Schedule
SATURDAY - JULY 11
Cleveland Public Library
with writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson and exhibit curators Roy Schwartz and Samantha Baskind
Details & registration coming soon
Cedar Lee Theatre
SUNDAY - JULY 12
9 AM - 6 PM - Maltz Museum & Mishkan Or, Beachwood, OH
Award-winning creators & scholars on Superman, comics history and graphic storytelling
Family-friendly cartooning & hands-on creative activities
ARTIST ALLEY
Meet artists, writers, and independent creators
Icons in Ink: The Jewish Experience
What is
Icons Fest?
Most festival programming will take place at Congregation Mishkan Or, located next door to the Museum, and attendees can easily walk between the two campuses throughout the day.
Join the Maltz Museum for two days of conversations, workshops, artist meet-and-greets, family activities, and special events inspired by the exhibition Icons in Ink: The Jewish Comics Experience!
Featured Guests
Headliners
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Brian Michael Bendis, Award-winning writer, Ultimate Spider-Man
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Peter Kuper, New Yorker cartoonist and illustrator of Spy vs. Spy
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Terri Libenson, New York Times bestselling author and creator of “Pajama Diaries”
Featured speakers & Creators
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Joshua Sky, Creator and illustrator of educational comics and graphic novels
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Marc Andreyko, Award-winning writer and co-creator of Torso
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Ben and Max Berkowitz, Comic creators and co-authors of The Writer
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Gary Dumm, Award-winning artist and longtime collaborator of Harvey Pekar
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Danny Fingeroth, Former Marvel editor and writer
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Matt Horak, Comic book artist for Spider-Man and Deadpool
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Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Acclaimed Superman writer and author
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Amy Kurzweil, Acclaimed graphic memoirist and author of Flying Couch
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Joe Rubinstein, Legendary comic artist and inker