BREAK INTO COMICS at AMAZING LAS VEGAS COMIC CON

Acclaimed Editor Andy Schmidt brings his COMICS EXPERIENCE works to LAS VEGAS

THINKING ABOUT WORKING IN COMICS? HAVE A STORY YOU WANT TO TELL? LOOKING TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN CREATING?

Get Serious. Make Comics. Break In. You can do ALL of this and more at the Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con!

Comics Experience is a leading program which teaches people not just to break into the comics industry, but STAY in the industry. Founder Andy Schmidt brings his years and expertise as an editor for Marvel Comics and IDW, and Hasbro Creative Consultant introducing his program to the fans in Las Vegas. Andy Schmidt has worked with the biggest names in the industry on such properties as the X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy, Transformers, and GI JOE.

Comics Experience has created three programming sessions tailored specifically for the Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con, one for each day of the convention. Friday’s BREAKING INTO COMICS session is FREE to the fans coming to the con, and will take place in the main theater room. All are welcome to attend this panel. For the sessions on Saturday and Sunday, these give a more specific approach for Writing and Storytelling, with a hands on workshop setting for a small separate ticketed session. These Comics Experience Workshops are two hours in length, and feature Andy Schmidt and other working professions interacting and working side by side with the attendees. Descriptions of each can be found below. The price for the Saturday and the Sunday sessions are $25 each, or you can purchase all 3 sessions for the price of $40.

Comics Experience Packages can be purchased ONLINE HERE or at the event itself.

Due to the intimate setting of the workshops, there limited seats, and placement sell out. We highly recommend securing your sessions as early as possible t assure your participation.

AMAZING LAS VEGAS COMIC CON takes place June 20-21-22 at the South Point Hotel Casino and Casino.

Learn More about Andy Schmidt and Comics Experience – http://vimeo.com/59339886

COMICS EXPERIENCE PROGRAMMING:

Friday 5:00pm Theatre Room General Breaking into Comics- Open Sessions Join Comics Experience founder and former Marvel and IDW Publishing editor as well as comics writer Andy Schmidt for an in-depth look at what it takes to break into the comics industry. Andy has literally traveled the country and taught hundreds of students and working professionals these core tenants about becoming a working pro. This panel doesn’t just stop with breaking in, it also talks about how to continue to build your career and your name and your body of work int he comics industry. If you want to make comics, this is one talk you can’t afford to miss! This program will take place in the Theatre Room, and all are welcome to attend this FREE session!

*Saturday 11am-1pm COMIC EXPERIENCE Session 1: Writing Comics (separate admission ticket) Join Andy Schmidt, professional comics instructor and former Marvel and IDW Publishing editor, for this condensed, intensive workshop of Andy’s Comics Experience course: Introduction to Comic Book Writing. In this seminar, Andy will work you through how to block out a story and grow it from the seed of an idea you have into a fully functioning, dramatic and exciting comic book script! If you’ve got a story to tell, come tell it with Andy! This session takes place in Joshua Tree Room, right outside the main convention hall.

*Sunday 11am-1pm COMIC EXPERIENCE Session 2 Comic Book Art and Graphic Storytelling (separate admission ticket) Drawing Comics isn’t the same thing as drawing. You can draw well, you can paint well, but that doesn’t mean you’re going to be great at comics. But the good news is that drawing comics well isn’t a genetic trait. It’s something you learn how to do. There are rules–like the fundamentals of reading–there are assumptions that we all know, but that no one talks about or tells artists about. The result is often several years of bad comcis art from great artists–but you can avoid most, if not all of that, but simply getting the full download from someone who knows it and is happy to share it with you! That’s where this session and Comics Experience’s Andy Schmidt come in. In this workshop, Andy will break down how to tell a story very well quickly and concisely. We’ll give you the tools to avoid the common pitfalls BEFORE you step into them. Want to get a jump drawing great comics? Then come join us for the afternoon! This session takes place in Joshua Tree Room, right outside the main convention hall.