It’s a few minutes after 2 pm. The clouds mix hues of smoke and cool grays neutralizing the sun’s warmer tones for what most people would call an ugly day. Despite the aesthetics, the weather is comfortable enough for my Black-nicity T-shirt and my scattered notes that I repeatedly strive …

Comicpalooza 2017 welcomes all Houstonians at the George R Brown Center, dessing up as their favorite comic/anime characters. Photos by André Brooks, Francisco Casillas