By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Jason T. Smith and Nolan P. Smith This past weekend, the Pasadena Convention Center became home to the first-ever LightBox Expo. Having attended just about every kind of comic and art convention in Southern California, I have to say: I was extremely impressed. Created by character designer and illustrator Bobby Chiu, the team at […]
By Nolan P. Smith There is a new pop culture event for fans to look to this weekend as the inaugural LightBox Expo Pasadena Convention Center September 6th-8th. Created by character designer and illustrator Bobby Chiu, the team at Schoolism, and Emerald City Comic Con founder Jim Demonakos, the LightBox Expo is a celebration of the visual arts in sunny […]
By Jason T. Smith Photos by Nolan P. Smith (Pasadena)– This weekend, the artful city of Pasadena was once again home to DesignerCon, or D-Con as it is also known by. Featuring artists, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of pop, underground and urban art, the show took place at the Pasadena Convention Center, and was met with crowds of fans, creators, […]