Genghis Con Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio’s indie and small press comic convention! Est. 2008

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By popular request, Genghis Con is hosting WORKSHOPS for the first time ever! Our workshop application is separate, and it’s OPEN TODAY! If you have an idea for a 45 minute comics making (or zine making) workshop, please apply! The application closes Friday September 9th. Here’s the link! https://forms.gle/bAZV9j4i3zvNHV2c9

Question: Will I be paid for leading a workshop?

Answer: Yes! We have earmarked $100 per workshop.

Question: Do I have to be exhibiting in order to host a workshop?

Answer: No! You do not have to be exhibiting. (And as of today, exhibitors haven’t been finalized yet.)

Question: What kind of workshops are you looking for?

Answer: We are looking for hands-on workshops for all ages. Assume your participants are willing to write and draw. Can you get people fired up (or maybe confident and calm) about making their own comic or zine? About collaborating with others? About sharing their work? Please bring your methods to Genghis Con!

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Last day to back Time Tails and bring accessible, inclusive coding education to schools!

It’s the LAST DAY of the Time Tails Kickstarter and we still have a lot of ground to cover. Please, please, please go take a look. We really want this project to get funded, and to get it into classrooms.

Even if you aren’t interested in getting the game, consider backing at a lower tier, or sharing this around social media. Every bit helps.

I know we’re all tired. I know this has been a crazy week. Backing this will help us in so many ways, and it’s nice to put a little good out into the world. ❤️

BACK IT ON KICKSTARTER HERE

Time Tails is a series of puzzle adventure games that teach players coding and how to use professional game design software. Follow 80’s kids Ari and Zoe as they travel through time to fix “glitches” in history by changing the game’s programming!

LGBTQ+ Representation

Did I mention that Ari, one of our 2 main cats is the first non-binary character in an education game? One of my goals is to create a diverse cast of characters that represent EVERYONE. 

As an enby myself, I am really proud to be working with a majority LGBTQ+ team for real representation and change in the way LGBTQ+ kids see themselves represented in media.

When I was in school, history was just a bunch of stuffy old white dudes, and it was BORING. While Time Tails is supposed to teach players how to code in Unity, it also gives them a closer look at historical figures that textbooks have forgotten. Sure, there’s the Treaty of Paris, but what about Sybil Ludington? I never learned about her in school, and I wish I did. She was a BADASS. 

Also all of the characters are cats. Look at Sybil! She’s pretty awesome and adorable as a cat imho.

BACK IT ON KICKSTARTER HERE!

BACK IT ON KICKSTARTER HERE!!

BACK IT ON KICKSTARTER HERE!!!

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Applications for #genghiscon2020 are OPEN! Link in the bio! - Poster illustration by @zcunninghamart - - - #genghiscon #genghisconcleveland #smallpress #zines #comics #indiecomics #diy #zineshows #selfpublishing #indieartists — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3d2ZmMN

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Feast your eyes on this year's poster, featuring amazing artwork by @zcunninghamart and be sure to go check out the rest of his work! Also applications open NEXT WEEK so keep your eyes peeled for that! - - #genghisconcleveland #smallpress #indiecomics #comics #zineshows #genghiscon2020 — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2U3lQF0

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Mark your calendars!! We're pleased to announce that Genghis Con will once again be taking place at the historic Tenk Building, on November 29th 2020. We'll have more updates coming soon (including application info) so hang tight! - - - #genghiscon2020 #genghisconcleveland #indiecomics #smallpress #comics #zineshows #genghiscon — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3craVxe

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Planning for #genghiscon2020 is already underway! You can support the show by donating, link the bio! - - - #smallpress #comics #indiecomics #zines #supportindieartists #cleveland #clevelandartists #genghisconcleveland #diy — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/30WKYQH

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Did you attend or table at Genghis Con last year? Help us keep this show awesome and let us know what you think! Survey link in the bio - 📸 by @bre_cheezin rad stickers by @justinmichaelwill - - #comics #indiecomics #genghisconcleveland #smallpress #diycomics #clevelandartists — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2FsqUM2

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Did you know The Cleveland Scene (@clevelandscene ) has a comics issue that features many of your local Genghis Con favorites year after year? Get your copy this week where ever Cleveland scene stands are found! - Put on by the buds over at @vagabondcomics Cover concept and art by: @sequoiabostickillustration And @amaliadeg - #clevelandartists #cleveland #genghiscon #art #illustration #indie #comics #smallpress — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2MPxiRS

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Thank you to everyone who came out to Genghis Con Cleveland yesterday. It was great pleasure seeing everyone and meeting new folks as well. We had a wonderful time in the new space. - - Thank you to all of our amazing exhibitors for making the trek and knocking this years show out of the park. Literally can't do it without you. It was a treat having special guest @beckycloonan @andymacdeez and @horakmatt with us this year as well. - - Also Shout out to our sponsors for making it all possible: @bitchyveganhomo @cleinstituteart @clevelandpubliclibrary @weird.realms @comiccatwinston @blick_clevelandheights @clebagelco @theclevelandhostel and @centerforartsinspiredlearning - - And again thank you!!!! See you next year with another awesome show #art #comics #illustration #cle #supportlocalart #exhibitor #ohio #smallpress #cleveland #genghiscon2019 #indiecomics #genghiscon — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/35RFvfl

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Let’s do this! #genghiscon #theflats #cleveland #indiecon #comiccon #clevelandcomincs #cleveland — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2ss7L9N

