Brave New World Comics in Old Town Newhall is set to host a Halloween ComicFest event in an effort to provide a family-friendly atmosphere for kids to enjoy the holiday.

On Saturday, Oct. 26, Brave New World Comics and several other businesses are set to bring Old Town Newhall together for a family-friendly Halloween ComicFest event.

“Halloween ComicFest is a comic industry event that I (brought) into Old Town Newhall,” said Andy Liegl, owner of Brave New World Comics.

With Halloween set to take place on a Thursday this year, Liegl wanted to provide another opportunity for the community to come together in a safe environment.

“Halloween is on a Thursday this year, which kind of sucks because it’s on a school night,” Liegl said. “So this is an opportunity for kids to wear their costumes one more time and go trick-or-treating one more time.”

So far, over 20 businesses in both the Victoria Plaza off of Lyons Avenue and on Main Street are set to get involved, handing out both candy and comic books to trick-or-treaters.

“The idea is that whole day, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., each business is offering all-ages trick-or-treating,” Liegl said. “Each business will also be having their own events and things during the day.”

During the event, Brave New World Comics is set to host Space Wolf Studios artists Travis Ames, Kempo Cornelius and Chris Northrop.

“They’ll be doing original sketch commissions at two different price points,” Liegl said.

After working on the Vox Machina comic series, Northrop and Ames formed Space Wolf Studios, and are currently working on their own series, Outrun City.

Additionally, writer David Avallone is set to be at the event. Avallone is known for his work writing the Elvira: Mistress of the Dark comic series, as well as Drawing Blood, a series from the creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Kevin Eastman.

On top of that, Brave New World Comics is set to host face-painting for kids, as well as tattoos by Revenant Body Art for adults, according to Liegl.

A full list of participating locations is being finalized by Liegl, and is set to be announced before the day of the Halloween ComicFest.

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