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SchomCom
Exhibitors Showcase
Welcome to the SchomCom Exhibitors Showcase! The Schomburg Center is pleased to continue the annual tradition of featuring the work of some of our most celebrated creatives on the comic book scene. Explore the works of these authors, illustrators, and publishers.
MIKE HAYNES-PITTS
My name is Mike Haynes-Pitts and I am the author of the Afrofuturistic cyberpunk LGBTQ+ book trilogy, The Surge Series.The trilogy follows a variety of Black LGBTQ Femmes on various journeys in Africa.I have enjoyed creating the characters that I want to see in the media. When I’m not writing or editing, I host Black LGBTQ+ events, produce videos, chat on my BrainyBlerd podcast, workout, play video games and travel.
DAVID F. WALKER
David F. Walker is an award-winning comic book writer, author, filmmaker, journalist, and educator. His work in comic books includes Shaft (Dynamite Entertainment), winner of the 2015 Glyph Award for Story of the Year, Luke Cage, Occupy Avengers, Power Man and Iron Fist, Nighthawk, Fury, Secret Wars: Battleworld (Marvel Comics), Cyborg (DC Comics), and his upcoming graphic novel, The Black Panther Party: A Graphic History. Recognized as a leading scholar expert of African-American cinema and an adjunct professor at Portland State University.