ONLI STUDIOS. LLC is expanding its flow of Rhythmistic Indie-Graphic Novels in 2019 and beyond for serious, intelligent and innovative readers collectors & fans. They were presented at the recent Pocket Con in Chicago.

 Pocket Con is now given at the palace-like downtown Chicago Cultural Center. This Con picks up on the innovations of the growing indie Black Age movement of independent conventions that are open to all yet have a focus on concepts and creators who are Black, Brown and Indie.

 These types of conventions offer the curious under-served public a chance to experience these products & their unique creators without being overwhelmed by the lame, very traditional, larger budgeted forces of the mainstream.

Prof. Onli showing a little luv for Pocket Con!

A positive shout-out to Nikki and all the cool folks that produced the Holiday themed Vends & Vibes at the Arts Incubator near the University of Chicago.  It featured a select arryay of small promising indie producers and designers of a wide range of gift products for this season of sharing. 2018!

Events like this gives ONLI STUDIOS a chance to bring the innovative Black Age of Comics to markets that may yet still be under the brand-loyal spell of the mainstream and its suppressive otrhodox traditions of what a graphic novels should be or become.

"FREE YOUR MIND!"

Johnathan Soul Interview LINK

Yvan Alagabe' who is a Benin-French publisher, author & bande-dessinee' artiste was in Chicago rccently for the Chicago Humanities Festival.  During his tour he followed by a few days, Michelle Obama's signing at the University of Chicago based Seminary Co Op Book Store in the Hyde Park district which is the personal home of the Obamas. Alagabe's book, "Yellow Negroes" features illustrated tales about love, pain, politics, sex and more issues that flow from Africa into France and back again.  Turtel Onli who used to live and work in Paris as an illustrator hooked up with Alagab'e during his reading & signing.......and got a cool signed mint copy of the featured book. 

BTW Hyde Park is also the birthplace of the growing Black Age of Comics movement.

Chicago based major market illustrator & publisher, Ashley A. Woods was invited by Prof. Jennings to present to college students near the Bay Area recently.  Both are amazing Black Age greats whose dedication and talents have inspired many while creating real career opportunities for emerging talents on all types.  Log time fans of the Chicago based annual Black Age of Comics events have met them and appreciated their important works and lectures.

"The Rise of the Black Age of Comics."

The above link is to a recent crucial article that soars beyond the limits of trendy fads and speaks to how vision, effort and dedication is having a measurable impact on the visual narrative know as comic books, animation, Graphic Novels and related genres.

We have completed our current tenure, ( since 2011 to 2018),  of being associated with the DuSable Museum's Annual Festival of the Arts.  We seriously appreciate their precious support in accepting and supporting our unique convention as part of their lively annual arts festival that each year attracted over 3,000 appreciative festival goers.  This arrangement  has positively linked the growing Black Age of Comics Movement to the wider presence and respect for Black American culture, its history and its future in the world of creativity, culture & commerce.

Now we are looking into other partnerships, refreshing the fantastic one with the DuSable, and plans for resuming our free standing single site convention next year.

We have come a long way since our first Black Age of Comics event in 1993.  

We have reshaped this entire industry!

We thank the staff of the DuSable, Carl McKenzie of Artworks, the gracious creative professionals who continue to participate and all of the fans, educators, blerds, geeks, freaks,  Martians, odds, geniuses and students that think or say, "Indie Today: BLACK AGE FOREVER!"

We want seriously thank all the folks that participated in 'BLACK AGE XXII" this week end.  Artworks Chicago, The DuSable Museum, the First Aid Comics, featured creative folks and all of the families, fans, scholars, studnens and wannabes.  You are why we do this over and over again!

Y'All rock!

Indie today: Black Age Forever!!!!!

"BLACK AGE XXI " 

When:  July 13^th through the 15^th, 2018

Where:  The DuSable Museum and other locations

What:  We will have a tent at the Annual DuSable Museum’s Arts & Crafts Festival.   The tent will be ready for the public at Noon until 7pm.  both days  This is a rain or shine event.

Over 3,000 people are expected in attendance!

This Festival and the DuSable Museum are under new management.

Activities:  A signing for indie publishers at the First Aid Comics Store in Hyde Park July 13^th, 5pm until 7pm.  Featuring Joe Curie / Strictly Underground and Prof. Onii / ONLI STUDIOS

First aid comics

1617 E 55th St
Chicago, IL 60615
e-mail: firstaidchicago@gmail.com
phone: 773-752-6642

  Thanks for your interest in "BLACK AGE XXI"!

Turtel Onli

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Now that The Mouse has made it legit to say or think, "Black / African derived super hero" folks can rise up and openly participate with the courageous indie Black Age of Comics' creators and their continued lines of amazing products. After decades of being "Indie Black adverse" many can now deal in legal Black-Money by collecting and gifting indie-Black Age products.  Putting them in the hands of so many hungry deserving fans and students. The Mouse has come a long way since his early minstral-shimmy days to rise and rule. Its nice to see him open up the door to what was already there.

 "BLACK AGE XXI": 

BLACK AGE OF COMICS CONVENTION CHICAGO 

will be July 13th until the 15th 2018.

We explode with our exclusive mega tent showcase & sale , plus informative Lecture Program for educators at the DuSable Museum's Annual Arts & Crafts Festival and awesome signings at the Almighty First Aid Comic Book Store in Hyde Park.
A Bowling Party and Power Dinner meeting is being planned too.

More venues and details will be posted here as they are confirmed.

 Prof. Onli was featured at the amazing Lambiek store in Amsterdam. It is the oldest seller and distributor of BD, Graphic Novels and such in all of Europe. Onli went on to return to his creative roots in Paris.  Along the way Onli was laying the groundwork for the first international Black Age of Comics Convention.

It was in Paris back in 1977 in a conversation with the late great Moebius that Onli was inspired to grow ONLI STUDIOS from an illustration studio into a publishing operation with great growth potential and launching what is now the innovative Black Age genre!

 Bros Irie & Boris greeting Prof. Onli upon arrival.

Below...OOOOPS! A Bro-Fight broke out over the single ONLI STUDIOS Rhythmistic sweat shirt. In the end they decided it will be put on display so its fans and traffic can appreciate its connection to the Father of the Black Age. What a tribute to our growing movement.

 The World- Since the launch of the growing Black Age of Comics genre in 1993 the tension between the mainstream and this dream has resulted in many an amazing expression. None are more vital than the two historic "BLACK COMIX" mega sized anthology album books that feature the works , stories, backgrounds and information about the seriously gifted and dedicated sisters & brothers who make it so. there is even a listing of all of the indie annual events that facilitate this movement. 1993 officially put the "Black" in this hybrid of visual & literary art. Now your collections, libraries, living rooms, media centers, classes and companies can better get their Black on! "Indie today: Black Age Forever"! "Black Comix Returns" by Damian Duffy & John Jennings per Lion Forge/The Magnetic Collection.....via Amazon.

Long time Chicago politician, Bob Fioretti,  having a moment with ONLI STUDIOS at the recent Black Empowerment Expo given by the Africa International House.