Organizers
Comicdom Press
In 2004, a group of volunteers that really loved comics, founded the non-profit organization, Comicdom Press, whose scope included the promotion and advancement of 9th Art. With this in mind, Comicdom Press launched the comics portal, Comicdom.gr (lately transformed into a blog), the most important comics website in Greece. The only Greek website that collaborates with major publishers (DC, Dark Horse, IDW, Image, Marvel και Top Shelf), and has already interviewed some of the biggest names of the international comics scene, like Kurt Busiek, Steve Englehart, Keith Giffen, Robert Kirkman, Mike Mignola, Frank Miller, Bryan Talbot, and Bill Willingham.
In May 2005, Comicdom Press, in collaboration with the comic store chain, Jemma Books & Comics, invited the popular award-winning creators, Jeff Smith and Bryan Talbot, for a highly successful signing event.
In May 2006, Comicdom Press collaborated with the Media Lab of Panteion University and the Hellenic-American Union, to organize an event that was light years ahead of anything done in Greece thus far. Comicdom Con Athens 2006 was honored by the presence of respected comics creators and other members of the international comics community, and it was supported by most Greek comic shops and various state institutions (Ministry of Culture, General Secretariat of Youth, City of Athens, British Council). Comicdom Con Athens 2006 was extremely successful and received positive comments by a number of Media. The next two years’ festivals were even more successful, establishing Comicdom Con Athens in the minds of the Greek public.
In 2007, Comicdom Press became more active in the publishing field, by launching the homonymous publishing division.
For the 2008-2009 school year, Comicdom Press collaborated with the National Book Centre, through a series of comics workshops for children. “Book-Games” became “Games with drawings and words in the panels of imagination”. Three workshops by respected artists initiated children to the various means of expression that comics Art has to offer.
In September 2009, Comicdom Press collaborated with the historic International Comics Convention of Lodz, introducing 20 Greek comics creators to the Polish comics audience, through an exhibition that provided a great representation of the Greek comics scene! The Exhibition opened its doors for the public on September 24 and it remained open till late October.
All members of Comicdom Press continue to offer hours of volunteer work for the art form we love.
View our publications and see tons of comics and artwork on the official Comicdom Press website
Hellenic-American Union
Mission
The Hellenic American Union is a public-service institution with an international focus and strong community commitment, dedicated to providing opportunities for a diverse range of audiences to encounter and benefit from innovative educational programs and cultural events. These programs are developed independently by the institution or in partnership with European and American educational and cultural organizations and aim to directly address emergent social or economic needs.
Orientation
The institution is a not-for-profit association with historic ties to the United States and program links to Western European, American and Balkan institutions but is wholly autonomous and self-financing. Its non-profit status enables the institution to use income earned in its fee-bearing activities to subsidize a large number of free community-service activities and resources, such as its program of cultural events, its Library, youth outreach programs and teacher training seminars. On the other hand, its institutional culture, means that the Hellenic American Union is governed by performance criteria. It is client-oriented and dedicated to providing high-quality, value-added services to its public.
The Hellenic American Union is committed to providing equal opportunities for all members of its public and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, physical disability, or veteran status in its student admissions, recruitment, employment, evaluation, and advancement policies.
Since its establishment, the Hellenic American Union has encouraged the creation of a multicultural atmosphere in all its activities, welcoming students and visitors from all over the world. It is estimated that, to date, 1.200.000 persons from approximately 75 countries have enjoyed its services.
Activities
The Hellenic American Union:
-provides accessible, market-relevant, results-oriented training programs that lead to broadly recognized certification and draw upon innovative developments in educational technology and methodology. These programs range from basic skills training in foreign languages and computer literacy and vocational training programs to continuing professional education and higher education degree programs and are enhanced by additional institutional resources, such as the career development office, computer labs and the library.
-Organizes high-visibility conferences and workshops that bring together policy-makers, technical experts, journalists and other professionals from Greece and abroad to address pressing social, economic and technological issues of current concern.
forges partnerships with organizations, institutions and individuals in Europe, Asia and the United States to promote an awareness of innovative cultural and educational developments in these countries and foster an appreciation of cultural diversity and pluralism, an at the same time to promote similar developments in Greek society and culture abroad.
-develops, publishes and disseminates learning resources that complement classroom training, including educational textbooks, audio and video cassettes and CD-ROM material, or in some instances replace conventional classroom instruction, as is the case in the institution’s distance education programs.
-develops, organizes and presents cultural programs in the visual and performing arts, as well as conferences, lecture series, artist workshops and demonstrations.
-serves as a responsible institutional citizen in Greek society, both at the local and national level, by making its resources and facilities available to community-groups, offering training programs that draw upon institutional expertise and enhance the professional effectiveness of public – and private – school teachers and by providing life-long learning opportunities for neighborhood residents and in particular young people.