Author: ryancody

Ryan Cody is an artist and writer based in Phoenix Arizona. Spring 2006 will see the release of his first comic book project entitled VILLAINS from Viper Comics. He is currently available for commisions.

Cocktails & Comics!

On Saturday, September 14th, the Arizona Comicbook Arts Festival is teaming up with our partner, Foundre Phoenix, to host our first pop-up event, Cocktails & Comics!

This FREE event will feature 30+ comicbook artists, indie publishers, and illustrators, from 6pm-11pm in the main gallery room at The Foundre Hotel in downtown Phoenix. The Foundre is conveniently located off of the light rail stop at Roosevelt and Central, adjacent to the Roosevelt Row Arts District.

While the event is all ages, fans that are 21+ are encouraged to enjoy a cocktail, meet the creators, and pick up some amazing comic and illustration art. A full list of creators and vendors will be posted as we get closer to the event.

If you are a comic creator or comic-adjacent illustrator or publisher and would like to be considered for a table at Cocktails and Comics, you can fill out the creator application form here.

Creator Table Applications are open.

If you are a comic creator or illustrator and would like to apply to showcase your work at the second annual Arizona Comicbook Arts Festival, please fill out an application form here. Please note, AZCAF is a curated event with limited tables, not everyone who applies is going to get a table. We apologize in advance but one way we separate ourselves from other conventions is we keep our event intimate and comics and creator focused.

AZCAF Presents Free Comic Book Day

This year we’re teaming up with Samurai Comics in Mesa and Chandler to celebrate Free Comic Book Day on May 6th. We’ll have 12 local creators alongside 3 national guests so be sure to visit both locations!

Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is a day when participating comic book shops give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their shops! Founded on the belief that for every person out there, there’s a comic book they’ll love, the annual event offers a huge selection of free titles designed to appeal to a broad range of age levels and their tastes.

When Darick Robertson and Andrew MacLean had to cancel their appearances at our inaugural Arizona Comicbook Arts Festival event in February, we promised we’d bring them back out as soon as we could, and we’ve done just that!

Darick Robertson is the co-creator of THE BOYS and has worked for every major publisher in the industry. Andrew MacLean is the creator of the hit Image Comics series, HEADLOPPER. Jeff Johnson has worked for Marvel Comics, most notably as the artist on WONDER MAN. He’s also worked in animation on series such as Batman: The Brave and The Bold and Young Justice.

Creators will be at the shops from 10am-4pm on Saturday, May 6th, with Darick Robertson doing a special CGC Signing event on Sunday, May 7th at Brandon’s Comics in Tempe from 1-3pm.

Thanks for an amazing debut event!

Thanks to all of the comic book fans who came out to support the creators, guests and vendors for our debut event. The feedback from fans and creators was overwhelmingly positive and we couldn’t be happier with how our first event went. Please subscribe to our newsletter and be sure to follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook so you don’t miss out on any news for future events.