Monday, May 17, 2010

ECBACC (eck-BACH) 2010
9th Annual East Coast Black Age Comics Convention
Saturday, May 15th, 2010 In Philadelphia, PA.

ECBACC (Pronounced as eck-BACH)
East Coast Black Age Comics Convention



ALL PHOTOGRAPHY
Copyright © 2010 ROD PATRICK RISBROOK



Free Program Booklet At The ECBACC Reception Desk
Of The Crowne Plaza Hotel In Downtown Philly





I Got To Meet And Talk With ECBACC's
President And Founder
Yumy Odom
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He's a Very Qool Brutha And Believes In Passing On
The Oral History Tradition Of The African Diaspora




Some Of The Staff From ECBACC-
The Brutha On The Far Right With Da Lox Is
A REAL Cutie! LOL!




The History of ECBACC Over The Course of 9 Years!




One Of The Many Vendors Showcasing Their Black Superheroes




Faith Walker Character




A Vendor / Artist At His Table




It Was So Qool To Photograph And Document
A Few Bruthaz Drawing On The Fly




A Close-up Of This Brutha Drawing




My Friend Ernest Standing In Front Of A Vendor's
Black Superhero Comic Book Collection




My Friends Ernest And Ardley




This Was A Real, Real Interesting Cover Depicting
Racial And Social Commentary
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See The Next Picture's Close-up...



Lois Lane Transforming Into A Sistah... Okkaaaaay!
Pretty Freakin' Fierce!!! LOL!




The Main Market Place Room





It Was Great To See A Sea Of Black Vendors / Artists
And The Black Family Patronizing The ECBACC Event





The Jaycen Wise Table
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For Me This Was Hands Down The Best Art At This
Convention (Besides N. Steven Harris' Fringe Book)




Little Brutha At The Jaycen Wise Table




The Art Is So Freakin' Qool At The Jaycen Wise Table!



Artists And Fans Talking




This Brutha Was The Most Interesting At The Convention...



This Artist's Technique And Art Tool is Drawing On A
Touchscreen Computer Tablet
Installed With The Windows XP Operating System
And Utilizing Adobe Photoshop
As His Drawing Canvas Software Application...




He Draws In Adobe Photoshop Using
A Special Pen With The
Touchscreen!
It Was Incredibly Amazing!!
-
If There Was A "Techniques & Technology Award"
This Brutha
Would Win It For Sure!!!



18th Avenue Online.com



A Host Of Black Cartoon Characters
Who Are Neighborhood Friends




Some Bruthaz Conducting Interviews





Kids and Adults Enjoying The Convention




An Artist And A Child Talking







This Bruthaz Deserved A Photograph
With His Qool Black Outfit
...



A Close-up Of His Drawing




A Sistah Superhero
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A Lot Of Sistahs Represented At The Convention



Fringe Is A Really Dope Pro-Black Socio-Political Comic Book
By Artist N. Steven Harris Who I Finally
Got To Meet For The First Time
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I First Discovered Fringe At Nubian Heritage,
A Black Owned Business In Downtown Brooklyn, NYC
Where I Bought The Book





Kids Watching A Qool Martial Arts Workshop



An African Martial Arts Workshop Demonstration
Outside The Market Place Room






The Martial Artists Were Using Real Swords And Weapons




Adorable Boy Looking On At The
Martial Arts Demonstration





A New Venture Called BlackSci-Fi.com
Is Conducting Interviews With Artists And Fans
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The Official Website Launches In Early June:
BlackSci-Fi.com




The Brutha Being Interviewed On The Right
Was Qool To Chat With.
He liked My
Deep Space Nine / Commander Sisko T-Shirt.







Da KIDS!

Check out the rest of the pictures at my
ECBACC 2010 Photo Album