Comic Arts Los Angeles

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Comic Arts Los Angeles
Comic Arts LA Logo.jpg
StatusOn hiatus
Genre Alternative comics convention
FrequencyAnnual
VenueHomenetmen Ararat
Location(s) Glendale, Los Angeles, California
Country United States
InauguratedDecember 6, 2014;7 years ago (2014-12-06)
Founder Jen Wang
Angie Wang
Jake Mumm
Most recentDecember 7–8, 2019
Website http://www.comicartsla.com/

Comic Arts Los Angeles (abbreviated as CALA or Comic Arts LA) is a comic book festival held annually in Los Angeles, California. Inaugurated in 2014 at Think Tank Gallery, the festival showcases graphic novels, comic books, and zines created by independent artists and publishers. [1] CALA includes an artist alley-style exhibition space that features roughly 100 vendors. [2]

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History

CALA was inaugurated as a one-day event on December 6, 2014, at the Think Tank Gallery in Downtown Los Angeles, California. [3] It is the first comic arts festival to be held in Los Angeles. [4] Since 2015, CALA expanded from one to two days of programming, with the second day reserved for panel discussions. [5] The 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [6] and has since been on hiatus. [7]

Event history

DatesPrimary VenueFeatured Guest(s)
December 6, 2014Think Tank Gallery
Los Angeles, California		 Sam Alden, Mimi Pond [8]
December 5–6, 2015Think Tank Gallery
Los Angeles, California		 Jaime Hernandez, ND Stevenson [9]
December 3–4, 2016Think Tank Gallery
Los Angeles, California		 Sam Bosma, Matt Furie [5]
December 9–10, 2017Homenetmen Ararat
Los Angeles, California		 Michael DeForge [10]
December 8–9, 2018Homenetmen Ararat
Los Angeles, California		 Ronald Wimberly [11]
December 7–8, 2019Homenetmen Ararat
Los Angeles, California		 Raúl the Third

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References

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  2. ↑ Brown, Tracy (December 8, 2017). "Comic Arts Los Angeles has a mission: Bringing comics to everyone". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ Spurgeon, Tom (December 29, 2014). "Everything I Still Remember About Comic Arts Los Angeles (CALA) 2014". The Comics Reporter. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ Chamberlain, Henry (December 8, 2014). "Comic Arts Los Angeles (CALA) Debuts a Comic Arts Festival". Comics Grinder. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Comic Arts Los Angeles 2016 (via archive)". Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  6. ↑ Team CALA. Comic Arts Los Angeles website (May 7, 2020). Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  7. ↑ MacDonald, Heidi (June 1, 2022). "The Return of (Some) Comics Festivals". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved June 2, 2022.
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