free single-day comic book convention for Chicago youth celebrates characters and creators of color, focusing on equity in comic culture. Presented in partnership with the Chicago Public Library, and the LoKari Productions, Museum of Contemporary Art, the Free Write Arts and Literacy.