Independent cartoonist Mikhaela B. Reid has provided a wonderful write up of the “Having Our Say: Black Women Discuss Imagery” panel, which occurred at the annual East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention. Appearing on the panel were Ormes Society members Cheryl Lynn Eaton and Rashida Lewis as well as author L.A. Banks.
The Ormes Society is currently seeking black women working as illustrators or writers in the comic book or webcomic industry to form the second wave of new Ormes Society members! Women who are interested in joining the Ormes Society should e-mail the organization the following information:
The following news sites have provided wonderful coverage of the New York Comic Convention’s Black Panel. Follow the links to learn all about Cheryl Lynn’s recent panel appearance.
The Ormes Society Web site came in at #5 in WordPress.com’s list of Growing Blogs for February 19! The list features blogs that have had the greatest gain in traffic in 24 hours. We here at the Ormes Society would like to thank all of our wonderful visitors for making this possible!
The Ormes Society Forum is now active! Be sure to register to converse with fellow fans!
Ormes Society founder Cheryl Lynn will be appearing on the African-American Panel at the 2007 New York Comic Convention on Saturday, February 24 to discuss the launch of the Ormes Society. Denys Cowan, vice president of BET Animation, creators Mike and Mark Davis of Blokhedz and Guardian Line creator Michael Davis will also be appearing on the panel.
