A new nonprofit aimed at supporting comics creators in Brooklyn and beyond has officially launched. The Brooklyn Organization Dedicated to the Endurance of the Graphic Arts, or BODEGA, is founded by a group of publishers, creators, and industry leaders that includes James Tynion IV, Bryce Gold, and Courtney Menard. Gold will serve as Executive Director, while Tynion takes on the role of Chair of the Board of Directors alongside Gold and Menard.
BODEGA’s first major initiative is the Brooklyn Expo of Comics, a two-day festival set for November 14 and 15, 2026, in Williamsburg. The event will highlight standout comics talent from New York and around the world, with panels featuring prominent creators and a convention floor hosting more than one hundred artists. Menard and Gold will co-direct the event. Guests already announced include Chris Ware and Lisa Hanawalt, with more to come.
The expo will also introduce two new initiatives. The BODEGA Comic Arts Trophy will recognize standout works during the event, and the Brooklyn Annual of Graphically Elevated Literature will debut as a new magazine showcasing comics from New York-based creators, with future editions planned each year.
More of this, please, universe.
Props to Tynion for using his prominence and success in the field to build a seed of something bigger.