Denver’s Award Winning Independent Comics and Art Expo unleashed an impressive lineup for the 2018 Convention including Joe Kelly, Jeff Lemire, James O’Barr, Matt Kindt, Howard Cuse, Chuck Forsman plus locally grown Steve T Seagle, Amy Reeder and rising star Karl Christian Krumpholz among nearly 200 featured guests and exhibitors in Downtown Denver at the McNichols Civic Center this April 14-15. An extraordinary roster of the talent with more announcements expected through February, two-day passes are now available for purchase at dinkdenver.com
The artist-centric event of the year, DiNK is a celebration of independent artists, writers, creators, zine makers and publishers encompassing nearly three floors of entertainment, panel discussions, craft sessions, adult coloring, art auctions, comedy shows and the Mountain-West’s first Comic and Art Awards ceremony ‘The DINKy’s.’
Sophisticated yet never dull, the event has a knack for finding talent that has both wit and grit, with topics ranging from social justice to the antisocial and everything in between. More than art, displayed works include published books, manuscripts, zines, paintings and graphic novels. DINK provides an outlet for a talented cast of independent artists, creators, urban and tattoo artists, zine creators and graphic novelists to showcase their work for two days in the Mile High City each representing the counter-culture and the independent spirit of art in its many languages and styles.
For 2-day passes, VIP upgrades and additional experiential ticketing opportunities check out DinkDenver.com.
★ 2018 Special Guests ★
Joe Kelly – I Kill Giants, Kid Savage, Deadpool, X-men
Jeff Lemire – Sweet Tooth – Essex County
James O’Barr – The Crow
Steven T Seagle – Ben 10, American Virgin, Sandman Mystery Theatre,
Matt Kindt – Mind Mgmt
Howard Cruse – Gay Comix/Wendel
Chuck Forsman – End of the F*cking world
Amy Reeder – Rocket Girl
Jeffery Brown / Vader’s little princess
Jim Mahfood – Grrl Scouts, Tank Girl, Clerks
Box Brown – Andre The Giant, Tetris
Gerhard – Cerebus
Tom Hart – Hutch Owen
Robert Goodin – Man Who Loved Breasts
Ben Passmore – Dayglowahole
Anna Vo – Fix my head
Jorge Corona – No. 1 with a bullet
Ally Shwed – Cats on Cats on Cats
Beem – The family trade
Heather Mahler – Featured DiNK artist
R.C. Harvey – The Art of the Comic Book
Leda Zawacki / little gods
Melanie Gilman – As the Crow Flies, Steven Universe
Karl Christian Krumpholz – Westword, 30 miles of crazy
★ Web Comix Invasion ★
Nick Seluk – The Awkward Yeti
Brian Gordon – Fowl language
Daniell Corsetto – Girls with slingshots
Shenanigans – Shens Comix
Loaded with late night and adult programming, cocktails, and two complete days of activities, DINK prides itself in providing a vessel for fans to converse and imbibe with the art creators in a unique, intimate environment.
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