Last month PVS hosted it’s first comic creation workshop of 2025 at Syndicate Comics & Collectibles. It’s a great opportunity for creative folks in our community to come out and learn how to tell their stories and bring their characters to life within the fine confines of Marietta’s hidden gem of comics and fandom collectibles.

The owner, John always has a warm welcome for everyone who comes through and we just have a good time there with all the different talent that comes through. The PVS & Syndicate connection all started when our very own co-founder Ananya brought Lung Girl comics to the shop. Lung Girl comic sales are used to raise funds for The Sid Foundation, a nonprofit organization that raises funds and awareness for lung transplant patients and research which Ananya is also the president of. PVS were co-creators of Lung Girl and the comics so when we had the opportunity to do our workshops there we were happy to hop onboard!

All proceeds from our community workshops at Syndicate go towards supporting The Sid Foundation. So it’s been nothing short of a blessing to be able to build community through comics and creativity.

All our workshops are based on our signature curriculum based on the Fresh Voices Comic Creation Workbook. At our workshops we feature our long time partner Plasq, creators of the Comic Draw App to teach and do demos with. 

We hope to continue the momentum of these funtastic workshops. Our next one will be on Saturday, February 15 at 2PM. Register through the button below. Hope to see more friendly faces!

Peace,

Loso Pérez


Creators featured in photo:

Ananya Vahal
Morgan Eaves
Leo Nonchalant
Kaylah Fraser
Jason Herring
Johnathan Jackson


Links to mentioned entities:

The Sid Foundation
Comic Draw App
Syndicate Comics & Collectibles

On November 11, 2017 I was invited to teach how to teach how to make comic book pages using the Comic Draw App. This event was held at General Assembly, an educational center that specializes teaching in-demand skills.

I had the privilege to share my expertise with attendees from all over Atlanta. It was a good time with a host of talent in the room so of course we had to bust out the #pvsketch challenge. 

Checkout the pics below, find new artists to follow and go ahead and download Comic Draw App for yourself FREE.

Photos owned by Adobe User Group & DeltaTangoMike

Click here for more #PVSketch drawings. 

Prime Vice Studios is available for teaching engagements. Book us for your next event and invite the joy of comic creation to your function. 😎

Peace,

Loso Perez

@prime_vice

Prime Vice Studios hosted three 1 hour Fresh Voices Comic Creation Workshops at the AMFM Summer Festival. August 8-10 at The Bakery ATL’s Hangar. The Art on the Atlanta BeltLine program initiative is sponsored this event. It was free to the public and all ages were welcome. We used our signature Fresh Voices Comic Creation workbooks for this event. All attendees received a copy to work in and take home.

Photo Credit:
Miranda Kyle @mirandakyle13

Here are the live stream videos of our workshops on each day.

The Atlanta BeltLine is the most comprehensive transportation and economic development effort ever undertaken in the City of Atlanta and among the largest, most wide-ranging urban redevelopment programs currently underway in the United States.

beltline.org

The Bakery Atlanta is a multi-faceted arts complex with a focus on community engagement, environment, education, and new technology. We offer private studios, community and workshop space, a conference room, a multi-use gallery and several venues as well as outdoor event space. 

thebakeryatlanta.com

Prime Vice Studios will be at the AMFM Summer Festival August 8-9 teaching workshops from 2-3pm at The Bakery ATL’s Hangar. The Art on the Atlanta BeltLine program initiative is sponsoring this event. It is free to the public and all ages are welcome. We will be using our signature Fresh Voices Comic Creation workbooks for this event. All attendees will receive a copy to work in and take home. Come early though seats are limited to 20 attendees only per day.

Check out below for more information on The Atlanta BeltLine, the AMFM Festival & The Bakery ATL Artspace.

Beginning August 8, 2018, Art on the Atlanta BeltLine will present the Art.Movement.Film.Music (AMFM) Summer Fest on the Westside Trail in Atlanta. As part of the 2018 Art on the Atlanta BeltLine exhibition festivities, AMFM will include exhibitions, pop-ups, musical acts, a speaker series, food trucks, and much more. Co-hosted by The Bakery, The National Black Arts Festival’s NextGen Artist Program, and ARTlanta Gallery, the festival will take place on the Westside Trail near the Allene Avenue trailhead.

the detailed schedule for:
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Wednesday, August 8:

• 12:00 p.m.
  • TOMAfit @ The Hangar
• 1:00 p.m.
  • Chalk Festival @ The Parking Lot
  • TOMAfit @ The Hangar
  • Atlanta Indie Market @ Vendor Row
• 2:00 p.m.
  • Prime Vice Comic Workshop @ The Hangar
• 4:00 p.m.
  • Put a Lid on It workshop @ The Parking Lot
  • Public Art Panel: Proposal, Process, Product @ The Hangar
  • Film screening @ Surplus Property
• 5:00 p.m.
  • Workshop: How to Get Your Art on the BeltLine @ The Hangar
  • Film screening @ Surplus Property
• 6:00 p.m.
  • Opening Remarks @ The Loading Dock
  • Film screening @ Surplus Property
• 7:00 p.m.
  • Bent Frequency @ The Loading Dock
• 8:00 p.m.
  • The Atlanta Opera @ The Loading Dock

Link to Facebook invite for our workshops:

https://www.facebook.com/pg/PrimeVice/events/?ref=page_internal

Link to the Atlanta BeltLine website & schedule: 

​https://art.beltline.org/schedule/

This year PVS participated and played an integral role in the Sewell Mill Library & Cultural Center’s inaugural Mini Con. An event to celebrate comic culture in the Cobb County community. In attendance there was over 1200 people for the event that took place on July 21, 2018 from 1-6 pm. 

The event garnered attention from the local press East Cobb news and featured a plethora of festivities including workshops, panels, musical performances, cosplay contest, gaming and of course food.

We hosted a diversity in comics panel similar to the one we did at Momo Con except we had some different guests. Regardless industry insights and experience was shared. 

Featured panelists:

Jorge Santiago Jr. 

Robert K Jeffrey

Kelsi Jackson

Ananya Vahal

We also gave one of our signature Fresh Voices Comic Creation Workshops. With support from The Pollination Project this workshop was free to the community. Advanced Picture Studios was kind enough to help us put together this highlight real from the workshop.

And what would a convention be without our ongoing #pvskech challenge? Some eager youngsters and talented vendors blessed us with these drawing sheets.

Special thanks to Fred Andrews IV @artofwarstudios & Belle Dragon of @catdragoncomics!

This was the first time we helped organize such a big event. We hope to do more of this type of work. It really grows the community and brings a diverse fun bunch of people.

I was happy to see my colleagues come out, attendees from our workshops, and of course family and friends. It was fun, creative and vigorous atmosphere that was all ages and family friendly. I look forward to doing more and bringing even more people together around the world.

​Peace,

Loso Perez

On July 14, 2018 Prime Vice Studios hosted their third Fresh Voices Comic Creation Workshop sponsored by The Pollination Project. Below you will see the video from this event.

With support of the Pollination Project we have been able to launch The Prime Vice Fresh Voices Comic Creation Workshops. 

Our first set of workshops took place at The Wren’s Nest. A cultural center that celebrates the timeless legacy of the Brer Rabbit tales and promotes the art of storytelling in all of its contemporary forms.

Below is footage from our workshops which took place on June 25, 2018 & July 23, 2018
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