Comic Arts Los Angeles

Comic Arts Los Angeles (abbreviated as CALA or Comic Arts LA) is a comic book festival held annually in Los Angeles, California. Inaugurated in 2014 at Think Tank Gallery, the festival showcases graphic novels, comic books, and zines created by independent artists and publishers.^[1] CALA includes an artist alley-style exhibition space that features roughly 100 vendors.^[2]

Comic Arts Los Angeles
Status	On hiatus
Genre	Alternative comics convention
Frequency	Annual
Venue	Homenetmen Ararat
Location(s)	Glendale, Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Inaugurated	December 6, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-12-06)
Founder	Jen Wang Angie Wang Jake Mumm
Most recent	December 7–8, 2019
Website	http://www.comicartsla.com/

History

CALA was inaugurated as a one-day event on December 6, 2014, at the Think Tank Gallery in Downtown Los Angeles, California.^[3] It is the first comic arts festival to be held in Los Angeles.^[4] Since 2015, CALA expanded from one to two days of programming, with the second day reserved for panel discussions.^[5] The 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,^[6] and has since been on hiatus.^[7]

Event history

Dates	Primary Venue	Featured Guest(s)
December 6, 2014	Think Tank Gallery Los Angeles, California	Sam Alden, Mimi Pond[8]
December 5–6, 2015	Think Tank Gallery Los Angeles, California	Jaime Hernandez, ND Stevenson[9]
December 3–4, 2016	Think Tank Gallery Los Angeles, California	Sam Bosma, Matt Furie[5]
December 9–10, 2017	Homenetmen Ararat Los Angeles, California	Michael DeForge[10]
December 8–9, 2018	Homenetmen Ararat Los Angeles, California	Ronald Wimberly[11]
December 7–8, 2019	Homenetmen Ararat Los Angeles, California	Raúl the Third