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This free one-day event brings you the excitement of a comic con exhibit hall with local creators with special guests John Patrick Green and Keith Knight. Join us in the Sequoia Room at Burlingame Community Center. 

This program is in part with the 7th Annual Peninsula Libraries Comic Arts Fest.

John Patrick Green

11:00 AM

John Patrick Green, is a human with the human job of making books about animals with human jobs, such as InvestiGators, Hippopotamister, and Kitten Construction Company. Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at how he started his comics career, and get a glimpse of his process of making his goofy graphic novel series InvestiGators and its new spin-off, Agents of S.U.I.T.!

Keith Knight

2:00 PM

"The Intersection of Art and Social Justice"- Combining storytelling, graphics and humor, Keef takes a deep dive into how he came to address social issues through his comics and how cartoons can save the world. Keith Knight, is the award-winning creator of several comic strips, including The K Chronicles, The Knight Life, and the socio-political single panel, (th)ink. His work and life serve as the inspiration for the Hulu comedy series, Woke, now streaming its second season.

Look out for these exciting artists in the exhibit hall:

Andrew Carl, The Art of Avy Jetter, Asterisk Press, Ben Seto, Border Avenger, Chicken Scratch!, Coronavirus vs. Soap, Eggman Comics, Ellis Kim, Fracture Comics, HAETAE, Illusive Comics & Games, LLC, Jarred Russell, Jason Martin, Jen de Oliveira, Keith Knight, Kid Beowulf Comics, Kid Heroes Productions, Kwento Comics, Laneha House, Melissa Pagluica, Mister Jerrold, NAMI SMC OUTREACH TABLE, NPC Comics, Oak Tree Comics, Ruthie Lafond, Sapphic Bushtit, Southbay Comickers, StarVista, Tevy Khou, The Mushroom Queendom x Terrible Allies, This Mortal Coil Online Comic Serial, This Paper Cloud, Triple Dream Comics, WrathOfBom