Intro to Comic-Making with Robin Ha

Do you love to read comics and want to create your own? This workshop is for you!

You only need paper, pencil, and ideas to begin. NYT bestselling graphic novelist Robin Ha will help you jump-start your comic book idea and bring it to life. This workshop will examine comics as a powerful storytelling medium and teach you different comic techniques to share your story on paper. From brainstorming your plot to developing your characters to page layouts, you’ll get a comprehensive lesson on the creative process of making comics. This workshop is meant for all ages, no experience is required! All necessary materials and light refreshments will be provided.

While this event is FREE, we ask that you please RSVP. This workshop is held by the PBF in partnership with ARE's R.I.S.E. Center. This project was supported, in part, by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly.

About Robin Ha

Robin Ha (she/her) is the award-winning author/illustrator of the graphic novel memoir Almost American Girl. Raised in Seoul, South Korea, she spent her childhood reading and drawing comics. At fourteen, she moved to the United States, where she later studied illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design. Her comics and illustrations have appeared in various publications, including the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times, as well as in anthologies highlighting Asian American culture, including Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now, New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei, and Shattered: The Asian American Comics Anthology (Secret Identities). She is also the author of the New York Times best-selling comic recipe book Cook Korean!: A Comic Book With Recipes. Her third graphic novel, The Fox Maidens is published by Balzer and Bray in February 2024. Robin is currently working on a graphic novel cookbook, Instant Noodles and Beyond, scheduled to be published in 2026 by Harvest.