The Art Academy’s Slam Bam Comic Jam is more than an art show — it’s basically a month-long comic-geek celebration. While the cornerstone of the exhibition is the comic work of David Michael Beck (Dark Horse Comics’ Star Wars: Empire and Star Wars: Republic), Tony Moore (Fear Agent, The Exterminators and the first six issues of The Walking Dead) and David Mack (Kabuki, Marvel Comics’ Daredevil and Fight Club cover artist), there will also be a costume contest during the opening reception, a 24-hour comic challenge (9 a.m. Feb. 7 to 9 a.m. Feb. 8) and a screening of Anthony Moorman’s documentary Making It. Events, workshops and lectures are still being added, so check the website for more details.
Through Feb. 27. Free. Art Academy of Cincinnati, 1212 Jackson St., Over-the-Rhine, artacademy.edu.
This article appears in Jan 21-27, 2015.