In honor of Black Speculative Fiction Month, Midwest BSFA is having two black sci-fi short film nights in October! Continue reading “Midwest BSFA Hosts Black Sci-Fi Short Film Nights”
Listen to Midwest BSFA C0-Founder (Again!) on the BLKBOARD Podcast
Aiesha recently appeared on the BLKBOARD podcast again! Click here and give it a listen! Thanks to Jermaine Dickerson and Mike Tre Randall for having us!
Pandoracon Q&A with the Queen of Diamonds
Read about what House Diamond will have to offer at Pandoracon in November. And don’t forget to enter for your chance to win a free weekend badge to the event! Continue reading “Pandoracon Q&A with the Queen of Diamonds”
rEVOLUTION Cincy Video Premieres on Oct. 1
In August, members of Midwest BSFA participated in a music video for rEVOLUTION Cincy’s newest song and the team is having a viewing party on Oct. 1. rEVOLUTION Cincy is a movement to encourage citizens to think about the issues that are important to them, to communicate those issues, and then to take personal action. The motto: Be the Change You Wish to See. Continue reading “rEVOLUTION Cincy Video Premieres on Oct. 1”
The Mercantile Library’s Graphic Novel Reading Group to Discuss Civil Rights Comic
The Mercantile Library’s graphic novel reading group on Saturday, October 8, to discuss March. The black and white graphic novel trilogy about the U.S. Civil Rights Movement is told through the perspective of civil rights leader and U.S. Congressman John Lewis. The first volume, March: Book One, was published in August 2013, and the second volume, March: Book Two, was published in January 2015, with both volumes receiving positive reviews. March: Book Three was published in August 2016. Saturday, Oct. 8, 1 p.m., Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut Street, 11th floor, downtown Cincinnati, (513) 621-0717, http://new.mercantilelibrary.com/.
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Midwest BSFA at MECCACon 2016
The Midwest Ethnic Convention for Comics and Arts – MECCA, aka MECCACon, a large independent comic book and artist convention, took place on Sept. 17 at the Detroit Public Library and Midwest BSFA represented to the fullest! Continue reading “Midwest BSFA at MECCACon 2016”
Midwest BSFA Co-Founder Participates in Local Sci-Fi Convention
Our co-founder, Aiesha, has been named the Queen of Diamonds for Pandoracon in November! To celebrate our queen’s coronation, Midwest BSFA is giving away one weekend badge to the event! Continue reading “Midwest BSFA Co-Founder Participates in Local Sci-Fi Convention”
Midwest BSFA Co-Founder Featured in Story on MECCACon
Check out this week’s story on the Model D website about MECCACon. It features our co-founder, Aiesha! Her steampunk character building workshop is at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday so if you in the Detroit area on that day, swing by!
COSPLAYING at #MECCAcon2016
Join us at the Detroit main library next Saturday, Sept. 17!
In a dream world, #MECCAcon2016 would be filled with cosplayers as DOGONS, EGUNGUN, WITCHDOCTORS, VOODOU, BOBO MASKS, IGBO MASKS, etc. I’d honestly smile from ear to ear in gentrified Midtown Detroit, lol.
So… What exactly IS cosplay?
“Cosplay (コスプレ kosupure?), a contraction of the words costume play, is a performance art in which participants called cosplayers wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character.[1] Cosplayers often interact to create a subculture and a broader use of the term “cosplay” applies to any costumed role-playing in venues apart from the stage. Any entity that lends itself to dramatic interpretation may be taken up as a subject and it is not unusual to see genders switched. Favorite sources include manga and anime, comic books and cartoons, video games, and live-action films and television series.”
Now…. What is MECCAcon cosplay?
Well, at MECCAcon (Midwest Ethnic Convention for Comics and…
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