Virtuous Con announces Vashti Harrison, Rodney Barnes and Roye Okupe as guests! 

Virtuous Con, the virtual comic-book and fantasy convention that celebrates BIPOC creatives, has announced more special guests for their 4th Annual science-fiction and comic culture convention launching February 23 – 25, 2024. The virtual event, themed “The Future is Ours,” is dedicated to celebrating independent Black artists and creators worldwide.

Preliminary special guests for the Black History Month event include:

• Vashti Harrison: Vashti Harrison, is a New York Times best seller,  acclaimed author and award-winning children’s book illustrator,  known for the bestselling series “Little Leaders,” “Hair Love,” and “Sulwe.” written by actress Lupita N’Yongo. Honored with multiple awards including two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Literary Work for Children, Harrison’s latest work “BIG” is a 2023 National Book Awards finalist.
• Rodney Barnes: Rodney Barnes is an Award-Winning TV Writer and Producer known for his work on The Boondocks, “Wu-Tang: An American Saga”, American Gods and “Winning Time: The Rise of the Laker’s Dynasty”. He also created the acclaimed comics “Killadelphia” and “Blacula: Return of the King”.
• Roye Okupe: Roye Okupe an Animation Producer and founder of YouNeek Studios, the Award-Winning graphic novel publisher of Award-Winning stories such as “Malika: Warrior Queen” and “Iyanu: Child of Wonder” which is being adapted into a series on Cartoon Network for MAX.

Virtuous Con returns February 23 and 25 2024, program information is available through their website.