Latino Comics Expo Coming To Long Beach In 2013! Full List Of Exhibitors And Vendors; Plus Price And Where To Buy Tickets

The third annual Latino Comics Expo is coming to the Los Angeles area for the first time this upcoming August 17 and 18. The convention was founded in 2011 by Ricardo Padilla and Javier Hernandez to highlight the creativity of comic book creators that celebrate the Latino culture.

After taking place at the world famous Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, the expo heads south this year and will take place at the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) in Long Beach. The expo will span over two days and feature panels and workshops on how to make your own comics and panels with some of the best artists.

Over 50 artists, creators and vendors will be on site to expose their works of art. Scheduled to appear is Raul Aguirre Jr. ("Man vs Art"), Lalo Alcaraz ("La Cucaracha"), Frederick Aldama ("Your Brain on Latino Comics"), Carlos Avila ("Tales of a Masked Man"), Erik Arreaga ("Phour-Nyne-Guy") and many more (see complete list down below).

The Expo will take place on Saturday, August 17 and Sunday August 18 from 11am to 5pm. Pricing for the Saturday event is as follows: General Admission $9, Seniors and Students $6 and Children under 12 go in completely free. If you want to wait to come in on Sunday, everybody will go in FREE. It doesn't get any better than that, does it?

For more information on the Latino Comics Expo 2013, check out their website here.

Check out the complete list of participating exhibitors and vendors:

Raul Aguirre Jr., "MAN vs ART"
Lalo Alcaraz, "La Cucaracha"
Frederick Aldama, "Your Brain on Latino Comics"
Carlos Avila, "Tales of Masked Men"
Erik Arreaga, "Phour-Nyne-Guy"
Alex Trijjo, "Art! The Magazine"
Michael Aushenker, "Cartoon Flophouse"
Aztec of the City
Jose Cabrera, "Crying Macho Man"
Luis Calderon, "Space Johny"
Jaime Crespo, "Jaime Crespo.Com"
Ricardo Delgado, "Age of Reptiles"
Anthony Aguilar, Alejandra Cisneros, Luke Lizalde, "El Verde"
Steve Guerra & Jessica Miranda, "Enkyskulls"
Erik M. Esquivel, "EMEcomics"
Neil Segura & Ray Medivil, "Forever Freshmen"
Gabriela Gamboa, "Miss Lonely Hearts"
Crystal Gonzalez, "In The Dark"
Jason Gonzalez, "La Mano del Destino"
Erik Gonzalez & Erich Haeger, "Rosita y Conchita"
Javier Hernandez, "El Muerto"
Mario Hernandez, "Love & Rockets"
Lestat, "Lestat Wrestling"
Donna Letterese, "Drawdvl.Com"
Alfonso Vijil, "Libros Latinos "
Jim Lujan, "Jim Lujan Cartoons"
"LunaSol Mexican Vintage"
Ozi Magaña, "Ozi Magaña"
Liz Mayorga, "Monstrous Love Stories"
Pepe Melan, "Pepe Melan Art"
Ofloda Monstro, "OflodaDraw"
Roman Montes de Oca, "USMZ"
Chogrin Muñoz, "CHOGRIN"
Hannibal Garcia & Jacqueline Ortiz, "Ninoska Arte"
John Narcomey, "Draw Hard Studios"
Rafael Navarro, "Sonambulo"
German Orozco, "GermanOrozco.Com"
Daniel Parada, "Zotz"
Jose Pulido, "Mis Nopales"
Neil Rivas, "Illegal Superheroes"
Jules Rivera, "Misfortune High"
Grasiela Rodriguez, "Spadra"
Octavio Rodriguez, "The Cano Spot"
"Seite Books"
Simon Sotelo, "LA Zinefest"
Carlos Saldaña, "Burrito"
Alex Olivas, Luis Perlata, Josh Edelmann, "Tzolkin Media"
Gary Lee Jackson, Dan Madigan, "Ultimo Dragon.Com"
Christian Ramirez, "Winestone Entertainment"