Charlie LaGreca Velasco

Milano

Charlie LaGreca Velasco has worked professionally in the comics industry for 20+years. Charlie’s remarkable journey began at DC Comics, where he emerged as one of the last generation of artists to grace the legendary bullpen before its closure. His work has been seen in comics, magazines, newspapers, TV, digital media, ad campaigns, branding, corporate meetings, and live performances from such notable companies as Disney, Nickelodeon, DC Comics, Scholastic, Lego, Top Shelf Comics, Golden Publishing, Fortune Magazine, Fuse TV, Versus TV, Starwood Westin Hotels, and more. As a writer and cartoonist, he has created original comics for such companies as Disney, Nickelodeon, Allied Waste, ActionTec, C2Creative, Boehringer Ingelheim, CUNY, and most recently for the NY Museum of Science, and the United Nations. Beyond his artistic achievements, Charlie’s dedication to fostering literacy in socio-economically challenged schools shines through his Founding of Comic Book Classroom, which has evolved into Pop Culture Classroom, a non-governmental organization that harnesses the power of comic books to promote literacy. Furthermore, Charlie’s entrepreneurial spirit led him to establish and produce two highly acclaimed events within the convention and comic book industry: Dink Comic & Art Expo and Denver Comic Con(Now Fan Expo). Both endeavors have earned widespread praise and achieved remarkable success.