CONVENTIONS & APPEARANCES

UPCOMING APPEARANCES

Heroes Con (June 12-14)

When: June 12 -14

Where: Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, NC

Dream Con

When: July 10-12

Where: George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX

Atlantic Comic Con

When: August 22-23

Where: Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, VA

HIGHLIGHTED APPEARANCES

Phillipsburg Comic Convention | Phillipsburg, NJ

Featured Guest: (2018-2026)

BlerDCon | Arlington, VA

Co-Panelist:

Greg & Greg Talk the Business of Comics (2026)

Diversity Within Diversity - We Are Not A Monolith (2026)

(Video) Greg & Greg, We're At It Again - Let's Talk Writing Comics (2024)

(Video) Writing Comics, Where Do I Start? From Concept to Creation, How to Turn Ideas Into Comics (2023)

Atlantic Comic Con | Norfolk VA

Featured Guest (2025-2026)

Co-Panelist:

(Video) Politics and Subculture in Comics (2025)

Momocon | Atlanta, GA

Featured Guest (2024)

Co-Panelist:

Let's Talk Writing Comics with Greg & Greg

12th Annual Black Comic Book Festival | Harlem, NY

Featured Guest and Speaker (2024)

New York Comic Con | New York, NY

Co-Panelist:

The Medium is the Monster - Comics, Culture, and Creatures

BOOK TOUR & PROMOTIONAL EVENTS

11th Annual Black Comic Book Festival (January 2023):

Hosted at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, NY. Greg Anderson Elysée and Akim Aliu appeared as featured guests to discuss the creation of Dreamer.

Media & Podcast Tour (February 2023):

To coincide with the February release, the authors participated in the Scholastic Reads Podcast, where they discussed the challenges of adapting Aliu's life story into a graphic format.

School and Library Visits:

Throughout 2023 and 2024, Elysée participated in various signings and panels at schools and libraries, as the book was selected for several prestigious reading lists, including the 2024 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens and the 2024 Texas Maverick Reading List.

Independent Bookstore Signings:

Elysée held specific signings for the memoir at several community-focused locations, including:

-Frugal Bookstore (Boston, MA): A key stop for the authors to engage with local youth and hockey fans.

-Books of Wonder (New York, NY): This location offered signed copies of the memoir during the initial launch period