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Yumy Odom's History of Comics Lecture

History of Comics & Superheroes (1938-present)
2023-04-22 13:00:00 2023-04-22 15:00:00 America/New_York Yumy Odom's History of Comics Lecture Mr Odom, founder of the ECBACC, Inc will share a romp through the history of comics books featuring Black images in the industry. The Christopher J. Killmurray Building - Meeting Room A&B

Saturday, April 22
1:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-04-22 13:00:00 2023-04-22 15:00:00 America/New_York Yumy Odom's History of Comics Lecture Mr Odom, founder of the ECBACC, Inc will share a romp through the history of comics books featuring Black images in the industry. The Christopher J. Killmurray Building - Meeting Room A&B

Mr Odom, founder of the ECBACC, Inc will share a romp through the history of comics books featuring Black images in the industry.

Mr. Yumy Odom, Founder/President of the ECBACC, Inc (East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention) will be sharing the history of comics and superheroes from 1938 through the present day, featuring Black images in the industry.  Mr. Odom is a talented and knowledgeable speaker and this lecture will be fun and informative.  This will be open to teens and adults, no registration required. 

Event courtesy of Friends of Library

AGE GROUP: | Teens | New Adults | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Lectures | In-Person | Hybrid | History |

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