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Comic book festival in Los Angeles
Comic Arts Los Angeles
StatusOn hiatus
GenreAlternative comics convention
FrequencyAnnual
VenueHomenetmen Ararat
Location(s)Glendale, Los Angeles, California
CountryUnited States
InauguratedDecember 6, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-12-06)
FounderJen Wang
Angie Wang
Jake Mumm
Most recentDecember 7–8, 2019
Websitehttp://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. CALA includes an artist alley-style exhibition space that features roughly 100 vendors.

History

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

Event history

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

References

  1. Muñoz, Desilu (December 12, 2014). "Recap: Comic Arts LA @ Think Tank Gallery". LA Taco. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  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. ^ "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.
  8. "Comic Arts Los Angeles 2014 (via archive)". Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  9. "Comic Arts Los Angeles 2015 (via archive)". Archived from the original on December 18, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  10. "Comic Arts Los Angeles 2017 (via archive)". Archived from the original on February 13, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  11. "Comic Arts Los Angeles 2018". Retrieved November 27, 2018.

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