Samuel Vera is guest on The Color of Comics panel at Kids Comic Con

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CDC NewsWire
Official Press Release
March 25th, 2008
Union City, NJ

Publisher; Crazee Comics own Samuel Vera is guest on Panel "The Color of Comics" at 2nd Annual Kids Comic Con

Crazee Comics Media Group LLC, Announced today that it's founder Samuel Vera will be a guest on the panel discussion of "The Color of Comics" to be held at the 2nd Annual Kids Comic Con. The panel highlights minority achievement in comics and media as well as the importance of diversity. One of Samuel Vera's pieces was selected to go on display at the Color of Comics Exhibit from February 8th through March 15th.

"This is huge for me as a Hispanic American. Helping to increase kid's awareness of comics is crucial to the success and growth of our industry, and adding cultural diversity to the mix makes it that much more meaningful. I am honored to be a part of this." - Samuel Vera President Crazee Comics

About the Color of Comics Exhibit
"The Color of Comics" is a collection of images of people of color as represented through comics.  Organized by Alex Simmons and Eugene Adams, these images were submitted by comic artists and publishers from around the world.  The opening reception was on Friday, February 8, 2008, 5-7pm.

Color of Comics Panel
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.:   Professional Panel
"The Color of Comics" - Based on the extremely well received comic art exhibition this will discuss the cultural and racial representations in comics, and their impact on young people. (Panelists: Akinseye, Sven Larsen, Yali Lin, Samuel Vera)

About Crazee Comics
Crazee Comics is a small press publisher of comic books and now children?s books. It?s founder Samuel Vera has been featured on dozens of Television and radio shows and has been written about in Newspapers and magazines for his work on the Critically Acclaimed series "There's an Alien in my Toilet".

About Kids Comic Con
Kids' Comic Con will feature a variety of entertaining events and demonstrations on comics aimed at kids as well as workshops and exhibits focused on using comics as an educational tool for parents, teachers and librarians. Free giveaways, contests and more.

When: March 29, 2008
Where: Bronx Community College in NY
Admission: FREE for children 17 and under
$5 for all others

For more on the Kids Comic Con visit www.kidscomiccon.com

For more on Crazee Comics visit www.crazeecomics.com