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. In  Retrospect’s coffee bar courtyard, I’m stationed at an off-white, wooden table ambitiously waiting because of this conversation’s importance. My …

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