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Yes. We did it. Back to back photos of dudes in front of cityscapes! This one in front of Cleveland! Scott Kraynak! @kraynakscott . I am a professional artist (and Park Ranger) who has exhibited all over the country and world, and has works in many permanent collections, both public and private. I work in mostly colored pencil, but I have also published two photography books, and use paint and mixed media on antique photos to create very creepy and dark pieces that have been widely acclaimed and sought after. I was a contributing artist in the Harvey award nominated graphic novel, 27. I have illustrated numerous books including Animal Crackers and Truck Farm, based on the documentary by Ian Cheney. I very much enjoy music, and have created t-shirts, posters, and album covers for bands such as Murder By Death and Flogging Molly. My latest project was The heART of Cleveland, a book featuring Cleveland artists from all fields, styles and mediums and their work of some aspect of my beloved hometown. The Plain Dealer hailed it as "the coolest book they ever read." Books I've created can be found in many libraries throughout the world. . #genghiscon #cleveland #comiccon #smallpress #indycomics #comics — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2rC4OTL

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Ladies, gentlemen and others! Please put your hands together for an Ohio Comics Pillar and one of the most prolific creators publishing in the game today: MAX! INK! @maximilianink! . Max Ink has been writing and drawing his own style of comic books for nearly four decades. He’s created comics in a variety of genres– fantasy, science fiction, magical realism and even a series featuring anthropomorphic super heroes. These days, Max’s style of choice is a down-to-earth comic series called BLINK, which is set in his adopted hometown of Columbus, Ohio. The series features a mix of 20-something friends who live, work and basically just hang out and talk, living their lives to the best of their ability and enjoying themselves. BLINK has been described as “real life on the printed page,” as well as “philosophical,” “wildly entertaining” and “a wonderful slice-of-what-I-wish-my-life-was-like” kind of comic. In 2011, Max published his first BLINK graphic novel, “Blink: So Far,” which was a finalist for the SPACE Prize (twice) and is in the process of writing and drawing the follow-up, “Blink: So It Goes.” He also took some time off in 2014-15 to play around with a meta-fiction-auto-bio web comic, “Thinklings.” In 2016, he began collaborating with his (then girlfriend/now) wife, Flor de Canela, who’s a gifted artist and writer. Flor’s created her own humor webcomic series, “Stuck-Up Unicorn,” and is developing a new surrealistic semi-autobio series, “The Umbrella Chronicles.” As of 2018, Flor has become his official tone artist on the BLINK series. Together they create commissioned works as French Toast Studios. . #genghiscon #Cleveland #comics #comix #Indycomics #smallpress #columbus #maxink #blink — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/37RvjoJ

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We know! This guy looks really scary! But FEAR NOT! For he is J.M. HUNTER (@jm_indy_hunter). He’s like a kitten, if a kitten just really really really loved Comics! For real, this guy is the most enthusiastic booster of the synthesis of words and pictures to tell stories we’ve ever encountered. . J.M. Hunter is the Art Father /Teacher of the Young Adult Creators Alliance, and one half of Angry Artist's Studios. He is currently pursuing his MFA in Comics at California College of Arts and a frequent contributor/cartoonist located in the Columbus Area. . #genghiscon #cleveland #comics #minicomics #indycomics #smallpress #columbus #jmhunter #comix #angryartists — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/35MioTk

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TONIGHT! Drink & Draw!@terrestrialbrewingcompany!! @blick_clevelandheights!! With the supplies and raffle give aways!!! . C’mon, @justinmichaelwill made the poster! You gotta come out! . #drinkndraw #genghiscon #Cleveland #genghiscon2019 #inkdrawing #illustration #drawing #dibujo #sketching #bigassoriginals — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/34z0W4s

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Welcoming back local hero Ian Walker! Whatever you do, don’t ask him about the time he saved a 234 lb. iguana from a burning hat factory. He’ll get really shy, which, it’s adorable but he’d really much rather talk about his paintings and illustrations! . Specializing in providing smiles with a slew of illustrated monsters and art pieces. From paintings to zines, stickers, buttons, and much more. Ian’s primary focus on weirding up the mundane. . #genghiscon #cleveland #smallpress #comics #indycomics #dyi #genghiscon2019 #zines #monsters #weirdingupthemundane — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/35RQeXg

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Welcoming back Caleb Thusat @villagecomicbooks! . Caleb Thusat is the self-published creator and writer of Alter-Life, ZED, and Nook. A former filmmaker turned comic book creator bringing unique and exciting stories to the vast world of the independent comic industry. He has taken the comic crowdfunding world by storm over the past few years, running 9 successful comic book kickstarter campaigns raising over $60,000 to create 3 different original series and 2 collected hardcover graphic novels. . Come on down this Sunday, December 1st at Genghis Con at The Tenk Building! Free! Open to everyone! . #genghiscon #cleveland #smallpress #comics #indycomics #dyi #genghiscon2019 #zines #graphicnovels — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/33GgZwk

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Welcoming, I think for the FIRST TIME, Jordan Kirian (@iamhotcakes) and his Hot Cakes Comics! . Jordan Kiran is a cartoonist and writer who publishes various works under Hot Cakes Comics. Two titles to look out for are Short Stacks and Something Like Water (an often experimental autobiographical strip that explores all kinds of ideas and questions)! . #genghiscon #cleveland #smallpress #comics #indycomics #dyi #genghiscon2019 #zines #hotcakescomics #somethinglikewater — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2Dv885E