Dieselfunk Southern Roadtour
GREETINGS DIESELFUNKATEERS! We embark on a tour of the Southern Region of the USA! With stops in MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, LOUISIANA, and GEORGIA Spreading the Word of Dieselfunk! Standby for UPDATES!
BLACK METROPOLIS @Hurleyville Arts Center August-September
Greetings Dieselfunkateers! Black Metropolis returns at Hurleyville Arts Center during the Afrofuturism Celebration! Then Remains up till the end of September. Thats 2 FULL months of straight afrofuturist FIRE!
BE THERE!
DIESELFUNK @ SAN DIEGO COMICON
Greetings Dieselfunkateers! I shall be attending San Diego Comicon this week. 
So fascinating to be at this place in my career with panels and business meetings that are quite fulfilling. Tremendous thanks to Michael Davis of the Black Panel for allowing me to participate when he didn’t have to. Much appreciation to the Great Jeff Smith for the panel and signing I’ll be rocking with him on. And last, but definitely not least, to the always industrious LaWana Richmond for honoring me at the Afrofuturism Lounge. Schedule is as follows:
Friday, July 22, 2022
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Room 5AB
Description: This year marks the official 25th Anniversary of The Black Panel. Panelists join host Michael Davis, Ph.D. for a lively discussion.
7:00 PM
Location: Quartyard, 1301 Market Street, SD, CA 9201
Description: In Conversation with Tim Fielder and Dr. LaWana Richmond
Sunday, July 24, 2022
11:00 AM – 12:00
Location: Room 29AB (Signing after Talk at Cartoon Books Booth #2109)
Description: Bone creator Jeff Smith discusses his new graphic novel series TUKI. Smith will be joined on stage by Tim Fielder, the Afro-futurist author of the graphic novels INFINITUM and Matty’s Rocket. A signing will follow after the panel at Cartoon Books booth #2109.
Matty’s Rocket Steph Curry Feb 22 Pick
Greetings Dieselfunkateers! Stephen Curry Picks Matty’s Rocket as his February 2022 Book Club Pick! The Blessings Continue. HUGE THANKS to NBA Champion Stephen Curry and Literati. Join the book club or buy direct
Black Metropolis DAY 1! FINISH, DELIVER & SHOW
Greetings Dieselfunkateers! BLACK METROPOLIS: 30 Years of Afrofuturism, Comics, Music, Animation, Decapitated Chickens, Heroes, Villains, and Negroes. As part of The Carnegie Hall Afrofuturism Festival Opened TODAY. Feb 1st – Mar 31st at the Children’s Art Carnival 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY 10031 Tuesdays- Sundays 12pm-7pm Closed Monday (Gotta Rest sometime right?)
Okay. So, Why Black Metropolis? What would compel me to put on a career retrospective?
This is a question I intend to answer in detail over the course of the festival. But as this is the first day I will simply say the following:
For all artists, audience members of any color, orientation, and gender; I’ve been working the margins of Black Speculative Art in comics and concept design since I was 12 years old. As of this writing I am 55 years old. I learned in only my middle age, that YOU ALONE are responsible for advocating for YOUR WORK. It’s not easy. in fact it’s downright exhausting. Plus I had plenty of help. However, it’s easily the most fulfilling, validating, and FUN activity of my life. Here’s the catch. You must:
FINISH, DELIVER & SHOW
See you at the Show!!!!
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