LadiesCon 2024 was a one day celebration of women of all kinds and their work in comic books, science fiction, fantasy, cosplay, and many other realms of pop culture. The 2024 convention was held in-person on Saturday May 11, 10am-4pm at the Somerville Armory.
LadiesCon is for everyone, with a focus on creators who identify as women, non-binary, LGBTQ, and people of color, plus local artists.
Our LadiesCon 2024 special guests are professionals we invited to join us at LadiesCon. They were present throughout the convention signing books, doing sketches, and appearing on panels.
Ming was born in Boston in the Fall of 1984 to an Irish American sailor and a Chinese Canadian librarian. In the Fall of 1991 she saw a million ducks. She has worked on titles including The Banks, Constantine, DC’s Anatomy of a Metahuman, and The Kitchen. She is currently working on art all night and every day and would probably love an espresso. This was Ming’s eighth appearance at LadiesCon.
Mad Rupert is a comic artist and writer who got her start in self-publishing over ten years ago. She authors two ongoing webcomics and has worked extensively on comic adaptations of Cartoon Network properties including Adventure Time, Regular Show, and Steven Universe. She was the artist on BUNT!, an original graphic novel written by Ngozi Ukazu and published by First Second. "Mad" is short for "Madeline," she's not actually angry.
Tana Ford is the 2020 Eisner and Hugo award winning comic book artist of LaGuardia with writer Nnedi Okorafor. The first time Tana teamed up with Nnedi was to create a Venomized Black Panther in Marvel's Secret Empire. Tana has drawn for New Warriors, The Amazing Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Trek, Jem & the Holograms, and Gwenpool, though she is perhaps best known for her work on Marvel's Silk starring Cindy Moon. Her upcoming comic is called Space Cat. This was Tana’s fourth LadiesCon appearance.
LadiesCon 2024 panels were held throughout the con in the upstairs panel space.
In this age of political upheaval and climate collapse we need more people willing to act – how can our favorite comics, books, films and series inspire and motivate us? We'll give you an overview of how to creatively use fandom in your activism for topics like LGBTQIA2S+ rights, racial justice, intersectional feminism, environmental justice/sustainability, and education reform. And together we'll build a list of media that address these topics and more.
What goes into creating a character? Join our guests as they each highlight a favorite character that they’ve designed and discuss the process from inspiration to final design
What's new and cool in kids comics? Four graphic novelists with fantastic new graphic novels for kids talk about their work, what makes kids comics so awesome, and give some recommendations for their favorites.
Dr. Carol J. Clover coined the term "final girl" to refer to an archetype in horror films, specifically slashers, where a sole female character is left standing when all of her companions are murdered by a villain. What's the appeal of the "final girl" trope? Is the moral "rightness" of the character empowering or limiting?
You're writing a comic book, so of course you know what it's about. But do you know what it's actually about? Let's talk about digging down past what happens in your story to find what it's really trying to say.
Our LadiesCon 2024 vendors sold their products on May 11, 2024 at the Somerville Armory. Check the links below for their web stores and other information.
